LadyBugLass

LadyBugLass

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  1. Donating Scrubs

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have been through TWO "new" jobs in 2005 that required certain colors of scrubs. One job required royal blue (not too bad) and one job required BRIGHT red (truly hideous, esp. with white skin and...

  2. Hospice and Palliative Nurse Cert. Exam

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Has anyone here taken the HPNA exam? Was it REALLY REALLY REALLY hard?:uhoh21: Did you get a raise or promotion for passing? How much hospice experience did you have before you took it (HPNA...

  3. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, after almost 10 years of varying degrees of hell for me and the people who love me, I may well have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Years of depression may have been not properly treated. Years...

  4. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    I read about someone having panic attacks. I've had them since I was about 8? It used to be at most once and year...it escalated about two years ago, and now, it is at least once a week, sometimes...

  5. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Hormones? You mean like the diagnosis of "hysteria" they used to give crazy women (originated from "hysto-", meaning "uterus")? God save us from American health

  6. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    I plan to disclose; while I do not talk about my problem with depression ad nauseum, I am honest about it now. It really has changed how other people see mental illness, how common it is, and someone...

  7. What nursing Managers fail to see

    LadyBugLass replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hey...I AM a manager. The way I got here? BY PUTTING IN MY TIME DOING ALL THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED FOR NEARLY 12 YEARS!!!:angryfire And this case manager IS a nurse, thanks. Do I "go to meetings"...

  8. Chewing Ice!!!

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in General Nursing

    What does everyone actually KNOW about the connection between being anemic and the insatiable appetite for chewing ice?? I know that it is generally acknowledged as a symptom of anemia, but no one can...

  9. Is your house a mess?

    LadyBugLass replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That "How Clean Is Your House" show makes me feel SO much better. And I have always been in EMS and now do home hospice care, so I KNOW it's not that bad...but it ain't GOOD either. My good buddy is a...

  10. Chewing Ice!!!

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE the smell of bleach!! I guess because it is just SO clean. I think it reminds me of hotels and swimming pools from vacations, esp. when I was a kid. When I was little, we didn't have a...

  11. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    LadyBugLass replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    SO glad that I found this thread. I have struggled with occ. depression since high school, started meds at 25 when it was no longer just occasional and I started to have suicidal thoughts; experienced...

  12. Any "union" RN's here? I need advice.

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have never been in a union before, but after the year I have had (5 postions in 12 months!! I look like a total flake), I am starting to think that I need some job protection. I really feel like...

  13. Chewing Ice!!!

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Rabbit turd ice:roll ! I call it pellet ice, and I LOOOVVVEEE the nice, chewy texture and slightly bleachy flavor. I have become an ice "snob". Braums and Sonic sell 7lb bags of it, and I go through...

  14. Glossary of Nursing/Medical Degrees-Certifications & Allied Heath Certifications

    LadyBugLass replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    MSW can ALSO be a bachelors of social work who is a MEDICAL social worker (just to add to the confusion

  15. Katrina Cough???

    LadyBugLass replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I worked after an F-5 tornado in 1999 in Oklahoma as the first paramedic on scene. About 4 days later, my partner, myself, and some of the other first responders had a DRY, hacking, deep, nasty cough;...

  16. Hospice Library...what would you pick?

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What about the Textbook of Palliative Nursing? I think it is newer, and a new edition was just introduced this month. The dr. book, Oxfords Textbook of Palliative Care, looked expensive, was about the...

  17. Hospice Library...what would you pick?

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am new to hospice, but NOT healthcare . I am trying to find good books, textbooks, computer media, on line courses, etc., to help me enhance my experience, AND pass CHPN exam in 2 years. What are...

  18. cultural aspect(sp?) of hospice nursing

    LadyBugLass replied to nursetim's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow...depending on the demographics of your community, the buddhist outlook would be a valuable asset to a hospice!! I think your wife might "come around" if she spoke with a really good hospice...

  19. I want to be a hospice nurse

    LadyBugLass replied to jaylynn67's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    VOLUNTEER!! We love volunteers at our

  20. OK Hosp. Smoking Ban

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Effective in November, Oklahoma hospitals are banning smoking COMPLETELY. No designated areas, no smoking huts, not ANYWHERE on the property, NOTHING at all. Not patients, no employees, not visitors....

  21. In Trouble With The Bon!!! Please Advise Me...

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am begging for help. I am literally shaking, I am so scared. I will just start by saying that I have REALLY screwed up. I have worked full time in a very busy, very aggressive cardiac ICU since...

  22. In Trouble With The Bon!!! Please Advise Me...

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    digest this: thank you so much for advice from someone who, obviously, never made a mistake (or more). you are not one of those "catty" types you mentioned, it seems. good thing. may every move you...

  23. In Trouble With The Bon!!! Please Advise Me...

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I have not checked back with site in nearly 3 months! For some reason, about half the original post is missing. But the bulk of the issue is what everyone read! Update: I did quit voluntarily....

  24. Could Public Health be my niche?

    LadyBugLass replied to Genista's topic in Public, Community Health

    I too am considering the county health department. I have 7 years of paramedic experience and 3 years aide experience in addition to 1 year as an RN. Will the paramedic experience help me? I credit...

  25. Old Ladies Having Babies

    LadyBugLass replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Feeling catty I suppose, but here I go.... Does anyone else think that woman (Aleta St. James) with the twins has had some SERIOUS "work" done?? I mean, like a face lift and lip augmentation (at the...