Blackcat99

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  1. Food Addiction?

    Blackcat99 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am a food addict and always will be. I am 54 years old. I use to weigh 240 lbs and now weigh 115 lbs. I am very fortunate. I found out exactly how to save myself. I found recovery with food addicts...

  2. Hi, I'm Thunderwolf and I am a Smoker

    Blackcat99 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am not a smoker. I am a food addict. I am on a 12 step program for food addiction and it has worked so very well for me. I have heard about smokers anonymous and nicotine anonymous programs for...

  3. "Easy" LPN jobs

    Blackcat99 replied to remrimsgems's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have a friend who proudly watches TV all day at her job, and she works in an assisted living facility. Not very fulfilling to me, but I guess it depends on what you're looking for. Wow!!!!I'm...

  4. Hoodia for Weight Loss?

    Blackcat99 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks so much Talka1. :up:I am so glad to hear that you got that great book!!!! I had read so many other books in the past but nothing helped until I got that FAA book which finally answered all of...

  5. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    Blackcat99 replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    I use to work at the jail and the new inmates would tell me they haven't taken any of their B/P meds on the outside for 3 months. Of course, once we would get the new inmates they would immediately...

  6. Does your hospital have a "Thanks to my Nurse" form?

    Blackcat99 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Our local hospital here does not have any Thanks to the Nurse form. They only have a sign in it telling the patient to please ask the nurse if she washed her hands or

  7. Dopamine drip

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My mother is 86 years old and is in ICU. She started a dopamine drip yesterday. How long does it usually take before it starts working? If it doesn't start working soon will they dc it? What's the...

  8. Gastric Bypass: trading one set of problems for another?

    Blackcat99 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend who died on the table from bariatric surgery. I have another friend who had it done and she has been back and forth to the hospital ever since. I am so glad I didn't get it done. I am...

  9. Thinking about working in a women's prison?

    Blackcat99 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in Correctional

    I totally agree. Female inmates are much more difficult to deal with then male

  10. MRSA in LTC

    Blackcat99 replied to gagezoie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I use to work in a LTC facility. There was a patient who had MRSA I believe it was in his urine. They put a post-op abdominal surgical patient in his room and he then got MRSA in his abdominal

  11. What do Psych nurses really do?

    Blackcat99 replied to tessa45's topic in Psychiatric

    It depends on where you work. I use to work in state psychiatric hospitals. I felt like I spent a lot of my time trying to prevent phyical fighting between patients.:trout: People would ask me: "What...

  12. Lipid lowering success stories

    Blackcat99 replied to nurseaboveboard's topic in General Nursing

    I always have low cholesterol lab results. I have been a vegetarian for many years. After doctors looks at my lab results they always ask me "Are you a

  13. Are they being phased out?

    Blackcat99 replied to babygirl87's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated from LPN school in the 1970's. I was told at that time that LPN's were being phased out. I haven't had any problems finding a

  14. Anyone work on a Liver Transplant ICU?

    Blackcat99 replied to dorie43rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks Doris. My friend said she was told that she has liver cancer and would only live 1-2 more years without a liver transplant. That's great news that your loved one was able to get a liver so...

  15. Anyone work on a Liver Transplant ICU?

    Blackcat99 replied to dorie43rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    My friend is in the process of getting on the liver transplant list. She is 57 years old, on medicaid and is an ex-smoker. Do you think she will ever really get a liver? If yes, how long do you think...

  16. How do you stay in shape & prevent weight gain during the holidays

    Blackcat99 replied to Soneshine's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I didn't having any luck with WW. However, when I went to Overeaters anonymous I lost 125

  17. How do you stay in shape & prevent weight gain during the holidays

    Blackcat99 replied to Soneshine's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I stay on my healthy food and exercise plans every day throughout the

  18. We all hate overtime!!!!

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a very busy and large assisted living facility. The boss tells us "Don't leave until all of your work and new doctor's orders are finished." All of the nurses here get stuck doing...

  19. Families from Hell

    Blackcat99 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    My brother rarely ever visits Mom who has alzheimer's when she is at home even though he is just a 10-15 minute drive from her house. However, whenever she is at the "hospital" he spends a lot of time...

  20. We all hate overtime!!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    We are clocking out on time most of the time these days. They got us a "unit secretary" to help us with all of the new orders. I'm really glad because now I won't have to look for a new

  21. Care-aids doing meds

    Blackcat99 replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    At the assisted living facilities here in Washington state, it is about the same except they don't even do background checks on these people!!!! :angryfireThe med carts are a disaster and there are...

  22. Unpaid overtime...

    Blackcat99 replied to regularRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Management is always "bullying" all the staff at the assisted living care facility where I work. :angryfireThey want to "scare us" by telling us there is absolutely "no excuse" for overtime. However,...

  23. Non-compliant home care patient with stage three decub

    Blackcat99 replied to sticknurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I worked at a LTC there was a non-compliant lady who had a decubitus ulcer. After her death, her family sued the LTC facility and won their case. :oApparently, the nurses had not done enough...

  24. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    Blackcat99 replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    I use to work at a jail in West Virginia. At the jail, the rule was that any brand new inmates who came in complaining of chest pain were to be sent first to the ER for evaluation. The new...

  25. am I a wimp?

    Blackcat99 replied to MIA-RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a young nurses aide, one of my patients at the nursing home died. She was one of my favorites and the first patient death I had ever experienced. I broke down and cried right there in her...