pecas

Awww, thank you!

Pecas is a nickname that was given to me years ago. It means freckles in Spanish.

(((Poppy)))

We love you and have missed you so much! It's really not the same without you here. I'm so sorry you've had to go through such a hard time, and I am so glad you are feeling better!

Pensacola and the tri-cities area (Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach) are the lowest paid areas in the state of Florida. It is not uncommon for new grad RNs to make less than $20/hr. Because it is a tourist area, the cost of living is pretty high while the rate of pay remains poor. The market is over saturated as there are several nursing schools in the area. Twin Cities Hospital in Niceville is usually pretty new grad friendly. I haven't heard much lately about North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview, so I can't be of any help there, and hiring at Sacred Heart in Pensacola is pretty competitive. I'm considering moving back to Atlanta after my LPN to RN bridge program because the job market here is so bad.

((((Poppy))))

Welcome back, OC!!

(((Ixchel)))

((((Viva))))

I've got a coworker who always seems to be walking around with bats in the cave. I'm going to have to figure out a polite way to convince her to try it out!

(((Rose_Queen)))

None of my ebooks are compatible with iPad or iPhone. I ended up getting a little 2 in 1 so I wouldn't have to lug my big laptop around. I really dislike the ebooks but for some of my classes it was the only option. I order loose leaf copies of the books in addition to the ebooks when possible.

Not trying to be argumentative, but we give Librium for ETOH withdrawal, and a lot of places give Ativan. Some patients coming off benzos get a taper. Tramadol is also given to opiate withdrawal patients. But I work at a rehab with medical detox. I'm sure it would be different in a rehab that doesn't offer that. Several LTC facilities in my area are willing to hire nurses with restrictions.

CIWA with Librium.

After being told for so long that everything is your fault, you start to believe it. Your judgement skewed. Everything you do turns to crap because nothing you do is good enough. They've isolated you until there's no one left on your side. You look for the good in the abuser, because if you see them for who they truly are, you have to accept the fact that you have completely ruined your life in a futile attempt to make them happy. I was also afraid of saying anything bad about him, or agreeing with anyone else because, if it got back to him, there'd be hell to pay. It was easier to defend him to other people than to defend myself against him. They didn't have to go home with me. Also, if I confirmed what a horrible person he was, the next question, without fail, was "Why don't you just leave?" Even after I left, it took two more years and moving to another state to truly be free of him. I'll actually never be truly free. My close friends know not to hug me without warning me first. My husband knows that, no matter how angry he might be, "stupid" is a word that will forever be off limits. Everyone that knows me well knows that I have to be in control, because for so long, I controlled absolutely nothing. The controlling part bothers me, because I don't ever want to become like him.