poppycat ADN, BSN

pediatrics; PICU; NICU

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    What does your username mean?

    poppycat replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Poppy is my 10 year old calico cat. She is a big mama's
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    looking for support from fellow nurses?

    poppycat replied to chasity_paige88's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Another place you may be able to find counseling is at a local university. The one by where I live offers free counseling with graduate students in the counseling program. I've sought counseling...
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    Are We Truly That Gullible?

    poppycat replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly what I was thinking about as I laughed my way through this
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    Palos community hospital

    poppycat replied to Kimookim's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I worked for about 3 years at Palos. I would never go back there. The doctors there are treated like gods and nurses are peons. It's not a good place to go when you're used to teaching hospitals....
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    Are We Truly That Gullible?

    poppycat replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess I will admit I have a really twisted sense of humor! I just signed up for the weekly email from Gomerblog. Here's my favorite so far: Cat on Ventilator, Still Full Code After 4 Years -...
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    Early Fashion...remember this?

    poppycat replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, my classmates & I all hated our caps. They were shaped like Big Mac boxes (for those of you who remember when Big Mac came in a box). Because they were square, it...
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    Are We Truly That Gullible?

    poppycat replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is that if I'm ever in the hospital and the nurse brings me a sandwich with creamy peanut butter instead of crunchy, I will have her (or his)
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    Your Specialty & Why

    poppycat replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    LisalaRN99, I had to laugh when you wrote about the promise you made your Peds instructor. I did the same thing with my Psych instructor! You're right that not liking Peds doesn't make you a...
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    Attention tall nurses!!!

    poppycat replied to Code Red's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've ordered a lot of scrubs from Scrubs and Beyond (formerly Life Uniform). I'm not tall myself but did notice they have a pretty large selection of tall
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    Lost license due to alcohalism can't get it back

    poppycat replied to tmcv8's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If she lost her RN license, she can't legally practice nursing. It sounds like she needs to seek help for her depression & alcoholism. If she doesn't address those issues she probably won't be...
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    What's you're best drug seeker?

    poppycat replied to TSgtRodrigues's topic in Emergency

    I'm going to have to remember if I ever need to have my gall bladder removed to make sure they take out both of
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    Your Specialty & Why

    poppycat replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful what you wish for; neonates going through drug withdrawal can be very trying. However, I would still take 5 of them over 1 whiney adult any day of the week & twice on Sunday! I loved...
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    Your Specialty & Why

    poppycat replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    I knew before I started school I did not want to work with adults. They are the biggest, whiniest people on earth! I knew I wanted to work in Peds & I got 5 job offers in Peds from different...
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    Search term for nurses mediating patient-physician communication?

    poppycat replied to TRD05's topic in Nurse Management

    I was thinking
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    Psych brought up the "D" word today

    poppycat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You can absolutely file based on both your physical & mental health problems. Along with my mental illness, I had a seizure disorder which was only partially controlled when I applied for...
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    Florence Nightingale's Birthday: World's Most Famous Nurse

    poppycat replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nurses Rock

    Flo & I seem to have a lot in common. I suffered from agoraphobia for years. There was a period of 3 years where I never left my house for any reason. I still have problems going out from time...
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    Psych brought up the "D" word today

    poppycat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's been 20 years since I started on disability so I'm sure things have changed. When I applied, my doctors provided all the exams & documentation. I never ever had to see a doctor provided by...
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    Saying No!

    poppycat replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The ringtone I have for my employer yells, "You might want to throw out your phone! It's work calling!" That's very easy to ignore. However, if they do somehow reach me, I have no problem saying...
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    Are you Tanning?

    poppycat replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I've been known to wake my husband up at 2 or 3 in the morning to go grocery shopping with me (only if he's off the next day) because I have a weird phobia about grocery shopping alone (no matter what...
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    To Return to Nursing or Not?

    poppycat replied to Cricket183's topic in Nursing Career

    I was on SSD for 10 years. During that time, I kept my foot in the door by doing 1-2 private duty shifts per month. The amount I made doing that work never came near what would be considered gainful...
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    New PDN...which case to choose

    poppycat replied to xyra_01's topic in Private Duty

    This is very true. The "insurance" I was offered was almost $400 a month (just for myself) and in very tiny print at the end of the brochure it said, "this coverage does not meet the minimum...
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    Is there a line floating?

    poppycat replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight into Peds when I graduated (1978). About 8 months after I started working, I came to work one night & was told I was floating to ICU (adult). I called the house supervisor &...
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    Help! Return to work after joint replacement.

    poppycat replied to Purple L's topic in General Nursing

    I had one knee replaced 9 months ago & the other 6 months ago. My recovery course was not typical as I had very little post-op pain (off all pain meds in 6 days), was walking without any devices...
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    IDFPR wallet license

    poppycat replied to NurseEric81's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I carry mine in my wallet (not really sure why). I always laminate it because, as you say, it's
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    Butterflies

    poppycat replied to FineAgain's topic in General Nursing

    When I started practicing in 1978, this was standard for Peds patients. The hospitals I worked at didn't start using angiocaths for Peds IV therapy until about