mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. When do you call 911?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Trueblood83's topic in School

    I have to call 911 about once a month. I call for first-time-ever seizures or seizures that last 5 min or longer, altered consiousness(from head injury or suspected drug use), allergic reactions,...

  2. Teacher wants no hand sanitizer in classroom

    mustlovepoodles replied to geocachingRN's topic in School

    The first rule of prevention is hand-washing. It it inexcusable that these kids are forced to eat their lunches with dirty hands--ewww, no telling where their hands have been. Is there a really good...

  3. Split between two schools and both Hispanic populations without being bilingual.

    mustlovepoodles replied to Trueblood83's topic in School

    O.M.G. I foresee nothing by frustration and burn out here. And not from your hispanic parents either. This principal clearly doesn't know what a school nurse does. And believe me you are going to...

  4. Trach's and vents

    mustlovepoodles replied to NO1_2NV's topic in School

    In our school system any child with a trach or a vent has to be attended by their personal nurse. There is NO WAY you'd be able to properly monitor and suction even ONE kid during the day and take...

  5. What am I going to do?

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in Home Health

    Thanks. I believe I will send them an email. I just dont want to be put on the spot having to talk with one of their "young guns" who might try to talk me into doing the interview. Ya'll have made me...

  6. Recently dx'd bipolar: Any chance of surviving nursing?

    mustlovepoodles replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Excuse me for laughing, but anyone who thinks school nursing is "less stressful" has obviously never done it. Anything that can happen in the ER can, and does, happen in a school. Only, you have no...

  7. I think my resident may have been having an MI

    mustlovepoodles replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely handled that correctly. You had a patient with cognative impairment unable to articulate who was giving you a clear signal of distress. You *have* to respond quickly in that situation....

  8. Retired Nurse's...

    mustlovepoodles replied to Keepstanding's topic in Retired Nurses

    I'm resurrecting this post to say Thank You for talking about this. I have volunterily retired myself after 32+ years of nursing; I'm 53. Last year I had a nervous breakdown partly brought on by the...

  9. I REALLY need some advice. Panic/Anxiety Disorder

    mustlovepoodles replied to beanpod's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Since the above poster has already addressed the abandonment of your patient I will not belabor the point. You know you did the wrong thing and you will never make that mistake again, I promise. I...

  10. How was your first time poke?

    mustlovepoodles replied to lina.561's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, man, does this take me back...My first IM injection was awful. I was only 18 and scared to death. I was excruciatingly shy. It was hard enough for me to look at nekkid people, but to have to...

  11. Experienced RN's questions re: RN students

    mustlovepoodles replied to SAHMStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I had a wonderful instructor for OB and he played a huge part in my choice to go into L&D. I loved helping women laboy and deliver, but this was back in the bad old days when everyone got...

  12. The things you absolutely cant stand about nursing.

    mustlovepoodles replied to ccbc_student's topic in General Nursing

    op, as a nurse with 32 years experience i will have to say, nursing has changed dramatically since i got out of school. i used to love being able to spend some time with patients, doing some teaching,...

  13. Ya'll cross your fingers for me

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in Home Health

    I have been on disability for the past 7 months due to severe depression. It's been a hard uphill road but I am finally in a place where I feel stable and satisfied. I've been a school nurse for the...

  14. Ya'll cross your fingers for me

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for your concise description. I haven't interviewed with any other hh companies. I talked with someone at PSA, but I really wasnt impressed with them. At this point I don't know whether I'll...

  15. New nurse needs objective advice

    mustlovepoodles replied to twoangels's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, boy, do I identify with you. I started out in L&D on the nightshift too, and I found it incredibly taxing--and I didn't have children! I worked nights for over 20 years and all it got me was 2...

  16. How do I complete my horrible CNA class? Help

    mustlovepoodles replied to work&play's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you're in a pickle. I don't know why your instructor is giving you a hard time. However, you have to pull yourself together. You have a lot of money invested and you'r e{this} close to...

  17. Nursing School: Did you turn into Jekyll & Hyde?

    mustlovepoodles replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I think it *is* different for some people. When I went to nursing school I was 17, unattached, unmortgaged, and had only myself to take care of. I got pretty stressed in my second year due to my...

  18. dealing with the chatty katy's

    mustlovepoodles replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, new mothers can talk til the cows come home. It's okay to "fake" it. You can interject nicely, "Hold that thought. I just heard someone call my name. I'll get back with you in a little bit....

  19. Has this happened to anyone before?

    mustlovepoodles replied to rehab girl's topic in General Nursing

    This has happened to me only once. I was assigned to NICU, but I often took shifts in the PICU to get some experience. I had been to the scheduler about 4 weeks before Christmas to look over the...

  20. Enjoyable Depression

    mustlovepoodles replied to markuskristian's topic in General Nursing

    This is an excellent analogy. When I am in a mixed state I begin to "not see" myself in the mirror. Oh, my vision is fine. I just can't see my face--it's all blurred out. Colors fade, sounds fade....

  21. Enjoyable Depression

    mustlovepoodles replied to markuskristian's topic in General Nursing

    I have endured crushing depression several times over the last 37 years. I was only diagnosed properly with bipolar 2 last fall. It explained a lot, but I had a hard time understanding mania. My...

  22. where's my *insert parent figure here*

    mustlovepoodles replied to bringtherain's topic in Pediatric

    Hmmm, well, I've been on both sides of the bed. When I was a younger nurse I worked in a surgical NICU. We had one baby who had esophageal atresia and was very sick for about 5 months. During that...

  23. working at same hospital as my mom!!!!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    No I would not. I *did* work with my mother when I first got out of school. We worked in L&D togther, same shift, and I still lived at home. Not a good idea on so many levels. Not only that but...

  24. When surgeons shirk having anything to do with medical problems arising

    mustlovepoodles replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know, but it irks me to no end. When my father was in CCU after an MI and quad bypass he had a cardiologist, a pulmonologist, an ICU hospitalist and NONE of them thought to order blood...

  25. I NEED HELP!

    mustlovepoodles replied to lilsporty111's topic in Nursing Career