Hillbilly RN

Hillbilly RN BSN

M/S and NICU Certified-Now Retired

Was in Peds 10 years, NICU 17 years, Med-Surg 16 years. Never stopped feeling the need to care for others. Today I tend wild animals from chipmunks to black bears.

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  1. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am a retired RN of 43 years experience. I have several comorbidities and have been isolated since this has started. With everything that has been said and all the research that has been done, there...

  2. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am really sorry for your loss. Lost my German Shorthaired Pointer 7 years ago and not a day goes bye that I do not think of him. I know someday we will be back together and that he is waiting for...

  3. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Back in 2012, the Mayans predicted the end of us all and we thought nothing happened. Well we were wrong, we were shifted into a new reality in a parallel universe and that has been where we have been...

  4. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Boy if that ain't the truth

  5. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As all my colleagues here have said you need to live one day at a time. No one knows what the future holds. If it is destined for me to wear a mask the rest of my life, so be it. If they are destined...

  6. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am more southern than most around me. I am from So. Cal which is more south than TN. This is a much more relaxed life style and one I am most appreciative of. I used to be an ocean boy. Now I am a...

  7. Nurses Disciplined, Fired for Wearing Hospital-Issued Scrubs

    Hillbilly RN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have 6 pairs of navy blue scrubs sitting in my closet from the "old days" before I retired. Somehow admins across the country must have read some study that to dress workers in different colors...

  8. Nurses Disciplined, Fired for Wearing Hospital-Issued Scrubs

    Hillbilly RN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not to condone what was being done, but everything the nurse does today was once the domain of the MD. B/P's, IV's, assessments were all strictly for doctors. The way nurses finally got these were...

  9. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have been within 15 feet of a flock. I respect their power. I also have a friend I cal Yogi. I also get close to him but never too close. Usually I just sit and watch what Mother Nature

  10. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am in Mountain

  11. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Because of so many Covidiots, I expect that I will live out my final years masked when I go out in public. I am not sure a vaccine will ever be developed. I need to protect myself no matter what...

  12. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I will be honest. I will not take the vaccine immediately. Having treated a couple of people after the Swine Flu Vaccine debacle, I think I will wait to see that the vaccine does not harm those who...

  13. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Could not agree more. I have been to Alaska. Absolutely loved it. Sun did not set until after midnight and was up again early. Summer is great and winters is a whole other story ? Retirement is a...

  14. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I will be honest. It is the difference between night and day. It is a major adjustment. Culture shock at it's most interesting. My town has 3 grocery stores. When I moved here, no store had a ream of...

  15. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank You. I appreciate the information. You are most

  16. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I did what you said and got this message "You are only allowed to send 0 messages per day. Please try again later." I have no idea what that

  17. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am sorry but I have no idea how I would go about PM to anyone. I looked for instructions but could find nothing. I would be more than happy to talk to you. Maybe you can tell me how I go about using...

  18. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Winters here in Mountain City have been very mild last few years. Johnson County is right on the border of Virginia and North Carolina. It is well known for retirement. It is 2500 feet in elevation....

  19. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

  20. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I lived in CA for 53 years before moving here to NE TN. I lived in So Cal where it was all asphalt and concrete. I moved here to TN in 2002 because I met my future wife online. I was so lonely after...

  21. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My first wife died from complications of MS many years ago. The only treatment then was Betaseron which I made sure she was on. It was a very terrible time and I would not wish it on anyone. Please...

  22. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am sorry you feel such animosity because I stated my feelings. I was just trying to communicate my anxiety and

  23. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You may feel caviller about what should happen but for those like me, Covid-19 is a death sentence. It is something that here to for was not something you lived with everyday. Because some covidiot...

  24. Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    Hillbilly RN replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Your life sounds more like torture than something that is joyful. You must find something to bring you happiness because life without happiness is a fate worse than death. I am blessed to have an acre...

  25. No wonder our profession is messed up

    Hillbilly RN replied to NeuroNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Been a male in nursing for 40 years. It has always been the same no matter how far back you go. The 3 year nurses looked down on 2 year nurses. Then for a long time, nursing heirarchy pushed BSN. The...