sissiesmama ASN, RN

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    Need help with assignment from an RN who was an LPN

    sissiesmama replied to mveigel's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Marilyn! I graduated from LPN school in 1991, and became an RN in 1996. If I can help let me know! Anne,
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    sissiesmama replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My thoughts exactly, Bradley! I worked my way up from an CNA to ward clerk to LPN to RNC and would never have ever thought of talking to someone like that, especially when it comes to patient care....
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    sissiesmama replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That episode would get me terminated right then and there. What do you mean, what do you want me to do about it - Uh, YOUR job, maybe?????? I mean, my mough would get me fired right then and there!!...
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    sissiesmama replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't care how bad this CNAs day was, if she had said that to me, her day would have gotten a lot worse FAST. That was rude and disrespectful to the RN. To the OP - it sounds like you asked her...
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    What do you do with your dogs during 3 7a-7p shifts???

    sissiesmama replied to goofygreyhound's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly! I was just telling my dh that a few days ago when we started making plans to board Sissie, my mini weinie for a few days while I'm in the hospital. Definetly a potential, I...
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    What do you do with your dogs during 3 7a-7p shifts???

    sissiesmama replied to goofygreyhound's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I have done with my furbabies. My baby at home now is a mini weinie, only about 10 lbs or so. She does really well, and the first thing we do when I got home from work was to go outside...
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    Are drug addiction and alcoholism disabilities?

    sissiesmama replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Not sure, that is the gist of what I had been told, never really got a clear answer,
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    Are drug addiction and alcoholism disabilities?

    sissiesmama replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hery - I'm glad you posted this question. This is a subject that is close to us at this time in our household. For the last 2 years, I have been unable to work as a nurse due to the congenital heart...
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    First medication error- I am quitting nursing

    sissiesmama replied to tolerantgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My thought wxactly!! Sue - you and I think a lot alike on so many things, you are so much better at putting them out there for the reader. Anne,
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    San Diego Hospitals and Salaries

    sissiesmama replied to DM66's topic in California Nursing

    No way!! I've been out of school a while - I'm an RN now but when I graduated from LPN school here, starting salary was about 12.00 an hour. Of course, we live in Louisiana, and that is nothing to...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    sissiesmama replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    well, dear - you are better than me! i would have been ready to pull my hair out. well, either his or mine! i am in the catagory of being around that age (i'll be 39 in august) and don't have kids...
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    Impaired Nurses

    sissiesmama replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you so much! I do appreciate it! I just wish people (either other addicts or sober co workers) wouldn't make it quite so hard to admit our vice and get help for it. I know it was the hardest...
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    I was fired. Now what?

    sissiesmama replied to buickroadmaster2003's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just hate you had it put to you like that. So un cool. I had kind of the same thing happen to me at a MD's office, I started working at a doctor's office and worked my tail off - the primary nurse...
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    Impaired Nurses

    sissiesmama replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi NurseDiane - Welcome! I am glad to see you here with us. I have been a nurse since 1991 and was diverting narcotics at work in 1999. A lot of the staff - co workers and so called friends acted...
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    Dating Coworkers??

    sissiesmama replied to SweetLemon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seems like everyone has some good points. I had never really thought about it before, but have worked with people who were dating and co workers. I guess part of it had to do with their levels of...
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    A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    sissiesmama replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, Allison - that man was sure blessed to be cared for by you while he was still here with us. I just wish he could have found a sweet compassionate soul to help him before his situation became...
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    I was fired. Now what?

    sissiesmama replied to buickroadmaster2003's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good luck in the job hunt. Like Sue said, you got screwed. Sorry about that, it always chaps me when something like that happens. Anne,
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    Med Errors

    sissiesmama replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. Like FS said, it causes bad feelings amongst us, and if there were a way that I could call them or do a little checking and find the answer, I would rather go thatt route. As nurses our job...
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    Retired Nurse's...

    sissiesmama replied to Keepstanding's topic in Retired Nurses

    I have been a nurse for 19 yrs, and went from med surg to ICU, and found my home in ER. I loved ER nursing, but I retired within the last 2 years, and I don't regret it for a second. I had let the...
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    Why did you retire or become inactive?

    sissiesmama replied to dlatimer's topic in Retired Nurses

    You're right about that!!
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    Why did you retire or become inactive?

    sissiesmama replied to dlatimer's topic in Retired Nurses

    I have often wondered the same type of thing myself, thinking about when or what would get me in the retirement circle. I always worked full time or more, since I was 16 and in high school. I had...
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    First medication error- I am quitting nursing

    sissiesmama replied to tolerantgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all, let me start by saying that I have been a nurse for almost 18 years, and there is NO, I repeat NO WAY I could work the job you do. NO WAY!!! You are a saint to do it. I would cry...
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    Is my drug addiction really that much worse than her alcoholism?

    sissiesmama replied to Magsulfate's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey Michelle - My name is Anne and I am an addict. On August 15th of this year, I will have 10 years of sobriety. I have left AA meetings before in tears after I had been told "If you aren't an...
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    A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    sissiesmama replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, Allison - Now you have me crying for this poor man. It just really stinks when patients are not treatedd as "patients" or "people", they are just thought of as "the decub", or the "...(inset your...
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    Venting about BON involvement in DUI

    sissiesmama replied to Nursing NCO's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks you, steph - I didn't think I was that far off base. My ex dh was a police officer, and I know some of his coworkers lost their job and benefits after getting popped for a DWI. Not sure for...