cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. Tubal Ligation Failure

    cherrybreeze replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you saying that the OP shouldn't post about her situation at all? That's not fair, either. You could say that about just about ANY circumstance, so do you suggest that no one ever post anything...

  2. Quitting Medschool to go to Nursing

    cherrybreeze replied to Mr.York's topic in Nursing Career

    I was going to say the same thing. At the risk of being flamed, while many nurses feel that their career was a "calling," it's not required to feel that way. Some people get in to nursing because...

  3. An RN friend being set up at her job, are even threatening her license; need advice

    cherrybreeze replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    On the flip side, though, the assumption seems to be that if a nurse (or any employee) is on x, y, or z med, they are "impaired" if they take it. That's not the case, either. It's hard to fight that...

  4. Date my Doctor/Employer?

    cherrybreeze replied to newlilrn's topic in General Nursing

    The OP did come back and update....if that's what you meant? Either way, I agree with your critique of the post about "he has a lot of money." It's a shame, IMO, that people still think this way....

  5. How can I be in two places at the same time?

    cherrybreeze replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to mention this, as a lot of people suggested asking the charge nurse for help....where I work, too, the charge nurse has just as full of an assignment as the rest of the staff. They...

  6. Head Lice

    cherrybreeze replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    All right, I just spewed coffee all over my computer screen. You owe me.

  7. Interesting morning....

    cherrybreeze replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    The rest is reinfused back in to the donor, which is why you can give plasma so often; it doesn't affect your hemoglobin. They pay plasma donors in my area too; I believe it is 20 bucks per time....

  8. Scabbies

    cherrybreeze replied to Zhanna D'ark's topic in General Nursing

    years ago, when i worked in ltc, we had a big scabies outbreak....many residents and staff got it, before we knew it was there (never were sure of the source, since so many people ended up with it!)....

  9. VENT - Sickle Cell Crisis patients

    cherrybreeze replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not just a cystoscopy necessarily, but it's diagnosed with a cystoscopy and hydrodistention. The appearance via scope MAY look normal, but after the distention is done and they look again, IC will...

  10. Would it be tacky to advertise this?

    cherrybreeze replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't saying that SHE doesn't know the difference, I was saying her CLIENTS may not know the difference. Even when it's explained to them. That's the nature of people (we see it with patients every...

  11. Who does this stuff? Really, you can't make it up!

    cherrybreeze replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is. I guess it's my ingrained naivete about people...even when I know better, I still expect people to do what's best, right, etc. For some reason, I still get surprised when that DOESN'T happen,...

  12. VENT - Sickle Cell Crisis patients

    cherrybreeze replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did your hyster help you? I've discussed it with my doc, but since I don't have kids (not sure if I ever will), I don't want to go that route yet (and since my endo all grows on the outside of it, I...

  13. An RN friend being set up at her job, are even threatening her license; need advice

    cherrybreeze replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe Ambien is a benzo, it is classified as a "sedative/hypnotic" but I don't think it's a benzo. And, if it was, wouldn't your friend's drug test have been positive for benzos? You said...

  14. Who does this stuff? Really, you can't make it up!

    cherrybreeze replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    So your DON was aware of the first fall, is he aware of the rest? I don't understand, if they know about all of the falls and WHY they occurred, that they haven't intervened. That is just beyond me....

  15. VENT - Sickle Cell Crisis patients

    cherrybreeze replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have virtually no experience with Sickle Cell patients...if they come in, they wouldn't come to my floor, and I live in an area that was predominantly white (of course, that changes more and more...

  16. An RN friend being set up at her job, are even threatening her license; need advice

    cherrybreeze replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    How and why does this employer know what medications their nurses take? It isn't any of their business. If she does, and did, take Ambien CR, is it not working that her sleep troubles persist? (I am...

  17. An RN friend being set up at her job, are even threatening her license; need advice

    cherrybreeze replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    For them to say she came in to work "overmedicated" is a very serious allegation...if things went down as you say, what was there basis for that? A person can be tired or dizzy without it being...

  18. Scabbies

    cherrybreeze replied to Zhanna D'ark's topic in General Nursing

    No, you don't. What makes that particular situation worse than any other communicable infection (ie, C diff, MRSA, VRE, pneumonia, influenza, etc)? If it were ok to refuse to care for that patient,...

  19. Would it be tacky to advertise this?

    cherrybreeze replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that. My point was, is there anything about your nursing education that will directly be applied to your duties as a massage therapist? The example of treating pain by massage and also...

  20. Should nurses with long hair be required to wear it up?

    cherrybreeze replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it assumed that if someone DOES wear their hair down (and it can be done, without "dragging all over," etc) that it's for *fashion*

  21. Would it be tacky to advertise this?

    cherrybreeze replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    Does anything about being a nurse mean that you'd do something different when it comes to the massage therapy? If not, this could be a misleading thing to your future consumers. Your position as a...

  22. Do you LIKE every patient that walks through your door?

    cherrybreeze replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    That expectation will go away quickly. Not sure what that expectation has to do with "liking" them, either. Even if someone does all the things they're supposed to, you may not 'like" them; not all...

  23. Do you LIKE every patient that walks through your door?

    cherrybreeze replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand this point of view. I don't work in hospice, but I really think I would enjoy doing it, having worked with hospice patients before. It's much easier to let go of those things...

  24. Is It Bad To Ask For Help When Caring For a Heavy Patient?

    cherrybreeze replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, the rationale given that most places will be understaffed and you won't have help to get is ridiculous. If everyone is busy, then you (and the patient) waits until help is available. There...

  25. Fitting in at a new job

    cherrybreeze replied to Angela0486's topic in General Nursing

    I've never felt like I "fit in" where I work, at this point I'm just over it. I'm not married and have no kids, so I don't fit in with the older nurses and nurses my age (who pretty much all are...