mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. What advice would you give to prospective nursing students?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    Develop a thick skin. Nursing is hard and dirty. If you need to cry, find a closet, get it out and get back to work. Everybody cries. It doesn't mean you aren't a good nurse. Expect to feel...

  2. I couldn't handle it and now I'm afraid...

    mustlovepoodles replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    Revolution, I just wanted you to know that in the 25 years that i've been a pediatric nurse I have never had to pull a ventilator. There have been a few times where I got upset because of kids who...

  3. Am I skeptical,when

    mustlovepoodles replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even think it's that they believe they're perfect. Sometimes they just don't know what they don't know. If you are a parent, you probably know what I'm talking about. I specifically remember...

  4. Neck and eye injuries

    mustlovepoodles replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in School

    I would do what you did: Call the parents, give them the low-down, and let them decide what happens next. I have often suggested to parents that they might want to come to school to check something...

  5. And they say School nursing isn't stressful...

    mustlovepoodles replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    The only ones who think school nursing isn't stressful would be those who have never actually been a school nurse. Today, right in the middle of our H&V screens, *both* my diabetic kids showed...

  6. How many of you would like to say this.........

    mustlovepoodles replied to milenko's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not working in LTC and I have ultimate respect for those who do. Yours is a very hard job. But speaking as a family member of someone who lives in a nursing home, I can see the family's point of...

  7. To drink or not to drink

    mustlovepoodles replied to ArmyMomJo's topic in General Nursing

    I am horrified that in this day and age ANY doctor would make a confirmed long-term alcoholic go cold turkey. People can die in DTs. Alcoholism is a disease, not a personality flaw. To force any...

  8. I couldn't handle it and now I'm afraid...

    mustlovepoodles replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are not doomed. I wish I could reach through the screen and give you a hug. You were in an impossible situation. Even the most hardened nurse can lose their senses when it's THEIR family in...

  9. 911

    mustlovepoodles replied to intheweeds's topic in School

    At my current school(350+ kids, K-5) I've only had to call EMS once this year, for a child who had a broken arm and we couldn't find the parents. Policy prevents us from driving the child to the...

  10. Experienced Nurses Advice Needed

    mustlovepoodles replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    I started out as a CNA while I was in nursing school. I feel it was valuable experience. I got a chance to "try it on" and spend a lot of time with experienced nurses. I learned that I really did like...

  11. "Hospital Nursing is soooo Easy!!"

    mustlovepoodles replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I've done both and I think both jobs are hard in their own way. I was a NICU nurse for several years, so there was no heavy lifting, but a lot of heavy emotional stuff and busy all the time. We had...

  12. Share your BOOYAH moments...

    mustlovepoodles replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in General Nursing

    I was working telephone triage for a children's hospital and took a call from some worried parents one night. The baby was 3 weeks old and "just not acting right." It was taking the bottle *okay* but...

  13. Nurses in their 60's or 70's

    mustlovepoodles replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    My aunt worked until age 71. She had spent about 30 years in LTC and was the DON for the last 15yrs. She didn't have to work; she could have easily retired at age 62, but she liked being busy and she...

  14. Love working with children, should I choose school nurse?

    mustlovepoodles replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    Delilas summed it up pretty well. Working as a school nurse is very different from working in acute care. As a school nurse my job is primarily to keep children healthy and safe and IN SCHOOL. I have...

  15. Love working with children, should I choose school nurse?

    mustlovepoodles replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad she really needs to hone her critical thinking skills *before* she tries going into solo practice,which is what school nursing is. Not that she couldn't do it, but it will be a REAL...

  16. Interview with Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

    mustlovepoodles replied to AKAnurse4's topic in General Nursing

    BEst of luck to you! I haven't interviewed with them in a long time, but I worked for CHOA for 15 years before I left to go into school nursing. I really loved it, too, but 10 years of NICU about did...

  17. Seeing Psychiatrist hurt job chances in this market

    mustlovepoodles replied to Summers_Off's topic in General Nursing

    NO, they can't share the details of your doctor visits, no matter what kind of doctor you go to. Your healthcare info is protected. That said, don't go sharing information with your friends and...

  18. Need some input!

    mustlovepoodles replied to blackscrubs's topic in School

    That's the way it is in Georgia too. Some principals are easier about it than others. I my previous school the admins learned the hard way to get those immunization forms BEFORE the student is...

  19. Sitting in a lonely office...

    mustlovepoodles replied to safarirn's topic in School

    And they never NEVER get sick during Iowa or CRCT

  20. Nurses and marriage

    mustlovepoodles replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I realize that this is a little different, but my husband is fully disabled and he often feels like he's not pulling his weight. When he first stopped working he couldn't imagine how he would fill his...

  21. So embarrassed

    mustlovepoodles replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Ya'll are hilarious! Made me remember the time I was working with a neonatologist to rescusitate a premie and her pants fell down. All the way down so her hiney was hanging out. She was in the middle...

  22. My patient said WHAT ?!

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    That's

  23. DO YOU SEND HOME????

    mustlovepoodles replied to blackscrubs's topic in School

    My district requires that students be sent home immediately and can be readmitted after treatment has started. They must present a note from the doctor to return to

  24. Diabetic care for a 5 year old kinder

    mustlovepoodles replied to geocachingRN's topic in School

    I have a small elementary school with 2 students who have diabetes. The younger one is only 6, diagnosed last year. I do NOT walk around after these kids all day long! The older one(4th grade) has a...

  25. What would you have done?

    mustlovepoodles replied to blackscrubs's topic in School

    All of the above. I would have done the same thing. Just document everything--what happened, what you did, what you told mom. Don't freak out. It's been a really long time since anyone in the U.S. got...