mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Anyone made to actually work two more weeks when resigning during orientation?

    mustlovepoodles replied to luvapug's topic in General Nursing

    I would not wait until end of day Friday--that's just rude and ingenuous. Most managers would like to have a heads-up as soon as possible. Thursday, tell your manager that you're planning to resign....

  2. Am i burned out?

    mustlovepoodles replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    C'mon, y'all. Do we really need to get into a p*****g contest over this? I'd daresay that a lot of us school nurses have worked in critical care at some point. We don't need to prove ourselves all...

  3. Am i burned out?

    mustlovepoodles replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    I can't decide if the kids are whinier or the TEACHERS are wimpier. I get the same old stuff every day--little paper cuts, chapped lips, torn pants, scabby mosquito bites and very minor bumps and...

  4. Nurse with bipolar disease wants to return to work

    mustlovepoodles replied to robynbsn's topic in General Nursing

    i doubt you would be allowed to work as a CNA because you are a licensed nurse. Perhaps you should consider an RN refresher course. It would probably boost your morale to see that you *can* do this...

  5. Med errors: subpoena, copy of incident report

    mustlovepoodles replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in General Nursing

    i've never heard of that. I make copies of EVERY incident report i make. If something ever goes to court, the prosecuter will subpoena those records along with the medical records. The incident report...

  6. Who's in-charge in handling toilet accidents in your school?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Nurse_Ziba's topic in School

    anybody but me. Seriously. I have on *one* occasion worked the poopy dooty. It was a little 2nd grader who was simultaneously puking and having explosive diarrhea in my clinic. I had already had her...

  7. What do you wear to work?

    mustlovepoodles replied to asp40's topic in School

    I wear colorful scrubs now(I'm in an elementary school) but when i was in middle school I wore nice slacks, blouse and white lab

  8. Doctor needs to perform surgery but with charity care, seemed unhappy

    mustlovepoodles replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    Does your mom live in the US? If so, i'd talk to the hospital social worker about applying for Medicaid for your

  9. Average IQ of a BSN nurse

    mustlovepoodles replied to Weber's topic in General Students

    I'm surprised at how many people here actually know their IQ. It is my experience that most people don't. I think what matters more is critical thinking skills and study skills. My dad had an...

  10. If YOU were the patient, would you feel comfortable...

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

    Oh, my heavens, YES. I have a very mentally handicapped son who is incontinent almost every night. I clorox everything every day. It would never occur to me to NOT use his sheets and

  11. Don't need a brain to be a School Nurse?

    mustlovepoodles replied to ahintonRN's topic in School

    IMO, those are perks of the

  12. My Student is draining me.....

    mustlovepoodles replied to AngelofLTC's topic in General Nursing

    I think this young man doesn't know what he doesn't know. He doesn't seem to have much life experience. Believe me, the first time he experiences a close family member dying in terrible pain he will...

  13. A day and life of a nursing student

    mustlovepoodles replied to CJ2blpn2017's topic in General Students

    Eat.Sleep.Study. Oh, did you notice there're no social life? Get used to that. There is no social life. Eat.Sleep. Study. Rinse & repeat for the next 4

  14. language barrier- weird situation

    mustlovepoodles replied to JSlovex2's topic in General Nursing

    But you're missing the point. Your patient lives here and has not mastered English, she feels more comfortable conversing in her own language, has an interpreter she trusts, AND she's in the fricking...

  15. Nursing habits

    mustlovepoodles replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm a school nurse in a little elementary school, so i'm calling parents all day long. I worked at the children's hospital for about 15 years, but I've been in the school system for about 5 years now....

  16. Retired Nurse's...

    mustlovepoodles replied to Keepstanding's topic in Retired Nurses

    I go through this every summer--I'm a school nurse, summers off. DH is retired-disabled, so he's home all the time. After about 2 weeks I'm going stir-crazy. I find that I have to have something going...

  17. Hypothetical Question: What happens when the baby boomers retire?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    The answer is NO. NO, I do NOT want to be working as a nurse when I'm 70. I've been a nurse for 34 years and I'm thinking that retirement may come in the next couple years. I'm 54 now and I'll be...

  18. language barrier- weird situation

    mustlovepoodles replied to JSlovex2's topic in General Nursing

    And might i add, it can be exhausting for someone who is not a native speaker to converse constantly in English. Perhaps your patient just felt most comfortable communicating in her own language,...

  19. Does this really make me look weak?

    mustlovepoodles replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Crying is not a show of weakness, no matter what your gender. Sad things happen in hospitals. I have less respect for a nurse who can just breeze through a death without a ruffle, business as usual....

  20. waterproof mattress

    mustlovepoodles replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    We get his mattress protectors from Walmart. He takes a twin size, but I'm sure you could order a larger one. If WAlmart doesn't have one that will work, check with the Original Mattress Factory. They...

  21. waterproof mattress

    mustlovepoodles replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    My DS16 is completely incontinent so we have covered his mattress with a vinyl mattress casing. It's the type that slips on like a pillow case and zips closed. I put a soft mattress protector on top...

  22. Sick of all of the bullying.

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

    I think you just had a revelation, there. Unfortunately, there are way too many places which tolerate this kind of gossiping and back-stabbing. Like we're all in 10th grade or something. The way to...

  23. Nurses that work in CLINICS!!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    i worked in a Family Practice clinic several years ago, for about 9 months. Coming from a NICU background, I was really surprised at how busy the clinic was. We had 4 docs and saw over 300 patients...

  24. Family members make me nervous

    mustlovepoodles replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I learned early on is to NEVER talk about a patient without his chart right in front you, not to his doctor, his family or even the patient himself. It's too easy to get things mixed up and...

  25. only a few months to decide...

    mustlovepoodles replied to kellyjo's topic in General Nursing

    :smackingf Did you even read my post? I'm not hating on ADNs. I *am* one! When I graduated in 1977, most of the nurses I worked with had a diploma from the local hospital's nursing school. There were...