Blue Roses

Blue Roses has 4 years experience and specializes in Rehab, Med-surg, Neuroscience.

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1. Dealing with a patient's suicide.

   Blue Roses replied to Blue Roses's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Oh god that's worse than mine.. You actually saw it happen. That's completely terrifying; the thought of watching it and not being able to do anything. Thank you for sharing.. If you ever want to pm...

2. Dealing with a patient's suicide.

   Blue Roses replied to Blue Roses's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I've seen an outside counselor before; I might go back for more help. It also helps that I am blessed with a fantastic support system at home and trusted friends at

3. Dealing with a patient's suicide.

   Blue Roses replied to Blue Roses's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Jeez. You'd think that given the very nature of the EAP program would help prevent gossip like that. That is unsettling. Anyway, thank you for your kind

4. Dealing with a patient's suicide.

   Blue Roses posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

   It's been a few weeks since this happened. I came in a patient's room in the morning to pass meds and found him cool and blue.. With a phone charger cord wrapped around his throat. The code team...

5. The sloppy image of nurses today

   Blue Roses replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I find the OP's description of the ICU staff more than a bit judge

6. Read this,..its real not a joke! copied from craigslist and i think its funny and crazy

   Blue Roses replied to harmonylove28's topic in Nursing Humor

   Lol!! I'd hate to be the poor soul who responds to that

7. Denying Death As A Society

   Blue Roses replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

   Amen. I wish I could share this on Facebook. I've tried tentatively in the past to explain my views on assisted suicide but I can't find the right words and I always get shut down. Honestly my...

8. have you ever caught norovirus from work or a patient?

   Blue Roses replied to Healthcare102's topic in General Nursing

   Last winter the unit I work on had a major noroviris crisis. We have about 40 beds and it ran through the patients like wildfire. About 50% of the bedside care staff caught it. I remember how...

9. Death bed visions

   Blue Roses replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry to drop in so late in the thread. In reading the replies it seems like death-visions and out of body experiences are very, very common. Now, I haven't been a nurse for long, but I've seen and...

10. Can't Shake Off Rude Patient

    Blue Roses replied to bboy45's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you have her again and she acts this way, try this: 1) get down on her level; sit on a chair or kneel on the floor, anything so that you're not towering over her making her feel uneasy 2) let your...

11. How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

    Blue Roses replied to imalilteapott's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When she told you that you should "watch out" it sounds like a borderline threat!!! I would get as far from that place as possible and never look

12. Media a bit too invasive of nurse's personal info following her catching Ebola?

    Blue Roses replied to Blue Roses's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm glad I'm not the only one! Reading the article made me feel like I know more about this poor woman than I do about presidential candidates during election season. Too much

13. Media a bit too invasive of nurse's personal info following her catching Ebola?

    Blue Roses posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Am I the only one who feels very uncomfortable reading this article about the Texan nurse who caught Ebola on the job? Or is this ethically ok because of the availability of information these days?...

14. Dizzy during circumcision

    Blue Roses replied to RavensNation's topic in General Students

    That exact same thing happened to me in nursing school. It was the most embarrassing thing that has happened to me because the doctor doing the circumcisions was my old pediatrician!! My episode was...

15. Do you have (or are you) a bully queen of the ICU?

    Blue Roses replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love your writing style!! Lots of vivid descriptions. Truly I enjoyed reading your thread. I used to work with one of those types. In her case though she was actually a very depressed person. I...