AntelopeTongue BSN, RN

Still no news?!?

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer but this may come across that way. Just having a difficult time lately. Sort of an identity crisis maybe. This new clean, sober life.....will I ever really adjust to it? I'm finding myself daydreaming about using an...

Thank you for all of the heartfelt replies. Although I'm not a big fan of meetings, the feeling of having support from other nurses who know what I'm going through does make a big difference. I really appreciate that. As some of you have suggested, ...

SororAKS, all I can say is that I am so sorry this is happening to you. You are such a great source of wisdom regarding recovery and life in general. Although it probably is not comforting right now (I doubt that much would be) I hope you can take a...

What's rude is when someone posts on allnurses, you respond in a half joking/half advice giving sort of way. And then that person goes bat**** crazy on you! All of a sudden I'm now "flaunting" the fact that I am an RN with a bachelor's degree, I "ha...

There are obviously bigger issues at hand here. It's clear that no amount of reasoning will get through to you and I promise, you are reading this all wrong.

I became an RN after I passed the NCLEX, thanks for asking. I am not flaunting anything and this has nothing to do with having a BSN. "I feel like I'll have to hug a angry dementia patient holding a syringe(used or new) as a stabbing weapon" Those ar...

You cannot possibly be serious with this post. Please tell me it's a joke. You're planning on stabbing patients who have dementia with needles? Oh and thankfully you added the caveat "new or used needle" because yeah, I really would have been left w...

Thank you!! Seriously. It sounds like,mentally, you totally get where I'm at and I appreciate your feedback. I think it's so awesome that 12 step work is so helpful for many. I just can't get on board and I've really tried. It's just not happening a...

We used it in CVICU with patients on PCA pumps.

Totally agree! Those are not things your employer needs to know at all. They only need to know the parts that may affect your job like the fact that you HAVE to see a counselor (that may mean you need to leave early or something every now and then) b...

Congratulations!! Happy happy day for you, hope you got to celebrate. That is an immense accomplishment and seriously admirable. I can only imagine! í ½í¸Š

So, I'm hoping this is a really dumb question with an obvious answer. I'm asking anyways.... Would any of you guys in a monitoring program be worried about consuming balsamic vinegar specifically? I marinated chicken in it last night then grilled it ...

Thanks for the Costco suggestion! The balsamic vinegar I had wasn't really high end but not really low end either I guess. It doesn't LIST alcohol but, yeah you never know. I was really stressing out but, of course, my test came back negative. Guess ...

Chocolate. Chocolate helps. Does that count?

I really didn't feel like it would happen for me while in monitoring but I actually got a job. I'm sort of in shock but also feeling really grateful. The anxiety is finally starting to subside, realizing that I will actually have an income soon. I s...

I'm finding this post to be sort of, I don't know, uncouth I guess.......but also somewhat intriguing. Anyway OP, I agree with what others have said about research nursing. Seems like it might be up your alley. Another one that might pique your inter...

You're 2 for 2 in showing me amazing things I can do to #1. Make using allnurses so so much better and #2. Laugh a lot in a nice streamlined Gomerblog app. My favorite person today? YOU by a long shot. ☺☺ Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

It's dialysis. I've only ever worked in critical areas so it will be a HUGE change for me. Initially, I was really lamenting the fact that I would not be able to return to those areas. Huge blow to my ego I guess. But I swallowed my pride and just st...

Right. I could do compressions all day long with the effort they put into it.

Has anyone seen Three Rivers? It's free on Amazon Prime Video and I have had the misfortune of stumbling upon this show. I can't even begin to list all of the ridiculous things that go on in this show. But I'll try. First of all there is literally li...

I am currently in a research class in my last year of a BSN program. I like research but am having a difficult time finding a research topic to present to a class of about 90 other senior nursing students. I guess I should re-phrase that. It's not di...

Hey! Yes I did message you with my email. I'll do it again though.

I've been a long-time reader but have never posted aside from one time I think. I just had to self report to TNPAP. Just feeling all of those feelings that everyone else has and really wallowing in them because I have no coping skills. I'm also rea...

I've neglected my little "journal of truth". Luckily I have not been neglecting my recovery in any other sense. I've been going to AA meetings ~ 4-5 times/week and I've been going to a recovery center where I am prescribed suboxone as well as individ...