Ado Annie ASN, RN

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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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    Personality Disorder Test...how do you stack up?

    Ado Annie replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    Don't tell the admissions office at the school about my results :uhoh21: It makes me wonder if I got the questions out of order or something, because when I read the things I was "high" on, they are...
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    Oklahoma introductions....

    Ado Annie replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Hi! Hmm... Last winter was a mild one. (I loved it -- I'm not a big fan of cold gray weather). Usually I absolutely hate Indiana winters and get really homesick for OK. Autumn is gorgeous. I loved...
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    Oklahoma introductions....

    Ado Annie replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I'm originally from Oklahoma, but living in the Midwest. My heart is still in Sooner country. OU graduate, now taking pre-reqs with the plan of pursuing a BSN at a regional campus of Indiana...
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    Ado Annie replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I've been reading these occasionally, and I really, really feel your pain when it comes to people who abuse the ER. In my adult life, I've been an ER patient twice. 12 years ago, postpartum, with a...
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    My son tried to kill himself tonight

    Ado Annie replied to Haunted's topic in Psychiatric

    I will add my own well wishes and concern RE: diagnosis and medication. Since my stepson is and was at the time legally an adult, we didn't have as much control as we would have liked. But the meds he...
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    New Grandson, need your input please, 33weeks

    Ado Annie replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations! My husband's grandson was born at 33 weeks last April, weighing 5 lb. 3 oz. He spent less than 2 weeks in NICU with some tube feedings, a bili blanket when he became jaundiced, and...
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    Quitting a six figure job to become a nurse...am I nuts

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

    I don't make 6 figures, but my salary is still pretty good, and I'm thinking about it. (age 43) Not sure how to make it work. My husband is an at-home dad at present with a home business that ..uh.....
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    postpartum hemorrage PPH

    Ado Annie replied to livtek's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ....and don't be too timid! When I was the twin mom bleeding to beat the band, a couple of nurses came and gingerly poked at my belly, but what finally got things under control was the one they...
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    nursing or teaching??

    Ado Annie replied to SamanthaLu's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey, if you figure it out, let me know! I'm facing the same decisions, with a lot of complicating factors. Teaching seems more accessible to me, but I think my heart's in
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    Losing money being a nurse

    Ado Annie replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, it isn't just in nursing. Those of us in techie world are losing every year, too. No raise last year (that chapter 11 filing thing), small raises the last several years, unless you had a...
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    My son tried to kill himself tonight

    Ado Annie replied to Haunted's topic in Psychiatric

    More prayers and hugs... I agree with the poster who says he wanted help or he wouldn't have called out to you... and he's getting that help, so hang in
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    First week back! How did yours go?

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

    Hey, my cat's name is Minnie! She's a black/gray
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    First week back! How did yours go?

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

    O M G It was every bit as bad as I thought it would be. I have a BS but somehow managed to do so without taking psych or soc. So, I have to sit in these freshman-level classes with a bunch of 18-23...
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    Painful Feet, Please Help!

    Ado Annie replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I feel for you. I spent months with terrible heel pain, which I "self diagnosed" as plantar fasciitis. Though relatives who had experienced similar pain swore by the orthotics they got from...
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    How long did you breastfeed?

    Ado Annie replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in General Nursing

    about 5 months, though never exclusively... but I'm proud of managing that with twins (very hungry twins -- always have been!) and having to go back to work at 6 weeks. My first pap after they were...
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    Age when you had your first child?

    Ado Annie replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was just barely 32 when I had my boys. Always thought I'd do it sooner (before 30) but things just didn't work out that way. But now I'm very much OK with it. I'm more relaxed about most things, and...
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    When a proctologist and psychiatrist get together

    Ado Annie replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was sure the answer was going to be something like "heads and tails". Oh,
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    Algebra problem ... need help! :)

    Ado Annie replied to Fun2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The math.com answer won't work with the equations you have to work with x-y =3/4-5 does not equal 12. So.... I think you've misinterpreted the question. x=3/4 and y=5 works for: x-y=-17/4 -4x+3y=12...
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    "VIP"s in labor

    Ado Annie replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All's well that ends well. I didn't think much about it at the time, but as I became more medically aware I did wonder. But then met another twin mom who had a similar experience but never did get a...
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    Choices! Can you stand another 2nd degree thread?

    Ado Annie posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Sorry this is long -- I get longwinded. Trying to decide what to do... 20+ years in a business/IT field for the same company, which has filed Chapter 11. I just can't get excited about another job in...
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    "VIP"s in labor

    Ado Annie replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can see extra measures to protect privacy for (even local) celebrities, but otherwise, what would you do differently? I've been told I got special treatment when my boys were born (dh's sister...
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    Strattera (wasn't sure where to post this)

    Ado Annie replied to RNin2007's topic in General Nursing

    One of my boys (they're almost 11) has been taking Strattera for about 2 years with excellent results. The only side effect we found troubling is tachycardia. The doc wants to try Focalin XR, so we've...
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    Uterus Measurements

    Ado Annie replied to proudmommielpn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Looking for an update, since no one else mentioned the possibility of multiples. I measured 23 at 22 weeks, 28 at 25 weeks and was sent for an u/s at that point. Assured that "if it were twins, you'd...
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    Wound Vac - help me help my mom

    Ado Annie posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    About 6 wks ago, my mother injured her foot badly in a disagreement with a lawnmower blade. The skin over the repaired tendon isn't healing well, and she's having surgery tomorrow to either apply a...
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    Wound Vac - help me help my mom

    Ado Annie replied to Ado Annie's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Well, she has the wound vac. I probably couldn't answer detailed questions about the wound itself (back of the heel, over the tendon). The home health nurse initially said she didn't think it was deep...