superfunnygirl

superfunnygirl

OB/GYN (office), DD/ID

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About superfunnygirl

superfunnygirl has 13 years experience and specializes in OB/GYN (office), DD/ID.

I have been an LPN for 13 years. Besides a year or so of working in LTC right after receiving my license, I have split my time as a nurse evenly between OB/GYN office nursing and DD/ID nursing. I love both areas of nursing, but DD/ID is what I was born to do (corny, I know lol). I was support staff in a group home all through college and became a group home manager after graduating. What's crazy is that I knew all along I should have gone into the nursing program from jump street, I have no clue what I thought I would do with a psych degree as I really had no desire for obtaining an advanced degree. After beating myself up for not going to nursing school from the beginning, I left my job I loved as a group home manager and went to nursing school. I am currently a nurse for DD/ID adults in a group home setting and I am positive that my experience as support staff/manager makes me so much better at my job. On a personal level, I am a big goofball with a twisted sense of humor. I have three dogs, a cat and a Uromastyx (lizard), yes, I love animals with a passion. I also love horror movies, books and TV shows.

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  1. CNA Duties in MR/DD?

    superfunnygirl replied to DreamChaser81's topic in Disabilities

    Kind of old thread, but I really like putting out as much info as possible about this field. I work for a very large, non-profit organization that supports folks with ID/DD in group homes, apartments and/or living at home with their families. I am th...

  2. Theme song to your Nursing career?

    superfunnygirl replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Humor

    Brick House by the Commadores-This song automatically clicks on inside my head when dealing with docs or co-workers trying to give me attitude and helps remind me to stand my ground. Groove Is In The Heart by Deee-Lite-My go to song if I am feeling o...

  3. Medical terminology according to patients

    superfunnygirl replied to nursefrances's topic in Relations

    The class know it all in one of our first nursing classes was reading aloud from our textbook and kept pronouncing the word "organism" as "orgasm". The entire class was trying to not bust out in giggles and I looked up to see our instructor trying to...

  4. DDNA Chapter

    superfunnygirl replied to wifewillis's topic in Disabilities

    No problem, I will send it to you this weekend. I wanted to post earlier, but in the midst of our nasty, snowy weather we ended up having a surveyor come on Tuesday for the annual survey of one of my group homes. Of course, I was snowed in Tuesday an...

  5. DDNA Chapter

    superfunnygirl replied to wifewillis's topic in Disabilities

    Yikes! That pharmacy issue is awful, but you are correct, you can't really control the actions of the pharmacy and you can only do what you can do. Are you locked in to this pharmacy, is it possible to contract with a different one? (Easier said than...

  6. DDNA Chapter

    superfunnygirl replied to wifewillis's topic in Disabilities

    You may want to try calling and speaking with nurses at ICF/DD organizations in your area to see if there is any interest or maybe email the admin at ddna.org and ask their advice on how to garner interest in starting a state chapter. We have 2 chapt...

  7. staff/supervisor undermining me

    superfunnygirl replied to nettypo's topic in Disabilities

    Hi there, situations like this are tough and unfortunately pretty common. I have been in this field on and off since 1991, starting as direct care staff in a group home during my sophomore year in college, I then became a group home manager after gra...