T-Bird78

T-Bird78

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  1. Has anyone left their employment due to mandatory vaccinations

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

    I've never left and have always gotten the flu shot. If we encourage our pts to get the flu shot we need to lead by example. I've never worked somewhere where it was forced, it's always been...

  2. What do you think about nurses and PA's being called "Doctor"?

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

    It's a gross misrepresentation of title and power and education level. The PA and NP I've worked with introduce themselves as "Hi, I'm Bob, I'm a PA" and "Hi, I'm Shirley, the nurse practitioner" and...

  3. LPN salary questions

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

    Look at the salary websites for the job and your area and subtract $5-8 thousand annually. I'm in Georgia and I started at $14/hour, got up to $17.51/hour and am trying to reenter the workforce after...

  4. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    T-Bird78 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at an allergy clinic and had a pt on the highest concentration of his allergy shot serum. He was still in the build-up phase (where they start at 0.05 and titrate up to 0.5 ml). I gave 0.5...

  5. Anyone else think HIPAA rules are getting out of hand?

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

    Knock knock Who's there? HIPAA HIPAA who? Sorry, can't tell you. I worked in an ENT office and we ordered a CT sinus on a new patient. They wanted to use the facility where they worked instead of a...

  6. Salary growth

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

    My first job was $18/hour in a medical office, but that only lasted 5 weeks. My next job after that was a small ENT office and I started at $14/hour but that got bumped up to $14.95/hour when the...

  7. LPN's: What was your first job like?

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

    Well, my very first LPN job is one that I don't even count anymore because it was so short! I was hired at a cardiology office two weeks after getting my license. The starting pay was great...

  8. Am I wrong to turn down the job?

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

    Thanks. I was very uneasy when the doctor called and offered the position and he made the comment that I should be happier to be offered the job. I'm wondering if I need to report them to somebody...

  9. Am I wrong to turn down the job?

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had an interview with the doctor, all of 5 minutes, and he had me come back for a working interview the next day (when he told his MAs that I'd be back the next day, they gasped and asked "you're...

  10. Yet Another Pre-Employment Drug Screen Thread

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

    Great post and you should be fine. There's a local health group that is doing nicotine screening on all new employees starting next year. I don't know if that would affect getting hired or not, but...

  11. Patient Education on Anticoagulation

    T-Bird78 replied to jbowers's topic in Patient Education

    No matter what med, I'd always try to review the meds and educate my patients on it. If they're new to Coumadin/warfarin then the hospital (hopefully!) gave an information sheet and the patient...

  12. Patient education on medications

    T-Bird78 replied to rich2008's topic in Patient Education

    If they look at the patient's med list and say "you're taking Coumadin for a blood thinner" then there's nothing wrong with that. They're not getting into specifics and helping the patient be more in...

  13. ANY advice on A&P

    T-Bird78 replied to havehope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sing with me, "the leg bone is connected to the knee bone, the knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, the thigh bone is connected to the hip bone" etc. A&P is so dry that it's hard to make it...

  14. Are there any LPN's not going for RN?

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

    So I'm not alone either!! My mom tells me "you need to go on and get your RN" even though I'm married with two kids. I HATE the whole "just a LPN" stigma, as if we're not worthy of carrying the...

  15. Change in Career, LPN to Desk Job

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

    Where do you work to make $23/hour? The highest offer I've heard (when salary was mentioned in interview or job posting) is $14/hour. But to answer your question, medical coding pays well and it's...

  16. Gearing up to take the Excelsior CPNE. Help?

    T-Bird78 replied to JennyRW's topic in Excelsior College

    Good luck. I wish I could do Excelsior but my state doesn't recognize any online programs so I couldn't get my license if I did it. If the state ever changes its mind I'll do

  17. Im worries that they will treat me different

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

    Just work and prove yourself and they'll respect your authority. Of course, it will take time with any new job, especially being new out of school, but do what you know you can do and do it well. As...

  18. Getting a job - from the employers perspective

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

    I applied for and got an interview with an office (they called me to come in to interview after reading my resume) but I got to looking at the job posting again and wonder if they're setting me up to...

  19. Why does every unit have a princess?

    T-Bird78 replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in a doctor's office and even there we have a princess. The manager asked me to make the daily schedule (there were three nurses and we rotated between the doctor, allergy testing, and shots...

  20. Want to be a nurse in Doctor's Office...which degree? ASN or BSN RN?

    T-Bird78 replied to mrspolly's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm a LPN and I'm having a hard time finding a job in a doctor's office because they all want MAs (one local office was going to pay MAs $9.50/hour and LPN $12/hour). Doctor's offices aren't going to...

  21. LPN vs RN - serious question about differences

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

    I know LPNs don't make jack compared to RNs. I graduated with a handful of girls who got accepted into the BSN program at a local, major university offering the program, but it was a two-year wait to...

  22. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    T-Bird78 replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had just graduated nursing school and my aunt had a new job and was calling herself a nurse. She would talk about her patients (home health visits) and all she did for them and even showed up in...

  23. Is magnet status hospitals shutting out all LVNs

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

    There's a big hospital group near me that is only hiring RNs to get magnet status and the existing LPNs already on staff are reclassified as "techs". I'm also having a hard time finding a job in an...

  24. Getting a job - from the employers perspective

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

    Clinicals can't be used as employment because you're not actually working for those facilities. The gap in employment is due to your schooling, so that's easy enough to explain. My nursing school...