mustlovepoodles RN

mustlovepoodles is a RN and specializes in OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD.

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1. A Valuable Lesson

   mustlovepoodles replied to jojo489's topic in Developmental Disabilities

   Well, I'm late to the party but I wanted to share my own experience with you all. I have been an RN for 38 years, and a mother for 29 years. Most of my nursing experience has been with adults,...

2. I think I'm being used as a pawn

   mustlovepoodles replied to lsid16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I agree with you. Tread very carefully here. I would absolutely NOT go against this doctor's supervisor. Everyone is expendable, especially the brand new nurse. Fairly early in my career I got myself...

3. Do you tell people where you work?

   mustlovepoodles replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

   I do. I work for a non-profit that does foster care and placement of persons who have developmental disabilities. I've never had anyone make an unkind comment about my

4. Is it illegal to say you're a med student if you are not in medical school?

   mustlovepoodles replied to psu_213's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My nephew was "in nursing school" for 4 years. At least that's what *he* thought. He couldn't get his GPA above 2.4 and kept failing classes. The closest he ever got to a nursing class was Lamaze,...

5. Blackout curtains

   mustlovepoodles replied to puroticorico's topic in General Nursing

   I used tin foil, as well. You can mold it to the window so NO LIGHT gets out. And if you HOA nixes tin foil, get a piece of poster board, tape it over the window facing out, then cover the back with...

6. what is the space on your neck called?

   mustlovepoodles replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

   My mom calls it you

7. Questions for Night Shift Nurses

   mustlovepoodles replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

   Here are the questions: 1. What is it like to work nightshift? It can be busy, even frantic, if you have a large caseload, are short-staffed, or a lot of admissions. Or it can be totally...

8. Foster Care Public Health Nurse

   mustlovepoodles replied to mesa14's topic in Public, Community Health

   No BSN. I have an ADN and a BS in education. And 36 yrs nursing experience,

9. Foster Care Public Health Nurse

   mustlovepoodles replied to mesa14's topic in Public, Community Health

   I work for a non-profit that provides therapeutic foster care and placement for persons with developmental disabilities. I am the only nurse in the organization. I haven't been in the job very long,...

10. Cuticle picking?

    mustlovepoodles replied to jennylee01's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nail biter, have been since I was 15 months old, so my mother says. Nail biting and skin picking are self-soothing behaviors that are related to OCD. I know when I'm biting. i know it looks...

11. Nursing and being a mother....

    mustlovepoodles replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse almost 36 years and a mother for much of that time . I have three children, 26, 19 & 17. My oldest son has severe learning disabilities and bipolar disorder and my youngest son...

12. ADN plus a previous 4 year degree

    mustlovepoodles replied to MN2LA's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is my 36th year of nursing. I have a degree in Elementary Ed and an ADN. My non-nursing degree never stopped me from getting a job and on 3 occasions actually helped me get the job. I have been...

13. My heart is just not in it...

    mustlovepoodles replied to LTCNS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know, every job I ever had just fell into my lap. Some might call it coincidence, I call it God's will. When it's right, it's right and everything falls into place effortlessly. So glad you found...

14. Attention All Nurses....

    mustlovepoodles replied to combsj25's topic in General Nursing

    I train and educate adults who care for children in foster care and developmentally disabled persons. There are over 100 persons in the company. I am the only nurse. The others have degrees in IT,...

15. 12 hour shift

    mustlovepoodles replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    I hated 12 hour shifts. I worked nights and I never got enough sleep. 12 hour shifts just exacerbated the fatigue. And then I had a 45 min drive home, in Atlanta rush hour traffic. I fell asleep at...