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Offline CG6468

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My Wife
« on: May 21, 2013, 08:37:18 AM »
My wife officially retired yesterday. We talked about things, and she just cannot cope with the new EPIC computer system, which will be implemented nationwide thanks to Der Führer. She was only working a day or two a week anyway, and there is just no way to learn the ERPIC system on a part-time basis.

Someone at EPIC made MILLIONS of dollars with this crap. A doctor we know said EPIC is always hiring computer people and pays them very high wages (starting at about $60K/year). But the typical employee gets burned out and leaves the company after about 2 years, with all the pressure and travel involved.

Besides, we decided to NOT be bogged down with her part-time schedule; we're just getting too old for that crap, and we want to go places when we want to go to them.

And Schnitzel gets the stitches from the surgery removed today.
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2013, 08:42:48 AM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 21, 2013, 08:37:18 AM
My wife officially retired yesterday. We talked about things, and she just cannot cope with the new EPIC computer system, which will be implemented nationwide thanks to Der Führer. She was only working a day or two a week anyway, and there is just no way to learn the ERPIC system on a part-time basis.

Someone at EPIC made MILLIONS of dollars with this crap. A doctor we know said EPIC is always hiring computer people and pays them very high wages (starting at about $60K/year). But the typical employee gets burned out and leaves the company after about 2 years, with all the pressure and travel involved.

Besides, we decided to NOT be bogged down with her part-time schedule; we're just getting too old for that crap, and we want to go places when we want to go to them.

And Schnitzel gets the stitches from the surgery removed today.

My hospital is switching to EPIC in August.  There is definitely a lot of concern among the nurses. 

Congratulations to your wife on her retirement  :cheers mate:
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« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2013, 08:47:54 AM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on May 21, 2013, 08:42:48 AM
My hospital is switching to EPIC in August.  There is definitely a lot of concern among the nurses.
 
Congratulations to your wife on her retirement  :cheers mate:

Thank you, CR. FWIW, no one at the hospital likes EPIC. It was dumped on everyone with no real training. Be careful, and good luck with it.

She was an ICU/CCU nurse with about 30 years of service. Enough is enough. And the hospital's already lost 6 ICU/CCU nurses because of EPIC. I have no idea about the other floors.
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« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2013, 08:56:24 AM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 21, 2013, 08:47:54 AM
Thank you, CR. FWIW, no one at the hospital likes EPIC. It was dumped on everyone with no real training. Be careful, and good luck with it.

She was an ICU/CCU nurse with about 30 years of service. Enough is enough. And the hospital's already lost 6 ICU/CCU nurses because of EPIC. I have no idea about the other floors.

Ask her if she has any advice for a new ICU nurse  :-)

I'm hoping that I'll be new enough when it is started that I won't have too much of an adjustment. 
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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2013, 09:02:55 AM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on May 21, 2013, 08:56:24 AM
Ask her if she has any advice for a new ICU nurse  :-)

I'm hoping that I'll be new enough when it is started that I won't have too much of an adjustment. 

I'll ask, but she thinks the new nurses won't have too much trouble with it since they haven't learned any other systems and will starting with EPIC.
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« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2013, 09:32:55 AM »
Congratulations on you and your wife's new freedom..... enjoy  :cheersmate:

Being she is a nurse, she can always go back to work in some capacity, if she wants to. 
 
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« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2013, 09:33:56 AM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on May 21, 2013, 08:56:24 AM
Ask her if she has any advice for a new ICU nurse  :-)

I'm hoping that I'll be new enough when it is started that I won't have too much of an adjustment. 

Hi CR, this is old coastie's wife...the nurse.  As far as Epic is concerned you should do ok because you will not have anything to compare it to.  I have had every kind of charting you could think of, we had a computer system "charting by exception" for many years that we loved.  Epic takes a lot of training and when you go live your trainers stay with you, ours are into their 2nd week.  We have seen nurses exacerbated and in tears, others no problem.  It was hard for me to resign, but right now I'm just available and it is to stressful with patients' charts and HIPPA to not know the system perfectly.

Good Luck on your nursing career, you have had years of hard work behind you and now you can get your certifications  and become whatever you want to be.  I loved trauma more than any other facet of nursing. Do not let anyone turn you negative......they say we eat our young.  Good Luck and thank you for choosing nursing.
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2013, 10:33:06 AM »
Congrats on the retirement Mrs. CG!!!

After 30+ years of taking care of people at their lowest point in health, you definitely have a place in heaven. God Bless and enjoy retirement!
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2013, 11:10:25 AM »
Quote from: debk on May 21, 2013, 10:33:06 AM
Congrats on the retirement Mrs. CG!!!

After 30+ years of taking care of people at their lowest point in health, you definitely have a place in heaven. God Bless and enjoy retirement!

Ditto!

What kind of award is Jeff gonna give you? You've put up with his shenanigans probably much longer than you've been a nurse!   :-)

Congratulations!   :hi5:
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2013, 04:34:26 PM »
I hope y'all know that this was my wife's first posting here.
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2013, 05:14:14 PM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 21, 2013, 09:33:56 AM
Hi CR, this is old coastie's wife...the nurse.  As far as Epic is concerned you should do ok because you will not have anything to compare it to.  I have had every kind of charting you could think of, we had a computer system "charting by exception" for many years that we loved.  Epic takes a lot of training and when you go live your trainers stay with you, ours are into their 2nd week.  We have seen nurses exacerbated and in tears, others no problem.  It was hard for me to resign, but right now I'm just available and it is to stressful with patients' charts and HIPPA to not know the system perfectly.

