HippyDippyLPN

HippyDippyLPN

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  1. Heart breaking first shift in NICU

    HippyDippyLPN replied to MrsNicuNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    good lord I couldnt do that. I am so glad there are nurses out there like yourself who can! I am sure for every one you loose there will be so many you save, just try to keep that in mind on days like...

  2. Any leads on how to get a job in Ambulatory care?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I applied to a website that had several locations and practices. My resume went in the large system and when the practice needs a nurse they log on and search. I liked this because I was in a sense...

  3. Phlebotomy/IV certification

    HippyDippyLPN replied to Leenie61's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am IV cert but had no blood draw exp and got hired on at a FP clinic last month and they just trained me. Honestly if you are good with IV's the only thing you need to train on is switching tubes...

  4. Sexual harrassment?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to Flamingonurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    dear lord I just know want to know where you work where a nurse actually has time to sext or talk about last night's booty call. But I think if this was a first time thing, you should have talked to...

  5. STILL NO JOB

    HippyDippyLPN replied to Bigmaine33's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    @ Skyfel, thats pretty much how my first orientation as a brand new nurse in LTC went. I shadowed for 5 shifts and then it was all me. LTC is kind of sink or swim but within the first couple of weeks...

  6. Georgia License Denial-Clock Hours

    HippyDippyLPN replied to adajoy588's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I remember in LPN school that one instructor would said Your license would transfer easily to any state but if you try to transfer to Georgia you are SOL. I have heard that a couple times about...

  7. Just a Floor Nurse

    HippyDippyLPN replied to LTCNS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ITA! STNA's and floor nurses are the back bone of LTC and yet the higher ups are so quick to come down on a slight mistake, an off day , etc. I have posted a lot on here on how the LTC system burnt...

  8. Major Office Issues Help!!!!

    HippyDippyLPN replied to amandap213's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    My last job was a paper office and the front office would pull charts for us. If a pt left a message for the nurse the front desk staff would pull the chart, write the message down, and stick it on...

  9. Time management?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to pipersjo's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Oh and one more thing are you guys getting set up to do all prior auths online? seriously cuts down on the time of having to wait on hold w/ the insurance companies forever. prior auths take me about...

  10. Time management?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to pipersjo's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    did they have the time management problem before you started EHR? If they were on time before this then I would give it some time for them to get used to the EHR. I have been at a family clinic for a...

  11. Major Office Issues Help!!!!

    HippyDippyLPN replied to amandap213's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    For your MA situation maybe you could do an open interview day. Put a notice in the paper, whatever gets it out. Have potential hires perform tasks like BP etc. That way you dont even waste your time...

  12. Got My Dream Job!

    HippyDippyLPN replied to rena86's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    who cares what others think, congrats! I had to take a 4 month break from nursing after leaving LTC. I thought I was done with nursing and was about to go to college for something else when a family...

  13. Major Office Issues Help!!!!

    HippyDippyLPN replied to amandap213's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    are you guys electronic? even if there is never more than 3 md's seeing pts at a time you still have questions, rx refills, etc from all 5 md's. I cant imagine how one person takes care of it all....

  14. Major Office Issues Help!!!!

    HippyDippyLPN replied to amandap213's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Well I just started in a family practice less than a month ago but I will tell you the tips I do know, our office runs pretty efficently. We have three md's, all but one is closed to new patients...

  15. Question about men in labor/delivery and nursery.

    HippyDippyLPN replied to jhyde17's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I consented to having two student nurses when I had my son in the delivery room, one was a male. And I loved him! The female student was really timid but the male just got right in there and helped...

  16. want clinic job- how to get it?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to italianrn07's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    it's just a large network of physician owned clinics under the same company name but we are not hospital owned. Check out the hospital websites in your area, many a times they will have their clinic...

  17. I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!

    HippyDippyLPN replied to RN Chaos's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    oh and you know what? You didnt try to hide it, you had a resident check him over and were owning up to what you did even if it meant resulting in a write up because you cared more about the patient...

  18. I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!

    HippyDippyLPN replied to RN Chaos's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    bottom line is the patient is FINE so chalk this up to something you will never do again! I made a med error while discharing a pt in LTC my first 6 months as a nurse. Having 30 plus patients, an...

  19. What exactly is so bad about LTC??

    HippyDippyLPN replied to MaybeaNurse7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC was hard for me mentally. I was an STNA for 2.5 years and spent two years as an LPN in LTC. I left a clinic to return to LTC last spring because I missed it so much and I had hoped since I was...

  20. Patients who call the clinic 1 day before meds run out for refills

    HippyDippyLPN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    we get this all the time at my clinic, I love the pt's that call at 4:30 pm on a Friday after the docs have left needing a RF on their BP med that they ran out of yesterday. Thankfully we have EMR so...

  21. want clinic job- how to get it?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to italianrn07's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I put my resume in ro a large network of doctor's offices online. I had worked in a office before though so this helped me. I only had 1.5 years experience in an office setting though. I found...

  22. RN filling in for receptionist, workflow.....anyone else?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to tussah10's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It would not bother me to fill in and do reception work but if it interferred with my own work load and not being paid for staying over when doing the extra duties I would have a problem with that. We...

  23. Attn Clinic/Doctors office nurses!

    HippyDippyLPN replied to Elleveein's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    In the clinic I am at right now, we have name tags. There are two RN's, I am the only LPN, and the rest are MA's. Although we do have nurse visits which the MA's also perform. I have never heard the...

  24. Office nurse or LTC?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well since I just left LTC (forever I might add) to go to a MD's office, I say stay put in the office and start applying at other practices. The difference in my stress level is amazing now that I...

  25. Do CNA's have better luck finding new grad LPN jobs?

    HippyDippyLPN replied to mom2many2012's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It honestly didnt help me much at the place I worked at as an STNA because they did not hire new nurses but I think it did eventually help me land a job in another LTC because you at least know the...