T-Bird78

T-Bird78

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  1. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    T-Bird78 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a pt tell me that cats don't speak English, so you have to speak "cat" to get them to listen. She then proceeded to demonstrate how to speak cat. She also said she'd give her cat a bath in the...

  2. Phone Interview?

    T-Bird78 replied to Emilynn09's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The same boring interview questions you'd get at a face-to-face interview. I had a phone interview locally. The office didn't have a full-time HR person so they outsourced to a local HR office. The...

  3. Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

    T-Bird78 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PAs follow the physician model, NPs follow the nursing model. A PA needs a master's and PA school whereas the NP needs a MSN and NP schooling. NPs actually have more education than PAs do, yet in my...

  4. Nursing Interview Questions (Part 2)

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

    I was asked the "where do you see yourself in 5 years" question and I replied honestly. I said that I'd still be a nurse, still with the company. When I started looking for a job (I stayed home when...

  5. Checking vitals on a stranger to see if they are OK

    T-Bird78 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    If they appeared to be in distress, or even just ill or pale, I'd ask if they felt okay. Don't get me wrong, I don't go around with my cape on looking for phone booth to change into and become...

  6. I want to be a nurse with a 9-5 job w/ weekends and holidays off

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

    I've only worked in offices Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 with weekends and holidays off and I love it! I have two kids so that's more important to me than hospital settings right now. I had one job, at...

  7. Would certain experience disqualify me from future employment opportunities?

    T-Bird78 replied to sjuksköterska1545634348's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In all honesty it shouldn't but people are strange creatures. I'd list it on the resume and highlight the skills you used and not necessarily the type of work. Work--ABC clinic, skills used--pre op...

  8. suppository and was not given help!!!

    T-Bird78 replied to mspurple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The order could have been D/C between when you noticed it and your next shift, or stated PRN if no BM. I wouldn't worry about it. What would have happened if you had noticed it earlier and...

  9. online job applications

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

    I'm in the same boat. Sadly, it's the ONLY option because the large healthcare groups refuse resumes at their specific locations and refer you to their website so their centrally-located HR and...

  10. Considering just taking boards and be a LPN...does that make me a failure?

    T-Bird78 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If being a LPN is a "failure" or a "quitter" then what the heck does that make the rest of us LPNs? We are hardly losers and you shouldn't be made to feel that way, especially by your own family....

  11. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

    T-Bird78 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Government, Military

    Some states don't recognize the Excelsior program, or any other online program, for RNs. My state doesn't recognize it and if you complete the program you can't sit for your boards. My plan through...

  12. How does this happen???

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

    Was it even related to the meds? The patch doesn't give enough because transdermal meds are the least-absorbed. Is the pt diabetic? Could have just been a dangerously low blood sugar level. If pt...

  13. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    T-Bird78 replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    I'm happy to say that my technical college did teach IVs and blood draws and we're LPNs. We practiced on fake arms (the school's insurance wouldn't let us practice on each other) but my preceptor at...

  14. Blind/Non-English signing Hippa/billing forms

    T-Bird78 replied to sir.shocksalot's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Well, I'd hope the blind patient would have someone with them. Aren't those forms usually signed at admission? If so, there should be someone there with the blind pt to read the document to them....

  15. Medical Records copied by outside source and HIPAA

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

    No. As long as a release was signed they're covered. I worked in a billing office and we had outside vendors that had to sign confidentiality agreements as part of the contract (on-site shredding,...

  16. How many clinical hours is your LPN/LVN program?

    T-Bird78 replied to FLNurse2015's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Our teachers told us we had 700 clinical

  17. Do you remember your first day on the job?

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

    My first day was my coworker's second day, so it was kind of like when you're a kid by the pool and two people grab you by the wrists and ankles, swing you three times, and throw you in. Did I...

  18. Aggressive staffing person at LTC

    T-Bird78 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tell them, politely, that you aren't available. If they give you grief, say that you schedule your appointments on your days off to avoid missing work unnecessarily and it's just not possible. One...

  19. Salary growth

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

    I was on intermittent FMLA during my pregnancy due to repeated hospitalizations and home health care. My office initiated it when I was out for 3 consecutive days as per policy. I missed a total of...

  20. Advice regarding job offers needed!

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

    Wish I had that problem. That's a tricky situation. Let the first one know you'd like a couple of days to think about it and if you haven't heard from the other one by Wednesday I'd go for it. If...

  21. Help!!! Caught btw rock and hard place--Instructor sending students home early...

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

    I'm sure there are other classmates that agree with you but are too scared to speak up also. This is nursing school, you will have to speak up against authority figures in the real world at work and...

  22. Who hires newly license LPNS???

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

    Ask classmates and teachers, maybe one of the places you did a clinical rotation has an opening! Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. . . I've got 5 years...

  23. The flu shot making people sick

    T-Bird78 replied to psu_213's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For all those saying they refuse to take vaccinations for work, can I ask if you had to get the Hep B series for nursing school or to start work? Just wondering if you refused that one

  24. The flu shot making people sick

    T-Bird78 replied to psu_213's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Could it have been a severe allergic reaction? Not necessarily to the egg component of the vaccine (which is safe to give to pts with a history of egg allergy) but the vaccine

  25. I am very worried. I am feeling very sick please help

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

    So sorry to hear about everything that's gone on. My prayers are with you and your family. Anyway, your education doesn't expire and you should be just fine. I'd recommend a NCLEX refresher before...