T-Bird78

T-Bird78

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  1. Lvns working in clinics

    T-Bird78 replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in ENT and I've also worked in allergy/asthma. Most specialties will use LPNs and PCP will use MAs. Some school districts use LPNs in schools

  2. Rejected from dream job

    T-Bird78 replied to yoganurse22's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a small doctor's office and the manager brought in two nurses, about two weeks apart, for a working interview and to see how they got along with the team. I asked if we were expanding...

  3. Oatmeal gloves

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Anybody else's facility use those oatmeal colloidal gloves? I can't stand those things and that's what our distribution center orders, so we have to go outside to get nitrile gloves. The oatmeal...

  4. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    T-Bird78 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    In high school I'd wanted to be an Air Force fighter jet pilot (two problems--my eyesight is 20/200 and I'm a female so I couldn't fly fighters 20 years ago) then I wanted to be a screenwriter. I'd...

  5. Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    T-Bird78 replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 39 but look like I'm in my mid 20s. My go-to line is either "I'm older than I look" or something about having a high school sophomore tends to get people quiet (and compliments about my youthful...

  6. Epinephrine error

    T-Bird78 replied to katie4593's topic in General Nursing

    When doing pt education on epipens for my allergy pts I'd explain all these sx and say they were to be expected with epi. I did that mostly to prevent pts from telling me they were allergic to epi...

  7. Gross Things Patients Do

    T-Bird78 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    My personal favorite is when pts come in with ziplock baggie containing their used kleenex or cotton ball from their ears--so we can see what their drainage looks like. I'm also use to seeing pts...

  8. IVDU pt kept asking for pain meds. Managment kept saying to just give it to her.

    T-Bird78 replied to ella2990's topic in General Nursing

    Pain is subjective. One of my nursing school clinical rotations was a pain managment seminar. People are afraid of pain meds for chronic pain sufferers. She gave us the acronym BABWACTO for managing...

  9. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    T-Bird78 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    A few months back I had a pt, a younger millenial-aged kid, whose first name is a nickname for male genetalia and last name contains another slang term for member with -man on the end. I wish I was...

  10. Pre-nursing: How to answer NCLEX q's before RN school (or mastering them)

    T-Bird78 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just finish your prereq's and then focus on learning in the program. Your instructors will likely format their exams in NCLEX style. Just remember, there's multiple right answers, but NCLEX wants the...

  11. Charting Bloopers

    T-Bird78 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of my doctors types really fast as she's verbally explaining the discharge instructions. I can't tell you how many times she's said to "sue nasal spray". I keep telling her legal action is not...

  12. SCABIES!!

    T-Bird78 replied to LunaTunaPineapple's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing makes me itch faster than hearing the word scabies.

  13. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    T-Bird78 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    with a sister named

  14. Coffee blood

    T-Bird78 replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in Nursing Humor

    Exactly! Why do people tell other people they NEED to pick up a habit they didn't already have? I'Ve been a nurse for 10 years and a mom for almost 16 and have never drank a drop of coffee! It's...

  15. Office Nurse: What's It Like?

    T-Bird78 replied to jeastridge's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    All I've done is office nursing because I'd rather be home evenings, weekends, and holidays with my kids. People don't realize how much we actually do in a day. I roomed a pt and pt said, "Wow!...

  16. Coffee blood

    T-Bird78 replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't drink coffee, never have, and function just fine. My dad told my sister and I that we'd start drinking coffee when we had kids, but neither one of us have ever drank it. I'm 39 and have been...

  17. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    T-Bird78 replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    My previous employers never acknowledged it, so it's nice to finally be with a company that recognizes us. Last year we got a beach towel with our company logo and NURSE written on it, so all the...

  18. Pre-reqs of a pediatric nurse

    T-Bird78 replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in Nursing Humor

    Keeping mom calm keeps the kid calm. Stay current with Disney Jr. Channel and

  19. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    T-Bird78 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    A coworker actually DID that. She wasn't thinking surgical staples, so she grabbed the staple remover off her desk and gave it to the doctor and left the room. He came out, grabbed the right one,...

  20. Too late to become an LPN?

    T-Bird78 replied to pdon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I was in LPN school, I was 29 and a single mom. I was also one of the youngest in my class! I had a few classmates in their early/mid 50s, so it's not too late. My cousin graduated from a...

  21. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    T-Bird78 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    1) in nursing school I was going to do my first med admin via g-tube. I get ready to flush the tube and can't get it to push. I try again, harder, with no luck. I told my preceptor the tube is...

  22. "So we're doing a peanut butter tasting...

    T-Bird78 replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    Big feet, big hands, big ears--you'd better be packing, cause you're a goofy looking guy! (Gotta give credit to Jeff Foxworthy for that one). Anyway, I hope the peanut butter teacher was just kidding...

  23. I don't want ibuprofen...

    T-Bird78 replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    I'm nearly 40 and still can't swallow pills bigger than ibuprofen with just water. If I'm rx ABX I have to get a big bite of something and chew it, then right before I swallow the bolus, I pop the...

  24. Can a LPN administer Botox or fillers in the state of Nevada?

    T-Bird78 replied to Jmoya19's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know about Nevada, but it's only been done by the MD when I worked in a facial plastic surgeon's

  25. Deathbed visions **UPDATED**

    T-Bird78 replied to ag_man's topic in General Nursing

    My family's pastor was in hospice care with a brain tumor. My sister was visiting him and she said he looked up at the ceiling (the overhead light was off, just a lamp by the bed), smiled, and asked...