Morning-glory

Morning-glory

Psych, M/S, Ortho, Float.

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  1. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    I haven't had the chance to read the whole thread, but I was Dx with ADD and a learning disability when I was 31. Just knowing was a relief. Meds were a life saver. Tried a few meds before I found...
  2. Smelly Co-Worker

    Bipley, Great question. I just spent an hour going through this whole thread. I had a student last year who had terrible breath. I was talking to him one day and it hit me full blast. WOW what a...
  3. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    Way to go unicornt!! We are all cheering for you! Keep up the good work!
  4. My innards are falling out !!!! EEEKKKK

    You go girls and boys!!! Gotta love nursing. I got a good story about a HUGE rectal prolapse!! Anyway, back to the subject at hand... I cannot believe that there would not be any financial support...
  5. Med Errors

  6. Hi CotJockey, Here's the way I see it. I'm new to psych nursing (6 months) but let me share a bit of newly acquired wisdom. Stay out of the family dynamics. Keep your boudaries clean and clear....
  7. med carts/control freaks

    Just as I was cleaning up this morning, I set up the cart for days and locked up the cart. I then realized that ALL the keys were in the cart:banghead: :banghead: !!! So I called the supervisor and...
  8. med carts/control freaks

    Rats, I just wrote a big, long, fatigue induced rant, and decided that it was probably not a good idea to post it. Just to say that there are some really wierd coping mechanisms out there and they...
  9. Strattera (wasn't sure where to post this)

    I'm 38, and I did a trial of Strattera earlier this year. It worked for the ADD, but it made me too sleepy, even if I took it at night or split the dose. I just could not wake up for more than an...
  10. I saw something new and scary

    That is just gross. That's why I hate it when men put their urinals on the bedside table. Too easy for them to start drinking it.
  11. Is it selfish not to get a Flu Shot?

    OK, my worth!! I have done flu shot clinics. The drag about them is that you get a whole bunch of people that don't usually work together in the same place waiting for their shot. Lots of people...
  12. Do I need therapy????

    It took me almost three years to actually feel like I knew what I was doing was right. And I had wanted to be a nurse from the time I was 3. This is definetly a role that you grow into. You will...
  13. Has anyone ever taken Latin?

    Basic latin is do-able. It's when they get going in the latin lit that it becomes a challenge. It does help with the terminology. I took 5 years of the stuff. The key is to keep up with the...
  14. Change of shift funtime!

    CP at shift change always makes the little voice in my head say "you're doing this on purpose!!!". I don't always believe my little voice but it does make you
  15. Pet Peeves

    I hate seeing urinals on bedside tables!! There has got to be a better way. Would you want pee on your kitchen table? Of course not. But here we are picking full urinals up off the tables that are...
  16. Change of shift funtime!

    Having been a float nurse, I occassionally wound up on the telemetry floor. After working a very busy 12 hour night, we were all catching up on some charting as we were getting ready to go home....
  17. Need Advice, My Son Was Diagnosed With Add

    I'm a 38 yr old woman who was diagnosed with ADD distractive type at the age of 31. I spent school in a daze but managed to suck in enough to pass without ever doing homework. I read all the time,...
  18. Aleve good for fever?

    I just had to add something here. I was on the same road that you are with the chills and the meds and the "can I take this yet?" syndrome. Finally got my butt into the DR's. A blood test and CXR...
  19. My best friend's nightmare

    Update from the OP? I have been thinking of that woman since I was last here. So sad that in this day and age that bad doctors continue to work. You'd think that with computers and fast communication...
  20. What on earth could have caused this?

    I'm no L&D nurse, and I don't know what could have caused the decel's, but I was in a situation when I was doing outpost nursing where I had to catch a couple babies. One case, I was just...
  21. No More Demerol IV Push???

    Until recently I worked mostly in Ortho. I occassionally floated down to the ER. One night I had a woman with pelvic pain, NYD, but not preggers. Demerol 50 mg IVP. I diluted and pushed it slow....
  22. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    You guys are just too funny. Fortunately for me in this case, I was brought up by my dad and I didn't start my period till I was 16. I had a cousin who was sensible enough to tell me all about...
  23. IT's A GIRL!!

    Congratulations!!! :roll :roll
  24. RNS with depression - r u out there?

    I too, am on medication and respond quickly to Manerix. I was Dx'd 10 years ago with ADD with anxiety/depressive traits. I was also very distractable. Nursing school brought this to a head. I...
  25. What squicks you out?

    Gross! Very gross! Shudder!!! That has to be one of the more revolting things that I have ever