mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Disability Insurance

    mustlovepoodles replied to shanika1m1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a big believer in short term and long term disability insurance. My husband became eligible for LTD insurance when he was around 43. It was cheap, through his company. The chances of someone...

  2. I did the stupidest thing ever

    mustlovepoodles replied to shanika1m1's topic in General Nursing

    Meh. Stuff happens. I had just returned to work after my 2nd child was born and I had a set schedule based on my husbands schedule. My children did not have other caregivers at that time. About 2...

  3. Student nurses do the darndest things

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. I was in my surgery rotation and not enjoying it. I was about 18yo and I had NEVER been exposed to stuff like that! I made it through the gruesome tonsillectomy, but my next case was a knee...

  4. Hello Stress, nice to see you again, NOT!

    mustlovepoodles replied to ilovejose22's topic in General Nursing

    My mother was an LPN when she went back to community college for her 2yr RN degree. She worked fulltime nights, too. It was very hard, but like you, she had no choice. She HAD to work to keep a roof...

  5. Oh wow! I'm going to be a nurse!

    mustlovepoodles replied to colta's topic in General Students

    I vividly remember the night it hit me. I had been a nursing student for a year and was working my summer vacation night-shift on an oncology floor(cancer.) This was 1976, so it was pretty rustic....

  6. How can I go from full-time to part-time status without angering my team?

    mustlovepoodles replied to RN1981's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter whether they like it or not. If you can't do it, you can't do it. I would never recommend someone to try working on their BSN while working full-time. I'm sure it can be done, I just...

  7. Rules for the School Nurse's Office

    mustlovepoodles replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    **If you come into my clinic and you curse or start a fight with ANYONE, you will be permanently banned from the clinic and will forthwith be required to take your complaints directly to the...

  8. Does this make me a bad future nurse?

    mustlovepoodles replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    No, it doesn't make you a bad person because you don't want to work in hospice or LTC. Those are just your feelings, and feelings are neither right nor wrong. I applaud your enthusiasm, but i will...

  9. Depressed about nursing

    mustlovepoodles replied to StudentOnceAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Try not to take it personally. People who are going through alcohol withdrawal feel so bad they will do just about anything. It doesn't feel good to be on the receiving end of bad behavior. In the...

  10. How many kids?

    mustlovepoodles replied to mc3's topic in School

    My old school was a 900-student urban/suburban 6-8 grades. I averaged 65-75 a day, unless it was spring. Then I would see as many as 90-100. Gotta love being the gateway to healthcare. My new job is...

  11. Things I have learned in Nursing

    mustlovepoodles replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing has taught me you can't fix everything. No matter how diligent, how competent, and how courageous you are, sometimes things are going to go south. You can't take it personally, because...

  12. Nursing Student-Getting discouraged and overwhelmed

    mustlovepoodles replied to beatrice1's topic in General Students

    If you're in the program, you're plenty smart enough.I think you sound overwhelmed. Go to your professor. Perhaps she can offer you extra help. Is is possible that cardiac is just not your cuppa tea?...

  13. Stomachache

    mustlovepoodles replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Be sure that if the child either can't or won't jump, or if the jump causes true pain that you call parents and send home. That jumping manuever is something I learned from an old ER doc. He used it...

  14. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I did it for the money That's actually true. When I graduate HS in 1974 there were very few well-paying jobs available for women in South Alabama. Women were actually barred from certain jobs, like...

  15. Food is my Drug of Choice

    mustlovepoodles replied to Nurs0706's topic in General Nursing

    My name is Cathy. I'm a food

  16. I Have a Bad Feeling About This Student - Am I Over-reacting?

    mustlovepoodles replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't force him to talk to the counselor. I wouldn't even make him come to the parent meeting. But I do think it is imperative that a meeting take place with the counselor, the principal and the...

  17. I Have a Bad Feeling About This Student - Am I Over-reacting?

    mustlovepoodles replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a bad feeling about this, too. What kind of child/adolescent services are available where you live? I would strongly STRONGLY recommend to the mother and grandmother than this child be...

  18. Stomachache

    mustlovepoodles replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    That's pretty much my routine, too. I don't ask them to rate the pain, because they all say it's "the worst pain ever.":uhoh3: I play it real cool. I take temp, aske them to point to the pain, ask if...

  19. First day back

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    Thank you all for the support. This job feels good, it really does. I can't tell you how much I have needed this. I had really begun to believe that maybe I just wasn't cut out for nursing anymore....

  20. First day back

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in School

    I left school nursing a year ago after a horrible crash & burn (at school no less!) I really thought I was finished with nursing and considered myself retired after 32+ years. Well, a new job...

  21. Old IV tubing from HIV patient hooked up to a new patient!

    mustlovepoodles replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's a pretty bad mistake to make. You know what they say about assuming, right? Uh, don't do it. Now it's up to management to decide how to handle it. You can kick and scream about it all you...

  22. med error and Sick about it

    mustlovepoodles replied to hello2you's topic in General Nursing

    Awww, you're okay. I"m surprised it took you 14 years to make a mistake! It goes with the territory. Sooner or later, if you give enough drugs you're bound to miss something. There were no serious...

  23. Fired but asked to resign!

    mustlovepoodles replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you could try to prove it, but I doubt you'll get anywhere beating that dead horse. They fired you for proveable, objective reasons. Take it all with a grain of salt and look inside yourself...

  24. Obnoxious classmates that turn into great nurses

    mustlovepoodles replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I think we're twins separated at

  25. Fired but asked to resign!

    mustlovepoodles replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    Did you violate the attendance policy? I think before you go right to the race card or "politics" you need to look at your part in this. If you violated the attendance policy, they can fire you. It...