poppycat ADN, BSN

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    Mental Health: Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars

    poppycat replied to NurseEnvision's topic in General Nursing

    What video are you referring
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    What does probation mean??

    poppycat replied to Bcampb26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know about Colorado but it seems the stipulations are pretty similar across all states. No night shift, no home health, no supervisory positions. Random drug screens which you get to pay for...
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    Who's mistake?

    poppycat replied to Nurse4561's topic in Patient Medications

    I had the opposite problem a few years ago. I do private duty home care on night shift. My client needed to be up early for school so I went ahead & gave his morning meds to help the day nurse....
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    Sayings that help you

    poppycat replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My favorite thing to constantly remind myself is "even God can't change the past". I spent so much time in my early sobriety wishing I could go back & change things I had done. Once I heard this...
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    poppycat replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious; what is Group
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    Catching something from patients?

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

    When I graduated, I went straight into general Peds. My first 6 months I was sick constantly with one thing or another. When I hit the 6 month mark, it was as though a switch got flipped that made...
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    Entertaining pt

    poppycat replied to allyl's topic in Private Duty

    Kitiger, I've always done exactly what you're talking about. If I have an older Peds client who isn't cognitively intact, I talk to them the same way I would talk to one who is intact. I equate...
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    poppycat replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    They are pretty
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    Does registry count as experience? (With poll)

    poppycat replied to blindcheeseit's topic in Agency Nurses

    If your registry shifts are through an agency, then your resume would just list the agency as your employer and it wouldn't look like job-hopping. I would think the fact that you've been successful...
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    Typical day for infant?

    poppycat replied to freesia29's topic in Private Duty

    Since you stated that you've only worked in clinics, I have to ask what kind of orientation/training you're going to receive for a vent case. You have to keep in mind that you will be the only nurse...
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    poppycat replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    Why would OP come back? No one has told her what an awesome nurse she is and that's apparently what she wanted to
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    poppycat replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the exact same thing when I read the original post. For some BONs 8 months is not a very long time to get the investigation
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    poppycat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahaha!! Isn't that what you
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    Does Anyone Use the HOPE Charting System?

    poppycat replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Before we got the HOPE tablet, we had another small computer we used for charting. It was just called NED (Nurse's Electronic Documentation). It was pretty much the same as HOPE. The only other...
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    Does Anyone Use the HOPE Charting System?

    poppycat replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    My agency uses a Samsung tablet for our charting. They call it the HOPE tablet. I have no idea what HOPE might stand for, though. Maybe hoping we can figure it out?! The charting is rather...
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    Does Anyone Use the HOPE Charting System?

    poppycat replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    The agency I do private duty through started using HOPE about a year ago. It's a very strange
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    poppycat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    DoGoodThenGo, I love how much nursing history stuff you've shared. It's interesting to see the pictures & read the stories of those who came before our time. Thank
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    Not paying license renewal fees on time (random thoughts)

    poppycat replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    That's sad to hear, cocoa_puff. I'm sorry you're feeling that
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    Not paying license renewal fees on time (random thoughts)

    poppycat replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's Springfield. It's a long, extremely boring drive from
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    Not paying license renewal fees on time (random thoughts)

    poppycat replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Illinois, too, and my employer was good enough to inform us about 3 months before renewal that the state was no longer sending notices. At least the online renewal process is easy. Are you...
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    Not paying license renewal fees on time (random thoughts)

    poppycat replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    The one thing I've never understood is people who say they didn't know it was time to renew their license. I graduated in 1978 and our licenses have always renewed on the same date every 2 years in...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    poppycat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    No, I'm in the midwest just like you, Ruby. That was the result Google gave me & it did say that was the mixture created in
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    poppycat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I just Googled Brompton's cocktail. It was cocaine, heroine, &
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    poppycat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    You're already a cool
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    poppycat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I was a nurse's aid in the mid-1970's & didn't have to be certified. I worked in a nursing home on night shift while I was in nursing school & a few of the nurses let me do "skills" that were...