Ado Annie ASN, RN

Med/Surg

Nursing is my second career, and I'm so glad I made the change. I don't always love it, but most of the time I do.

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  1. Ado Annie

    Super Bowl Sunday February 13 2022

    Ado Annie replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    Hi nursej22 -- yes, I'm in Oklahoma. Early happy
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    Super Bowl Sunday February 13 2022

    Ado Annie replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    dianah -- Cajun sounds good! and sounds like a grand day Joe -- our choir sang this morning, too. I went even though I filled in at work from 0000 to 0700 and had to be back tonight. We had a...
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    Saturday February 12 2022

    Ado Annie replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    You are all so
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    Saturday February 12 2022

    Ado Annie replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    Hey, y'all. I'm going to jump in your conversation here, just because... well, I recognize some things that sound really familiar in my current life. My mother-in-law, 91, lives with us and has...
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    Peripheral Vasopressor Administration - Considering Catheter Gauge

    Ado Annie replied to 0.9%NormalSarah's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you for doing the research. Similar discussions have been held among the M/S staff when patients who have developed an emergent situation have smaller-gage IVs. Invariably, an ICU or ER nurse...
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    allnurses and Major Life Events

    Ado Annie replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I found this site about 2005 when I first began to imagine a second career in nursing. I started taking prerequisites and when I finally lost my tech job in 2009 I was able to start a nursing program...
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    January 6 Select Committee

    Ado Annie replied to nursej22's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Right-wing rage coupled with a sense of disenfranchisement on the part of conservative white males? Yes, the seeds had been sown back then and have since been fertilized by the radio and TV...
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    Writing “poop” is unprofessional?

    Ado Annie replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    No less professional than the ER doc whose note read "rash under her left
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    What's your most ridiculous supply shortage?

    Ado Annie replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it's resolved now, but we had IV KCl and levophed on backorder due to supply shortages. Then there was the night the ER was looking for a Fleet enema. None to be
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    What's on Your Nurse Christmas Wish List?

    Ado Annie replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Adequate staffing would be
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    Paying People To Do Meaningless Online ED

    Ado Annie replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My current employer doesn't have online ED. My previous employer did, to a great degree. I understand that some of the modules are more useful than others, but I think having repetition and reminders...
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    Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    Ado Annie replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    What no one has brought up here is that a delay in blocking puberty actually can be harmful, especially for transgender girls/women. Male facial features thicken and coorificen and males grow beards...
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    Remembering Numbers

    Ado Annie replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I used to be able to remember birthdays, and the ones I knew back then, I still know, but I've slowed down about being able to put new ones in. Oneof the things I hate about getting
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    Got Fired From My First Nursing Job

    Ado Annie replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    I've never actually used an EpiPen or even opened one up that I remember. I'm sure I could figure it out pretty quickly, but wouldn't want to be in front of an inspector when I did! And it definitely...
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    Covid-19, No Beds, Ugly Stuff

    Ado Annie posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is one of those times when I hope that no one recognizes me because I want to get real for minute. When patients decompensate with Covid, their respiratory status deteriorates quickly. Our...
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    Covid-19, No Beds, Ugly Stuff

    Ado Annie replied to Ado Annie's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No operating rooms as such (procedures such as scopes done in a specialty clinic with conscious sedation). Level IV ER. Floor census since I have been here (about 3 yrs) has ranged from 0 to...
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    House Democrats plan to impeach Trump for 'incitement of insurrection' following the deadly Capitol riots

    Ado Annie replied to herring_RN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Pence's letter is more thoughtful and more credible than the summaries of it would have you believe. Not saying he's right, but not saying he's wrong,
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    Advice

    Ado Annie replied to Ddillard67's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go for it! This is my second career, and I'm glad I made the change. Due to the financial resources that were available to me, I went the ASN route (shorter,
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    BLM rioters cheer as Trump supporter murdered

    Ado Annie replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I wish I could like this comment about 1,000 times. Sheesh,
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    Do EHRs Push Nurses to Lie?

    Ado Annie replied to jeastridge's topic in General Specialties

    Funny, I read this when I had a couple of minutes available because... the EHR was down. I had just completed 0400 vitals and couldn't enter them. Two patients requested narcotics. Labs had just been...
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    Hospital requiring personal cell phones for patient care

    Ado Annie replied to krekear's topic in General Nursing

    We did/do at one of my jobs. Now I feel almost hobbled when I want to get a quick message to a doc but have to go through the rigmarole of paging them and waiting for a call
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    "I think I made a mistake" ... 30 y/o Dies after Attending COVID-19 Party

    Ado Annie replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We do take steps to mitigate that by having laws against drunk driving. We also have designed automobiles so that accidents (whether involving intoxicated drivers or not) are more survivable than...
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    Guns at the Bedside

    Ado Annie replied to rnrazzil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh hellll
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    Ado Annie replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My full-time job is in one of the major cities in the state. I was floated once to the Covid19 rule-out unit but otherwise it has been uneventful, except for low census in the hospital. At my PRN job...
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    So H&H are 2 different labs: why only say one value?

    Ado Annie replied to COVIDNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, this was going to be my answer, though you provided details I didn't know. I was going to suggest recovering from renal failure which could have been brought about by the shock, the drugs,...