ssouthernyankee

ssouthernyankee

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  1. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks everyone. We just got back from a pretty intense therapy session. She is doing well though, we are all just so wore out at this point but it will get better. It looks like we are going to trial...

  2. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry I haven't been on here in so long. She is doing just wonderful. But we have had a setback of another type recently. Apparently squirrels have been in my attic chewing on electrical wires and...

  3. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    She is doing very well here. She didn't sleep much the first night but now she's comfortable in her room. She has been up playing quite a bit with my kids, they get along really well. The police have...

  4. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Umm, I am here with her all day long. She has a therapist and caseworker coming in as well. She is being well taken care

  5. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have a wonderful update, my little one will be coming home with me tomorrow. She just has to have her antibiotics tonight, she's doing beautifully. The family is so excited in preparation of the new...

  6. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you. From what I understand the mother's involvement was allowing it to happen, I thought they were going to charge her with child endangerment or the like but as far as I know they haven't...

  7. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you so much for the support. I cannot imagine them getting away with the torture they have put this precious child through. I am just so sensitive about this whole ordeal that the post...

  8. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am trying not to stress too much yet it is difficult not to. It never occured to me that the detective handling the case could have messed up by the handling of the video. I just assumed it was fine...

  9. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I too have concerns over the video but I just did what was asked of me. I didn't ask her or coach her about what happened she just started talking. I too hope this doesn't cause a problem. I couldn't...

  10. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our visit with the kiddos went perfectly. It's moving right along. I'll keep updating but for now I'm just exhausted. Take care and

  11. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    She's still doing great, kept me up late with knock knock and why did the ----cross the road jokes. My favorite so far..Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? He didn't have any guts! I almost fell...

  12. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Today she has been eating alot of ice cream and some soup w/crackers and doing well with it. I'm hoping for a Monday or Tues. green light to take her home. She has been telling me knock-knock jokes...

  13. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They can have sweet moments.

  14. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks all !!! My coworkers just blew me away. I'd gone home to get a few things and when I returned to my unit they had set up a "Baby Shower" for me and my little one. It was just spectacular! They...

  15. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My gosh you all are so kind and so supportive. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. When I started the process of becoming a foster mother it was out of wanting to have more children in my life. I...

  16. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    :hpygrp:The court session took all of about 10 minutes. It's official she's coming home with me next week if she's recovered enough!! When I got back to the hosp. I ran to her room to tell her. Oh my...

  17. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks, oh she will be taken care of. I've been accused of spoiling my kids too much so now I will have one more kiddo to spoil rotten as well.lol. I go to court in about an hour. When I get back I'm...

  18. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am sure you will be an excellent nurse. Good luck on your new adventure you can DO IT I believe in you!! Well I bette try to get some rest while I can. she's been sleeping most of the day so I...

  19. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree if this had happened to own of my kids it would be awul difficult to refrain from inflicting serious damage to the perps. I'm glad he was

  20. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes it is in deed. What a way to start your life

  21. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks. Wow that's alot of traveling. I did not work at Mayo I lived quite a ways from there. I worked in a small family practice office in Grand Marais, right on Lake Superior/Canadian border. That...

  22. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for the compliment. yes, I had to grow up rather quickly..alot of life lessons very early on in my life. I am a southernbelle transplant.lol. I moved to Arkansas from Illinois when I was 11....

  23. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    She's had a pretty good day, resting fairly well. Tomorrow is the big day, final signatures for temporary custody given to me. As soon as she's discharged I can take her home, but it will take a bit...

  24. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Lol too funny, I'm fond of the camo colored duct tape then they couldn't see me

  25. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    ssouthernyankee replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I forgot to ask in last post have any of you ever had to testify about one of your pts. in criminal case? wondering what to