oopsimout

oopsimout

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  1. What does your username mean?

    I have dysautonomia and tend to faint. Hence, oopsimout. This is why I had to give up direct
  2. Texting while doing patient care?

    the difference with the patient being on the phone in their room is, oh, i don't know...could it be they are the patient? you are the professional and you are the one providing the service and being...
  3. Texting while doing patient care?

    Having been a patient frequently and a nurse, I have to say, texting while actually providing patient care is a big no, no and pictures? Don't even get me started. OOPS too late. I did home...
  4. Pressing charges on a psych patient?

    there is a serious difference between a patient that should not be held accountable and one that is just mean. i was given a left hook to the jaw and knocked a little kookoo by a patient having a...
  5. In college my biology teacher was a Dr. a DVM!! So, anyhoo, don't let her get you down. Believe in yourself and let your family know your fears. I bet they think you will not only succeed in...
  6. Just talked to a nurse- I feel so down & anxious

    First of all..The nurse that was out of nursing for 11 years was, in the view of an employer, starting off on the same level as a new grad. If I were a potential employer, it would be difficult to...
  7. Question for Nurses who are MOMS

    I'm the mother of 3. My children were in elementary, middle and High school when I started nursing school. My first job was 730am to 5:00pm in a clinic. I did work most holidays but no weekends. My...
  8. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

    I started college and Nursing school in my late 30s. When I went to nursing school I was 40. I thought I would be the oldest one there. I was very surprised to find that there were several students...
  9. Pressing charges on a psych patient?

    Geropsych? Does this patient suffer from Dementia? If so charges or not, they may not learn a lesson. I don't think there is really enough detail there for me to tell you to file or not. I was a home...
  10. What does your username mean?

    I have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. When i stand up too fast I faint. Hence, oops im out. It proved pretty entertaining in