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Post by mypprincess on Apr 22, 2010 20:37:50 GMT -5
mypprincess: I have not encountered camps that want ER experience. I am IYH working at nesher, and I also was in touch with a few other camps, none of whom mentioned anything about the ER. Are you still interested in camp? B"H I already have a well-paid, full-time job with insurance. It is not possible to take a 2 month leave at this time. My kids are not going to camp. They are not interested in sports. When they were younger they used to come home red-faced complaining that they hate to have to play in the heat. They would rather sit indoors doing arts & crafts, go with us on a small vacation, or whatever together as a family. Last year they stayed home and it was very successful. One of my nieces stayed with us for 5 weeks as her personal sleep-away camp experience. This year it will be harder as I am working full-time, but none of my kids are interested to go to camp. I will buy them plenty of crafts to do when I'm not home, they have their bikes, trampoline, roller blades, etc. that they can also use. On Fridays when I don't work we will be able to go out. We can bake cookies and play games when I get home from work. I do plan to hire plenty of cleaning help so I can spend as much time with them instead of cleaning. Last year my 2 younger boys made their own blankets. It took them a full month to finish it. They were so proud.
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Post by mypprincess on Apr 19, 2010 23:19:19 GMT -5
Last year I applied to camps. They all want a nurse with ER experience. It would have been great. You get free cooked food, free camp for the kids, free utilities and more.
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Post by mypprincess on Apr 19, 2010 17:45:26 GMT -5
It must be difficult. Having to deal with teenagers is difficult enough, not add step to the equation and you have a huge challenge. You are in an impossible situation. For best results it must be HER BIOLOGICAL PARENT that sets the limits. I wish you lots hatzlacha. May Hashem give you lots of koech to handle this while remaining psychologically intact.
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Post by mypprincess on Apr 19, 2010 17:33:35 GMT -5
If a person is on prescribed medications there is a reason for it, and not taking it can be dangerous. Take anti seizure drugs. stopping them can induce a seizure. Or discontinuing aspirin or other medications for a heart condition can be fatal. Medications for a psychiatric condition are just as dangerous to discontinue.
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Post by mypprincess on Mar 22, 2010 18:50:02 GMT -5
achot and Rivka P, thanks for your replies. This morning while I was preparing myself for another day at work, the supervisor that supervises all facilities in our county called me that she wants to meet me at her office before going to work. I saw it coming, still, I broke out in a sweat and started shaking and hyperventilating. Will I lose my job? or worse? I tried to practice my breathing the way I always teach my patients. (Its always easier when others have to do it...) She was not aggressive, angry or accusing. She started on a positive note. I was also due for my evaluation. It has questions and a score. Most were above satisfactory. At least I had that in my favor. She tried to scare me that if this patient will develop cellulitis I'll be the first that will be burnt at the stake. I told her exactly what happened, and that I hear her "Loud and clear." Then she told me that as far as she is concerned, this will never be brought up again or referred to. (hopefully)
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Post by mypprincess on Mar 21, 2010 21:29:06 GMT -5
Thanks for your idea. I'll try that and let you know what happened. Another thing I forgot to mention is that this patient called the main office of this company (something like calling the white house for a problem) and complained that I ignored him. I keep on worrying that I'll lose my job and with that my house...
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Post by mypprincess on Mar 21, 2010 16:44:11 GMT -5
I work in an office that is situated in an adult care facility and rented out by the agency I work for. We don't go to patients' rooms for treatment, rather they come to our office for scheduled visits. About a week ago, an extremely obese patient was moved to a very small room and kept on bumping in his bed. He barely had room to move. He is a diabetic with swollen legs and multiple wounds. He kept on complaining to the facility who ignored him. A day after his move, on Thursday, he slashed his leg on the bed frame. He called our office from his cellphone, and told me he will send his wife down for supplies. I was alarmed especially because he is a diabetic. I asked him if he wants me to go to assess his leg. He said great. By the time his wife arrived all the supplies were ready. I told the other nurse I'm going and she told me that according to company policy we cannot work in the patient's room, and if something would happen to me I would not be covered. She then told our patient's wife to tell the manager from the adult care facility exactly what happened. (They have their own nurse because we only serve patients that need special treatments.) On Friday, the patient came to our office for a scheduled visit and complained to my manager that I ignored him when he got hurt. One of our nurses assessed his leg and treated it. When I came back to work on Sunday, I was written up by my manager. She typed up a whole explanation stating that I was not compliant with company policy when I did not assess my patient. I told her I never heard of such a policy, and will know for next time. (I hope I'll have a next time...) I signed it. The next day I told what happened to 2 coworkers that helped me when I first started there. They were very supportive and together we went through company protocol and did not find one word that even mentions treating a patient outside of company property. Today I told this to my supervisor and asked for a copy of the paper where I can find such a policy. She told me I have to talk to HER supervisor. Later in the day I found out that this patient went to the hospital because he developed an infection in his leg and now has a pic line. Any comments?
