poppycat ADN, BSN

I finished my program in 2009 & recently shredded al the documents, too.

I’m 63 & have been a nurse 42 years.

I work for Aveanna & today was informed that I’m getting a raise to$28/hour effective 11/1.

This came from the family of my private duty patient: nurses are the heart of our home.

I was diagnosed with RA just over 6 years ago at the age of 54. The rheumatologist first put me on methotrexate but I had bad side effects from it so I was taken off it after only 3 weeks. At that point she put me on Plaquenil & Enbrel. Curren...

Today as I celebrate my birthday, there's another date I celebrate. 28 years ago today was my very first sober day after 14 years of heavy drinking. I've learned a lot over these years but went to a meeting first thing this morning and heard things...

Private duty home care. You're the only nurse there for the whole shift.

I know a product that can help your kitty. It's called Calming Collar. It's an aroma therapy collar for the cat. They work wonders for my scaredy cat.

According to one article I read, the hospital did have metal detectors & they haven't figured out how the person got the gun into the hospital.

I played several games of "Cootie" with my grandson this weekend!

I got influenza A from my patient in January.

My dog loves our life. I work nights & my husband works days so there's always someone for the dog to sleep with.

In Illinois, you can lose your license if you're behind on child support, too.

I'm not going to argue when you have your facts wrong. Good luck with your schooling.

Associate degree in nursing is an AAS. I know this for a fact because that was my basic nursing education.

AAS & ADN are the same thing.

My husband's employer doesn't deduct anything for our insurance & we pay almost nothing for doctor visits & $0 for meds. The benefits of being in the Teamsters Union.

Who sent you my graduation photo?

Thanks. I cleaned out my messages so you can reply. Barrington is almost 2 hours away from me but Bolingbrook isn't far.

My cap looked like a Big Mac box!

The pocket guide I love is "Pediatric Facts Made Incredibly Quick". It's pocket-sized & has a wealth of information. I got it from Amazon.

Would that be a DNR?

National practitioner database

In the "olden days" (1978) we had to wait 6-8 weeks for our results. Talk about stressful!

I've never had any blood drawn as part of a pre-employment physical.