mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. sex in the work place...really?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have seen it--twice. I worked at a small rural hospital where we had contract physicians working the ER on weekends. One of them took a shine to the head of RT and one night I went to wake him up...

  2. Some doctors are really burned out,my observation

    mustlovepoodles replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I get that doctors have bad days and patients are non-compliant. But I hate when people act like that. It's not productive and really doesn't even make anyone feel any better. It certainly doesn't...

  3. Pros and Cons of school-based clinics for adolescents

    mustlovepoodles replied to monicao's topic in General Nursing

    On a personal note, I would not want my daughter going to a school-based clinic. She's still underage, we have a good relationship, and if she needs GYN care we will get it for her. I understand that...

  4. Student wants to go home...

    mustlovepoodles replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    UGh. Don't you hate when teachers do this? "Oh, you don't look like yourself, are you sick? Do you think you need to go home?" Duh. :uhoh3:THe answer will always be YES. My rule is, you must...

  5. Diastat on Field Trips

    mustlovepoodles replied to valeriecathleen's topic in School

    In my district Diastat can only be given by an RN or an EMT. Therefore, I do not send Diastat on a field trip unless I'm going too, or the parent is going. I do not turn it over to teachers. Just...

  6. Dealing With Difficult Family

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

    Yes you will. If you stay in nursing long enough you will have a day when you think, "If he doesn't stay off that light, I'm gonna put a pillow over his face!" And then you will be...

  7. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

    mustlovepoodles replied to Emile's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I can't even say what I'm thinking. As an RN you have to know how to do all the "disgusting things" that a CNA does--because someday, sometime YOU are going to be the one doing them. How could you...

  8. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

    mustlovepoodles replied to Emile's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Why wouldn't it benefit you to be a CNA? Maybe I'm biased because i was a CNA while in nursing school, but it really did give me a leg up. I got to hang out with nurses(duh) and see what they do. I...

  9. Am I hired?

    mustlovepoodles replied to bbie17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, it is normal for a potential employer to retain a copy of your drivers license, nursing license and SS card. They aren't going to make an offer until they see what comes of your background check,...

  10. UK hospital...how is this possible?

    mustlovepoodles replied to hollyhox's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, just...wow This is a plea for family members to stay with a patient every moment they are hospitalized. I can't imagine this mother's pain. But for this very reason I never leave a family member...

  11. Knowing your meds. . .

    mustlovepoodles replied to R.NICU's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not at the bedside anymore, but when I was there were no computers on floors. It was all paper charting and the only computer in the hospital was bigger than a Suburban. Anyway, what I did was...

  12. ...Then you let it go. That's how you take care of yourself...

    mustlovepoodles replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This made me remember a dream I had about 32 years ago. I was in my first job working L&D, probably my first 6 months out of school. Once night we had an unusually high number of deliveries and I...

  13. ...Then you let it go. That's how you take care of yourself...

    mustlovepoodles replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's great advice and it's hard to learn to put it into motion. We are care-takers by nature, most of us. It's the main reason we're in nursing. But we each have to find a way to let work stay at...

  14. Surrounded by VOMIT!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to safarirn's topic in School

    Norovirus is very active this year. Sorry the Puke Fairy is visiting your

  15. Is there anything at all about nursing that you don't like?

    mustlovepoodles replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    :rolleyes:The clothes, the shoes, hospital food, working THanksgiving & Christmas, sleep deprivation,no breaks, poo, vomit,

  16. Almost made my first medication order while on orientation how do you get over it.

    mustlovepoodles replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it may be the first but it won't be the last. Does that help? No? It's true. Everybody will make a mistake sooner or later and if they say they don't, they're lying. Mistakes arise usually...

  17. Why do I get yelled at for doing the correct thing??

    mustlovepoodles replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I was taught, too. AND we were taught to manually palpate a BP--handy when your patient is crashing and his BP is falling faster than your sphyg can count. 'Course, that was back when the...

  18. i feel dumb

    mustlovepoodles replied to Lissacheer87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're not dumb, you were set up. While it is perfectly acceptable for the other nurse to ask the question,and even to check for himself, it is also acceptable for you to answer "I don't know, but...

  19. How does this happen??

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sitting here musing on some posts I've read from young nurses who say they just graduated and NOW they realize they hate nursing. How does that work? I mean, don't they go to class, have...

  20. Fire Drill...

    mustlovepoodles replied to lovepink's topic in School

    This is pretty much what mine has. I keep it in a gym bag and all the zippered pockets are stuffed. I don't use it often but when I need it, it's ready to

  21. Dear Paramedics - Thankyou

    mustlovepoodles replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a school nurse and let me tell you, I love our local EMS. :redpinkhe Anything that can happen in your home can, and does, happen at school. Chest pain, anaphylaxis, asthma attacks, seizures,...

  22. Need to Vent: Slow and Stupid NG

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

    You're not stupid, you're just new. Even experienced nurses feel slow when they start a new job. You've only been on the job for 3 weeks? That doesn't seem like much time to teach a new grad...

  23. Had a realy bad experiance, need some advice.

    mustlovepoodles replied to nur2009se's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ugh. I hate when things like this happen to new grads. You're not doing anything wrong, you're just new. If you don't know the drugs I can totally understand that. And if you don't know them you...

  24. Phone Interview

    mustlovepoodles replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I have gotten that speech and went on to get the job. My last job I interviewed with a non-nurse(school principal) about a school nurse position. She didn't have a clue what school nurses really...

  25. What would you have done?

    mustlovepoodles replied to LACA's topic in School

    I ALWAYS call parents about head or facial injuries. Always. It may seem minor to me, but I don't want somebody's child going home looking different than when they left home this morning and the...