T-Bird78

T-Bird78

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  1. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    T-Bird78 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My first job let us wear whatever we wanted, then a new manager was hired and picked out scrubs for the staff. Well, she had the front office staff (billing and surgery scheduling) pick out the...

  2. Can parents give medically fragile kids meds w/o Dr. order in homecare?

    T-Bird78 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Albuterol is q 4-6 hours

  3. What cracked me up today

    T-Bird78 replied to Flare's topic in School

    My son said this to me on the way home from school. He was in kindergarten at the time and he told me he was a man now. I asked why and his reply was "because I've got hair on my

  4. HIPAA or FERPA - Privacy Issues at School

    T-Bird78 replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Epi-Pen has an awesome website with videos and demonstrations. An epi-pen two-pack will have a blank demonstrator pen to practice with. I have several pts who are teachers or principals. One pt...

  5. Playground equipment and bees

    T-Bird78 replied to Massmagic's topic in School

    An anonymous call to the local news channel will get action very quickly. Imagine the lead story at 6:00--local school has wasp problem, officials do nothing about it, children could get stung. As...

  6. Irate pts?

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

    Manager mentioned that if pt's not satisfied with our service then we have several other locations that may be convenient; pt's mom said she'd rather stay with our

  7. How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    T-Bird78 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Fellow nurse is morbidly obese (our scale only goes up to 350 so she's not sure how much she weighs) and when she's asking pts about their smoking habits, she'll say something along the lines of "I...

  8. Are married women bullied less at work?

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

    No, marital status or kids don't make you less of a target. I'm married with two kids and was bullied (yes, actual bullying; the sole target of the individual, progressively worse actions/comments,...

  9. Working as a nursing student

    T-Bird78 replied to KnottyNurse17's topic in General Students

    I worked until the last semester of nursing school and only stopped then because I knew it'd be much harder and my clinicals would interfere with my working schedule. I worked M-F 4-10 at my son's...

  10. Irate pts?

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

    Update--irate pt about waiting "over an hour" called our main office and filed a formal complaint against us today. They'd had a question about the website, so the front desk transferred them to the...

  11. Funny things patients say !

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

    Parent of an asthma pt (been dx for a couple of years, not a new dx), told nurse "albuterol ain't for asthma!" when doing med

  12. Irate pts?

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

    The clinic manager did speak to her and got the same earful that I did. I just can't win this week. I had a pt's parent, who works in healthcare but not as a nurse or anything similar (CNA, MA,...

  13. Can parents give medically fragile kids meds w/o Dr. order in homecare?

    T-Bird78 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'd think the parents could administer PRN meds to medically fragile children just as they could healthy children. Who administers meds to these kids when there's no nurse in the residence--the...

  14. Irate pts?

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

    I did apologize for the delay and inconvenience--three times. She kept on and on about waiting over an hour (it was really 28 minutes) and at the last apology she said that she wanted to see what I'd...

  15. Just an LPN...

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

    I get asked, a lot, by pts "what's an LPN?" when they see my badge. When I explain licensed practical nurse, they look confused and ask if we can only work in doctor's

  16. Interview dress code

    T-Bird78 replied to AprilCroushore's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had one HR person tell me that she hates thank you notes because it's just more clutter and paper to deal with, and if she receives a thank you note she will find the corresponding resume and throw...

  17. What did you get for nurses week?

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

    Same three things we get every year for nurse "appreciation" week--zip, zero, zilch. Not even an acknowledgement of the day or week from

  18. The Infamous Cab-ulance

    T-Bird78 replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    I know it can't be refused by the dispatch, I was just curious if the dispatch calls match the pt s/s upon arrival to the ER. Do they call in for a ripped cuticle, or are they calling in c/o finger...

  19. The Infamous Cab-ulance

    T-Bird78 replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    I'm wondering what they're telling the 911 operator. "911 what is your emergency?" "I have a ripped cuticle" "Okay, I'll send emergency personnel immediately." I don't see it playing out that way....

  20. Millennials in the workplace

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

    I went to nursing school with a millennial and she was very spoiled by her parents, and she expected that to carry over into real life also. She came in late to class and was singled out one day for...

  21. is it nurse's week?

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

    None of my employers have ever acknowledged nurse's week. One office made the nurses contribute for the PA (he was a pretty awesome PA) for PA week in October, but didn't even say "happy nurse...

  22. WHY do employers that give 2-3 days orientation require a month's notice of resignati

    T-Bird78 replied to Nola009's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Last place I worked had a standard 2-week policy but the manager strongly recommended me to give as much notice as possible, which turned out to be 4 months notice, in writing. We'd had a previous...

  23. Patient with zofran pump and no orders

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

    Exactly. The IV zofran and pushes don't stay in the system near as long. I was on the zofran pump for a month because oral and even IV zofran (along with oral reglam and phenergan) weren't working;...

  24. Patient with zofran pump and no orders

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

    Zofran pumps are typically for pregnant women suffering with hyperemesis gravidarum. It's issued by home health and managed by the pt via daily phone calls with the home health nurse. The rate is...

  25. How do we educate the public on ways to afford medications?

    T-Bird78 replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Patient Medications

    Something to remember with the rx discount cards--government policies don't accept them. Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare will not let their pts use insurance and those copay assistance cards. Let...