Blue Roses

Blue Roses

Rehab, Med-surg, Neuroscience

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About Blue Roses

Blue Roses has 4 years experience and specializes in Rehab, Med-surg, Neuroscience.


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  1. Dealing with a patient's suicide.

    Oh god that's worse than mine.. You actually saw it happen. That's completely terrifying; the thought of watching it and not being able to do anything. Thank you for sharing.. If you ever want to pm me too please feel free.
  2. Dealing with a patient's suicide.

    I've seen an outside counselor before; I might go back for more help. It also helps that I am blessed with a fantastic support system at home and trusted friends at work.
  3. Dealing with a patient's suicide.

    Jeez. You'd think that given the very nature of the EAP program would help prevent gossip like that. That is unsettling. Anyway, thank you for your kind words.
  4. Dealing with a patient's suicide.

    It's been a few weeks since this happened. I came in a patient's room in the morning to pass meds and found him cool and blue.. With a phone charger cord wrapped around his throat. The code team came ran the code blue but we never got a pulse back....
  5. The sloppy image of nurses today

    I find the OP's description of the ICU staff more than a bit judge mental.
  6. Lol!! I'd hate to be the poor soul who responds to that ad!!!!
  7. Denying Death As A Society

    Amen. I wish I could share this on Facebook. I've tried tentatively in the past to explain my views on assisted suicide but I can't find the right words and I always get shut down. Honestly my support for it is something I've learned to hide or el...
  8. have you ever caught norovirus from work or a patient?

    Last winter the unit I work on had a major noroviris crisis. We have about 40 beds and it ran through the patients like wildfire. About 50% of the bedside care staff caught it. I remember how meticulous I was with hand washing and cleaning everyt...
  9. Death bed visions

    Sorry to drop in so late in the thread. In reading the replies it seems like death-visions and out of body experiences are very, very common. Now, I haven't been a nurse for long, but I've seen and cared for a good number of dying patients, and I'...
  10. Can't Shake Off Rude Patient

    If you have her again and she acts this way, try this: 1) get down on her level; sit on a chair or kneel on the floor, anything so that you're not towering over her making her feel uneasy 2) let your facial expression go soft and try to have a look o...
  11. How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

    When she told you that you should "watch out" it sounds like a borderline threat!!! I would get as far from that place as possible and never look back!
  12. I'm glad I'm not the only one! Reading the article made me feel like I know more about this poor woman than I do about presidential candidates during election season. Too much information!
  13. Am I the only one who feels very uncomfortable reading this article about the Texan nurse who caught Ebola on the job? Or is this ethically ok because of the availability of information these days? http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbre...
  14. Dizzy during circumcision

    That exact same thing happened to me in nursing school. It was the most embarrassing thing that has happened to me because the doctor doing the circumcisions was my old pediatrician!! My episode was so bad they had to wheel me out... And they made ...
  15. Do you have (or are you) a bully queen of the ICU?

    I love your writing style!! Lots of vivid descriptions. Truly I enjoyed reading your thread. I used to work with one of those types. In her case though she was actually a very depressed person. I don't work there anymore but I hope she's doing be...