cayenne06 MSN, CNM

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    Saw something at work the other day that made me really happy

    cayenne06 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Working at planned parenthood, i feel the same way. Just had a 15yo come in with her mom to get started on birth control. When i brought the mom into the exam room after speaking privately with her...
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    I have no idea what kind of nurse i should be

    cayenne06 replied to starryeyez17's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Luckily your RN degree will give you a decent general foundation, so there is no rush to pick a speciality! Most students find themselves drawn to certain areas during their clinical rotations, and...
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    Best Midwifery School programs

    cayenne06 replied to Livvy24's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I went to Baystate Midwifery, and what i loved was the wealth of clinical opportunity, the fact that your preceptors are also your didactic instructors, and the fact that it is integrated into (and...
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    Give inhaler w/o doctor's consent?

    cayenne06 replied to clockwood's topic in School

    Inhalers are very unlikely to cause harm if used incorrectly- even if, worst case scenario, another child got their hands on it and decided to try it out. The risk of confiscating the inhaler are...
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    3rd Grader Pooping Pants to go Home

    cayenne06 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I'd be cautious in assuming that this kind of behavior is necessarily manipulative or a result of being "babied." You should not be angry at a 3rd grader for soiling their pants. It's possible that...
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    Go into a specialty area right after nursing school?

    cayenne06 replied to amandaslagel's topic in General Nursing

    I went right into OB after graduating. I was a CPM and went back to nursing school specifically to be a CNM, so that made sense for me. I still work per diem as an RN in LDRP, and when I float to...
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    CNM as First Assist in C-Sections

    cayenne06 replied to DreamerMW's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    When I was doing my integration I first assisted and I LOVED IT. I work strictly outpatient now that I've graduated and I miss that probably more than anything... and I am a former home birth
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    The role of CNMs in abortion care

    cayenne06 replied to cthomson's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I am a CNM at planned parenthood and I do medical abortions. I could also do suction aspiration for missed abortions or failed medical abortions (if I worked at a clinic that did aspiration, which I...
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    What are Nursing Implications?

    cayenne06 replied to sbgrace's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How will you have to alter your practice to accommodate this? Assessments, VS, managing complications, etc. Interdisciplinary issues like working with NICU, unit education, staff/patient/provider...
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    Medical Decisions

    cayenne06 replied to poodah33's topic in General Nursing

    As an RN and CNM, I adore uptodate. I missed it so much that I got myself a subscription when I stopped working at a facility with an institutional subscription. I also belong to ACOG and ACNM and use...
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    Opinions please!

    cayenne06 replied to mmw11's topic in General Nursing

    There's nowhere else in your charting where you might have referenced med admin? We use a paper MAR at the place where I work as an RN, but any meds that require an assessment or are prn are also...
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    Clinic staff ask pt how to find injection site?

    cayenne06 replied to MinneNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. Id call the clinic manager and speak to them directly about
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    Mandatory flu vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Agree, nurseactivist. I support compuslory vaccination for HCWs but i do roll my eyes at the mask. Its a scarlet
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    Mandatory flu vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I kind of disagree. I don't think it is meant as an outright punishment, but I do think it is more of a scarlet letter than an actual protective measure. that said, I do support compulsory vaccination...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    As I already mentioned, the reason we do not do such studies is simple. CLINICAL EQUIPOISE. It would be
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    Blown vein in blood draw

    cayenne06 replied to Communitynurse365's topic in General Nursing

    It happens. I blew someone's vein the other day, but at least I got the blood-she was a very difficult
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    being less than 100% effective is NOT the same as being ineffective. I am also anti-vaccines that don't work- namely so-called homeopathic
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Primary prevention is a main focus of nursing/medical research, and nurses spend a ton of time educating their patients on these measures. Vaccination is one aspect of primary prevention; hardly the...
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    Triage Gems

    cayenne06 replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    "I've been really itchy for the past few weeks and I think I have a yeast infection." -the patient was a tech who worked at the LTC facility associated with my hospital, and she left work to come to...
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    Infection Control Issue

    cayenne06 replied to nursepink2's topic in General Nursing

    but in my experience, the vast amount of gloves that I use do not belong in biohazard. I'm curious about the answer
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    The flu virus is in circulation all the time. Infections peak during flu season, likely due to a combination of environmental and individual/lifestyle factors. And its not like we have one type of...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Deceptively, some "homeopathic" remedies are not homeopathic at all. 10x arnica gel is an herbal preparation, not homeopathic. Zycam and Quit Nits are other
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Right. Because medicine readily adopts treatment modalities that work. Biological sources have always been a main focus of pharmacological research. You know what they call alternative medicine that...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    cayenne06 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    No. Arnica, when used as an herbal remedy, definitely has anti-inflammatory and blood thinning properties. In fact it can be toxic. But homeopathic preparations contain no active ingredient and there...