WinterpegLPN

I wish there were other fields for adverse reactions, but on my pharmacy profile I have put down demerol as an allergy. I didn't stop breathing, but I hallucinated and puked for 3 hours straight. I don't remember much, I thought I was at home with my mom taking care of me (she wasn't even in the hospital), but I was told by the nurses that even after my stomach was empty I continued to heave. I'd really rather not ever go through that again!

One time I said this to someone "Can I get a witness" "wasting narcotics?" "No, I found Jesus!" OK, too cheezy but I get quirky when I'm tired.

Gonzo, thank you that is a good idea. I do have to be careful, so I think I will try to avoid anything like this in the future. It's just too dangerous! Mazy, thank you for your kind words. It's hard not to worry about things I can't see but I'll have to find a way to deal with it.

He was never MY patient, just a patient on my ward.

10 Months ago I met a patient who was on my ward. He was never assigned to me, and I never cared for him but got along very well with him and his family. They were at my hospital for about a month before diagnosis was made and they went to a city that was nearer to their home for treatment, but in that time I dropped by to visit with him and the family, even bringing food from a nearby restaurant 2 times as he found the hospital food difficult to tolerate. The family paid me back for the food once, and I came in on an off day and treated him to an inexpensive takeout as we had been discussing it previously. When the family left they asked if they could stay in touch with me. I explained the possible ethical implications and told them I couldn't accept gifts, money, or consideration of any kind but that I would like to stay in contact. I also ran the situation by our care management leader (discharge planner), who said that it shouldn't be a problem as he was never my patient. I stayed in contact with the mother and patient, and we talked on the phone once every month or two. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago he passed away and I was invited by the family to attend the service. It was 6 hours from my home, and they picked me up from the greyhound and I stayed with them for 2 nights. I got along really well with the whole family, and the parents and siblings all said "welcome to the family" and invited me to visit again. Of course, having aspergers I never underestimate my ability to totally misread a situation. I told them I have aspergers and explained my difficulty in social situations. They said that they thought I was a really nice person and were greateful for my support and kindness. Is there something I'm missing here, or can I just assume that I've made some nice friends?

Thank you rn/writer. I will look into those resources. Aspergers support groups are mainly aimed at children, it's very hard to find anything but I will go through ACT and see if they can help. Thank you again everyone, your support has been very helpful.

Thank you everyone for the support. I tried our employee outreach counselling but it was pretty useless. Theres simply a shortage of people in this profession in my area (or perhaps overall). It's a relief just to know that I'm not a weak person for buckling under this pressure. I see people dealing with so much more that I feel like I don't have much right to complain. Thank you again everyone.

I'll try to be as concise as I can. I've been an LPN for 4 and a half years now. I've always worked in acute care, and enjoy it a lot. I also have aspergers and depression. I'm high functioning enough to pass for a "quirky normal" but the social environment around nursing is difficult. I was bullied off my old ward, but for the last 1.5 years have been on a surgical ward thats been pretty good. I was bullied a bit, but managed to stand up for myself and get mostly left alone. I have also told coworkers about my aspergers a few months ago to try and explain why I'm so socially awkward around them. I inevitably put my foot in it at least once a day Things are also hard at home. My husband suffers from severe clinical depression and coming home to it every day is really wearing me down. To boot, he has been unable to hold a job for the last 2 years, getting fired from the 4 jobs he has held in this period for being unable to cope mentally. Just trying to keep him going is more work than any of my patients. I would leave, but he is also very loving and an excellent partner. I love him more than anyone I've ever been with and being an aspie it's hard to find anyone! To boot, my wo younger brothers who are worse aspies than me are both killing theselves with drug and alcohol addiction. I have tried to check out of that whole situation entirely, as I can only take on so much at once but my mom is a wreck. I was on effexor for 7 years, but felt so awfully tired I started to wonder if it was sedating me and switched to 10mg of prozac. I'm starting to get worried about myself at work. I'm stressed, exhausted, and scatterbrained. I only work 3 12 hour shifts at a time (usually 2 days and a night) to avoid being a complete zombie. I haven't made any major mistakes, mostly just forgetting little stuff (mostly documentation) here and there but I have always prided myself on being a good nurse and I'm worried about losing professional respect or even my job. Being the sole wage earner for what might be the rest of my relationship only makes this pressure worse. Being an aspie also means that I can't read the people around me and have little idea what they think of me or how I am regarded. I am a total mess. When I go home all I want to do is sleep and I have no motivation to do anything. At work it's all I can do to concentrate on getting my job done to the best of my abilities, theres no energy to try and naviagate even the simplest social interactions with my coworkers. Is there something I need to be doing? Can anyone else see something that I can't?

Ow, my back....and my feet.:)

Yup, thats exactly what I do!

I would be a warm blanket, because I make everyone feel warm and fuzzy!

Nitrofurantoin I'm good at big words, but can never say this one smoothly.

TraumaRUs Aspergers is not a mental illness, it is a pervasive developmental disorder.

I have Aspergers syndrome, but it is fairly mild. I actually form wonderful relationships with my patients and am excellent at tending to their emotional needs, so theres none of the stereotyped aspie insensitivity. Where I run into problems is the other staff. I can get along with them fine on a professional level: I'm always polite, helpful, and supportive. The social beehive that is nursing is pretty confusing for someone who isn't able to read that kind of stuff. I tend to naively trust my colleagues, and some of them seem to think that it's a really fun sport to manipulate me because I can be fooled by insincerity. And of course theres the ubiquitous problem of bullying. Bullying in nursing tends to focus on a female-centred model that revolves around gossip, backstabbing, false faces, and all that other stuff that I am nealry helpless at. Nursing school was no fun either. I was an excellent student, owing to being a science geek my whole life but once again politicing and bullying made it extremely difficult. I want to go back to school for my RN. I love being a nurse, and I just want to do a good job for my patients but I am scared of the school environment. I have learned a lot about functioning like a neurotypical, but learning that kind of stuff intellectually doesn't compare to having the innate ability. It's kind of like having to do a math equation for every person you interact with while you are talking to them: totally exhausting. There are distance education programs, but I am concerned about a few things: 1. you usually get jobs through practicum. Their practicum is in the next province over from me. Could I use my pre-existing contacts from the present hospital I'm at (I'm currently in BC)? 2. How well are they regarded by employers, even if through a university?

If you are going to film yourself drunk doing motor scooter stunts in Las Vegas, don't try and do the filming yourself. If you are goinng to get seriously hammered, wear a helmet. Look before you dive, the water isn't as deep as you think it is.