Good Luck on your nursing career, you have had years of hard work behind you and now you can get your certifications  and become whatever you want to be.  I loved trauma more than any other facet of nursing. Do not let anyone turn you negative......they say we eat our young.  Good Luck and thank you for choosing nursing.

Dear Mrs. Coastie, thank you so much for the kind post and the advice.  I hope that you enjoy your retirement to the fullest  :cheersmate:
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2013, 05:24:17 PM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 21, 2013, 04:34:26 PM
I hope y'all know that this was my wife's first posting here.

She done good. 

Ask her to create an ID and join on in -- she has time now (I assume)!!!
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2013, 12:47:12 AM »
Quote from: freedumb2003b on May 21, 2013, 05:24:17 PM
She done good. 

Ask her to create an ID and join on in -- she has time now (I assume)!!!


 :agree:
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« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2013, 08:01:46 AM »
Quote from: freedumb2003b on May 21, 2013, 05:24:17 PM
She done good. 

Ask her to create an ID and join on in -- she has time now (I assume)!!!

She won't tie herself down, and she really isn't interested in ANY forums.
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2013, 08:26:30 AM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 22, 2013, 08:01:46 AM
She won't tie herself down, and she really isn't interested in ANY forums.

ICU really gets into the blood of people that work at it.     Never a dull moment and lots of drama and quick thinking, and the new gadgets to learn and perhaps record on---amazing.

Talk about stress and heart break, then the cheers when a patient is saved.   The lows when a patient dies.

Darn CG your wife must have a backbone of steel to have been in this business for all these years. You are so lucky to have a wife that has saved the lives  of thousands in her  time.   
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« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2013, 09:31:59 PM »
Congrats on the retirement. Here's to a good new life with more freedom.  :cheersmate:

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« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2013, 10:26:05 PM »
Congrats on your retirement, Mrs. CG.  And thank you for your years of service to those who often need it most.
 
Sounds like you two might have time for a trip West?   :-)
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« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2013, 11:31:22 PM »
Congratulations on Mrs Costie's retirement!!

@ Longview, they need to come Northeast to see us!!
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« Reply #18 on: May 23, 2013, 11:03:09 AM »
Quote from: longview on May 22, 2013, 10:26:05 PM
Congrats on your retirement, Mrs. CG.  And thank you for your years of service to those who often need it most.
 
Sounds like you two might have time for a trip West?   :-)

Well, I want to do that again!

Our hearts are truly out west.
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #19 on: May 23, 2013, 11:13:19 AM »
Well, my doctor's appointment went pretty well this morning. I've lost 5 pounds in three months, blood pressure is 110/70.

Next appointment on 8/30 at 0830, unless something really bad shows up on my blood work.

So in this month I had an ophthalmologist appointment and got new glasses, had a podiatrist appoint to have nails cut (Medicare pays for that since I have diabetes), a dental exam that turned out fine, and today's appointment, which also was apparently fine.  :yahoo:

I need to keep losing weight, but not this morning, thank you. My wife and I met at a restaurant for breakfast after the doctor's appointment. The Swedish pancakes with lingonberries was delicious!  :drool:
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« Reply #20 on: May 23, 2013, 11:18:46 AM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 23, 2013, 11:13:19 AM
Well, my doctor's appointment went pretty well this morning. I've lost 5 pounds in three months, blood pressure is 110/70.

Next appointment on 8/30 at 0830, unless something really bad shows up on my blood work.

So in this month I had an ophthalmologist appointment and got new glasses, had a podiatrist appoint to have nails cut (Medicare pays for that since I have diabetes), a dental exam that turned out fine, and today's appointment, which also was apparently fine.  :yahoo:

I need to keep losing weight, but not this morning, thank you. My wife and I met at a restaurant for breakfast after the doctor's appointment. The Swedish pancakes with lingonberries was delicious!  :drool:


Good news on the health stats....

Swedish pancakes w lingonberries?  I hate you.  :bawl:  (not really, I just haven't had Swedish pancakes in a hunnert years and I reallllly like them!)
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« Reply #21 on: May 23, 2013, 11:29:10 AM »
Quote from: debk on May 23, 2013, 11:18:46 AM
Good news on the health stats....

Swedish pancakes w lingonberries?  I hate you.  :bawl:  (not really, I just haven't had Swedish pancakes in a hunnert years and I reallllly like them!)

YEAH! AND I'M SWEDISH, TOO!!!!!!! We go to a place called RASPBERRIES near us; they have a frequent eater card, and many other selections for breakfast and lunch!
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« Reply #22 on: May 23, 2013, 11:31:16 AM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 23, 2013, 11:29:10 AM
YEAH! AND I'M SWEDISH, TOO!!!!!!! We go to a place called RASPBERRIES near us; they have a frequent eater card, and many other selections for breakfast and lunch!

My stepgrandmother was from Denmark. I can make aebleskiver....though I haven't done so for a long time. Need to make some of those!
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Re: My Wife
« Reply #23 on: May 23, 2013, 11:37:28 AM »
Quote from: debk on May 23, 2013, 11:31:16 AM
My stepgrandmother was from Denmark. I can make aebleskiver....though I haven't done so for a long time. Need to make some of those!

I never had that. I still remember my grandmother's Swedish potato sausage - GAWD, was that stuff great!  :drool:
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« Reply #24 on: May 23, 2013, 11:39:47 AM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 23, 2013, 11:37:28 AM
I never had that. I still remember my grandmother's Swedish potato sausage - GAWD, was that stuff great!  :drool:

They are the little pancake-y things in the shape of a golfball, covered in powdered sugar and you split them open and put butter and jam in them...then pop the whole thing into your mouth!  :drool:
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Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.
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