moochsmom

moochsmom has 6 years experience and specializes in mental health, geriatrics, MS, TELE.

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1. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

   moochsmom replied to bigmac018's topic in ADN/BSN

   I understand your confusion. Believe me I started as an LPN due only to the fact that my husband was being transfered out of state and I did not want to live for 2 years alone. I finally decided to go back and get my ADN and have never been looked at...

2. My name is Alli.. and I'm an addict.

   moochsmom replied to tachybradyRN's topic in Recovery

   Welcome Alli, Glad you're here.

3. PTSD- Am I alone??

   moochsmom replied to strugglingnurse's topic in Disabilities

   There are numerous places to go for help with PTSD. The first place to call is any mental health group. Tell them you need to find a group. The most important thing is see a professional (if you have not done so). I work with PTSD returning veterans...

4. Tips for Geriatric and LTC Nursing

   moochsmom replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are right about how people think that working in a nursing home is disgusting, this includes our fellow nurses. I love being a geriatric nurse. It has always been one of the most rewarding aspects of my nurs...

5. My name is Tweety and I'm an Alcoholic

   moochsmom replied to Tweety's topic in Recovery

   Thank you Tweety for your story. I have 20 years of sobriety and AA, but as you know sometimes you need that nudge to remind yourself that it is always one day at a time. Lately at work the stress level has hit the ceiling (wow imagine that), and al...

6. What exactly is so bad about Med Surg?

   moochsmom replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   It has been my experience that you are overloaded with patients. One med-surg unit I worked on in Kansas City, it was normal to have 8 to 9 patients per nurse. If we were lucky we had an aide. Most of the time it was total patient care.