This is just a little backstory for all that don't know me. I have been a nurse since 2006. And I have seen a lot of crazy things but covid was something that was out of the twilight zone. If you have ever seen that show, and my reality felt like an old horror movie… Continue reading THE BACKSTORY
Welcome!
Welcome! Welcome to that-nurse-patty.com I'm sharing my stores of the first round of covid hit my place of work. I'm also sharing some of my interest and hobbies, and some day to day events going on in my life. If you would like to send me a message just email me at patty.dugger@icloud.com. I'll get… Continue reading Welcome!
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How I Transformed My SUV Into A Mini Camper
When I was younger we would go camping for entire summers. Me and my brother knew every bike trail in the state parks that we would visit. I have very fond memories of those summers. So I decided that one of my goals is to visit every state park in Texas. Texas has 89… Continue reading How I Transformed My SUV Into A Mini Camper
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Many Hobbies
So I have many hobbies. Probably too many hobbies. I try to keep my time occupied but I’m not to much of a tv person. I can sew, paint, (I have done watercolors, oil, and acrylic), collect coins, make books, and design journals. I’m a girl of many hats. One of the hobbies is acrylics.… Continue reading Many Hobbies
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Crowds Are Not an Option
. So I don’t do crowd. Crowds are not an option for me. I’ll explain why this is, I have witnessed some strange things while being in a large crowd. Let me give an example. Myself, my daughter, who was 11 at that time, and a friend went to a Major League Baseball game and… Continue reading Crowds Are Not an Option
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Has Spring Sprung?
I’m writing this blog and it’s so beautiful outside. I just want to spend the day by a river reading a book or fishing by a lake. Has spring really sprung? In Texas we may get two weeks of this weather in spring before the heat sets in like a wall of flames choking you… Continue reading Has Spring Sprung?
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Nurse Abuse
**this post "Nurse Abuse" has adult content that may not be suitable for younger audience’s*** So this story is true and this has happened to me more than once in my nursing career. I had a couple that I took care of for around a year. The husband, Mr, Dove, I’ll call him, He… Continue reading Nurse Abuse
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The Ice Storm
About a week ago we had an ice storm. And if you read my post it was really hard trying to get from my door to my car. What I didn’t tell you was the morning after my dance with my pine tree in my front yard I was getting ready to leave. Getting… Continue reading The Ice Storm
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To Loss
Some of us become adults, within our closest relationships. It’s soft tension bent our attitudes, they framed our values. No one knows the weight of our love, until it’s release. Then tomorrow the sun rises and then sets, and then tomorrow and then tomorrow. Day by day you still go on, but it’s a different… Continue reading To Loss
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Slipping and Slidding
Slipping and Sliding: I was scheduled to work today and the roads due to sleeting rain were bad. As a nurse you don’t get snow days. You can’t just call in because you can’t get to your car without falling due to the ice rink that is below your feet. Oh no they would just… Continue reading Slipping and Slidding
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April Trip
My April trip will be starting April 23rd or around that date. I leave for Guatemala City, Guatemala to volunteer in a clinic for the under privileged. I’m kinda excited but a little nervous. You know I’ll be offering my help to people, but they will probably be teaching me more than I them. I… Continue reading April Trip
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Lazy Day
Well I got up today ready to get some errands done. But I open my front door and it is sleeting outside. If you have ever been to Texas in the winter you’d know that most of the time it doesn’t snow it just rains ice, called sleet. Another thing you may not realize is… Continue reading Lazy Day
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Update: Harassment
An update on my last "Harassment" post. So after my altercation with said supervisor the higher management decided to look closer at the issue and suspended the supervisor until their investigation was completed. She then yelled and screamed at the higher manager and threaten to sue him. She also stated she would not be back.… Continue reading Update: Harassment
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The Elderly
I always thought I would grow old with someone, but I‘m guessing I was wrong. I always wanted to take care of my partner the way she took care of me. We would laugh at our bodies falling apart and spend holidays fixing things around the house. I guess that would be a dream that… Continue reading The Elderly
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Life Lessons
You know at my age you would think I would have some things figured out, but you would be wrong. I feel I was so much smarter in high school than I am now. I mean my trust level was even higher than it is right now. Sometimes I can’t figure out relationships to save… Continue reading Life Lessons
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Starting Anew
Started something anew. I am trying to generate some passive income. If your not sure what that is it’s an income that is acquired automatically with minimal labor and is often combined with a more regular job. So I decided that my body probably won’t last another twenty years in nursing and I really don’t… Continue reading Starting Anew
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Loss
Loss is something that nurses deal with on a weekly, monthly, and sometimes daily occurrence. It’s part of our job. We have to some how detach ourself from the hard situations that we are forced to deal with so we don’t loose ourselves along our own paths. It’s something that you learn over the years.… Continue reading Loss
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Harassment
So I haven’t been posting a whole lot lately. There was a reason. So I have never had someone continuously harass me at work. I have had patients say sexual explicit comments before but not anything that I couldn’t handle. Never have I had the full force of harassment in front of me. The company… Continue reading Harassment
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Monday Grind
So tomorrow I going to look for a camper van/camper trailer. I need something that I can either pull with my SUV or a class B motor home. Those are my preferred choices. I’m nervous due to the fact that I have never lived outside of Texas and the unknown of travel nursing. If anyone… Continue reading Monday Grind
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Should I?
