poppycat ADN, BSN

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    Has anyone gone through nursing school with depression?

    poppycat replied to trapstudent's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have struggled with depression & anxiety since I was 7 years old. I've been on antidepressants most of my adult life. I made it through nursing school & have survived almost 38 years of...
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    Fragrance Sacrifice

    poppycat replied to Shonqueen1's topic in General Nursing

    When I had knee replacement surgery 2 years ago I was doing really well until a PT came into the room. I don't know what she was wearing but it immediately made me sick to my stomach. I wouldn't...
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    Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    poppycat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When I first saw this post, I thought the OP was asking about dogs & just didn't know how to spell whippet. I couldn't understand what dogs had to do with monitoring
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    ECCO TESTING

    poppycat replied to TrishaRNSCCU's topic in General Nursing

    I just Googled because I didn't know either. It stands for Essential Critical Care
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    Don't like the ICU...need advice!

    poppycat replied to vzcookie's topic in Nursing Career

    I went to NICU after doing 26 years of general Peds. Even with all those years of experience, I had a very steep learning curve in NICU. I didn't feel truly comfortable until I'd been there about 9...
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    Is it hard to be a CNA and be a nursing student?

    poppycat replied to Emilyl2017's topic in Nursing Career

    I worked as a nurse's aide full time while I was in school. The hardest part was that I had to work nights so I could go to class & clinicals during the day. It was hard but I learned a lot...
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    Just self reported

    poppycat replied to Sothisisit's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just Googled it. It's a drug & alcohol treatment center in
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    Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    poppycat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was thinking the same thing. Forget the nitrous, I'll just eat the whipped
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    Not sure where I'm going

    poppycat replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi, SororAKS, Congratulations on getting to where you are! Have you considered private duty home care? It's very low key & very little stress. There also doesn't seem to be much access to...
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    Just self reported

    poppycat replied to Sothisisit's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You can get a non-nursing job but I'm not sure if that would fulfill the requirement for job monitoring that your program will probably have. That said, you will need some sort of income in order to...
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    Hospital Equipment

    poppycat replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I've said it before, Davey Do: I love you! You are seriously warped & I love
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    ETOH withdrawal, CIWA, and transfer to the ICU.

    poppycat replied to HeadingWest's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My first thought is that you violated HIPAA by accessing her chart after she was
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    I need advice please! Urgent.

    poppycat replied to patientbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    There's also the fact that all the schools OP is looking into, with 1 exception, are private & have very high
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    Osteoarthtis

    poppycat replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have rheumatoid arthritis & often wonder what the future holds for my nursing career. I was diagnosed just over 4 years ago but much damage had already occurred because of being misdiagnosed...
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    Nclex a long weekend

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

    When I took "boards" back in the days of Pony Express, we had to wait 6-8 weeks before we found out anything. I'm glad you were able to get results even if they are unofficial.
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    Took a decongestant on the "Class B- Dr Approval Only" list

    poppycat replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's exactly the reaction I had when I tried it. I was very pleasantly surprised to find out it
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    Took a decongestant on the "Class B- Dr Approval Only" list

    poppycat replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had the stuffy nose/allergy thing when I was still in my contract. I solved it by just using saline mist nasal spray. I was kind of surprised how well it
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    I have 3 misdemeanors and a felony van i get a license in florida?

    poppycat replied to Ciera24's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You should check with the Florida board of nursing because in some states battery will prevent you from ever getting a
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    Verbal warning about sick calls.....please advise

    poppycat replied to SaffireWeldon's topic in Canada

    CDO: it's like OCD but the letters are in the correct
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    Hospital getting ECMO

    poppycat replied to Icualltheway's topic in Critical Care

    It should be 2 nurses to 1 patient. One nurse cares for the patient & the other runs the pump. At least that's how it was where I used to
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    Don't Be SAD! - Seasonal Affective Disorder

    poppycat replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    I have SAD in the summer along with my bipolar 2. My psychiatrist usually just tweaks whatever antidepressant I'm already taking to get me through it. I almost never have SAD in the colder months. I...
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    Beaumont Hospital

    poppycat replied to BubblyNurse05's topic in Nursing Career

    Beaumont is in Michigan (I believe on the east side of the state) so this might get more responses in the Michigan
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    Relax...what does that mean!

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

    I used to feel guilty about just sitting around the house on my days off. I always felt like I should be doing some housework or something. It took developing a chronic health issue that dictates...
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    I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    poppycat replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sick adults (myself included) are big whiny babies that need a smack in the
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    I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    poppycat replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! When I did my OB rotation, one of the laboring moms kept yelling, "get this thing outta my kootchie!" I wanted so badly to tell her I bet she wasn't saying that 9 months