Cricket183 BSN, RN

Cricket183 has 21 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Oncology (OCN).

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1. Where Do I Go from here?

   Cricket183 replied to Sweetpea04's topic in General Nursing

   Beautifully said. I spent most of my career in oncology and loved it for all the reasons you mentioned. We ended up moving to a small, rural area and I went to work at a small community hospital bc I did not want to commute 1 1/2 hrs one way into t...

2. Texas Woman's University (TWU) HOUSTON Fall 2024 Admitted Nursing Student cohort

   Cricket183 replied to gdnurse18's topic in School Programs

   Congratulations! TWU alumni here! I attended my first year (2001-2002) @ the Houston campus and my second year (2002-2003) at the Dallas campus (my husband's job caused us to move and I was granted permission to transfer). It was a great experienc...

3. Should I Quit My Nurse Residency?

   Cricket183 replied to Iris Rodriguez's topic in Career Support

   The nurse residency program is online? What?? Is this a thing now? I graduated a long time ago (20+ years). It was very different. We had classroom during our 6 week orientation but it was one day a week (8a-3pm) and then one day (8a-3p) was spe...

4. De-accessed Port w/o Flushing! Please help!

   Cricket183 replied to Bijoux Eze's topic in General Nursing

   It needs to be reaccessed and flushed asap

5. Assessments

   Cricket183 replied to Cricket183's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. You don't necessarily need to do a complete head to toe assessment every time on every patient and there's a lot you can assess by observation-mental status, moves all extremities, skin color, etc. but heart, lung, and bowel sounds can only...

6. Assessments

   Cricket183 replied to Cricket183's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! That comment was uncalled for. I would love to go back to nursing. Unfortunately that isn't an option. I contracted severe covid in July 2020 FROM WORK and wound up in ICU with respiratory failure which caused permanent damage (interstitial ...

7. Assessments

   Cricket183 replied to Cricket183's topic in General Nursing

   Indeed it is. And I will be discussing it with leadership. Very sad.

8. Assessments

   Cricket183 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a RN, although not currently working. I caught Covid in July 2020 from work and ended up in ICU in respiratory failure. The fallout from that and long covid symptoms have left me unable to work. I had not planned on retiring at 56 but that's w...

9. "It's all in your head." Advocating for Proper Diagnosis for Female Patients

   Cricket183 replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! This 💯!

10. "It's all in your head." Advocating for Proper Diagnosis for Female Patients

    Cricket183 replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    Not super impressed with the article. Like others mentioned, I would have liked to see actual studies. But it does raise the question, if that's an assumption-that women are more likely to be hypochondriacs-then do doctors have that in the back of ...

11. "It's all in your head." Advocating for Proper Diagnosis for Female Patients

    Cricket183 replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    This is a personal story not one of my patients. I had severe Covid with respiratory failure in July 2020. I required home oxygen for 13 months. Within a few weeks of being discharged, I started walking (with my oxygen concentrator in a backpack)....

12. Where should I realistically be at this point in orientation?

    Cricket183 replied to cblossom78's topic in General Nursing

    It takes a new nurse a good year or more to start to feel like they know what they are doing and ER is an incredibly tough place to start. When you say mistakes, what kind of things are we talking about? Because there are mistakes and then there ar...

13. CPR Renewal and Physical Limitations

    Cricket183 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am at the point where I can no longer physically provide direct patient care (haven't been able to for several years). I have multiple health conditions that make it all but impossible, however, at only 55 my mind is still sharp and I'd like to lo...

14. Favorite Headbands!

    Cricket183 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

    What are your favorite headband brands and why? Looking for something cute but must be absorbent as sweating can be an issue! Thanks!

15. Re-entry into workforce after 1 year break. Help!

    Cricket183 replied to TheSurfingNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I took a "hiatus" from nursing as well. Unfortunately, not for traveling. I was on medical disability for 11 years. It will all come back to you quicker than you think. (To be fair, I did take a refresher course). But things like starting IVs, a...