sissiesmama ASN, RN

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    Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    sissiesmama replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    I know different facilities and different managers have different policies about the report process. And if I were in ICU, I would give a different type of report since the patients are in a critical...
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    LTC facilities in Shreveport

    sissiesmama replied to allison_lpn's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Hello - glad to see you will be moving to S port soon. My hubbie and I live West Monroe, about an hour or so away from there. One LTAC facility that I know something about is Cornerstone Hospitak....
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    Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    sissiesmama replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. There is no right or wrong in this, as long as the pertinent information gets passed along. I know on the med surg floor I referred to in one of my posts you didn't really the option of...
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    New LPN Student.. can't stomach vomit..need advice/tips to help overcome this.

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

    Hey K!! Man, I figured I was the only one who let emesis get to them. I've a nurse since 1991, and was never bothered by anything else other than that. I mean, NOTHING could get to me like that. I...
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    Would you do it all over again?

    sissiesmama replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    NO WAY!!!!!!! Anne,
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    Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    sissiesmama replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    That's how it would be at our hospital where I had been working last. We had 12 patients each, and 10 minutes each, we would be so behind after just that one nurse reporting, you are so behind coming...
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    Why do I feel so horrible.

    sissiesmama replied to cptluciejensen's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey - been wondering how everything was going. Hope you are feeling a little better about what happened. I know it was a hard decision to make, but without a doubt you made the best decision for...
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    the smell of code brown

    sissiesmama replied to CNA Rob's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's some good stuff when encountering some icky smells. I started using that 20 years ago, and it's never failed me. Anne,
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    Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    sissiesmama replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Right. The stuff that is pertinent, that I need to be aware of to provide effective patient care, by all means. The other stuff, the "fluff", don't want it, don't need it, ect. Anne,
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    Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    sissiesmama replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds liike you an I have worked with some of the same people. I know they mean well, butplease don't take up time telling me things like that and keep me in report when I have a bucket load of...
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    Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    sissiesmama replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah - been there, done that! It just drives me NUTS when they feel like they must give you every minute detail that is not really pertinent to the care of the patient. I had one RN who when...
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    the smell of code brown

    sissiesmama replied to CNA Rob's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I thought that I was the only one who felt like that, that mouth breathing almost makes me taste it. (YUCK!!) The worst to me is a patient with c dfff positive. I don't think there will ever be a...
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    Is this true?????

    sissiesmama replied to monkeykiss's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to agree with you - that is just ridiculous! Never heard of such. It seems like some kind of rumor is always circulating about 1 thing or another. I could be wrong, but I just feel like...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Hey virgo - Thanks. I feel like such a freak or idiot. What grown woman stresses out so much about things like this, has nightmares about OR and things that could go wrong? I don't know why I have...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Mag and Turnleft -- Thanks guys, I feel like a big goober worrying and stressing but this is just SO much more than I think I can handle. As far as nursing goes, I haven't really taken care of many of...
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    Nclex stopped at "ODD NO."

    sissiesmama replied to SadNBlue's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey I guess I've been out of school too long. I haven't heard anything about this rumor. I finished LPN school in 1991 and took the written boards in New Orleans, La. (Not a fun experience, I...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks - You're right about that - between you guys here and my hubbie, I can feel so much support and kindness and that makes all the difference. I knew (or had a pretty good idea) that I would...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I don't know what I ould do without all you guys here. Especially now since I am not working. My hubbie is so very supportive with all this. He knows that there's only so much I can do and...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Bortaz! Glad to hear from you on this - you always help so much! I don't know , I just don't know if I can do this. I have felt SO bad now for so long. I stay SOB so much of the time. I have...
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    Losing Hope for Recovery

    sissiesmama replied to krisssy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Mag - You are SO right! Sometimes, I would take that many baths or showers like that too. And, honestly, I do feel like it helped. It could have been the water, the feeling of just kind of...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    litbit - I guess I jinxed us or something talking about the troubled stepson. It's just after 10am here and the school has already started calling us - I just can'r wait to find out what our little...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    litbit - Thanks for your response. I certainly do appreciate it. Dh and I have been married almost 5 years, and we dated over a year before that. He has a daughter that is almost 25, and two boys,...
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    Parents controlling an adult child with chronic/progressive disease

    sissiesmama replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Mag - That kind of thing will just drain every ounce of energy you have. As if we don't work hard enough and get tired physically, that just adds to it. I hope you do get some rest and can recharge...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Marla! I appreciate it. At least the child situation has been resolved somewhat. The 16 yr old stepson has moved out of the house and is living with a friend and has mom. Not the most...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! Thanks for your reply. I just hate feeling like this- I have never really been sick before, or at least not like this. I mean, I had pancreatitis when I was in my early 20s and had a lap...