T-Bird78

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  1. Insulin administration

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse but I saw this on the news and it made me wonder. A local school district is reassigning some of its school nurses because "only RNs can administer insulin" so they're needed...

  2. Pregnancy Work Woes

    T-Bird78 replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Early on in mine I couldn't get up or down from the floor without holding onto something (sitting on my knees to standing up I had to use the edge of the counter to get back up) because it pulled my...

  3. Pregnancy Work Woes

    T-Bird78 replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I had a rough pregnancy, to the extent of being put on intermittent FMLA during the pregnancy due to hyperemesis and repeated hospitalizations, home health care, and even wearing a subcu zofran pump...

  4. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    T-Bird78 replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the specialty also. I'm in ENT and there's a LOT of gross things in there. Cleaning the room after a routine exam can be gross, flushing the cerumen through the ear suction tips,...

  5. I am a real nurse

    T-Bird78 replied to annienurse86's topic in Psychiatric

    LPN working in a specialist office--double "not real nurse" whammy there. People see the LPN on my name badge and ask me what that is so I have to explain it. Yes, I'm a nurse, but I'm not RN, no I...

  6. Give inhaler w/o doctor's consent?

    T-Bird78 replied to clockwood's topic in School

    Give the inhalers back ASAP. Most states are right-to-carry states, meaning the pt can carry their life-saving medication (albuterol/levalbuterol inhalers, EpiPens) on their person as long as they...

  7. First on scene to car wreck

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Driving to work last week I happened to be behind a serious car wreck. The person hit was in an oversized SUV, fine but would be sore the next day, but the person that rear-ended was in bad shape....

  8. First on scene to car wreck

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

    Pt was in a smaller 90's-model Oldsmobile (Alero or something along those lines--not the big monsters they made in the 80's). In my state, the Good Samaritan law does not apply to healthcare...

  9. First on scene to car wreck

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

    I was lucky that a former paramedic pulled over also. Pt was telling us about reaching for the nitro pills when they hit, and paramedic asked what other meds pt was taking. Older pt, so I was very...

  10. Drowning in prior authorizations... Help!

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

    The ICD-10 will make it harder for coding purposes. Our facility has built a cross-reference sheet to help go from 9 to 10 so you're not flipping through all 200,000 new codes. Existing PAs should...

  11. Interested in knowing atl pay rate

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

    Unrealistic to expect $23-$24/hour for LPN in Atlanta. Emory pays surprisingly low (I did a temp assignment in one of their medical offices--with 6 years experience in that specialty--for $13.64/hour...

  12. Fingerprinting patients?

    T-Bird78 replied to sharkbacon's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Monica and Rachel did that on Friends, when one of them got hurt and claimed to be the other one for her insurance coverage. They wound up meeting two handsome ER docs (George Clooney and Noah Wiley)...

  13. Trivial Question: What do you usually bring for lunch?

    T-Bird78 replied to justmehappy's topic in Nurses Rock

    Leftovers. What I found strange, though, is my facility's time management page has a note that (blank health system) is not required by law to provide any meal or rest breaks but does so anyway. I...

  14. Drowning in prior authorizations... Help!

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

    PA's are horrible and I noticed a HUGE increase in them January 2, 2014. Some can be obtained online, some can have the form faxed over for you to fill out and submit at your convenience, but most...

  15. Am I On Camera? No Paparazzi Please!

    T-Bird78 replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt bring their spouse and adult child to their appt. When they were done, the MD told all of us they had noticed the adult child was holding the phone in a discreet way and MD believed adult...

  16. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

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

    This was wandering to the point of crossing from the abdominal cavity into the thoracic cavity to crash into the heart and kill her, as explained by her doc (with whom she'd been flirting) and it was...

  17. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

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

    She was being sarcastic and threatening her interns. She said "I may be 47 months pregnant and I may be on bed rest, but I'm STILL Dr. Bailey and I will know what's going on here." In all honesty,...

  18. No babies for this NICU nurse

    T-Bird78 replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Parents with over 3 kids automatically think they know more than anyone with fewer kids. Sounds like dad of six was trying to affirm his knowledge and experience at home, which (in his mind) trumps...

  19. Nurse Slang Yo!

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

    PITA, which has already been mentioned. Buy One Get One Free--two pts in the same exam room. Chimney--heavy smoker, need to wear a respirator in that room! Grrrr--pt who was rude to front desk....

  20. What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

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

    I know. I'd missed 3 weeks in one month and came back full-time while wearing my zofran subcu pump and had zero absences for 4 months, just late one day because my husband had a GI scope and I had to...

  21. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    T-Bird78 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    The plant in your break room is sitting on a Chux

  22. What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

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

    Some places require a reason for a call out so they know which time pool to pull from (sick, personal, vacation). The really bad thing is I was put in intermittent FMLA shortly after that because I...

  23. You are NOT allergic to...

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

    You are not allergic to your erectile dysfunction medication. A runny nose is a side effect because the medication causes vasodilation. (I'd forgotton about that

  24. What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

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

    Happened to me a few years back. I'd called out for nausea/vomiting/hyperemesis gravidarum (very rough pregnancy). I'd been throwing up for a few hours and couldn't even keep water down. Manager...

  25. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

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

    Never leave a sterile field uncovered if you leave the room. Nurses love 4x4s (very true!) When administering a suppository, for gosh sakes, pinch the hiney