spotangel DNP, RN, NP

ED, Tele, MedSurg, ADN, Outpatient, LTC, Peds

Chronic Care Coordinator

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    Nursing Supervisor - Walk In My Shoes For A Day!

    spotangel posted a topic in General Nursing

    5 am-The alarm goes off . I get up bleary eyed wishing I could crawl back to bed. I have put in 5 days at my regular M-F job. This is day#6. This job helps me, help my college bound kids. 6 am-I get...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    spotangel replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Triaged a young man complaining of a rash. Asked him where his rash was. Without warning he whipped out his member and started ranting about how frustrated he was with this long standing rash. As he...
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    Thoughts on this blog article

    spotangel replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "What is not okay is a patient getting substandard care because of false documentation!" Totally agree! Document what you did not what you didn't. Be honest with the oncoming shift. If you are not a...
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    Loss of son and finding a future

    spotangel replied to bellcollector's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can't begin to imagine what pain you went through luvmyc. Anniversaries are rough. Stay surrounded by family and
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    Loss of son and finding a future

    spotangel replied to bellcollector's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hugs! Stay strong and nourish your soul. One day at a time and like Kooky Korky said "One foot in front of the other, friend, just one foot in front of the other. " If nursing is what you want to do,...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    spotangel replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    No! Batman to the rescue! This pt had once stabbed a staff in her psychotic phase , so we never turned our backs on her! The Hosp staff learned that in a
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    spotangel replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Had a mentally challenged schizophrenic patient that needed a hysterectomy. I went with her and offered to gown and step into the OR as she could get violent in a heartbeat. I was politely denied...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    spotangel replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely!
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    I Gotta See If He Is Dead!

    spotangel posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a strange sense of anticipation as I walked in. Working as a perdiem Nursing supervisor(Assistant Director of Nursing) in a busy hospital, I had strongly felt that I needed to put myself down as...
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    I Gotta See If He Is Dead!

    spotangel replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    That is always in the back of your mind. In this case there was pooling body fluids. So I literally mopped up the body before we transferred him to the stretcher. Not pleasant at all. Need a tough...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    spotangel replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Once I had to snip off the tie of a PA with my trauma shears! His tie was in a puddle of stool that he was digitally removing as the patient was impacted. I told him,"I know what to get you for...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    spotangel replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Laughed till I cried! Bathroom
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    Fitzgerald agacnp live review

    spotangel replied to VIDASH1's topic in General Students

    Fitzgerald is very systematic although I took it for my FNP certification. All
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    Question About Hiring in ED

    spotangel replied to KrCmommy522's topic in Emergency

    Googled RN residency programs and found this. Check it out. [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate Carilion Clinic 145 reviews - Cincinnati, OH [TABLE] [TR] [TD=class: snip]Located in...
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    The Nurse at the Bedside

    spotangel replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I pray that I find you in the ED/inpatient unit when I come in as a pt or family member. Too often the realization that the glue that holds pt care together is the bedside nurse comes only when you...
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    Need Help Memorizing Heart Sounds?

    spotangel replied to Lauren RN's topic in General Nursing

    Love
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    April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    spotangel replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    He heard that he finally got a bed one floor down after waiting two days in the ED and the elevator was now out of
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    Nursing Supervisor - Walk In My Shoes For A Day!

    spotangel replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks lennon! Love that
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    How to memorize cranial nerves

    spotangel replied to Tchimavi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    [h=4]From Dr Google! I remember learning this in Nursing college. Mnemonics[/h][h=5]On old Olympus' towering top a Fin and German viewed some hops[/h][h=5]Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, to touch and feel very good...
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    Nursing Supervisor - Walk In My Shoes For A Day!

    spotangel replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! What is amazing is that everyday you come across a new problem to fix. Gets your mind working
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    April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    spotangel replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Was it the new construction or the" pulsating" Zumba class upstairs for
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    I Gotta See If He Is Dead!

    spotangel replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    5 visitors were not allowed, only 2; the sister who held it together throughout out the day and the brother Marcus who insisted that" he gotta see his brother and make sure that he was dead!" Two of...
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    I Gotta See If He Is Dead!

    spotangel replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! First do no
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    I Gotta See If He Is Dead!

    spotangel replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    Opinion appreciated! The patient had called 911 and complained of chest pain and he had identified himself. While EMS was at his house treating him, he had a massive MI. ACLS protocol was followed and...
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    I Gotta See If He Is Dead!

    spotangel replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    Only if the patient has no ID and or was not able to identify themselves. This pt was picked up from his current address and everything else on his ID matched our EMR. So we were pretty confident that...