BDOGGRN

BDOGGRN has 15 years experience and specializes in Internal Med, Primary Care, Ambulatory.

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1. Triage Nursing in Family Practice

   BDOGGRN replied to Marisette's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I'm an office RN at a family practice location, spending at least 75% of my time on triage via phone, email/patient portal, and the oh-so-frequent walk-in patients. My background is internal med/adult...

2. Base pay from suburban IL

   BDOGGRN replied to LMD3's topic in Illinois Nursing

   There is a pretty substantial demand for RN's, and especially BSN/RN's. My suggestion is that you explore the type of nursing/setting that fosters your nursing development, and not focus solely on pay...

3. Lvn/Pn vs RN

   BDOGGRN replied to winter415's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Oh BB, always so accusing and confrontational in your posts-please let nurses nurse, without nasty comments or accusations from their

4. Frustrated with non-compliance

   BDOGGRN replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   People will always want "something for nothing" and many patients see nothing wrong with asking for a refill (or demanding a refill) of their DM or HTN meds, or controlled meds, even if they haven't...

5. Safe staffing in clinics/office setting?

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

   Fully agree. A lot could be done to educate patients so they get the appropriate level of care in the appropriate setting. But who will ever be able to do that when staffing and supervision has been...

6. Lvn/Pn vs RN

   BDOGGRN replied to winter415's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Agree with the need for making patients aware of who their "caregiver" is, but let's be real: patients rarely ask for an "advanced practice registered nurse" or a "certified medical assistant" or...

7. Lvn/Pn vs RN

   BDOGGRN replied to winter415's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Thanks for pointing that out, BB. That really helps clear things

8. Stuck myself with dirty needle - please help.

   BDOGGRN replied to danedsel's topic in General Students

   Not trying to be snarky, but (most)cancer, diabetes, and BiPap (central sleep apnea) are pretty low risk on the contagious spectrum. Follow through with recommended testing, and take this as a lesson...

9. How old were you when you became an RN?

   BDOGGRN replied to flowerlilly's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Medical Assistant at age 21, LPN at age 30, RN at age 31. Life-long learning! FYI, even in late 20's & early 30's, I was obviously not the youngest in my nursing school class, but was nowhere...

10. Odd interactions

    BDOGGRN replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good gosh, people never cease to amaze me with their bizarre behavior, responses, and requests! Every day presents something

11. Lvn/Pn vs RN

    BDOGGRN replied to winter415's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good grief! Why not get past the initials, since most patients/consumers don't understand them anyway? The general public doesn't know the various credentials and scopes of practice for the alphabet...

12. Safe staffing in clinics/office setting?

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

    Thanks Klone, I will continue to check such resources, but so many of the "policies" in effect are often difficult to decipher, and still leave a lot of information subject to the interpretation of...

13. Safe staffing in clinics/office setting?

    BDOGGRN posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Started this comment on a different board. Thought I'd re-post it here: Is anyone familiar with any nursing/clinical ratios outside of hospitals or LTC's? I work in an ambulatory/clinic setting, and...

14. Staffing ratios

    BDOGGRN replied to MickiSkibinski's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is anyone familiar with any nursing/clinical ratios outside of hospitals or LTC's? I work in an ambulatory/clinic setting, and many such locations have had a very drastic reduction in staffing, both...

15. preparing for a busy flu clinic

    BDOGGRN replied to KateMason's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I've given thousands of flu shots, every year, for the past 15 years. Pre-filled syringes are a definite time-saver, and $-saver, since the cost of pre-filled vs multi-dose vials are nearly the same,...