laurasc

laurasc

Gen Surg, Peds, family med, geriatrics

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  1. any ideas regarding prescription refills??

    laurasc replied to vjohnsonrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in a 6-doc family practice and walk-in clinic and I'm the only nurse there. When a patient requests a rx refill the receptionist takes the message and passes it on to the doc who okays it or...

  2. patient teaching...or lack of

    laurasc replied to Sarahstudent's topic in International Nursing

    I wish there were more nurses like you around! The first time I nursed my second son he wouldn't latch (they fed him formula in the nursery before bringing him to me....but that's another gripe) and...

  3. Is there an ambu bag in your office?

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Well, things are starting to happen at work. I talked to the doc the other day and told him that if someone were to come in with a swollen tongue we would be totally helpless. What would we do, use...

  4. Is there an ambu bag in your office?

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    traumaRUs: Yes, we are getting a paed mask as well. I actually managed to get the adult one for free and the paediatric one for $20. qc and Kids: crash CART? :rotfl: We have a crash BOX. When...

  5. A question about clogs

    laurasc posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the market for a new pair of work shoes. I would really like a pair of clogs but find that the Danskos are not appropriate for me. (I have an arch that is essentially in the "wrong" place,...

  6. Is there an ambu bag in your office?

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Well, I talked them into it. We wil be receiving one of those disposable ambu bags sometime next

  7. A question about clogs

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    My old shoes are Reeboks. I was just thinking about getting a clog because I remember having a pair when I was a teen and just about lived in them. I guess when all else fails, I could go back to...

  8. A question about clogs

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    Is there an arch support? About 6 months ago I went out and spent big $$$ on a pair of really high end walking shoes. They were really comfortable, supported my feet well and actually made work a lot...

  9. What do you do when...

    laurasc replied to memphispanda's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a student nurse someone once said to me that when you feel for a pulse you actually feel two. One, you feel the beats which you count and two you feel the patient. It always seemed very...

  10. CANADIAN nursing mags, resources, etc?

    laurasc posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm poised to make the HUGE leap from doctor's office nursing to ICU. I have one more interview next week and unless I really mess it up badly, I think I may have the job. I worked in the ICU 15...

  11. Caller Id

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Not the one I work in now. But the one I used to work in did. Of course, we were on several occasions tempted not to answer the phone when it was "them" on the phone. (You know who "them"...

  12. sniffle sniffle aahhhhhhhhh

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We're actually starting our "February Thaw". It's a gloriously balmy 9C here....(~48F) but the nights are still cold, usually below freezing. (around -3 to -6 or 26 to 21F. That, BTW is PERFECT...

  13. Why did you become a nurse?

    laurasc replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse because when I was 4 I was badly burned when boiling water was accidently spilled on me. Having just arrived in Canada my parents were too afraid to take me to the hospital so they...

  14. Two Questions

    laurasc posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    They are totally unrelated, I just don't want to post twice. 1) I can't go into too much detail on this one here but suffice it to say that one of the patients that comes to the office regularly has...

  15. electronic medical records

    laurasc replied to cdmrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    My old boss switched to EMR about a year or so after I started working there. He wasn't 100% paperless, but it made a big difference in how the office ran. Personally I loved EMR and keep dropping...

  16. sniffle sniffle aahhhhhhhhh

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Not yet, it's still a wee bit too cold for allergies here. But we are starting the allergy

  17. Time to pat ourselves on our backs...

    laurasc posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if this has been covered here before, but even if it has, I think it deserves to be revisited. Every once in a while it's really nice to gloat, you know, give ourselves a pat on the back...

  18. CANADIAN nursing mags, resources, etc?

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Does that Fast Facts book look any good to you? Ultimately though, this may end up being moot in light of what went on during my first interview. (I posted about it in the...

  19. CANADIAN nursing mags, resources, etc?

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in International Nursing

    8 weeks?? Wow, according to them I'm only getting 4 weeks due to my experience. They do require me to take an ACLS course at a nearby hospital though. It's supposed to start sometime next month....

  20. Quicky poll

    laurasc replied to koan's topic in General Nursing

    I keep a small metric conversion calculator in my pocket all the time. It sure comes in handy.

  21. The Physical

    laurasc replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Dare I say it? Boo!

  22. do rn's do office..or only lpn's or ma's

    laurasc replied to prunepie's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    You know what, I too enjoy working in a doctor's office but my full time salary is not sufficient to support my family even though the salary I earn is considered high among office nurses. Hubby is...

  23. Returning RN to ICU (SAHM for 4 yrs)

    laurasc replied to Rhon1991's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks. The more I think about it the more excited I am. We checked out the hospital today. It's a little hospital in the outskirts of a medium-sized rural town...it's literally in the middle of...

  24. Returning RN to ICU (SAHM for 4 yrs)

    laurasc replied to Rhon1991's topic in MICU, SICU

    And me! I got a call last Monday from the patient care manager of a local small hospital. I'm going to be interviewing for a part time position in their med/surg ICU. My problem is that I last...

  25. Docs leaving sharps behind....again.

    laurasc posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just venting here.....so bear with me. Last September I posted about this very thing here. Since that time, two more scalpel blades were discovered by either myself or the other nurse. We weren't...