Elle23

Elle23

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  1. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    Elle23 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Here is my orange boy. He is actually the brother of my fat gray boy, though you'd never know it. They could not be more different! (He is dirty from rolling around on the ground

  2. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    Elle23 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Eeeeee! Thank you for bumping this thread! I was just thinking about it the other

  3. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    Elle23 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "What is his/ her weight today?" ....asked of the critically ill, intubated, barely-hanging-onto-life baby with 20 drips, tubes everywhere, on HFOV and NO, who has coded 10 times in the last

  4. All my friends are RNs

    Elle23 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My best friends are all church people. No nurses. In my early 20's, however, my entire social circle was the nurses from my job. We were all young, newly married, and at the same place in our lives....

  5. Surviving nightshift plus breastfeeding

    Elle23 replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    I never had supply issues working nights. It may or may not be a problem. My 1st son nursed for 2 years with no problems! If you don't work 2 nights in a row, at least you won't have the pressure of...

  6. Surviving nightshift plus breastfeeding

    Elle23 replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Trying to schedule your shifts opposite of your husband might be helpful too. That way he would be there during the day while you sleep. I worked a lot of weekends when my kids were little for that...

  7. Surviving nightshift plus breastfeeding

    Elle23 replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't recall pumping ever being an issue. I just pumped when I was full at work and exclusively breast fed at home. The bottles I pumped at work were given at night if needed, but most of my kids...

  8. Surviving nightshift plus breastfeeding

    Elle23 replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Having insomnia and only sleeping 4 hours because of it and only requiring 4 hours of sleep are very different! Honestly, I worked nights when all 4 of my kids were little/ breastfeeding and the only...

  9. Private Duty wish: computers!

    Elle23 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Noooo!! I love my 2 pieces of paper charting! It is a dream compared to the computer charting nightmare I experienced in the hospital! Sadly, we are supposed to convert to iPad minis sometime this...

  10. colleague does not want to take day off

    Elle23 replied to bellefleur's topic in General Nursing

    My hero! (Minus the pot...) I want to grow old like that or die

  11. Nurses aren't maids!

    Elle23 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    It's not grounds for termination at mine, if the child is sleeping. (I don't play games on my phone, for the

  12. Nurses aren't maids!

    Elle23 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    That very well may be. I would still have a problem saying "sorry no, I won't do that" and then sitting down on my cell phone and playing candy

  13. Nurses aren't maids!

    Elle23 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    1. I am completely entitled to my views and have as much right to express them as anyone else. I have not been rude or inappropriate to anyone in this thread. 2. Not thinking laundry is a big deal...

  14. Nurses aren't maids!

    Elle23 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    We actually had a washer and dryer in the NICU where I worked and washed babies' stuff all the time. Maybe that's why it's just not a big deal to

  15. COB rollcall

    Elle23 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief...how did I find myself here? LVN....1991 RN....1993 *sprouts bat wings and flies

  16. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

    Elle23 replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like heaven to me right now. Signed, Elle from Hell, er...I mean

  17. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    Elle23 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I was a very young LVN working on a med-surg unit. My grandpa had been battling cancer for some time and was not doing well. He ended up being admitted to the unit I was working on. I was scheduled...

  18. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    Elle23 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I lost my beloved Siamese cat 11 years ago to a dog attack, and I still miss him! (It took a long time to get over the trauma of what happened too). He was the best cat ever. Your new little companion...

  19. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    Elle23 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I found my cat this

  20. Leaving the Profession - Burnout RANT

    Elle23 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Try pediatric private duty/ home health

  21. Nurses aren't maids!

    Elle23 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    I know my opinion is in the minority and not popular, but it just seems silly to me to sit there doing nothing when I could be doing something useful and helpful. For the record, the family I work...

  22. Nurses aren't maids!

    Elle23 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    I honestly would have no problem doing pretty much any household task if I had the time and it didn't hinder me from my primary focus of caring for the child. I work nights, so the child is asleep for...

  23. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    Elle23 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    His claim to fame is that he is the master of the catloaf. (He too is

  24. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    Elle23 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My

  25. You should know better

    Elle23 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    They do, and I was quite dismayed that I could not stick one on each finger like I did when I was a kid. It's wasn't because my fingers were too big, but they are kind of squished flat now and...