sissiesmama ASN, RN

sissiesmama has 36 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG.

Latest Activity

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   Detection of Marijuana use in elevator while at work

   sissiesmama replied to CharLPN's topic in General Nursing

   You didn't have to go back in and work that shift too did you? Hopefully
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   58 yrs old with inactive license x 11 yrs, no computer skills, ADN, needs work

   sissiesmama replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I'm kind of in a similar situation OP. I'm 54 and an experienced ER nurse. I had to retire from nursing almost 20 years ago. Long story short I had to have an ASD repaired inland had both a MI and...
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   Sneaky Administration

   sissiesmama replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   I thought my old administration was the only ones to do that. I was at the NS and a bathroom call light went off. It was a patient I knew couldn’t use his call light so I left the NS and went...
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   Cardiac Short Stay Can someone tell me about this unit

   sissiesmama replied to Kaylight's topic in General Nursing

   I haven’t worked on the unit, but I was a patient in that type of unit. I had a PFO repair and was there post procedure. The way the nurse explained it was that after 24 hours of u weren’t able...
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   Random tests?

   sissiesmama replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I live in Louisiana- I’m not sure if it’s like this in other states but here the BON stated that they will never allow a nurse to smoke on a med marijuana card and practice. Anne,
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   New LVN Grad not feeling ready.

   sissiesmama replied to moomin's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I definitely understand! I felt that way after starting my first LPN job. My preceptor explained to me that I would learn more during my first year as a nurse than I did during school. I tried...
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   Narcotic restriction

   sissiesmama replied to Nursebry91's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Hi - not sure what specific restrictions you may get but in Louisiana ours were - No night shifts, no OT No ER, ICU, no OR / PACU, no charge No narcs Can't be the only nurse on a unit No home health...
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   Death and Repossession

   sissiesmama replied to Eris Discordia BSN, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Oh dear! I am SO very sorry! Please know you and your family will be in my prayers. The loss of my a Dad has been by far the worst. He has been gone almost 3 years - it still feels like such a...
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   Advice ASAP!

   sissiesmama replied to Paigeperfect's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I live in Louisiana- a refusal is an automatic positive
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    New to Recovery program and not good news

    sissiesmama replied to Beazy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree completely! I definetly wouldn't offer them anything like that without knowing u will be positive. Anne,
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    Medication Error

    sissiesmama replied to CMA-RN29's topic in General Students

    That's crazy! Like others have said - if someone says they haven't made a med error most likely they aren't being honest. Try not to be too hard on yourself - it didn't harm the patient, right? Try...
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    Diverted in a state while Traveling

    sissiesmama replied to Kammi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Kammi! Just wanted to see how everything was going - thinking about u! Anne,
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    Help my wife got caught diverting

    sissiesmama replied to got_nurseing73's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's how it is here in La
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    Diverted in a state while Traveling

    sissiesmama replied to Kammi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Kammi! Mu hubby and I are both RNs in La and have been through the RNP here - we both started our program in 99 - we had previously worked at the same facility years before we entered the RNP and...
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    Paying to travel to other hospitals

    sissiesmama replied to EdmondsRN's topic in Emergency

    My thought