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Post by mypprincess on Mar 17, 2010 18:47:57 GMT -5
medic, my comment has nothing to do with halacha. My concern is spending shabbos with my family, and I'd like to avoid being away from my kids on this special day. Shabbos is a day when computers, Gameboy, and other muktsa pastimes are not an option. This is the day I spend with my children playing board games, or just talking without distractions. I can't afford to lose the precious time that I have with them. As a teenager I did work on Shabbos. I used to take care of a special needs child. It was a great excuse to leave my boring house .
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shavuos
Mar 15, 2010 19:11:55 GMT -5
Post by mypprincess on Mar 15, 2010 19:11:55 GMT -5
True, but here in America, if you just mention religion you'll find a way out. According to my contract I'm not eligible yet for vacation and neither for unpaid leave. But They'll give me almost 2 weeks for pesach. (unpaid)
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Post by mypprincess on Mar 15, 2010 19:09:04 GMT -5
I don't think I would wanna be a nurse in Israel. I would never work on shabbos if I have an option. And in Israel I believe its harder. It's not like I can have my black or Irish coworkers work instead there.
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Post by mypprincess on Mar 5, 2010 13:17:10 GMT -5
WOW! Most people have a difficult time just getting past B+ in nursing school. I had classmates that had masters in education and other professions. One was a bank manager, accountant, and more. But they barely made the passing grade. Not all passed. So, congratulations!
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Post by mypprincess on Feb 7, 2010 20:14:01 GMT -5
malkieh, thanks for your reply. I admire your strength to leave your husband before things got worse. Many women don't have the strength to do that. Especially that you didn't have your parents' support, or anywhere to go. Do you still have flashbacks of the times past? How do you deal with it? I'm not sure I'm right, but I think the reason you still feel the need to prove them wrong is because deep deep down, you are not so sure with yourself. You are not only trying to prove yourself to your family, but to yourself as well. I decided not to tell anyone in my family (aside from my husband and kids) that I'm going to nursing school until I was halfway through and knew for sure I'll succeed. What pushed you to become orthodox? How was the process? What kind of community do you belong to?
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Post by mypprincess on Feb 7, 2010 2:06:04 GMT -5
Why Sarah Imeinu?
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Post by mypprincess on Feb 6, 2010 21:04:36 GMT -5
From about the age of 7, I went through an extremely tough childhood. To make matters worse I was alone with nobody to share my pain. This caused, from a very young age, so many nightmares that occured almost nightly that at one point I was afraid to go to sleep. I used to wake up in a sweat and shake so violently that I had a very hard time to turn the doorknob to open my bedroom door. When I was a teenager the hardships increased to the point that classmates where whispering that I lost my sanity. My family members told me nobody will every want to marry me because I'm totally nuts, will always say the wrong things and I act like a retard. I believed them. Many years later: B"H, now I have beautiful children that are at the top of their class academically, very well liked in school, very respectful, very sensitive to other people's feelings. People who meet them always come to us in wonder asking me or my husband what we did right. I, on the other hand, succeeded to graduate nursing school with honors, and landed a job as a case manager. I earn a generous salary and great benefits. So what is my issue? After all those years, my past won't leave me as much as I try. The nightmares are gone, but the pain won't. I worked really hard on this. I saw professionals, did yoga, you name it I tried. It did improve a little bit, but sometimes when I daydream I feel like I'm there and reliving my experiences. Now at work my past is causing me problems. In a place where 6 people work in close proximity with desks without cubicles, we practically sit on top of each other all day. In such an environment it is very normal for someone to tell another, "Shut up! There are times when I have real issues at work with my coworkers like I have posted here before. At other times I make a little mistake which is honestly not such a big deal. But when such situations occur, I can't function for the rest of the day at best. Sometimes it will drag on for a few days. I start reliving my past thinking all the negativity I was told and thinking that all I was told as a child must have been true. I will never ever learn to shut up my mouth, and will always say the wrong things, I will most probably be fired, so on and so forth. I have to struggle to prevent tears from escaping my eyes at work. This can hurt my carrier and cause my coworkers to loose their respect to me. I try to think of all the positive in my life, but for me, the pusik that time decreases the pain does not apply to me. Any suggestions before I loose my job (and sanity)?
This is one of the reasons that I empathize so much with my patients. Sometimes I put myself so much in their situation that I can feel their pain.
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Post by mypprincess on Jan 22, 2010 14:01:35 GMT -5
luckily for me I have an Irish coworker that has been extremely nice to me from the first moment I walked in. Her first words after the initial greetings and "Hello, my name is ___ , its nice to meet you", was "Come here, let me show you how to do that. She sat next to me and showed me the ropes, tricks and anything I need to know to survive. She told me she will try to help me with any questions that I might have. She also told me to be careful from the black coworkers and supervisor. They are 2-faced. Somehow I didn't get the hint. She is still here for me and helping me throughout. I definitely wouldn't have made it without her.
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