IloveSnoopy

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  1. Anxiety and low self-esteem

    IloveSnoopy replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Tweety, You and I are on the same wave-length a lot of the time.....I always enjoy reading your responses.... I had a similar thing happen the other night....well kind of.....our ICU nurse...

  2. Anxiety and low self-esteem

    IloveSnoopy replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all... Just thought I would bring this thread back to the surface...because I was feeling this low self esteem, I'm not good enough, I'm going to quit my job and work with animals feeling...

  3. How can I tell................

    IloveSnoopy replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I totally know where you are coming from...and the sad part is that I've been a nurse for four years now!!! I've reached the conclusion that my problem is anxiety... I am so much like...

  4. I hate being sick at Christmas

    IloveSnoopy replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I'm sorry to hear that so many of you are sick...yikes!! I had this weird thing the other night.....I got to work.....was there for an hour...and then instantly got extremely dizzy and...

  5. Chest tube question????

    IloveSnoopy posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI everyone, Last night I had a patient with a small pneumothorax...she had a chest tube set up to 20cm suction. The thing worked great all night for me...absolutely no bubbling of the water seal...

  6. Chest tube question????

    IloveSnoopy replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks David.... You hit the nail on the head. I was thinking about this thing all day...so I decided to call the pm staff and ask about the patient. Apparently...the tube did become dislodged while...

  7. Vacation/sick time versus PTO??

    IloveSnoopy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, Our facility is thinking about switching to 'paid time off" versus the standard accruing of sick days and vacation time. For those of you that do the PTO thing...can you explain a little...

  8. How many of you are depressed?

    IloveSnoopy replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I guess I'm kind of like some of the others.......some days up, some days down. If I have a good night...I go home saying "this will be my job for the rest of my life"...if I have a bad...

  9. Happy Thanksgiving

    IloveSnoopy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Just wanted to take a minute to wish all my fellow nursing friends...and safe and happy Thanksgiving! I know sometimes our work is hard and discouraging....but I really do believe that there are...

  10. Extreme swelling and tenderness of lymph node

    IloveSnoopy replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    Hey.... I have the same exact flipping thing right now...you have described it to a T........it's only on the right side.....it's like my right tonsil and or right side of the back of my tongue. It...

  11. Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

    IloveSnoopy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all.... Just wondering if anyone can relate....... In our facility...we tend to get these frequent flyer patients of the following type: Females...in their 20's or so.....with complaints of...

  12. Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

    IloveSnoopy replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    You know, Part of me was starting to feel bad about posting my feelings regarding the "drama queen".......but luckily, as always, I find that I'm not the only one with thoughts on this......thanks so...

  13. no restrictions to visitors

    IloveSnoopy replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I think having families visit or even stay the night is ok most the time. I do agree though...that many times the families can make things just terrible. Like last night for instance. We had a whole...

  14. Question for all of you lovely ladies and gents.....

    IloveSnoopy posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone, First let me say that I think you are all great for doing what you do!!! I'm a Med/surg RN...and don't kow the first thing about OB...so, I'm' glad there are those who do know. I just...

  15. Anyone sick of working weekends????

    IloveSnoopy replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    RN-PA, I was doing the every third weekend (12 hour shifts) but I have endometriosis and have a lot of pain from it and the 12 hour shifts just got way too long for me. Now..I will be going back to...

  16. Blood pressure cuff question...

    IloveSnoopy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I've been a nurse for some time now and probably should have figured this out by now....it sounds kinda stupid....but I figure y'all will help me out... Have you guys ever had to take a...

  17. Anxiety and low self-esteem

    IloveSnoopy replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone, I'm feeling a lot better. I worked the weekend and actually got a couple IV's in .....x1 attempt! Yeahhhhhhhhh :) I've also done a lot of talking with my co-workers...and you know...

  18. Anxiety and low self-esteem

    IloveSnoopy replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again you guys.....You Rock!!!! It's amazing to hear that so many people feel the same way that I do. I guess a lot of it stems back to that old nursing school saying: "you learn something...

  19. Anxiety and low self-esteem

    IloveSnoopy replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, Thank you soooo much for all of your kind words.....All of your comments truly make me feel better. I've thought of counseling..but just never tried it I guess. I think having low self...

  20. Cbi

    IloveSnoopy posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    HI, This is actually my first post ever! I work on a med/surg unit in a small hospital and we recently had a pt. that required continuous bladder irrigation. I was wondering if someone could tell me...