sissiesmama ASN, RN

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    Need some advice about possible LPN to RN route

    sissiesmama replied to kristi1111's topic in LPN to RN

    Hey kristi1111 - When considering nursing school, my mom made the comment "Why don't you go to LPN school and then if you don't like it you only wasted 1 year instead of 4." Of course, she was joking....
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    Lunesta vs. Ambien

    sissiesmama replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I know I'm late to join this thread, but wanted to put in my .02. I tried Benadryl, klonopin, and Lunesta with no reults. My PCP switched me to Ambien 10mg and it works like a charm. Don't have to...
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    Starting over

    sissiesmama replied to Gypsiekate's topic in Nurses Recovery

    By coming here, you have "inherited" a support system that you can reach wherever you can get online! Anne,
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    I was slapped by a doctor!

    sissiesmama replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the OP is a victim and the actions of the physician are intolerable, but thinking back 17 years, I wouldn't have felt comfortable calling the police either. but now I wouldn't think...
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    Caught stealing drugs

    sissiesmama replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    Like Tazzi, I am an addict who was caught diverting. My drug of choice was Demerol. I have been in recovery for 7 years, and will have my sobriety birthday on August 16th. Thank God for second...
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    Cannot stand this MD

    sissiesmama replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is one at every hospital. The last one I had a run in with ended with me as the day nurse having to call Dr. Wonderful to let him know that the night nurse had given barium contrast for...
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    Starting over

    sissiesmama replied to Gypsiekate's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey Gypsiekate - I am also an addict. Glad to hear your story. I am sorry that you have had so much pain but I am glad you are here with us and are going to seek out help for your addiction. I...
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    I was slapped by a doctor!

    sissiesmama replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    "It wouldn't happen but once!", is what I told my dh who is also an RN. It's one thing for a little old demented Alzheimer's patient to do it, and it's not appreciated then, but the person who laid...
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    Student about to get into trouble and in need of advice (real long...sorry!)

    sissiesmama replied to hardworking woman's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello- I would like to respond to even just one aspect. Please think before you decide to alter your evaluation. I have been a nurse for 17 years and I have seen things like that happen. If you get...
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    Don't get mad but... i HATE this forum

    sissiesmama replied to fUsi0n86's topic in General Nursing

    Pax Ramona Hey great minds think alike!! That's what I tell mine too, But I don't think they believe it!! Anne,
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    Possibility of EMT after nursing??

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Thank you everyone for such great responses! I appreciate the input. When I left a previous job in a busy city hospital ER, all the guys from our local ambulance crews got together and had a...
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    my drug-seeking nurse patient

    sissiesmama replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Hey- yes, I used to work with a charge nurse on a med-surg unit that was a "no nonsense, no BS" kind of woman. We had a 30 yr. old woman that was a frequent flyer and just about every nurse has had...
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    getting a job with a narc restriction

    sissiesmama replied to ms. papa RN AGAIN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey susan - glad I wasn't the only one! I worked for over 17 yrs and know that was the best decision I ever made! I thought it was just me.
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    my drug-seeking nurse patient

    sissiesmama replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and the rule your facility has about keeping the same patients day after day, THAT IS ABSURD!!! Just in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with rotating patients, wherther it is patient request,...
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    my drug-seeking nurse patient

    sissiesmama replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Hey chenoaspirit - you hit the nail on the head! So many facilities would rather just sweep it under the rug, or terminate the employee but keep the reason a secret. I have seen both happen in our...
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    my drug-seeking nurse patient

    sissiesmama replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is OMG!!!!! How did I miss that last thread about that patient????? I did have a patient one time who was an RN and worked at this same facility in the ICU. She did not like LPNs,...
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    Today was a good day

    sissiesmama replied to sheilagh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey congrats!! That is just wonderful. I am very happy for you and your new godbaby. The same type of thing happened to me after I had been in the recovering nurse program for about 3 months and...
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    Can Anyone Explain??

    sissiesmama replied to *tattooed~princess*'s topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Hey - I live in NE louisiana and am an RN. Other poster was right, once you pass boards, you are good to go. Depending on where you start to work, most if not all of them have yearly comp. tests,...
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    Why I like small ER's

    sissiesmama replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    nursebrandie28 - you are so right! I think my favorite facility to work was the small ER in a small town about 40 minutes from us. You never felt like you were just "out there with your rear...
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    VENT... beware- not a happy post

    sissiesmama replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie - you are SO right!!! I decided that I wanted to be a nurse when I was in elem. school after my grandmother had a stroke. And I loved it, just knew I had made the right decision. Well, it...
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    VENT... beware- not a happy post

    sissiesmama replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    Sue Hey - been there, done that!! I was one of those who didn't make it 20 years. After 17 yrs of nursing filled with BS, I packed my toys and went home for good. Of course, this was after I...
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    Question/Concern about pt and Dilaudid IVP

    sissiesmama replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    Hey - you have to be kidding me!!!! My first thought when I read the start of this thread was OMG!! My dh and I are both RNs with ER experience and I have had my share of pancreatitis patients....
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    Sickest you have ever been, and still expected to work.

    sissiesmama replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey glad I'm not the only one who that happened to. I was working on a med surg unit and was in the hospital for 2 1/2 weeks with pancreatitis. Npo the whole time and sick as a dog(in bed on my...
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    Respond if you found a decent niche after hating your first positions

    sissiesmama replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    Djuana - you read my mind! It takes a special person to be an ER nurse and find some humor in it and enjoy it day to day. I knew I was "home" when I started working in the ER. Anne, RNC
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    Respond if you found a decent niche after hating your first positions

    sissiesmama replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    Hey - when I finished LPN school and passed boards back in 1990, I started working on a med surg unit at a local busy hospital. In our area, LPNs could work in ER only after they had at least 1 yr....