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  1. pay scale for medical assistants?

    darla80 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    the physician I work for is considering hiring an MA What is the pay rate for Medical assistants? What do you like about working in an office as a medical assistant? Joy and Smiles *

  2. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    darla80 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I am an office nurse and these are "daily doses of a patients reality"!!! A familiar scene in the office!! A new patient arrives and the "Med List" needs to be created. One day I asked a new patient...

  3. patient assistance programs

    darla80 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I could use some help!! what programs does your office most frequently refer patients to for medication assistance? I live in TN and we are in a medication and medical care crunch with the demise...

  4. Tamiflu and the antivirals

    darla80 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    What is your experience with these meds? The doc I work for said the side effect profile for most of our patient population is not worth the risk of the med ( we have alot of pts with heart disease,...

  5. One nurse, no time off.

    darla80 replied to Limik's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    You are not alone I am the only nurse in a BUSY Internal medicine practice fortunately I am very healthy and in the last six years have taken my vacation and only two sick days But I admit to some...

  6. sympathy cards from the office

    darla80 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Do you send sympathy cards to family members of patients who die? I work Internal medicine and this question has come up more than once in the last few months If both the person who passes away and...

  7. patient assistance programs

    darla80 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    There is a web site called Needymeds.com that has a variety of PAP ( patient assistance programs) The other difficulty I am having is helping the patients understand the myriad of forms and finding...

  8. How to be a new grad office nurse?

    darla80 replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    My sister teaches refresher course for RNs Depending on the hospital you choose to work for you may be pleasantly surprised at the courses available to you. IN the meantime .. think of all the...

  9. How to be a new grad office nurse?

    darla80 replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    nanaRN I am sorry you are having such a difficult experience.. I felt sad for you as I finished reading your post .. advice to the nursing student I agree with all the others .. One to three years...

  10. Which classes most helpful for LPN's in clinics?

    darla80 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    There are several determinig factors in choosing a clinic job and the skills you will need the size of the practice, the specialty, the availabilty of computers Electonic medical record etc...

  11. teaching Humira administration

    darla80 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Subcu injections I work in an Internal med practice and often give injections subcu IM etc However, we have Rheum pt ( rheumatologist is one hour drive for her ) and she is going to start Humira...

  12. looking for some input frm Hospice nurses

    darla80 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    First of all I am a proponent of Hospice and a firm believer in all that you do I believe you are all angels I am a nurse in an Internal medcine office and we often refer to hospice for palliative...

  13. sniffle sniffle... are you seeing much influenza?

    darla80 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am in TN We are starting to see several cases of the flu in our offfice it is mostly people in thier 40-60 age range What about in your office? '

  14. sample protocol

    darla80 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    How do you handle samples? Does the pt have to sign when picking up samples? Do you print out written instructions to give th pts with thier samples? Do you log out and chart samples in pt record?...

  15. sample protocol

    darla80 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    what type opf practice is it? Have you wroked in an office previously? Do you like it? I helped my doc start his practice six years ago ,.. we have really grown and I usually Love it.. however I am...

  16. medication errors

    darla80 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Interesting when I worked in the hospital nurses could get written up for med errors ..the pts go home and polypharmacy becomes russian roulette ************************* My office is on a campaign...

  17. medication errors

    darla80 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    we have two problems you just identified many of our patients have two or more pharmacies.. do your pts do that? they have their "mail in pharmacy" their local pharmacy, things they send ot the...

  18. Horrible, awful week

    darla80 replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    sounds like it was difficult but good for you hanging in and holding on to principles .... we have to look out for our patients and ourselves Carry on the flame and light the way!!

  19. looking for some input frm Hospice nurses

    darla80 replied to darla80's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you, I started the process yesterday and hospice is going to evaluate her today. We had a pt once who rallied and was discharged from hospice and lived another year. People are absolutley...

  20. looking for some input frm Hospice nurses

    darla80 replied to darla80's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you, I started the process yesterday and hospice is going to evaluate her today. We had a pt once who rallied and was discharged from hospice and lived another year. People are absolutley...

  21. Horrible, awful week

    darla80 replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    how did it go laura?? hold fast to your strengths ... Docs like this can be so glib ..they sometimes fluster us out of our issues..

  22. Horrible, awful week

    darla80 replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Ahhh how about that weekend.. they certainly make me feel better Has a little distance from Friday helped you to clarify what you want to say? of course it needs said and I wish you the best Does...

  23. sniffle sniffle... are you seeing much influenza?

    darla80 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Lori we have also seen two cases of fllu in two people who had the flu shot.. on the optimistic side .it is the younger basically healthy ones coming down with flu at least they are less likely to...

  24. Uniforms at the office

    darla80 replied to JnJTyson's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am in a small practice and I too can wear whatever I lke I still wear scrubs B/C theyare so practical and comfy :) However I like scrubs with snaps or buttons down the front and some kind of...

  25. wondering if Canada has flu vaccine?

    darla80 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I work in TN in an Internal medicine office and ALLLL my vaccine has been recalled..I am worried about this flu season I am interested Do you guys have adequate supply? Joy and Smiles to all of you...