T-Bird78

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  1. Restricting PTO requests?!

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

    We'd had the spring restrictions from the beginning, but in May we got the email that fall was off limits also. Two entire seasons. It's already near-impossible to get time off around the holidays...

  2. Can a debt cause my nursing license to be taken from me?

    T-Bird78 replied to Jillybean48's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    No, outstanding debt can't make you lose your license, but it does sound like they were trying to scam you. Did she say what agency/department she was calling from? I'd look that department up...

  3. Was it or was it not?

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

    Yeah, the employer was demanding to know whom the appt was for and why they were there, which I refused to clarify. Apparently, aunt had told them it was an emergency visit for her own child and they...

  4. Oh oh, the patient is a nurse

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

    The biggest gripe I had as a pt was in the ER. I had hyperemesis gravidarum with both my pregnancies but my last one was the worst. I was in the ER, 2nd ER visit in 3 weeks and just a week after I'd...

  5. Get Hired Today! What to say at a job interview.

    T-Bird78 replied to allnurses's topic in Nursing Career

    But there's a nursing shortage and jobs are plentiful!

  6. Funny things patients say !

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

    A parent called one day to complain that the child's teeth were falling out and getting loose, and it only started when pt started using their albuterol inhaler. Parent went on to complain that they...

  7. how to get time off for an elective surgery?

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

    Schedule the surgery and let your manager know that you have a medical procedure scheduled and will be out from x-date to y-date. Ask HR what you need to do to get the short-term disability paperwork...

  8. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    T-Bird78 replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's spiteful comments like this that make bottle-feeding moms feel like we're being jduged and hated for not nursing our babies, which is the original point of this thread. A mom's decision whether...

  9. Nurses selling at work?

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

    School fund-raisers tell students to ONLY sell to people they know; family, friends, immediate neighbors they know very well and NOT to go

  10. Georgia board of nursing

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

    It's through the secretary of state's office so keep on them. When I got my license (granted I'm a Georgia resident) it only took a couple of weeks. The state tightened up security for all licenses,...

  11. need some motivation and tips!

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

    Breathe. You know this stuff, you've passed the classes and the program, you're good. My Med-Surge II teacher said if we could pass her final, the NCLEX would be a breeze--and she was right! Don't...

  12. the NEW No-No's in documenting??

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

    I was taught in medical terminology that cc is not to be used because it could look like 00, so 5cc could look like 500. I was also taught that qd, qod, qid are not to be used because they could look...

  13. Nurses selling at work?

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

    Then say "No, thank you" and go about your business. Both my kids have had several fund raisers for school and I'll leave the stuff on the table in the break room with a note explaining what/whom...

  14. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    T-Bird78 replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I applaud all of you. I didn't breastfeed either one of my babies and they're both healthy, smart, funny, kind, compassionate, and completely normal. I understand the push toward breastfeeding but...

  15. Documenting allergies in computer programs

    T-Bird78 replied to THERESAHALL's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So a new pt says they're allergic to PCN because it caused her throat to swell--that can't be documented as a drug allergy? I've never heard of a nurse not being allowed to document a drug allergy....

  16. Vent: suspended for not charting on time

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

    Hope this new job works out for you, but please remember the 1st rule of nursing--if it isn't documented it isn't

  17. Summer Safety Tips

    T-Bird78 replied to fetch's topic in School

    Leaves of three, let it be. Also something about carrying the epi-pen for food allergies and

  18. Survival kits for my stressed out MA's

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

    M&Ms and patience. When we transitioned to EMR they actually lightened our schedule by 25% for that week, then slowly build back up to a normal load (by "slowly" I mean two days). If the...

  19. test results

    T-Bird78 replied to kmjohnson924's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Our policy is the doc must review the results and put a note about what to tell the pt. Our labs come into the system straight to the MD's queue on the computer, he has to review them, then they'll...

  20. Ever have a patient complain about you?

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

    I was "fired" once for mispronouncing a pt's name. Name was 9 letters long, 5 syllables, and started with an unusual letter; I mispronounced the last syllable. After that, the pt would sigh, roll...

  21. Apology from a doctor!

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

    If it was a handwritten note from the doc, are you SURE it said he was sorry? LOL. Anyway, that's great that he

  22. Is this a common attendace policy?

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

    Prayers for your coworker. Talk to HR and tell them how stupid the policy is for that unit. I hope she sues them for everything they've got because that could be viewed as harassment--death of a...

  23. did your LPN program have prereqs?

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

    No pre-reqs?! My school had math and English, A&P, medical terminology, Intro to Healthcare, intro to psychology, intro to microcomputers, and Spanish for Allied health as the minimum required...

  24. Irate pts?

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Is there a diplomatic way to correct irate pts that are yelling at us for being late? I had a pt sign in for the appt and we were running a little behind. Front desk asked if I could go ahead and...

  25. Your first experience with a dead person

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

    I was doing my internship in a rural ER. Paramedics brought pt in who had been in cardiac arrest; collapsed at home, family doing CPR, EMTs doing CPR en route, down about 30 minutes. RT asked me to...