mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Not sure what to feel

    mustlovepoodles replied to Rosie67's topic in School

    That very well could be. At my last school several of the staff didn't realize that a nurse had to go to college~! I was floored! But you know, they are so NOT healthcare oriented they just don't...

  2. Need some advice re: homesick or emotional problems

    mustlovepoodles replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I think it's time to call a meeting of parents, counselor, nurse and principal so everyone can get on the same page. You're right, you can't allow the girl to be rewarded by a trip to the nurse's...

  3. Not sure what to feel

    mustlovepoodles replied to Rosie67's topic in School

    Yes, I have experienced the same thing. It really is frustrating when you give everything you can and you don't get any notice. My DH sends me flowers on School Nurse's Day--do you think that prompts...

  4. Obnoxious classmates that turn into great nurses

    mustlovepoodles replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, I think you're talking about me~ I was the student everybody loved to hate. I worked harder and longer and made other students feel bad, aced my tests, always had an answer for EVERYTHING,...

  5. Queezy...help!!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to lauralea18's topic in General Nursing

    I was the same way with my first job, in L&D. ANd I was the same way after I got married! I'm sure it was from stress. THey even had a saying for me:"Get a little basin for the patient and a big...

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    "No ma'am, I will NOT call your pediatrician at 1am because your baby has been constipated for 10 days. First, I don't believe you and second, you're drunken fool. Call him yourself after 8am!"...

  7. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    mustlovepoodles replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Excellent advice. Although I have had multiple bouts of severe depression, I was only correctly diagnosed and treated for bipolar 2 and an anxiety disorder in the last 18 months. Unfortunately, I had...

  8. Wear and Tear,your thoughts......

    mustlovepoodles replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see...After 32+ years I have herniated 3 discs, plantar fasciitis in both feet, flat feet, weight gain, sleep apnea, arthritis,severe depression and an anxiety disorder. I have rupture the...

  9. should nursing require a bachelor's degree for entry into practice?

    mustlovepoodles replied to ahmedassdoc's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    :pntrghi::dzed:

  10. Name a situation that is not your responsibilty...

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseCallus's topic in General Nursing

    OH, I have another one: I am not responsible for taking care of your 14yo who was knocked up for the second time by her 27yo boyfriend when she goes into labor at school. I don't care if you can't...

  11. Can family members work at the same unit?

    mustlovepoodles replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't recommend it even if your facility allows it. I worked with my mother in L&D when I first graduated from school. It was awful. She had a lot of experience as an LPN but none as an RN,...

  12. Name a situation that is not your responsibilty...

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseCallus's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a school nurse. I have a list of things-that-are-not-the-nurse's-job: fixing broken glasses providing deodorant after PE flushing toilet "remnants" wiping up students who poo/pee their pants...

  13. Even nurses do stupid things ....

    mustlovepoodles replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh, yess, good times I once had to explain to the ER staff how my non-verbal, very mentally handicapped son fell and broke his humerus at 11 o'clock at night. They did full body Xrays to determine...

  14. Even nurses do stupid things ....

    mustlovepoodles replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I have dosed myself twice in one day with powerful depression meds. I was in the ozone that day. There was the time I accidently took my husband's Lasix--that was not a good day. I have...

  15. So You Want To Go To Nursing School? (circa 1960's 1970's)

    mustlovepoodles replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Students

    Ugh. I remember being chastised several times because my beds weren't "hospital" enough. I remember when we "sterilized" and reused suction catheters. Halothane anesthesia, Scopalamin/"twilight sleep"...

  16. If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    mustlovepoodles replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    Your post made me remember my first nursing job. I made $2.90/hr as a full-time RN in L&D. My rent was about $170/month and I even saved up $1000 toward a brand new$4000 Subaru (1977.) I was just...

  17. Have you ever had a pt that you knew in real life?

    mustlovepoodles replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    I have done it several times. I always go to the person and explain that they can have another nurse if they like. All of them preferred to have "someone who knows me" as their nurse. I even took care...

  18. Having confidence issues

    mustlovepoodles replied to BlindFaithLPN's topic in General Nursing

    The short answer: ALL of it. If you're not retaining, then you need to be putting in more time with the material. A & P is hard for everybody. WHen I went through nursing school my roommate would...

  19. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

    mustlovepoodles replied to daniedi77's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I worked in a small town hospital a number of years ago, way before HIPAA laws, and NOTHING was sacred. I was always careful to not look into other people's medical records and went so far as to...

  20. Question! Best and Worst departments to work in @ the hospital?

    mustlovepoodles replied to chasemelony's topic in General Nursing

    There is no "better" department. As the PP said, it all depends on what you're interested in. For me, that would be anything in peds or Mother/Baby. Right now I"m a school nurse,but I've done NICU,...

  21. Insights from dogs

    mustlovepoodles replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I concur with this. I don't have any scientific evidence for it, but I have seen my own dog over and over respond to my son when he has seizures. He doesn't really warn us before hand, but he is ready...

  22. Immunization Ordered 0.5mL---Instructor says give whole vial

    mustlovepoodles replied to 4Karrie2's topic in Pediatric

    I would absolutely NOT give the whole vial if the order reads otherwise. I can't believe your instructor told you to ignore the order and basically make up your own! NONONONONONONONO! As to whether...

  23. Have detox interview-no experience-advice?

    mustlovepoodles replied to BChapp3182's topic in Addictions

    Can I just say this: CAstlegates, you are DA BOMB! I am not an addictions nurse, but I have been through rehab for suicidal depression. I went through a recovering professionals program with a LOT of...

  24. Any Advice Or Help Would Be Great

    mustlovepoodles replied to Chelle79's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you're "hanging on" to the old job. Frankly, 2-3 months isn't much time to adjust to a new type of nursing. Before you jump ship I think you need to really analyze what's going on with...

  25. Blood glucose levels in Diabetic Patients

    mustlovepoodles replied to wenmona16's topic in General Nursing

    I totally get it. I have type 2 diabetes and it wasn't until I got my sugars in the 100-130 range that I realized that I had been having symptoms of hyperglycemia for awhile. When my sugars get up in...