poppycat ADN, BSN

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    Spouses on opposite shifts

    poppycat replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    My husband & I work opposite shifts, too. We both love that we get the queen bed to ourselves while the other is at work. When he's on vacation for a week, it drives me nuts! He always seems to...
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    Night shift for new grads.

    poppycat replied to Nurse_Brezo's topic in General Nursing

    I use a sleep mask, too. I put a few drops of lavender essential oil on it to relax me. It works
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    I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    poppycat replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not abnormal at all. Some people, like me, love Peds & others hate it. Personally, I don't ever want to take care of adults. They drive me up the wall! If you don't like caring for kids it...
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    Almost there

    poppycat replied to Nurse8724's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nurse8724, welcome! There are lots of members here in various stages of recovery & we help each other a lot. When I first got sober, I was working in a general Peds unit, night shift. At first...
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    Almost there

    poppycat replied to Nurse8724's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's what I refer to as threatening my serenity, not my sobriety. As far as I'm concerned, my serenity is at least as important as my
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    Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    poppycat replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Congratulations on the baby! That was good
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    12 hr shift makeup routine

    poppycat replied to RN_srs's topic in General Nursing

    I finally found products that work well for me. I went to Ulta & explained my skin condition & what I needed. They introduced me to IT cosmetics. IT has a cream called Bye Bye Redness that...
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    Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    poppycat replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I worked in hospitals I always volunteered to work Christmas Eve & Christmas Day so I could have New Year's Eve & day off. My birthday is January 2nd & a lot of the places I worked...
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    Crusty Old Bat Society

    poppycat replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I better be careful then because I don't go for that multiple love interest
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    Can you recommend a medication?

    poppycat replied to russianbear's topic in Patient Medications

    If the doctor was ok with it then your coworkers need to learn how to talk to them, too. The problem is with the other nurses, not with you or the
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    Crusty Old Bat Society

    poppycat replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    You love me, don't you,
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    Crusty Old Bat Society

    poppycat replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I forgot to say that I was also a total hottie in my all white & my cap! Who wouldn't
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    Can you recommend a medication?

    poppycat replied to russianbear's topic in Patient Medications

    Exactly. People will treat you whatever way you allow them
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    Can you recommend a medication?

    poppycat replied to russianbear's topic in Patient Medications

    Maybe the other nurses are afraid of the doctors. I've made lots of suggestions to lots of different doctors in my career & no one has ever told me I shouldn't do that. That isn't practicing...
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    MisfitBSN Seeks TPAPN Friendly Employment in Fort Worth :)

    poppycat replied to MisfitBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome & congrats on getting clean/sober! I've also seen a lot about dialysis for nurses in monitoring programs. Check out the nurses/recovery forum. There's a lot of good information &...
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    Crusty Old Bat Society

    poppycat replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I am most definitely a COB! I graduated in 1978, wore all white & my cap at my first job. We were required to give up our chairs for the doctors & back then we had to go through the "house...
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    Can cat owners really get schizophrenia from their cats?

    poppycat replied to Alnitak7's topic in Psychiatric

    I bet you didn't even
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    Can cat owners really get schizophrenia from their cats?

    poppycat replied to Alnitak7's topic in Psychiatric

    I was about to ask what this meant & then I had a lightning bolt moment & figured it out! My sister's late husband grew up on Lawn
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    Can cat owners really get schizophrenia from their cats?

    poppycat replied to Alnitak7's topic in Psychiatric

    Your cats must speak a different dialect than mine. My cats always say "Mrowwww! It has several meanings but most often it means "pay attention to me if you know what's good for you
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    Can cat owners really get schizophrenia from their cats?

    poppycat replied to Alnitak7's topic in Psychiatric

    I consider myself to be bilingual because I speak & understand fluent cat. Wait a minute. Does that mean I'm
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    A moment like this to remember

    poppycat replied to kloveriver's topic in Nursing Humor

    More
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    Can cat owners really get schizophrenia from their cats?

    poppycat replied to Alnitak7's topic in Psychiatric

    Your family are the insane ones for not understanding what the cats are saying. I have complete conversations with my cats every
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    A moment like this to remember

    poppycat replied to kloveriver's topic in Nursing Humor

    Today I'm definitely poopy. I have a totally sh*tty attitude toward the world
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    A moment like this to remember

    poppycat replied to kloveriver's topic in Nursing Humor

    Davey Do, I love you! I just decided to browse through here a little before getting some sleep & now I've had a good laugh for the day. I've been meaning to ask you something. Anomaly is...
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    Can cat owners really get schizophrenia from their cats?

    poppycat replied to Alnitak7's topic in Psychiatric

    This is a myth. Cats are selectively social! (It's kind of like selective deafness or selective