HeatherB,CST

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  1. need some nurse to nurse medical advice

    HeatherB,CST replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    If any professional ought to call in when sick, it's a health care professional. What if your patient is immunosupressed? My brother is post-transplant, and a sick health care provider could cost...

  2. Help! I may get fired!

    HeatherB,CST replied to Siouxz2's topic in Operating Room

    Your story reminds me of a situation that I experienced in my previous career as a hairstylist. Hope it sheds some perspective for you. For years, I was a stylist in a very high-end salon in Southern...

  3. Now I'm REALLY psyched!

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

    Good luck to you! I start school this week to beome a surgical tech...It's so exciting, I can't wait to get into the OR. I hope everything goes smoothly, and congratulations on your

  4. At what point are you too old?

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

    Like the original poster, I am also 37 and I'm about to start Surgical Tech classes. I will be almost 40 when I graduate. In my "previous life", I was a hairstylist. I never thought I would be...

  5. Causes of diabetes and other myths

    HeatherB,CST replied to huladancer's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Just a little observation, and a pet peeve of mine. I recently moved to the south, and I noticed that many older southern folks refer to diabetes as "THE diabetes", "the sugar diabetes", or just "the...

  6. anyone did a career change from hair stylist to nursing,how did you do it? Manage you

    HeatherB,CST replied to dark40's topic in California Nursing

    As a hairstylist, I have reached a ceiling as far as earning potential. I already charge the highest prices in my city...I can't raise them. I'm already booked SOLID for 50 hours a week (thats 10...

  7. Shocked at Surgery

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

    i may be showing my inexperience, but it doesn't seem all that awful or absurd to me. central iv lines, for example, get sutured to the pt.'s chest/neck so they do not move around if the tape comes...

  8. anyone did a career change from hair stylist to nursing,how did you do it? Manage you

    HeatherB,CST replied to dark40's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, I am currently a hairstylist planning to start Surgical Tech school in the fall. I have known many, many stylists who have become nurses. I think there is quite a parallel in skill sets required...

  9. longest surgery?

    HeatherB,CST replied to love2shop's topic in Operating Room

    My brother recently had a kidney/pancreas transplant that took 13 hrs. On top of that, the same surgeon & team had already flown 300 miles across the state to do the procurement earlier in the...