Should I leave my home town and go on the road? It's so scary
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Part Of Round One
Part of round one. If you weren't aware, all of our patients were put under strick orders to not leave their rooms. If they did leave the room they had to have a mask. We, the employees, were under strick orders too. We had to wear Goggle's, a mask, a face shield, and a gown… Continue reading Part Of Round One
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Lost And Confused
Lost And Confused When did we as a people lose compassion and empathy for our fellow man? When did it turn too we are all in it for one: me, myself, and I? You know I went into nursing because I wanted to make a difference in someone's life, not for money or glam. I… Continue reading Lost And Confused
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The Dentist
🚧🚧🚨🚨 Please be aware, This will not be a regular post, this ís a rant.. 🚨🚨🚧🚧 So I have paid my dental insurance going on 8 years and have had 2 cleanings. I then last week got a tooth ache and went to a dentist close to my home. So I needed x- rays, a… Continue reading The Dentist
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Late Night Call
One night I get off work from a sixteen hour covid hall work day. I finally arrive home and I climb into my bed. I almost get my eyes closed, then my phone starts to ring. It was a late night call. The girl at the end of the line, 'Hey I'm sorry to bother… Continue reading Late Night Call
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Choosing To Be A Nurse
Choosing To Be A Nurse: Why Do You Want to Be A Nurse? Everyone that becomes a nurse has their reasons for choosing to become a nurse. I can only give you the reasons I became a nurse. I had a few... Before I was a nurse I worked in a small office where they… Continue reading Choosing To Be A Nurse
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Mrs. Page On The Dementia Unit
Mrs. Page was also on a Dementia unit. She thought because it look like a hospital that she was there to deliver one of her children. I mean she had seven children. She is what I called pleasantly confused patient. For the most part smiled most of the time didn't give anyone a hard time.… Continue reading Mrs. Page On The Dementia Unit
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Why Do We Pay For Insurance
Okay this is a rant today. I'm so pissed off, Why do we pay for insurance? What is the point? I have paid 400.00 a month for years on health insurance, haven't really used it much, but this week I have a toothache, now they are telling me to fix one tooth I need to… Continue reading Why Do We Pay For Insurance
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Quotes That Get Me Through Tough Times
100 Best Books Quotes that help me get through tough times: "Be the change you want to see in this world" - Gandi. "You should be picky with your clothes, your friends, and your time."- unknown. "Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world." - Orhan Parnuk "The happiness… Continue reading Quotes That Get Me Through Tough Times
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Be Kind
Please everyone can we be kind to one another? I work 16 hours on Saturday and Sunday. Every nurse I speak with is short staffed at their place of business. Everywhere. That's not just long-term care facilities but hospitals clinics home health. We are doing the best we can with what we have. Please be… Continue reading Be Kind
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3 Ways to Organize Your Craft Room
Three Ways to Organize Your Craft Room. If your craft area/room is anything like mine it's always a mess. Any time I complete a project I have to put it back together again. It doesn't matter which area I'm working in I have everything out and brought around the room. I have some tips on… Continue reading 3 Ways to Organize Your Craft Room
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Hot Summer Day
When a fire breaks out and you're the nurse.
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How To Choose A Long-term Facility Or Rehab Center
Photo by Max Vakhtbovych on Pexels.com How To Choose A Long-term Facility Or Rehab Center It's a big decision to move a family member into a long-term care/rehab facility. and figuring our how to choose a long-term facility or rehab center can be complicated. There are a few things that you need to decide when… Continue reading How To Choose A Long-term Facility Or Rehab Center
