T-Bird78

T-Bird78

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  1. New coworker who knows it all

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    How do you handle a new coworker who apparently knows EVERYTHING? She’s a CMA (medical assistant) who came from only primary care and peds, and we’re a surgical specialist. She’s still doing...

  2. Can’t believe I had to explain that. . .

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Ever have a conversation or answer a question, and afterward asked yourself if you really just had to say that? I had a coworker call me and ask why all of her messages in Epic are documented with...

  3. Those Who Have Left Nursing

    T-Bird78 replied to harumi22's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is an old post, but I’m taking a medical coding course online through a major local university. It’s a professional certification program and we test for our CPC if we pass the class....

  4. Epic HIPAA violation

    T-Bird78 replied to EmNightShamala's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I had a CMA get fired for accessing her dad’s chart to check some test results. He was not a pt of our office so there was no reason for any of us to access his chart period. If we’re working and...

  5. Will I lose my new job because I'm pregnant?

    T-Bird78 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    My employer hired TWO pregnant women within a month of each other, both knew they were pregnant upon being hired, and both due within 6 weeks of each other, both for clinical positions. It got rather...

  6. Resident Thinks I’m A Fake Nurse

    T-Bird78 replied to Streetnurse42's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, you’ll hear that frequently LOL. I work in ambulatory care, so when people find out I’m a nurse and they ask what hospital, you can see their facial expression fall when I tell them which...

  7. Legal responsibility to perform CPR?

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

    BLS is basic life support and is the CPR requirement for healthcare professionals administered through the American Heart Association. Healthcare requires that and not the CPR through the American Red...

  8. Gobbledygook In Nursing

    T-Bird78 replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who was deaf, so I used the “correct” term ‘hearing impaired’ and he got mad at me, said, “No, I’m deaf” so I corrected myself quickly and apologized. Not everyone wants...

  9. Legal responsibility to perform CPR?

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

    Everywhere I’ve worked, all clinical staff had to be at least BLS certified and being CPR certified through the American Red Cross wasn’t even acknowledged. We even had to be BLS certified for...

  10. Scrubs

    T-Bird78 replied to sorgy007's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If they’re requiring a certain top with their specific logo, they should provide them or let you order them directly from the school. My employer mandates what color scrubs we wear (based on...

  11. If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

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

    Those parents are probably the same ones who know they’re allergic to shrimp, so they take a swig of Benadryl then get the Admiral’s Feast at Red Lobster because they thought Benadryl would...

  12. War on Nurses

    T-Bird78 replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LPN’s are vastly underutilized. We can bridge the gap between CNA and RN, like we’re supposed to do, and take a burden off both those roles. The healthcare system I work for only hires RNs for...

  13. Patient going to complain against me?

    T-Bird78 replied to Bella345's topic in General Nursing

    Y’all both did just fine. You can’t force docs to change their minds or their orders. I had a pt call and report me to HR because I wouldn’t call the OR, pull their cardiologist out of surgery,...

  14. Where do you stand on "Nurses don't get paid enough"?

    T-Bird78 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    When you compare to other non-healthcare fields it looks bad. My husband is a scheduler of a production mill, no college education as he started in this field young and worked his way up, and he makes...

  15. Where do you stand on "Nurses don't get paid enough"?

    T-Bird78 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I think, for what I do and the hours I have and the area I live, that I’m fairly compensated. I’m making the most money I’ve ever made in my life. I think, or at least would like to believe,...

  16. Moderna Booster - What was the dosage used in your facility?

    T-Bird78 replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I had a pt tell me they got the Moderna booster and was given the full dose, even though they told the pharmacy tech that it’s supposed to be a half-dose. I think it’s a lot of misinformation and...

  17. At War With Ourselves

    T-Bird78 replied to KathyDay's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes. I’m in my early 40’s so I wasn’t around for polio, but I can attest to all the other things in this article. People in general have changed. I’ve been doing this 14 years, 13 in the same...

  18. One Patient at a Time

    T-Bird78 replied to Sara R's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I completely understand that point and I’m not saying it should be hidden. Pts know we’re vaccinated because my employer has mandated it and fired people (or people have publicly) for refusing...

  19. Employee Pre Screening Medical Conditions

    T-Bird78 replied to Monique Barber's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I worked with an LPN who didn’t know how much she weighed because our scales only went up to 350. She worked just fine until she was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension; she had to miss some time...

  20. One Patient at a Time

    T-Bird78 replied to Sara R's topic in Disaster Preparation

    At what point is our right to privacy more important than pt’s wanting to know? I am fully vaccinated, was one of the first ones in my office to get it, but how comfortable are others to have...

  21. This is a RANT

    T-Bird78 replied to nurseguy213's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    For that brief time, yes. She wound up getting me fired a few weeks later. I was on triage and a pt called to speak to her physician and got mad when I told pt he was in surgery but we could see pt...

  22. Eye protection for ALL patient interaction

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

    We have to wear goggles or full face shield for all pt interactions. I’m the only one who does, in addition to the providers. We’re an office and not acute care or inpatient, so it’s kinda weird...

  23. Do you get annoyed when people ask you about your job outside of work?

    T-Bird78 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, how quickly you can turn the tables on them. If they ask and you don’t want to talk about it, launch into a story about the grosser aspects of work (no pt identifying info) and when they turn...

  24. This is a RANT

    T-Bird78 replied to nurseguy213's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked in cardio and had to do an EKG on a pt. I printed it off and was going to give it to the doc, when the RN grabbed it out of my hand, looked at it, and said “you did this wrong, there’s no...

  25. LPN Pay?

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

    Metro Atlanta area, 14 years experience, outpatient setting, $22/hour. I’d go straight for RN. I’m wanting to get out of direct pt care but so many non-bedside opportunities are for RNs...