T-Bird78

T-Bird78

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  1. Let's hear about your worst shift ever!

    T-Bird78 replied to mamax3's topic in General Nursing

    Last week. One nurse was off and the other had an appt, so I was the only nurse until about lunchtime (the nurse's appt ran late). Our new system upgrade had crashed, the other system wouldn't let...

  2. Do you work with a cold sore?

    T-Bird78 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a fever all last week, and even one day as the only nurse in the office! The provider knew I had a fever and URI sx but I still couldn't

  3. Was I in the wrong to try to call 911?

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

    Always call 911 if someone's having a seizure. If they're "faking" them let them explain that to the paramedics and foot that

  4. I hate cancer

    T-Bird78 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Cancer sucks. My dad's mom died before my parents met, so I obviously never knew her but heard what a wonderful person she was. My FIL died from mesothelioma 11 days after his dx--because the first...

  5. Which inhaler needs to be given first?

    T-Bird78 replied to solanim's topic in Patient Medications

    Is the ventolin supposed to given daily or just PRN? I have asthma pts who swear up and down their albuterol is daily and the others are PRN, and they are wrong in that assumption. If the ventolin...

  6. Anyone mixing antigens for allergy drops?

    T-Bird78 replied to allergyrn's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    SLIT, sublingual immunotherapy, is NOT a medication that would involve pharmaceutical intervention. I mixed SLIT and SCIT at my ENT/allergy practice. True, SLIT is not FDA approved and it's an...

  7. Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    T-Bird78 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not quite a unit secretary, but I had a front desk person, completely literate, but refused to tell pts, when they called to schedule an allergy test, not to take their antihistamines 7 days prior to...

  8. Unsure of wanting kids

    T-Bird78 replied to j0yegan's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have two boys, 12 and 2, and can't imagine life without them. I wasn't one of those kids/teenagers growing up that always had dolls and goo-gooed over new babies. My now-ex husband and I were in a...

  9. ABC TV:NY Med shows ER nurse fired due to social media post

    T-Bird78 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    I agree that she shouldn't have used the hashtag "man vs. #6 train" but maybe man vs. machine. I also agree they made an example of her to show how serious the facility is about social media policies...

  10. License expiration date - how does your state handle it?

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

    For my state all licensed professionals in the same category expire at the same time, on the last day of the month of odd or even years. Example: all LPNs expire March 31 of odd-numbered years, while...

  11. Drama...drama....drama....

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

    Two theories on this (and they both probably apply). 1: nursing is predominantly a female occupation, and any time you have more than one female working closely together there will be drama (not to...

  12. Intrusiveness and unwanted touching of pregnant bellies

    T-Bird78 replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you ever been pregnant? Nobody wants random strangers coming up to you, touching/rubbing your protruding belly, asking all sorts of questions. It's rude but people do it every day without...

  13. nursing, but not bedside nursing?

    T-Bird78 replied to AspiringRN27's topic in General Nursing

    I've only worked in the clinic setting for my entire nursing career and love it. I have two young kids and it's more important to me to be at home evenings, weekends, and holidays right now. Yes,...

  14. Have you ever puked/fainted/etc at work?

    T-Bird78 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Vomited due to pregnancy and hyperemesis. Fainted, almost in nursing school. I was on my OB rotation and did fine watching c-sections, but when the epidural for the vag delivery was being...

  15. Traveling with school-age kids

    T-Bird78 replied to delphine22's topic in Agency Nurses

    Ask any military child about being the new kid at school every 2 years, then triple that by being the new kid 3 times in one year. Do you remember how awkward 7th grade was? My oldest is going into...

  16. What is the better antiemetic zofran or phenergan?

    T-Bird78 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    They both help me, but I'll opt for zofran if I have to function and get out of bed that day, phenergan if I need sleep too. I was on both plus reglan around the clock with my pregnancy (orally) and...

  17. Sublingual immunotherapy?

    T-Bird78 replied to JenniferM422's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT), in the form of allergy drops, are not FDA approved and therefore not covered by insurance. They've been widely used in Europe for years and have gained popularity in...

  18. When you are the patient and know way too much LOL

    T-Bird78 replied to TerpGal02's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It should be a 30 minute wait after allergy shots. Anyway, I'm the world's worst to do what RedInScrubs talks about: questioning family member's medical orders/dx/tx. I actually called my mom when...

  19. Hospital will not hire smokers

    T-Bird78 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Smoke is an irritant, not an allergy. Anyway, I'm all for a smoke-free facility and not hiring smokers. It seems hypocritical for a nurse to be encouraging someone to quit smoking and teach the...

  20. Allergy Nurse

    T-Bird78 replied to l8sgirl's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I started doing allergy at an ENT, so they sent me to the AAOA Basic Allergy Conference (American Academy of Otolaryngolic Allergy). I'm currently at a general allergy/asthma clinic and it was just...

  21. TEACHERS>>>UMPH>>I"M DONE

    T-Bird78 replied to mycsm's topic in School

    The lack of privacy is the big problem--you had a student in your office and he walked right in without permission (or asking). And don't get me started on Q-Tips in the ears--hope you read him the...

  22. The car seat test

    T-Bird78 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What's the car seat test? When I had both my boys, they asked if I had a car seat and if it was installed in the vehicle, we said yes and that was that. I was rolled downstairs holding my son while...

  23. Restricting PTO requests?!

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in an allergy practice, so I know when our peak allergy seasons are. Our facility has a policy that no employee can request PTO during the spring pollen season, so no spring break vacations...

  24. Lpn ENT allergy

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

    That's how I was trained in my ENT allergy office--the other nurse and MD trained me. I was eventually sent to the AAOA Basic Allergy Course (American Academy of Otolaryngolic Allergy) and it was the...

  25. Was it or was it not?

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Okay, I had a situation a while back and it's been bugging me whether or not it was a violation of HIPAA. A minor was brought in for a new pt appt by the mother, only to find out later that mom did...