poppycat ADN, BSN

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    Please help!

    poppycat replied to Krk410's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I realize you are supposed to meet with the BON today but it would be best to go with a lawyer. The BON is NOT the nurse's
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    Curious...how many attempts did it take you to pass NCLEX?

    poppycat replied to klone's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ther weren't even
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    Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    poppycat replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Before I wen in for knee replacement last October, I made sure to make living will & appoint a healthcare
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    TNPAP and TN Board of NSG

    poppycat replied to Lynn2466's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The BON is not there to represent the best interest of the nurse. They're there to protect the
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    Are you Tanning?

    poppycat replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I work private duty home care so I have a lot of down time which I consider "breaks". When I worked in hospitals, we usually took our lunch break between 2 & 4 in the morning. At the last...
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    Are you Tanning?

    poppycat replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    . see
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    Are you Tanning?

    poppycat replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    BSNbeDONE, I had to laugh reading the part of your post about having a night shift nurse as a patient. I am a hardcore night shifter. I started working night shift in 1975 when I started nursing...
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    Nursing note for beginner LPN, my first note..opinions?

    poppycat replied to aloveless88's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thanks, I was having a senior moment with that,
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    Nursing note for beginner LPN, my first note..opinions?

    poppycat replied to aloveless88's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Just keep working on it. It takes lots of practice before you'll be confident that you're addressing everything you need to. Good luck with your
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    Getting into to nursing school with Bipolar depression and anxiety?

    poppycat replied to bekahinpink's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, bekahinpink & welcome! I, too, have bipolar. I have bipolar type 2 so mine goes more toward the depression end than mania. I also have a very long history of anxiety with panic attacks....
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    first year texas nurse looking to move home to california

    poppycat replied to carizzal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think if it was me, I'd start working on getting the license endorsed now. Sometimes that can take a
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    What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    poppycat replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    ISFJ; I've always worked
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    Malpractice insurance

    poppycat replied to amzyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was told in a nursing orientation at one of my former jobs that nurses should always carry their own liability protection because if something happens the hospital's policy might cover you but if...
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    Student Nurse with a poop problem

    poppycat replied to Grrrse's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm not sure I should have been eating breakfast when I read this! Now I'm picturing a poop
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    Newborn Babies Care

    poppycat replied to Crassus's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Funny you should bring up this movie because I recorded it last Friday & just watched it this morning. I have no idea why they did that stuff with the baby but I also noticed she did a horrendous...
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    rainbows and unicorns

    poppycat replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Every morning when I'm leaving work, my 8 year old non-verbal patient comes to the door with me, blows me a kiss, & signs "I love you". When he started doing this at age 3, I assumed he did the...
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    painful reports

    poppycat replied to Beatlefan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Many years ago, I worked at a hospital where we tape recorded report. We almost always got out on time because report wasn't constantly interrupted for nonsense. Report in my current job is mostly...
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    Creepy Crawlies

    poppycat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are a few threads about critters in the PDN forum. My worst one was caring for a 6 month old at home with a trach. There was no nurse in the home for about 3 hours before my shift & the...
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    What's it like to be a private duty RN?

    poppycat replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Private Duty

    Peds cases do not pay the highest for the agency. Most Peds cases are paid by Medicaid & are paid very
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    How much do you make?

    poppycat replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    I make $24.50/hour working night shift. Weekend differential takes me to $26/hour. This is for a trach/vent case. I think less complex cases are paid at $23/hour. I don't know what LPN pay rate is...
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    Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    poppycat replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for the info. I didn't know there were actual service cats. As I said, the only service my cats would bother with is whatever they want to do! Come to think of it, though, I had a fever &...
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    Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    poppycat replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have 2 cats. The only service I've ever seen either of them do is help me type when I'm using the computer. They do so by walking on the keyboard. Let me tell you, they know some words I've never...
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    Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    poppycat replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow! In the first place, YOU are not paying for people on disability. Their money comes from them working & paying into Social Security. In the second place, who are you to judge whether...
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    Unhealthy Habits of Nurses

    poppycat replied to lynns75's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'll take a diet Coke, Ruby, because I am an overweight nurse with type 2 diabetes & don't want my sugar to go
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    What makes a COB crusty?

    poppycat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've always worked Peds. At all of my jobs up until the 1990's, it was the norm to have only 2 nurses working night shift (which is what I always worked). That meant no matter how many patients we...