CABRN55

CABRN55 specializes in PACU, HIGH RISK OB, EARLY CVTRANSPLANT.

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1. Should I wash my hands before I pee????

   CABRN55 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   I'm responding now with a mixture of scientific and anecdotal evidence to support my argument to wash BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER VOIDING. I've been an RN for 34+ years and seen a lot of changes in health care, the biggest thing I'd say has been the increa...

2. Be My Friend at the End

   CABRN55 replied to Dancer3's topic in Relations

   Regardless of how management or the family viewed what or how you did your job, your actions epitomize "patient advocacy". Bravo! And Thank You!

3. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   To Bedpan76, just knowing there are fellow nurses out there who are saying prayers for me and care make a world of difference. As someone who has been carrying this monkey on my back my entire life I know it is the helplessness/hopelessness that com...

4. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   As with so many other things, it's not just the verbage, it's the mental picture that is the problem that lies at the core. We have finally dealt with alcoholism (I think mainly because it's considered a "man's disease"), depression (most people have...

5. Need to know please help Bipolar and in school

   CABRN55 replied to jt2007's topic in Disabilities

   JT: This I know about because I've talked at great length with the attorney with the state's board of nursing in my home state and this is what he (the attorney) says Federal Law states plainly concerning your very situation. The American's with Disa...

6. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   I believe I may have said this before in the post that was lost, but it boils down to our profession still having the attitude of the general public. The same attitude that leads to us "eating our own young". If we are going to going to disqualify a ...

7. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   I can't find my post anywhere. What do I do? Where do I look? I am getting frustrated. It is as if I just disappeared. Liddle Noodnik, you have been here a long time, could you help mw find my last post to you I made a couple of hours ago? It s...

8. Replacing Patient-Centered Nursing with Society-Centered Nursing

   CABRN55 replied to leovineknight's topic in General Nursing

   I, too, have found that once caught in the web of institutionalized care, one can become mired or "dis-incentive d" to get back into the mainstream of society. In 1980, after struggling for years, I was diagnosed as a bipolar type II (major depressi...

9. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   I would like to ask a question here in this venue if I might. I recently was placed on disability for bipolar disorder type II (major depressive) with generalized anxiety disorder and PTSD. I was diagnosed in 1980 and successfully managed from then...

10. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    Hey Laura, Sorry, I've been out of touch for the last couple of days, too. Things here have been wild and not quite fun. We are treading into some territory where I'm not real familiar and that's where it comes to dealing with nursing boards a...

11. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    That I couldn't say for sure. But it would give you some leeway. If you haven't been given formal termination notice, such in a formal review or interview say for an written warning with it clearly indicating that you are clearly being given notice...

12. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    It's been said that "discretion, is the better part of valor", but I much prefer our Arkansas saying "let sleeping dogs lie shut up". I've always taken this saying to heart when dealing with a no win situation. It is always better to take an upper ...

13. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    Actually, ECT is still used quite a bit. It is used in various inpatient & outpatient settings to treat intractable depression. It appears that it's value lies in making the brain neurotransmitter receptor centers more sensitive to pharmaceutic...

14. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    Laura, No matter what happen to you in this job, remember what you bring to the world around you is of great value. I just met you and I know that. Don't let what happened to me color what is happening to you right now. I have made a lot of progr...

15. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    CABRN55 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    My name is Cindy. I'm not sure how we can connect offsite. This is my first day on this website. But yes, I would like to connect to share with you and help anyway I can.