cayenne06 MSN, CNM

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    CNM vs WHNP vs Having Both

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

    I am a CNM and I work full time in GYN/sexual health, with a very nice 40hour m-f type schedule. There is nothing a WHNP could do that I cannot in my current role. I do everything from menopause...
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    The detail I missed that set my day on the wrong foot

    cayenne06 replied to ellisjl's topic in General Nursing

    You know that dream where you show up to school naked? Well one time I forgot to put on my skirt and showed up to work wearing a blouse and A PAIR OF SHEER SPARKLY TIGHTS. Luckily we had a pair of...
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    What skills are utilized in correctional nursing?

    cayenne06 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Correctional

    I'd insist on shadowing for at least a few shifts, including overnight. There is a wide variation among facilities, in the nurse's role and their
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    Made a mistake

    cayenne06 replied to Mjcrrrj's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone makes mistakes, there's no getting around it. Our mistakes can sometimes cause harm to our patients, and that is one of the *absolute worst* things about working in health care. You will...
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    cayenne06 replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    Health care providers of all stripes are often less than professional when they step away from the bedside. There is a line, though- and making fun of a patient for things outside of their control is...
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    Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    cayenne06 replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    I think the major benefit of legalization is ability to provide oversight and regulation to the production and sale of the product. Illicit marijuana production has a profoundly negative environmental...
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    Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    cayenne06 replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    I am just echoing all the previous posters here. I take care of HIV pos patients all the time, as well as people who are at high risk of having HIV with a currently unknown status. I do gynecologic...
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    Fired for Falsifying Documents. What to expect

    cayenne06 replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    A healthy diet and lifestyle is key to mental health. And identifying underlying medical problems such as hypothyroid are also important. Not everyone needs medicine, or even counseling. This is all...
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    Past history about care on a Saturday

    cayenne06 replied to Kathleen Robledo's topic in General Nursing

    This makes no sense. I get to take days off because i am an atheist, but religious people can't? There's no logic in your conclusions
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    Nursing is not for me

    cayenne06 replied to 2bnursern220's topic in General Nursing

    I have great interpersonal relationships with my patients, but it always felt awkward as a student. I dreaded clinicals too. Your role is just so uncertain, it makes it difficult to relax. You might...
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    Nurses and promoting better rates of vaccination

    cayenne06 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    It is so depressing to see health care providers spread incorrect information about the risks/benefits of vaccines. Vaccines are a victim of their own success. Most of us have never lived in a time...
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    Stress level: RN vs. NP

    cayenne06 replied to NEMurse95's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, I agree with the PP who said it is a different kind of stress. The daily grinding stress of being a bedside RN was terrible; just the sheer burden of work you were expected to carry and carefully...
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    Transitioning from 12 hour shifts to Mon-Fri?

    cayenne06 replied to wsoxgirl2008's topic in Public, Community Health

    I did twelves forever, and really never had a standard 9-5 type job until I took this position in 2015. I was really nervous about moving to a mon-fri schedule, especially as a newly-single mom with...
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    Feeling discouraged

    cayenne06 replied to KMRN17's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't imagine anything more different from medsurg than L&D. Do you do postpartum as well? What is that you don't
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    What happened to molar pregnancies before modern medicine?

    cayenne06 replied to krispykritter's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep. I started my career as a woo-filled homebirth midwife. I endangered my patients by discouraging vaccines, promoting homeopathy and rolling my eyes about the dangers of GBS. Natural was better....
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    What happened to molar pregnancies before modern medicine?

    cayenne06 replied to krispykritter's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a patient refuse rhogam during and after her pregnancy, because for her the theoretical risk of some yet-undiscovered blood borne pathogen was greater than the risk of sensitization. She swore...
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    New Nurse/Forgetting, Mistakes

    cayenne06 replied to KCase's topic in General Nursing

    I totally read this as "give yourself a break while you are settling in to a new position. For example I always pop a narc." Ha!! I am impressed with your level of personal responsibility here. It...
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    Can my doc videotape staff and our patients?

    cayenne06 replied to Redley's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be much more concerned about the dynamics that led to this decision, rather than camera itself. I mean jeez. Do you personally feel there is a problem with the staff not working efficiently? Why...
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    Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    cayenne06 replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Dunning Kruger in
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    Come to work or get fired-Hurricane Irma!!!

    cayenne06 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Okay so you got a memo about teams and a staffing plan. If you guys weren't sure what "team A and B" meant, did you reach out to management to clarify? We all know when the hurricane is coming. If...
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    So annoyed/offended right now

    cayenne06 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am really confused as to why you didn't plan for things like the bus and who could provide glucagon when you aren't here. Even if you had trouble tracking down mom for details, you still had notice...
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    So annoyed/offended right now

    cayenne06 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Okay so hear me out- please know I am not in any way defending the mom here. From your description, she is not appropriately engaging in her child's school and medical needs. And that is unfair to her...
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    Failed NCLEX 11 times.

    cayenne06 replied to Mtng's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sianee, you are right. Learning comes easier to some people then it does to others. There's no shame in that. But just taking the test over and over and over again and hoping to pass is not an...
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    Needle stick from urine collection cup.. Patient HepC positive...

    cayenne06 replied to Leeleeboo7's topic in General Nursing

    OP, i just wanted to post in solidarity. I totally poked my finger on a urine cup just like that, way back in the day when i was a newbie clinic assistant. But in my case, it wasnt because of an...
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    Your FAVORITE job

    cayenne06 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Working at Planned Parenthood. For real, its like a dream come true. Love my patients, love my staff, love the work. I do full scope GYN (including ABs) with all sorts of opportunity to expand my...