T-Bird78

T-Bird78

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  1. "LPNs are glorified CNAs"

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

    CNAs are to be glorified for their work and their heart. Remind people what the L and N stand for in LPN—LICENSED practical NURSE. I have an aunt who was a patient care aide, going to pt’s homes...

  2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

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

    Never take a nap outside, lying on the grass, without ear plugs. We see way too many bugs in ears from people napping and being invaded. Never wax your nose hairs. Stop putting things up your nose/in...

  3. Will I get in trouble?

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

    Where I work, looking at your own chart and/or looking at an immediate family member’s chart is grounds for immediate termination. Some of my coworker’s parents are patients of ours, and they...

  4. Are Patients Cared for Equally? Challenges of the VIP Patient

    T-Bird78 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    We have a pt who owns a very large car dealership and has a major road named after them. They call for themselves and their spouse expecting special treatment because they’re used to getting their...

  5. Interested in LPN or Medical Assisting

    T-Bird78 replied to shae3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm an LPN who's only worked M-F 8-5 hours, so it can be done. You'll have more options as LPN than as MA. I've worked with many great MAs in my 10 years of nursing. LPN does pay a little more than...

  6. Dealing with failing a class

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

    It really doesn't matter how many times your teacher told you your grade during the semester. What does matter is you did not do a presentation that accounts for 15% of your total grade. That...

  7. Mandatory Vaccination

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

    Exactly. I agree that the article makes no sense at all. This friend who shared it is a very strong anti-vaxxer who thinks all healthcare professionals are brainwashed. It's not a HIPAA violation at...

  8. Mandatory Vaccination

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

    A friend, who is an inactive RN (worked as RN for a year or so then left to be a stay-at-home mom, which is great too) shared a thing on Facebok just yesterday about this topic. There's an article out...

  9. Mandatory Vaccination

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

    I used to work in an allergy clinic. The large healtcare system nearby (which I now work for) has mandatory flu shots with exemptions for allergic reactions or religious reasons. We had 5 different...

  10. Anyone Just Interested in Being an LPN, and not an RN

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

    Can we stop with the "just" when referencing our titles? We're not "just" LPNs, we're LPNs. I've been one my entire healthcare career and have no plans to get my RN. I've only worked in offices and...

  11. Med error...need to vent!/suppoet

    T-Bird78 replied to clh8987's topic in General Nursing

    It happens. The funny thing is ENTs will order the optic gtts for use in the ear because the ear gtts are hard to find at the pharmacy. It is safe to go that way but not ear gtts in the eye. Our...

  12. Did I make a bad new job choice?

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

    You took the job that best suits YOUR needs, not your

  13. What to do when a patient doesn't listen?

    T-Bird78 replied to cc290133's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I worked in allergy/asthma, so noncompliance was nearly a daily encounter. In reviewing their medication list, I'd ask if they were using their maintenance inhaler daily, not just "are you taking your...

  14. Is this discrimination?

    T-Bird78 replied to eacue10's topic in General Nursing

    FYI--it's actually in the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) that a healthcare facility is required to provide medical translators for any non-English speaking pt. Your facility should have one on...

  15. Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    T-Bird78 replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    The area I worked in for years is majority black and Hispanic. I had a pt, early 20s, I was allergy testing so he had to remove his shirt for the first part of it (it's applied to the back). Pt had a...

  16. Well, there goes our bonus!

    T-Bird78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our bonus at work is based on the lovely patient surveys that new pts get (formulated through CMS, blah blah blah). We had a very entitled older teenage pt and mother in the office recently who would...

  17. Well, there goes our bonus!

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

    We do have a no-phone policy and it's posted in the waiting room. Our practice is part of a huge healthcare system that includes hospitals, urgent care, long-term care, and medical offices. Our Press...

  18. When did being pregnant become a disability?

    T-Bird78 replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    I was on intermittent FMLA during my last pregnancy. I'd been in the ER 3 times, hospitalized for 4 days the first time, overnight another time, and was on home health services (IV hydration and...

  19. LPN's aren't Real Nurses? (Whaa...)

    T-Bird78 replied to Meow278's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We are real nurses but there are some people, both laypersons and in the field, who only consider RNs nurses. I work in ambulatory care with several MA's, so I'm all the time getting the "are you...

  20. When did being pregnant become a disability?

    T-Bird78 replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    Question--if she hadn't been pregnant and just said she needed you to bring the stretcher for her, would it have been a big

  21. When did being pregnant become a disability?

    T-Bird78 replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure some pregnant women do abuse their condition a little, but you also don't need to jump to conclusions. I had hyperemesis gravidarum with both my pregnancies, much worse with my second....

  22. Where Were You...9/11

    T-Bird78 replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was 8 months pregnant with my first child and working in a billing office. I'd heard people whispering but couldn't understand what was going on. My mom called and asked if I'd heard about people...

  23. Death bed visions

    T-Bird78 replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    My family pastor (he married several of my family members, his phone number was on speed dial for every one in my family, his son-in-law's dad performed my parent's wedding ceremony, he pastored the...

  24. Outrageous Complaints

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

    YES!! I worked in an asthma/allergy clinic with posted signs stating "NO PERFUME/COLOGNE/LOTION". We had a pt getting her weekly allergy injection, so she was an established pt, and she wore her...

  25. Outrageous Complaints

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

    I'm in a specialist office, surgeons, so there's sometimes delays. I get a lot of complaints about the wait time (but they're sweet as pie to the doctors who are the late ones), but one time we had a...