sissiesmama ASN, RN

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    i dislike med surg

    sissiesmama replied to dcwang's topic in General Students

    I was SO happy to get into the ER - I was a little surprised when we started having SO many "hold" patients in the ER waiting on either a med-surg bed or ICU. Can't escape those med-surg family...
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    i dislike med surg

    sissiesmama replied to dcwang's topic in General Students

    Hi - my hubby and I are "old nurses" - I graduated from nursing school in 91, and he finished 5 or 6 yrs before me. I worked med-surg when I graduated; that was pretty much a given (I wanted to work...
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    This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    sissiesmama replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Whack a mole! Love it! Mental image came to mind and I LOLed and sprayed Coke on my screen. 😎 Anne,
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    advice? asked to go home during shift

    sissiesmama replied to artreid's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I'm sorry to hear of your situation. I can speak from my own experience - this happened to me once since I started nursing in 91. I was asked to go home, and "we'll be in touch" when I asked...
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    Engagement Ring help!

    sissiesmama replied to a_nurses_bf's topic in General Nursing

    This! I've seen a lot of female OR staff pinning theirs to their top with a safety pin. I would be terrified I I would lose it- I don't have the best track record for losing things, although I never...
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    I apologize

    sissiesmama replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    And then when they start to answer that question with "well, about six months ago..." Anne,
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    NC BON and past opiate abuse

    sissiesmama replied to lookatheflowers's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I live in Louisiana- don't know how different your state would be - here you would be entering a contract of 3 years being monitored with drug screens, AA/NA and nursing support meetings, a 5 day...
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    HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    sissiesmama replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    Right - and a person only gets one time to make a "first impression" OP, I do understand paying for nursing school and bills - but there are other job that probably wouldn't have u wondering - it...
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    Zombie Apocalypse: WWND?

    sissiesmama replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahaha! Love
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    At a loss for the future!

    sissiesmama replied to TwinMommy2403's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Sarah! Hahaha! I had one of those experiences too - this was actually after I finished my RNP contract and I was working on an LTAC unit that was located on 2 floors - on 6th was vents, trachs,...
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    At a loss for the future!

    sissiesmama replied to TwinMommy2403's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey Twin! I'm so sorry! I'm also from Louisiana. I was caught diverting at work in August 1999 and entered our state's RNP. I had been working at the facility where I had been caught for 5 months...
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    Nurses have an Attitude Problem

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

    That was my thought too! Sounds like the two would get along SO well! Two peas in a pod! Anne,
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    Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

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

    [quote= I am sorry u felt like the ER nurse was rude - but I hope u understand - most of the time our ER's are just
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    surgery and pain medication

    sissiesmama replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When a friend of mine in our state's program, she had to bring a form with her and have her MD fill it out saying that he know she was in the program (there were a few more things on the page but i...
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    SOBER 1 YEAR

    sissiesmama replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations on making it through that first year! Anne,
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    Where is everyone from in the world?

    sissiesmama replied to Kiwiguy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    West Monroe, Louisiana
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    Fed-up: Admin will not even meet with me so I can withdrawal. A warning to others.

    sissiesmama replied to reluctantrn's topic in General Students

    It's like that here too Bucky, the "one-party" state. Anne,
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    LIAR: ADN RN prompted to lie about holding a BSN... is it passable?

    sissiesmama replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hahahahahaha!! Anne,
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    Fed-up: Admin will not even meet with me so I can withdrawal. A warning to others.

    sissiesmama replied to reluctantrn's topic in General Students

    This! Anne,
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    Would you have called out?

    sissiesmama replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    That was my thought too - and it would have been my bad luck - one of the same co - workers who said they would have called in would have been in my manager's office ratting me out. U definetly did...
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    first RN paycheck?

    sissiesmama replied to nauticaburt561's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha! Sounds like mine too. Anne,
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    To tell or not to tell!

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

    Definetly - I've seen it backfire - someone going in with good intentions and it not go well at all. Anne,
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    sissiesmama replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Don - I didn't think your response was arrogant at all. I hate that OP took it like that. I'm an ER nurse - I know there's no way that I could survive taking care of NI patients full time. Yes,...
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    bipolar recovering addict cant get job ! is it over

    sissiesmama replied to PCORRAL's topic in Nurses Recovery

    And here's the sixth. Anne,
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    bipolar recovering addict cant get job ! is it over

    sissiesmama replied to PCORRAL's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This! Thank u