mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Obsessed with death since entering the nursing profession

    mustlovepoodles replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I have honestly never feared death--well, I'm afraid of dying in terrible pain, but I'm not afraid of moving from this world to the next. Death will happen to all of us eventually. Simple as that....

  2. Should a recent RN grad be a supervisor in LTC?

    mustlovepoodles replied to desro1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would think not. I agree with southernbelle. I think the charge nurse needs to really be on top of her game, because they are IN CHARGE of making everything run right. I don't think a recent grad...

  3. When do you report to CPS?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I would just monitor the first two, assuming that they were'nt frequent fliers with a history of other mysterious injuries. The third one i think I'd consider calling CPS. Just because she's a drama...

  4. I am Breathless, I swear!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to manjaNurse's topic in School

    I had one like this last year, a 6th grader. He had pretty severe asthma, so he *could* be legitimately sick, but hardly ever was. He had been pulling that stuff all through elementary school and the...

  5. Reasons for nursing always epic?

    mustlovepoodles replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    No touching story, no feeling of grand "calling." Even though my mother was a nurse, I didn't grow up wanting to be a nurse. Far from it. I fainted at the sight of blood. i vomited whenever someone...

  6. 'I love my patients!'.

    mustlovepoodles replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    There have been jobs where I *did* love my patients, like the NICU where our babies would stay from 2-3 weeks to a year. I couldn't help falling in love with some of them. And there have been some...

  7. What should I do??

    mustlovepoodles replied to manjaNurse's topic in School

    I concur with Purplescrubs. Look at the whole child. If she's standing there animatedly talking to you or other students, chances are she's not real sick. I find that a LOT of my students are mildly...

  8. Student wants to go home...

    mustlovepoodles replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Ain't that the

  9. How do you handle these?

    mustlovepoodles replied to LACA's topic in School

    I had one of these last year. An 8th grader who hurt his shoulder on Saturday. "What did your mom say?" "nothing." "Did she take you to the doctor?" "no." The rt shoulder was obviously higher than...

  10. New to nursing with no nursing background!

    mustlovepoodles replied to sasha0820's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your LPN vs RN question, I would say...it depends. Going the LPN route first can get you educated and in the job market quicker. You can then go into a LPN-to-RN bridge program. That's what...

  11. Help? Broken hearted & sad...

    mustlovepoodles replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    When I decided to change my major to nursing NOBODY supported me. My mother was shocked and my father was disgusted--he wanted me to be a civil engineer. His words were "You'll never have anything and...

  12. Perfume allergy...what to do?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. You cannot make people do the right thing. You can post all the signs you want, get management to back you up, but you will never change the way people behave. I have a friend who has a...

  13. Differential for Floating

    mustlovepoodles replied to Pixienurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with that. I have never worked in a hospital which pays their nurses diff for floating, unless they were hired into a designated float pool; those nurses were floated to a different unit or...

  14. child care w/ crazy hours?

    mustlovepoodles replied to httamli's topic in General Nursing

    My kids are 23, 17 & 15 now, but I remember those days. I worked a lot of crummy shifts and a LOT of weekends in order to accomodate DHs schedule. He made about 3 times what I made and carried...

  15. When to start the first job

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

    Well, I may be the voice of dissent here, but I would take some time first. There will still be time to apply for jobs. Perhaps a 4 week break would be a good thing. Then you can start applying after...

  16. Perfume allergy...what to do?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    This gets right to the crux of the problem. People do not *care* whether you can breathe or not. They care about their own rights to "express themself." You can beg, plead, threaten and warn but...

  17. this hit too close to home...

    mustlovepoodles replied to leslie :-D's topic in General Nursing

    What a difficult dilemma! I find that as a daughter-in-law I have to weigh my words carefully. MIL is in LTC and DSIL is her main care-taker. Their whole family is very uninformed where medical things...

  18. School policy regarding food from home?

    mustlovepoodles replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    We are a peanut free school. Our cafeteria manager makes sure we don't have products that contain nuts and students are not allowed to bring nuts or peanut butter. Of course, I'm sure that a few slip...

  19. School Nurse Sub

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseJJ09's topic in School

    If you have room in your schedule, i say go for it! Subbing is a great way to dip your foot in the pool. School nursing can be fantastic--if you love it. Not everybody does. Some nurses really miss...

  20. Do you usually stay in the specialty you start out in?

    mustlovepoodles replied to tigerlily345's topic in General Nursing

    I did not. I have always loved OB and i started in L& D. After 2 years I moved away and went to a small hospital where I did pretty much everything except surgery. With that experience I learned...

  21. disinfecting bed linens

    mustlovepoodles replied to mr.brice's topic in School

    I would just buy two zippered vinyl mattress covers and a few rolls of table paper. Much less expensive than buying

  22. Hairline fracture?

    mustlovepoodles replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    I tripped on a hole in the ground a couple years ago and thought I had sprained my ankle "a little." I mean, it hurt and it was swollen, but it was Thanksgiving and I wasn't about to the to the ER for...

  23. Master Program Right After Nursing School Possible?

    mustlovepoodles replied to tostos21's topic in General Nursing

    Yike! You want to be a critical care NP with no actual nursing experience? Sorry, sista, but nursing school is not real experience. Most schools require 1-3 years of full-time nursing employment for a...

  24. A totally different career path please

    mustlovepoodles replied to spp2423's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No kidding. And with only 6 WEEKS actual nursing experience, to boot! The worst instructor I ever had was my OB instructor. SHe was one of those nurses who go for their BSN and go straight for their...

  25. disinfecting bed linens

    mustlovepoodles replied to mr.brice's topic in School

    My clinic has a vinyl covered cot. I use disposible pillow cases and a roll of examining table paper. I disinfect the cot with Clorox wipes after each use. If I had a bed with a real mattress I...