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  1. child care for overnights

    mondkmondk replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    There are some resources out there....a website I used to frequent was babysitters.com You have to join to view their contact info, but browsing through their available sitters are free. Since you...

  2. Anyone here a prison nurse? Have an interview with them Wed.

    mondkmondk replied to mondkmondk's topic in Correctional

    Thank you for moving the thread...I'm still kind of new here and I didn't realize there was already a corrections forum...sorry to inconvenience anyone! I hope I do get the job not only for experience...

  3. Anyone here a prison nurse? Have an interview with them Wed.

    mondkmondk posted a topic in Correctional

    I have talked to some others here about this but can't find my thread..anyway, I wanted to know what job duties I could expect if I get this job...also, do the inmates play tricks and stuff on new...

  4. turned away after clinical started??

    mondkmondk replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Call the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Association) and tell them what happened...they may refer you to someone else, but you possibly could have a case against them. Here is the ADA toll free...

  5. Can bipolar disorder get in the way of recieving lnursing licensure?

    mondkmondk replied to sironside's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Not in my state (Missouri) as far as I know anyway...I was already an RN before showing symptoms...and I don't remember ever being asked that prior to nursing school or for boards. I've been stable...

  6. Why do patients abuse nurses?

    mondkmondk replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    The first 10 or so years of nursing, I worked in an Alzheimer Unit. Most of those residents were physically and verbally abusive. I thought it was really sad...if they really knew what they were...

  7. Bipolar

    mondkmondk replied to newbylvn13's topic in General Nursing

    Hi...I'm bipolar too...I currently possibly have a case against the last place I worked due to disability discrimination. They knew I was bipolar and could only work certain hours but not only did...

  8. Is the drug Halcion or its generic still available in the U.S.?

    mondkmondk replied to mondkmondk's topic in Patient Medications

    Back when I took it, its classification was sedative/hypnotic. That is what it said in my other drug book/PDR. Thanks,

  9. I'm really confused about becoming an NP...please advise

    mondkmondk posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm getting ready to start my first class for my BSN (I'm an ADN RN) and also want my Master's...then I would love to be an adult NP or a mental health NP. Please tell me how long this may take me if...

  10. Would this offend you?

    mondkmondk posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I belong to many forums because there are so many pieces of me floating around. Anyway, as we just adopted a baby last year I belong to a huge adoption forum. Someone there posted that they were...

  11. Forced to resign, looking for new job

    mondkmondk posted a topic in General Nursing

    Up until a couple weeks ago I was working for a great facility that paid pretty much top dollar. Unfortunately this facility had major turnovers where staff was concerned. I think in the 2.5 years...

  12. Forced to resign, looking for new job

    mondkmondk replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Update: I contacted the administrator of the facility and he was very vague with me and refused to give me the coporate's phone number...but I found it anyway and called corporate and told them what...

  13. Long time experience RN w/new NP license ready for NP role-enough financial benefit

    mondkmondk replied to hello101's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is happening to RN's out there too! I quit my most precious of jobs due to hour changes as an experienced $20/hr. staff nurse and they hire a GN to be a DON! NO experience or nothing and she ups...

  14. Life in a nursing home, from the inside - LONG

    mondkmondk replied to KEK1984's topic in General Nursing

    LTC is my specialty...I have read notes similar to this one and always get a lump in my throat and tears sting my eyes. Do I do any of those things to my residents? Probably I have at some point,...

  15. Forced to resign, looking for new job

    mondkmondk replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    iwanna: You asked what sleep meds I'm on...currently I take 2 Sonata every night but it takes at least 3 hours to kick in and I'm going to have to ask my pdoc to switch me AGAIN. I have been on:...

  16. How difficult is math in nursing school?

    mondkmondk replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going back to hopefully get my BSN and have to take 2 college math classes...I too suck at math. However, my babysitter's daughter is a wiz and told me she'd tutor me if I need her...thank...

  17. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    mondkmondk replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't know why, I guess the need is there, but out of about 6 or 7 nursing homes in our area, I sort of went from job to job and now can say I've worked at most all of them. Well, the third one I...

  18. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

    mondkmondk replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ah, the trach story...I sleep like a log; I probably have sleep apnea too because I know I sleep with my mouth open, I have to keep water at my bedside because my mouth gets so dry. Keep the funnies...

  19. scared out of my mind about tomorrow!

    mondkmondk replied to CT Pixie's topic in General Nursing

    I learned this early on as an LPN: If you need to call a doctor, make sure you have vital signs taken and in front of you, all charts for the patient because you never know what the doc is going to...

  20. Grievance leads to physical conditions?!

    mondkmondk replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    My similar situation: I was dx'ed in May 2001 with bipolar ironically just a couple of months after my cousin's identical twin baby boys were both stillborn. After having 3 girls, my cousin was...

  21. mixing medications

    mondkmondk replied to GmaC13's topic in General Nursing

    I take several different meds myself and the best thing that worked for me is to set my pills up in a pill box designed for qid and each separate day of the week. I even got my dad to do this too and...

  22. So angry right now. Warning: Extremely long

    mondkmondk replied to HappyPediRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh my heavens! If I were you I'd be very P.O.'ed too. Actually, if I was in your shoes, I'd transfer him to Mayo or somewhere else. How big is his abdomen now? I can't believe he is getting such...

  23. Migraines and work

    mondkmondk replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hi...I'm bipolar and often get migraines or what I call "bipolar headaches". I used to take Depakote and it worked really well but I gained so much weight on it I had to go off it, plus we were...

  24. Is anyone in or has gone through an online RN to BSN?

    mondkmondk replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently enrolled in UOP Online and am supposed to start at the end of September if I can get my financial aid stuff straight. My hubby and I were pretty much forced to file bankruptcy early...

  25. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    mondkmondk replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Alright, another from my archives: One night I worked as an aide in the nursing home (frequently I requested the floor to avoid the stress of being in charge every now and then, plus it kept me...