HeatherB,CST

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  1. "Circulating is so easy"

    HeatherB,CST replied to ORSmurf's topic in Operating Room

    I totally agree that artchick was not trying to say that all techs are backstabbing, and I didn't even disagree with her post. I'm sorry if it sounded like that. I only wanted to say that if there...

  2. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    HeatherB,CST replied to redding6's topic in Operating Room

    okay, my bet is that there won't be a dry eye reading this post! *sniffle* that's

  3. "Circulating is so easy"

    HeatherB,CST replied to ORSmurf's topic in Operating Room

    You know, I really do not want to start a war here or anything, but I feel this needs to be said. As a training surgical tech, I know that many techs feel the same way. There are circulating nurses...

  4. alli ~ diet pill

    HeatherB,CST replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, forget it....I'm not gonna do it. I only need to lose like 20-25lbs anyway. I can do that on my own. More veggies, less buffalo wings! Here I

  5. Fleas/ticks coming out of pt's skin??? Has anyone heard of this???

    HeatherB,CST replied to CiCigirl's topic in General Nursing

    is this it? http://www.morgellons.org/ "most individuals with this disease report disturbing symptoms such as crawling, stinging and biting sensations, as well as non-healing skin lesions which are...

  6. Fleas/ticks coming out of pt's skin??? Has anyone heard of this???

    HeatherB,CST replied to CiCigirl's topic in General Nursing

    What caught my attention is that everyone kept asking "how/why are these bugs coming out of my/her skin?" My first question is how are they getting INTO the skin?? Nobody worded the question that...

  7. What to tell the kids?

    HeatherB,CST replied to blue morpho's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, this reply snuck in as I was typing my above post...I hadn't even thought about

  8. What to tell the kids?

    HeatherB,CST replied to blue morpho's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I am interested to see what responses you get here...My only thought is to pose this same question to the chaplain at your hospital and see what his/her recommendations are. What a hard question...

  9. alli ~ diet pill

    HeatherB,CST replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I am still on the fence about trying it. It does seem like a pefect operant conditioning tool. Eat too much fat = oily farts and wearing Depends...punishment extinguishing undesired behavior! (can...

  10. Dying residents

    HeatherB,CST replied to melisana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have heard of the Threes Rule enough to put some stock in it...Thankfully it did not apply this time in my family...My FIL passed one evening of a sudden heart attack, the next morning, my great...

  11. North Carolina Roll Call

    HeatherB,CST replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi, I'm Heather and I'm currently a Surgical Technology student at Guilford Technical Community College, near Greensboro. I'm not technically a nursing student, but A) I will be working right...

  12. sextuplets

    HeatherB,CST replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Here is the website for the Morrison sextuplets www.morrison6.com Last update was on Monday 6/25 after the fourth child

  13. I'm a nurse not a "Male Nurse"

    HeatherB,CST replied to suanna's topic in Men in Nursing

    :lol2::lol2:

  14. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    HeatherB,CST replied to redding6's topic in Operating Room

    Ok, this is a resurrecion of an old thread, but I thought it was fascinating and important to think about for any of us who work (or want to work) in organ procurement or transplant surgery. The OP...

  15. Take 7 classes in one semester to make deadline!?!

    HeatherB,CST replied to Butterfly23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would take A&P and Micro in separate semesters if at all

  16. Dermatology question...

    HeatherB,CST replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

    She wasn't testing out a moisturizer on one side only, was she? You know, using one half of her body as a control? Or sleeping on the afftected side of her body and having a reaction to the fabric...

  17. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    HeatherB,CST replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Once, a 20yo receptionist where I worked was fired for being repeatedly late, hungover, calling in a lot, general unprofessionalsim. Her mother came in, yelling at the owner, trying to convince him to...

  18. Nurses - Leading your subordinates (Nurse Aides, Nurse Techs, Med Aides)

    HeatherB,CST replied to brotherbear's topic in Nurse Management

    In my previous career, I started as a hairstylists' apprentice in a very busy salon. Now, I know nursing and hair are obviously worlds apart, but the work dynamic was surprisingly similar. Each...

  19. Should I???

    HeatherB,CST replied to SweetGrL397's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, TrudyRN..are you sure teaching isn't your true calling? :wink2: I am reading Quick Medical Terminology by Shirley Soltesz Steiner...

  20. Study: 100 patients a day in USA wake up during surgery

    HeatherB,CST replied to hobbes's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My mom woke up like 3 times during her total knee. First time she said "Oh, are you done?" and four masked faces appeared in her line of sight. Someone said "I'll get her" and off she went back to...

  21. "Circulating is so easy"

    HeatherB,CST replied to ORSmurf's topic in Operating Room

    Well, I'm still in school, but let me see if I can at least give you the basics... An OR nurse is any nurse working in the OR, regardless of their task. The two tasks performed by an OR nurse are...

  22. glass of water-stat

    HeatherB,CST replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    "Uhhh...excuse me, nurse? My blood feels a little clotty..do you think I could get some Coumadin? Thanks ever so much."

  23. A drug a day email?

    HeatherB,CST replied to dkemper's topic in General Nursing

    How about making yourself a stack of flashcards, stash them in a desk drawer, and pull a new one out each day to add to your "working" stack? That way you'd eventually have the whole stack of cards,...

  24. Physician pats patients on the head

    HeatherB,CST replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are we talking like a "hey, kiddo" ruffle of the hair type thing, or a pat on the head like a dog?? Are these patients in bed(below his eye-level), or standing next to him so he would have to reach...

  25. Does a patient have the right to refuse to allow students to witness their procedure?

    HeatherB,CST replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck and congratulations on the new