mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. What do you pack for breakfast & lunch?

    mustlovepoodles replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    I take my lunch to work every day and I rarely make sandwiches. Sometimes it's wheat crackers & peanut butter. Or crab salad and saltines. Sometimes it's tuna, a boiled egg, and some grapes. I...

  2. How often do pain meds cause vomitting?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. Vicodin makes me barf every time. And forget Fentanyl. I had a Fentanyl epidural with my last baby. I swear, I vomited that kid out. In 8 hours of labor I vomited 16 times. And the...

  3. Injection in buttocks: 1" vs. 1 1/2" needle

    mustlovepoodles replied to azilliRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was just about to say the same thing. I had some abd surgery a few years ago and somebody in OR or RR gave me some Phenergan in the top of my right thigh. My incision didn't hurt as bad as that leg...

  4. So, I'm leaving my unit of 2 1/2 years

    mustlovepoodles replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a 40-bed NICU like this, the only one for about 250 miles. So we got everything. It was incredibly stressful, with constant admissions and crises. Even so, at least one of the nurses got...

  5. Float Pool?

    mustlovepoodles replied to AwesomeNiks's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can always try it. A lot of hospitals want experience in their float pool, but if they're willing to bring you on AND orient you properly, I can't see why it would be a bad decision. When I...

  6. Silly question ??

    mustlovepoodles replied to Elleveein's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it can mean different things. Some families have a "baby nurse", an old fashioned term for someone who takes care of the youngest chiildren, like a nanny. There may be no actually professional...

  7. Just a change of pace.

    mustlovepoodles replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 34 years. In that time, I have worked in a lot of different specialties. Some jobs I loved and some not so much. But the real turning point came when I left bedside nursing. For...

  8. FMLA

    mustlovepoodles replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow! Can you say "insensitive jerk"? I had to use FMLA 3 times in a 6 month period. Two of those times were for 4-6 week periods at a crack. I had breakdown at work and was hospitalized for a...

  9. Is this burnout?

    mustlovepoodles replied to calypte's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wonder if you might be depressed? You say you've lost interest in things you used to like, you're not excited or energized, you feel paralyzed. Going from the school environment to the work...

  10. Tips of how to better myself in interview

    mustlovepoodles replied to Donnuh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you interviewed well. Unfortunately, 6 of you are going to be hired and 72 are not. That means somebody is going to be happy and somebody is going to be sad. If you don't get chosen,...

  11. First year nightmare...

    mustlovepoodles replied to shippoRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    (((HUGS))) I don't think it's you. What you describe sounds terrible. If you truly feel that you can't approach your nurse manager or your preceptor about your concerns, then I'd say that's not an...

  12. pt pass out after IM ceftriaxone inj

    mustlovepoodles replied to yat777's topic in General Nursing

    I have given several different injections which caused similar reactions. Anyone remember the swine flu vaccine? I gave shots to students at my university and I had several boys pass out cold. My DH...

  13. What Next for an "old" nurse

    mustlovepoodles replied to lulu220's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to suggest school nursing, too. I'm an old nurse like you are, 34 years. At 53, I just not able to keep up with the intensity of hospital nursing--all that being on your feet for 12 hours,...

  14. Nurses do you love or hate your job?

    mustlovepoodles replied to angelcarmichael's topic in General Nursing

    I mostly love my job. I'm the school nurse in a small elementary school. Almost 100% of the student body lives in poverty, 50% speak Spanish as a first language, and these kids are the best behaved,...

  15. offered night shift, but working days

    mustlovepoodles replied to Gl!tch's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think you've been bamfoozled. You're a new grad and it's very common to start on days, when there's more going on AND the management can keep a close eye on you. It also could be that since...

  16. Will I regret this?

    mustlovepoodles replied to lemonspark's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree. I would never work full-time with young children at home, unless my back was completely to the wall. And even then, I'd have to think long and hard about that. Have you got your daycare...

  17. Awesome day -I, a lowly RN student "helped" deliver a baby!

    mustlovepoodles replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Students

    Good

  18. Check this out... Funny and not funny at the same time..

    mustlovepoodles replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    You know what's really sad though? And believe me, I thought these clips were pretty funny. But what's sad is that NON-drug-seekers go to the hospital for legitimate pain and are treated just like...

  19. Check this out... Funny and not funny at the same time..

    mustlovepoodles replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're on to

  20. birth defect, not allowed to practice nursing?

    mustlovepoodles replied to westheimer1234's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend's mother was an RN with one leg. And this was over 30 years ago. I would think that as long as you could perform the duties of a nurse, you could be licensed. Your friend might have to...

  21. Advice on entering school nursing

    mustlovepoodles replied to potomacpedsRN's topic in School

    I also spent about 10 years in the NICU and i have to agree. NICU was a cake walk compared to entering school nursing. And I had 23 years of peds nursing when I went to my first school!! OP, you have...

  22. Fall forcast

    mustlovepoodles replied to bergren's topic in School

    They cut all part-time employees, raised class sizes, cut electives, cut tutoring and sports programs, eliminated several bus routes and cut a lot of non-tenured teachers. The biggest problem here is...

  23. Caring for a COPD patient

    mustlovepoodles replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Pulmonary

    Live and learn. And always,ALWAYS listen to the family. They know your patient far better than anyone in the

  24. The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see, positive things about being a nurse....you can work in different specialties. You can work in hospitals, offices, homes, schools, and businesses. You can work flexible schedules, so if...

  25. "I don't need that medication... I've been healed"

    mustlovepoodles replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend in HS who experienced a "miraculous healing" of type 1 diabetes. Yeah, that lasted about 3 days before she was admitted to the