mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. As a Nurse what are some things that make you sick?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Josh.P's topic in General Nursing

    I used to faint at the site of blood and vomit when a patient vomits--oh yeah, I was lots of fun to work with in my early days. After 32+ years of nursing and 23 years as a mother(including the last...

  2. Easy job?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I would agree with you, school nursing is a very demanding job all its own. Sure, we're not working night shift for 12hrs, running like maniacs from one trauma to another but as you say, the emotional...

  3. When coffee is no longer enough,

    mustlovepoodles replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my first thought is "why are you suddenly having trouble staying awake?" Is there a change in your sleeping hours? Could you be chronically sleep deprived? Are you burning the candle at both...

  4. I feel so DUMB!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Wait...you gave a very strong drug that you don't know anything about...twice? I would be more concerned about *that* than the fact that the doctor is changing his

  5. My Two Cents

    mustlovepoodles replied to Joyfull77's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. The responsibilities of a CNA are much much different than the responsibilities of an RN. Licensed nurses have to be at the top of their game 100% of the time. If a CNA forgets to give...

  6. How can someone even be like that?!

    mustlovepoodles replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in General Nursing

    Parents know which buttons to push, don't they? You reminded me of how my sister and BIL reacted when their oldest son decided to major in nursing: His father told him he was a nasty word for gay,...

  7. Mistake...

    mustlovepoodles replied to SDHealth's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, you just made a mistake, that's all. As for being scorned, well, that sounds a little dramatic. I can see where she would be irritated, but you know, stuff happens. Take this as a lesson learned...

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

    mustlovepoodles replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely would not be a nurse at $8.50/hr. Who in their right mind would break their back, stay on their feet 12-14 hours at a whack, skip lunches, work nights, weekends and holidays, AND take the...

  9. possible to go from nothing to BSN online?

    mustlovepoodles replied to cdu22's topic in General Nursing

    :igtsyt: OMG, I sure hope an online BSN isn't the wave of the future. I would be scared to death to go to the hospital! Even nurses in third world countries have to go to school to learn how to not...

  10. Do you personally know someone who has lost his/her license?

    mustlovepoodles replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Why wouldn't it be appropriate? I don't think that's a fair assessment. Nobody would say that people with diabetes or depression shouldn't be a nurse. Heck, if that were true there wouldn't BE any...

  11. any nurses quit this job?

    mustlovepoodles replied to xxNursexx's topic in General Nursing

    I did. I was sick of it. I even went back to school and got a degree in Elementary Ed. Taught 3rd grade for a few years and homeschooled my kids. But then I realized that I missed nursing so I went...

  12. funny office visit

    mustlovepoodles replied to jagalu100305's topic in School

    :hhmth:

  13. Woot! I got the jo-ob, I got the jo-ob...

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in School

    :w00t:The call came this afternoon. They want me to start Feb 1. I'll be at a very small elementary school (300 students), part time, just 3 days a week, 6hrs a day, job sharing with another nurse....

  14. Woot! I got the jo-ob, I got the jo-ob...

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    Thank you very much. I have been a nurse for 32+ years and I had about given up hope. I was in NICU for years and years, then triage for a long time. Working long shifts and overnights nearly ruined...

  15. a senseless death....

    mustlovepoodles replied to angelwingsamy's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for your loss. I don't know why he did it, but there is probably very little you could have done to prevent it. Putting more restrictions on narcotics won't solve the problem. People who...

  16. nurses and parents that don't follow CDC vaccination schedules

    mustlovepoodles replied to gfcfnina's topic in Pediatric

    I don't have anything to add but I just wanted to say, this is exactly how I feel. I am very ambivalent about vaccinations and I took time to really consider what I was going to do with each of my...

  17. funny office visit

    mustlovepoodles replied to jagalu100305's topic in School

    Oh, man, you gotta love the stuff kids come up with. I had an 11yo come to the clinic one day with a bad cold, stuffed up, felt bad. He insisted that he needed "some Viagra or something":clown: And...

  18. What to do with Freq flyers?

    mustlovepoodles replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    You are on the money. Kids come to the clinic for many reasons, not all of them health related. When you work in a large 900 student urban/suburban middle school I like did the clinic volume is so...

  19. unhappy with school nursing

    mustlovepoodles replied to jagalu100305's topic in School

    What an idiot.:grn:I have to remind myself that it is the rare staff or admin who actually knows what I do. In fact, I started signing my name Firstname Lastname, RN, BS just so they would understand...

  20. I must be the exception, not the rule....

    mustlovepoodles replied to LACA's topic in School

    You *do* have it made, sista! I would invite you to go to my last school of 900 middle schoolers, rank with all the trappings of poverty, gangs, guns, pregnancy, drugs,a police precinct in the office....

  21. Saying No

    mustlovepoodles replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    You can only be abused if you allow it. It's not your job to staff the unit. If you dropped dead, they would step over your cold, stiff body and life would go on. You don't have to rescue them. I...

  22. OCD at work

    mustlovepoodles replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, i'd say you're a little nuts. But in a good way. Just don't hold me to the same standard. I couldn't care less if the bed is lined up, if the sheets are straight, if the BP machines are in a...

  23. OK, Cultural question here, please forgive the stupidity.

    mustlovepoodles replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I think that's a crock o' you know what! I'm pretty sure it would not be frowned upon for a male aid to attend a Muslim man. I mean, who else is he going to care for? Not a woman, that's for sure!...

  24. First pt code... is this normal?

    mustlovepoodles replied to ONCRN84's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely normal. I have run a few codes in my 32 years and to this day i will go over the situation in my mind. Ultimately, I conclude that i didn't miss anything. Stuff happens and it doesn't mean...

  25. Not cut out to be a nurse

    mustlovepoodles replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Awww, hunny, you just had a rough night. You sound like a very good nurse. All of us go through times like this when we seem to care too much. When it gets like that you have to take a step away,...