mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Nursing BURN OUT!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    Weeeeellllll...I actually *did* burn out about 19 months ago. Went down in flames, right there on the job. Ended up on a psych unit on suicide watch. Eight weeks of intensive therapy. How's that for...

  2. Wait for info or make the call?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    I usually just call. I'm just nosy that way. I got word that one of my kids has mono and strep throat--I bet he feels pretty wretched. So I just called his mom and chatted her up for a few minutes....

  3. Pets in the office? (LTC)

    mustlovepoodles replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    :barf02:I suppose you could use them for that. If you would rather just raise them be sure you get two females or two males. They must come from the same litter, as they will fight to the death if...

  4. Staying in the same department for long periods of time...

    mustlovepoodles replied to MTLnurse1790's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in a lot of different specialties. I started out as a grad nurse in L&D. Unfortunately, I had no practical med/surg experience so when we had patients with chronic conditions I was...

  5. Interview questions for Director of Pupil Services...

    mustlovepoodles replied to mandm97's topic in School

    One of the things I would want to know(and have been asked in an interview) is "How would you deal with a parent who is difficult or confrontational?" As we all know, there are "those parents" and it...

  6. Things I love about being a school nurse

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    Yes, I have one big black Standard, about 75-lbs. He's 10yrs old now, but you wouldn't know it most days. I give him meloxicam for his arthritis and he gets seizure meds. He has COPD, so he can't run...

  7. Pets in the office? (LTC)

    mustlovepoodles replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    There is an aviary at my MILs nursing home. They have it full of finches and they are so much fun to watch. Last spring they even hatched some babies and the residents were just fascinated!...

  8. summer?

    mustlovepoodles replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in School

    Well, after my first year of school nursing I took my family on a cross-country tour of the U.S. in a 19-foot camper. Believe me, we got to know each other VEEEERRRY well. But we had a blast, the...

  9. Pets in the office? (LTC)

    mustlovepoodles replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. I would be very put off by your snake. Yes, I'm sure he is beautiful, but I am very uncomfortable around snakes. Lots of people are. I would say if you want some furry company consider getting a...

  10. How did you know it was the right job for you?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    I got burnt out on my last job. I was a school nurse in a very chaotic middle school--gangs, guns, drugs, pregnancy (!) These kids were 11-14 and they beat the starch out of each other on a daily...

  11. should I have done an incident report?

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I do an incident on anything untoward that happens to a client. Anything that i think remotely could come back to haunt me, whether they appear to be harmed or not. You just never know. A family...

  12. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    mustlovepoodles replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    I love the traditional look. Personally, I hate all the color coded scrubs because i find that most patients can't tell the housekeepers from the clinical specialists. They're allll "nurses" in the...

  13. what should i do?

    mustlovepoodles replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you really can't cut it resign. Write your manager a formal letter thanking her for all her assistance. Tell her you learned a lot, but you feel that this job is not a good fit for you....

  14. So I Wore my Cap Today

    mustlovepoodles replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to tape a small hair comb to the front underside of my cap and use white hairpins to keep it down in the back. I have never, ever had my cap fall off, not even during CPR or emergency...

  15. Pregnant and New Job

    mustlovepoodles replied to Super_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think I'd just hold my cards for now. You'll know when the time is right. Don't worry too much about having the baby in December. Every month in the hospital is "busy season." They'll live through...

  16. Why not admit this patient?

    mustlovepoodles replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly. When my sister's MIL fell and broke her hip at home, the EMTs had to practically crawl across all the clutter to get to her. These people were major hoarders and the house was a firetrap....

  17. your nursing decison

    mustlovepoodles replied to dark40's topic in General Nursing

    Money and job stability. I was never the kid who dreamed of being a nurse and "helping people." But when I graduated high school my parents made it clear that it was my job to find something that...

  18. Survey For My Senior Project! Please Take a Few Minutes to Answer These 5 Questions

    mustlovepoodles replied to Formyseniorproject's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeathe:nurse::redbeathe:nurse:

  19. Lethargic a word to remove from Callers vocabulary

    mustlovepoodles replied to Jerry 75's topic in Telephone Triage

    I worked for a pediatric advice line for about 12 years and "lethargic" was the bane of my existence. Most parents will say their feverish or vomiting child is lethargic. I learned quickly not to even...

  20. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    mustlovepoodles replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I *am* allergic to Advil--had an anaphylactic right there in the New Orleans airport about 6 years ago. Therefore I dont' take aaaaannnnyyy NSAIDS. I also have several other allergies, including...

  21. Just wondering... what would you want your kids to do for a living?

    mustlovepoodles replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    I know. I have mixed feelings about it. My DD17 swears she'll NEVER be a nurse, but it wouldn't surprise me if she did--she really has an affinity for that kind of stuff. When someone gets hurt or...

  22. Just wondering... what would you want your kids to do for a living?

    mustlovepoodles replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I've always told my kids too. Do whatever you need to do to pay your way so you can do what you love. DS23 thinks he's going to be "discovered" and all he really wants to do is play video...

  23. Any nurses with Pacemakers?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Dreams2BeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not me, but my DH has one. It doesn't prevent him from doing anything except MRIs, which he never liked anyway. If anything, he feels about 500% *better* now than he did

  24. Nurses Day...are you forgotten ?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Isn't that the truth! You couldn't get me to go back to the hospital if you put a gun to my

  25. Woo Hoo......6 more weeks !

    mustlovepoodles replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    We officially have 3 weeks, but I only work 3 days/week, so I have exactly 9 DAYS! Woo-hoo! Do I win the