MustangSallie1997

MustangSallie1997

L/D, and now Occupational Health

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  1. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    MustangSallie1997 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would love to have ANY input on this subject. Where is the rule book on giving PRN pain medication ?? Does anyone out there have any input

  2. Tired of impaired nurses

    MustangSallie1997 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    LAMAZETEACHER............I have had something very wonderful happen with my career, I cant wait to update you !!

  3. Tired of impaired nurses

    MustangSallie1997 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    LAMAZETEACHER I AM HERE !!!! I have started my new job and things have been CRAZY !!! Everything went GREAT with the BON, all was dismissed and I now can go on with my life !!! Hard lesson...

  4. I got the job!!

    MustangSallie1997 replied to eandgsma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats, I too went straight into L/D after graduation, it is tough to learn how to be a nurse AND a L/D nurse at the same time, but possible and WONDERFUL !! Dont be afraid to ask questions, it will...

  5. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    MustangSallie1997 replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    Full term Abdominal pregnancy delivered by c/s with no complications, it was one of the wildest things I have ever seen

  6. Spouses scheduling conflict

    MustangSallie1997 replied to wayunderpaid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know it wont help with this situation, but PRN is also a great alternative. My husband and I have 3 small children, daycare is CRAZY, so I worked PRN. I could choose the day & the shift I wanted...

  7. Seriously considering

    MustangSallie1997 replied to septoct7401's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think a lot of nursing students have anxieties about shots and IVs, I know I did. I also know that almost every laboring patient that comes in the door, depending on where you work, gets an IV and...

  8. IUD retrieval??

    MustangSallie1997 replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    In my nursing experience, they will wait toward the end of her period, because the cervix is slightly dilated at this point, use an ultrasound to visualize and go in with a forcep type instrument to...

  9. Cheers and Geers from our Peers !!

    MustangSallie1997 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, just curious as to what all of the nurses and nurses to be out their have on their minds. What do you have to CHEER about work and life, and what whould you like to GEER about work and...

  10. Cheers and Geers from our Peers !!

    MustangSallie1997 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap: I would like to CHEER a nurse I met here at allnurses not too long ago. We had what you would call a :smiley_abdiffering of oppinions. At times we were both very irritated at the other, I...

  11. Ever notice this about allnurses?

    MustangSallie1997 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    CHERYBABY.......GOOGLE.....I LOVE it

  12. Ever notice this about allnurses?

    MustangSallie1997 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty new here and even I have gotten tired of seeing some of the same things over and over, but ya know what I do, I just don't read them. There are plenty of other threads out there of...

  13. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    MustangSallie1997 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Heidisuz..............Where have you gone ??? Is all OK

  14. Tired of impaired nurses

    MustangSallie1997 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    Yes Lamazeteacher, I now have a new respect for you. I cant damn anyone for "shooting off at the mouth" because I have been know to do it too from time to time !! 421, I thank you for your input and...

  15. Tired of impaired nurses

    MustangSallie1997 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    Lamazeteacher i thank you for your knowledge and input. I do want to make on thing clear though, I was not suspended by the BON. This happened back in April, I lost my job, and I have just now been...

  16. Tired of impaired nurses

    MustangSallie1997 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right jlsrn, there were many factors that worked against me that day. The main one I feel is that I got lax, I lost respect for the percocet because we give it out like candy. It was easy...

  17. nurse lost baby to SIDS

    MustangSallie1997 replied to ANG_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    :saint:As I sit here reading all of the posts, I have tears running down my face. As a mother of 3 I cant count the number of times that I have tiptoed into my child's bedroom because they had slept...

  18. Tired of impaired nurses

    MustangSallie1997 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    LAMAZETEACHER, Oh if we could all be so perfect.......NEVER is a strong word, and to say you have never done something, well anyway. And as far as me doubling a dose THAT NEVER HAPPENED !! We are...

  19. Tired of impaired nurses

    MustangSallie1997 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    what is the confusion ?? I stated that I failed to return them as I left work ill that day, I did however return them to the pharmacy later that evening once I realized what I had

  20. Tired of impaired nurses

    MustangSallie1997 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    jlsrn, The entire story is too crazy to have to post it every time. I think in my posts above I got most of the story out. I took meds home, brought them back the same day, they did a review of...

  21. Burnt Out

    MustangSallie1997 replied to newyorknat's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight into graduate school the semester after I got my BSN. I was working a .8 on nights, trying to learn how to be a REAL nurse in Labor and Delivery, planning a wedding, and buying our...

  22. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    MustangSallie1997 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I may be guilty of a lot of things, but failing to be a patient advocate is not one of them, and neither is stealing/abuseing/misusing narcotics. Funny how life works, how you can look back at one...

  23. My Feet Hurt

    MustangSallie1997 replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    sell the house pay the car off, take fewer vacations and cut your work week back a few hours !!! Are all the material things really important enough to you to harm yourself physically ?? I know...

  24. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    MustangSallie1997 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I could use a lot less stress in my life right about now

  25. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    MustangSallie1997 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    DEE, thanks for your input. A lot will change for me in the future !! I hope everyone understands that I did not make this a habit, obviously I would call the MD if it became a pattern, but if she...