sissiesmama ASN, RN

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    Racist Patients

    sissiesmama replied to Williss2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, Commuter - when I read your post and the comment there, it just made my hair stand on end. Some family member said that on your floor, (the comment that included the N word insertion)? That is...
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    sissiesmama replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    A local store that sells trailers is named "Cowboy Trailers" in the phone books. One day at work I was making a call for a price and was thinking about something else and got startled when they...
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    funny things that have happend to you and your mates at work

    sissiesmama replied to melz34's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, no!! I thought I was the only one! I had gone to the restroom, and I am a little OCD and lined the seat with toilet paper. The station called a code blue, and jumped up in a hurry, tucket my...
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    Parents controlling an adult child with chronic/progressive disease

    sissiesmama replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Mag - I don't know about all of the TOS but "Daddy Dearest" makes me want to puke!!!!! Sorry to the mods if that was offensive. Anne,
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    Parents controlling an adult child with chronic/progressive disease

    sissiesmama replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Mag - I mean every word of it. Along with my being a nurse in recovery, and thankfully was only using for 3 yrs before only because I "couldn't get my stuff", as my counselor, named "Killer" at the...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I knew I wouldn't nurse forever, but I didn't think I'd be quitting after less than 20 years. I have talked here before about some health problems and problems with my 16 year old stepson who...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Well, BortaZ - it's kind of funny you ask. I'm in the hospital currently, and was brought in approx 2100 on Tuesday night. I had been vomiting for a few days prior and just got a little dehydrated...
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    you know you are in for trouble when.....

    sissiesmama replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no! I thought I was the only one who lucked out and got that kind of patient! And on my old unit, it never failed. That was always MY patient, it seemed. It makes you want to just clock out right...
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    Do most nurses not want to go into management?

    sissiesmama replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety - I'm definetly like you. Give me my how ever many patients and I'm a happy camper. I charge when I get elected, but I don't relish the job. Dh has been an RN since 1987, and after the first...
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    Rethinking Nursing...advice from nurses please!

    sissiesmama replied to Smiley2055's topic in General Nursing

    Smiley - I think it is a good idea for you to think about your decision and not just rush into one or the other. And I feel for you, talking about waking up stressing like you were about your patients...
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    Rethinking Nursing...advice from nurses please!

    sissiesmama replied to Smiley2055's topic in General Nursing

    Hello and welcome - glad you're here with us. I have been a nurse since 1991, and in that time, I have thought miore than once that I had made a mistake in either choosing the field or staying in...
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    Do most nurses not want to go into management?

    sissiesmama replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Not no but ___________ no! There is no way I would want to be in management. When I went to nursing school, I wanted to do patient care, not to get into any type of management at all. I have an...
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    Some questions for nurses married to nurses

    sissiesmama replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm glad that the OP started this thread. I had wondered before if anyone else but me were husband and wife nurse teams. I met my dh back in 1990 when I had not been out of high school long,...
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    What states allow LPN/LVN in the hospitals??

    sissiesmama replied to jeepgirl97's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We live in Louisiana and our state does and has as long as I can remember allow LPNs to work in the hospital setting. I guess I just never thought about it, but I didn't realize some states may not...
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    Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

    sissiesmama replied to chirodoc's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think it's admirable that you would like to do more for your patients. You don't hear that very often anymore unfortunately. These days, too many people just want to do it just d/t the money...
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    so "the state" is coming, and i dont know how to rectify what i did.

    sissiesmama replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    Take some good deep breats and think about it. If that's the worst mistake you ever make as a nurse, then you're doing pretty darn good. I've been a nurse almost 20 years and I have made far worse...
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    How do you put a nurse like this in her place?

    sissiesmama replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, thank goodness!!! This is probably something I would say, and I did end up in this position at a previous job and something like this did come out - before I could stop it, but I have to say, it...
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    Who hates nursing, honestly????

    sissiesmama replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing

    Right. Twenty years ago when I was a wide eyed student, I wanted nothing more than to be a nurse. I don't regret going to nursing school then, but I do dislike intensely what it has become - and if...
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    Ahh, drama. Please help me out!

    sissiesmama replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think I have to agree with the other posters, I wouldn't send an email. The manager may at least appreciate it a little more if you do it in person, have a sit down with her - that way at...
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    GI unit

    sissiesmama replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    hey - i did not too terribly long ago. it was a pretty good unit to work on. we usually had the same mds admitting the patients - they were all very nice and aacted like they appreciated the staff....
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    Getting into Nursing Just to Get a JOB!!

    sissiesmama replied to allison_lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah!! You hit the nail on the head with that one! I didn't realize at first how "charged up" some posters would get when responding to some of the threads you mentioned. Some of the responses...
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    Anyone have a positive hospital volunteer experience they would like to share?

    sissiesmama replied to dallasga123's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hey - I am an RN and before I went to nursing school I decided to do some volunteer work at one of our local hospitals. I signed up with my best friend one summer. I was pretty sure I wanted to...
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    HUGE mistake in clinical....

    sissiesmama replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    I just went back and re read your first posting when the thread got started. Your instructor said WHAT???? You didn't have any empathy??? I wasn't there, but it seems to me when reading this that...
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    HUGE mistake in clinical....

    sissiesmama replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    I agree with some of the other posters, don't beat yourself up because you weren't the first one to have this trouble at clinical, and you won't be the last for sure. That happened to me not long...
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    LTC facilities in Shreveport

    sissiesmama replied to allison_lpn's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I hope it's of some help. I haven't been to the Sport location, but the staff and all from there were very nice the times I have met them. I know the facilities, both locations are very staff...