mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Bipolar is wrecking my family...

    mustlovepoodles replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have bipolar? Cuz I do and at times I have been the definition of non-compliance. Even though I'm a very experienced nurse with an excellent treatment team. When that demon gets hold of me I...

  2. Bipolar is wrecking my family...

    mustlovepoodles replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to reemphasize this statement. My DS23 is bipolar and unmedicated. As such, he takes risks and has had several significant speeding violations, one for going 85mph in a 25mph school zone at...

  3. Nausea Help!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to TD2011's topic in General Nursing

    If her BMI is 15 does her doctor suspect an eating disorder? Or is the low BMI a recent

  4. Inappripriate things you've seen a CNA do?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    Don't eat food off the patient's tray. you'd think you wouldn't have to tell people that but I have heard CNAs rationalize that the patient didn't actually eat their cake/salad/beef stew. Yeah, but...

  5. Mistakes at work.

    mustlovepoodles replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    You took a day off because you made one mistake that didn't even hurt someone and people supposedly laughed about it? Oh, honey, you better get a thicker skin that than. You're gonna make more...

  6. Anyone NOT have trouble getting a job?

    mustlovepoodles replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that depends. I went out on medical leave last February(09) and just started looking in September. I didn't look at nursing jobs from Sept-Dec because I really thought I wanted to leave the...

  7. Bipolar is wrecking my family...

    mustlovepoodles replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    I would highly doubt that any psych hospital is going to commit her involuntarily unless she is suicidal or threatening other people. Insurance has pretty high standards about that. You have to be...

  8. Intimidating? ME?

    mustlovepoodles replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if he's intimidated, but he sounds like a world class jerk! Any chance he's a drug user? Cuz his behavior just sounds

  9. Head lice concerns!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to manjaNurse's topic in School

    If only it were that easy. I work in an elementary school. Often the younger kids cannot remember to put the thermometer under their tongue while I'm standing there telling them how to do it! I know...

  10. Complaining nurses

    mustlovepoodles replied to kevinsnurse's topic in School

    This it true for my school system. I will never provide such intimate care for a student, unless that student is physically unable to toilet themselves(such as a severely mentally handicapped...

  11. First Aid Kits for Teachers/Office Staff. What do you put in yours?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Trueblood83's topic in School

    We don't provide first aid kits for teachers either. I work in a small school which serves an impoverished population. There is very little money in the budget for clinic supplies and I'm NOT going to...

  12. Alternatives to Med-Surg

    mustlovepoodles replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    I think with a year of med-surg under your belt you'd be in a good spot to jump off into a specialty. What are you interested in? Adults? Kids? If you're not loving the chaos of your workplace, I...

  13. Nursing with diabetes??

    mustlovepoodles replied to rayk1021's topic in General Nursing

    There are plenty of nurses out there working with diabetes. As long as you take care of yourself and make controlling your blood sugars a priority you'll be all right. I was diagnosed about 6 months...

  14. Finding Balance

    mustlovepoodles replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. Nursing school is like doing 5 12-hr shifts a week, maybe more. I never worked so hard (well, maybe, if you count working nights in the NICU with 3 little kids at home:clown:) If you...

  15. Night shift and daycare- ahh!

    mustlovepoodles replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    OP, is there a reason that you're children's father can't provide overnight care? Even if they had to live in two home, I would think it would better for them to be with a parent ( assuming hes' not...

  16. Finding Balance

    mustlovepoodles replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    No, I can't believe you have put up with this immature behavior for 9 years. I think you have way more problems than nursing school. This is a relationship problem. And if you think this is going to...

  17. Lithium frenzy... get in now to nearly triple your money

    mustlovepoodles replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Can you imagine if we could deal Lithium like meth? What a wonderful world it would be Dang, too bad I'm allergic to the

  18. Hard time going from LPN to RN????

    mustlovepoodles replied to ppersad's topic in LPN to RN

    My mother went the LPN-to-RN route mainly because she could get out and start working quicker. She was about 37 when she got her LPN. I was her oldest child, 14, and there were 4 under me. I"m sure...

  19. What are the Night shift hours?

    mustlovepoodles replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would think this would be a pretty important thing to know. In my local hospital there are nurses in the ER who work 3a-3p(and vice versa) as well as a 1a-1p shift, in addition to the traditional...

  20. Getting really concerned about going into nursing...

    mustlovepoodles replied to mfrancisco's topic in General Nursing

    You make a good point. Finding your nursing true love can require tenacity and patience. Some people know what they want to do right out of the gate. For others it takes some time. I worked in ICU...

  21. I cried somewhat over a minor incident with a patient...

    mustlovepoodles replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 32+ years and I can't count the times I've cried over something at work. **the first baby that delivered in my hands **The first patient that I ever saw die **the little boy who...

  22. Am I in over my head?????

    mustlovepoodles replied to jennash's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with teen gang members in some pretty heated situations and you just have to keep yourself calm, treat them with respect and never stand in front of the only door out. I don't work ER,...

  23. How do you know if you're cut out to be a nurse??

    mustlovepoodles replied to psustudent5's topic in General Nursing

    Tenacity and critical thinking skills. You have to be able to think outside the box and anticipate what can go wrong so you can head it off at the pass. You can't get your feelings hurt easily and you...

  24. Handwashing and Dry Skin

    mustlovepoodles replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. My hands will be a complete bloody mess in one day if I use antibacterial soap. I almost never use the alcohol-based products, so it can't be that. I figure it's better for me to use...

  25. Life after nursing school: did you keep your "stuff"

    mustlovepoodles replied to carajoy's topic in General Nursing

    THe first thing I did after graduation was sell what I could and threw out the rest. I took a subscription to Nursing '77 which really helped me learn things about specialties I had not been exposed...