mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. New to nursing, advice?

    mustlovepoodles replied to sajaminneapolis's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CNA while in nursing school. That gave me a real good taste of nursing. I knew it was the right job for me. BUt I know nurses who went for their BSN who after 4 years were absolutely...

  2. I feel stupid

    mustlovepoodles replied to bandmja's topic in General Nursing

    First, I think you need to back off on calling yourself stupid. It doesn't appear that anyone else thinks you're stupid. Do you not trust them? You're being harder on yourself than you need to....

  3. Declined nursing program. .. need to vent.

    mustlovepoodles replied to proudmomof3's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are wise to know your limitations. There are many ways to help people and many of them don't require a strong back and healthy knees & feet. I've been a nurse 32 years and it has...

  4. Your Pet Peeves in Nursing..

    mustlovepoodles replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a school nurse and my biggest pet peeve is having to beg for basic supplies because the principal has not set aside one red cent for the clinic. My next biggest pet peeve is teachers who think...

  5. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

    mustlovepoodles replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, my father said something similar to me when I announced that I wanted to be a nurse. He told me I'd never have anything and never be anything. I did it anyway. Dad never let an opportunity to...

  6. What inspired you to become a nurse?

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    Money and job

  7. Medication error... ALMOST.

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

    Good catch~ Everyone makes a med mistake sooner or later. You try your best to always do the 5 rights, but sometime something will slip by you and a mistake is made. We always hope it will be fairly...

  8. The Risks of Not Breastfeeding for Mothers and Infants

    mustlovepoodles replied to Marymoomoo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, lord. Must we beat that dead horse again? :nuke: I happily breastfed all three of my children for over a year. I also used formula from time to time. My youngest was very hypotonic and unable to...

  9. Last minute refills.... grrr...

    mustlovepoodles replied to bsn2b2013's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Most doctors offices and clinics publicize their 48hr turnaround time. You are not responsible for the patient's lack of forethought, they are. If they run out of meds it's there problem. Usually if...

  10. So frustrated and depressed

    mustlovepoodles replied to deftonez188's topic in General Nursing

    Wait...the wait is only 2 DAYS??

  11. Reflections on being an older nurse

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings but I am so glad I'm not a young nurse. Nursing is such a hard job and young grads are so easily overwhelmed. AFter reading some of the new grads posts, their...

  12. Forced to quit, now what

    mustlovepoodles replied to lolo2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    AS I recall, most employers consider the first 90 days to be a probation period during which either party can decide to terminate the work agreement. Sometimes things just don't work out. I wish that...

  13. Is this heart failure?

    mustlovepoodles replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with the scare-him-into-compliance tactic. He knows exactly what he's doing. He knows all the stuff about quitting smoking, controlling his diabetes, treating his heart disease. Harsh...

  14. Figuring out dose for Rocephin

    mustlovepoodles replied to KuteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ya'll are making my head hurt

  15. Ridiculous request

    mustlovepoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    Isn't it amazing what people expect of the school nurse? I don't even want to look at my own poo and I sure don't want to look at someone else's. Last year I had a teacher come ask me for a rectal...

  16. Nurse with bipolar disorder or adhd?

    mustlovepoodles replied to nursedudekl's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you. February 13 will be my one year anniversary of seeking appropriate treatment and I'm doing so much better now. Last year I wouldn't have believed that I could ever be happy again. It...

  17. Nurse with bipolar disorder or adhd?

    mustlovepoodles replied to nursedudekl's topic in General Nursing

    Its pretty amazing how many of us have bipolar disorder. I have had at least 13-15 bouts of depression over the last 38 years, including two hospitalizations. The board has never been notified and I...

  18. Rudeness by physicians!! Anyone else experienced this?

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

    I have never met a specialist that wasn't a complete pompous @$$. Get used to it. You can't control how other people act. You can only manage your own reaction. You can get put out with them or you...

  19. Retiring

    mustlovepoodles replied to curioustwo's topic in School

    Sorry, didn't mean to insult you...ahem, nurses in my school system get no

  20. have you ever been asked to lie by a travel co recruiter

    mustlovepoodles replied to abusedtravelnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would not lie to get a job. It is far too easy to uncover your skeletons and if they ever come to light it can result in immediate dismissal. Thats a lot of risk, too much if you ask

  21. Worth moving to a different state for a better job?

    mustlovepoodles replied to payne's topic in General Nursing

    If I were young and single I would move to another state to get the job I want. I love to travel; its broadens your horizons. You meet people who look and think differently, experience new climates,...

  22. So frustrated and depressed

    mustlovepoodles replied to deftonez188's topic in General Nursing

    So it's better to worry yourself into a froth *now* than to sit tight and wait for a week or so until you get the results? If there is anything I've learned over the years it's that there will always...

  23. want to just quit, maybe its not right for me!

    mustlovepoodles replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I'm going to pass on a piece of advice that a wiser nurse passed on to me: People are harder to kill than you think. Thank goodness...Everybody makes mistakes and sometimes they're stupid...

  24. issue with leaving newborn to return to nursing school

    mustlovepoodles replied to marineswife0809's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I agree. You're the only one who knows your situation. I take it that your baby is due this spring. You may feel differently one way or the other after the baby is born. That happens to a lot of...

  25. Abortion in nursing school rotations?

    mustlovepoodles replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    Im a peds nurse now, but I was L&D and post-partum for the first 10 years. At my hospital they did not do abortions. THey did D& Cs after miscarriages or missed abortions in the OR. Mother's...