Cricket183

Cricket183 BSN, RN

Oncology (OCN)

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  1. "It's all in your head." Advocating for Proper Diagnosis for Female Patients

    Cricket183 replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    This is a personal story not one of my patients. I had severe Covid with respiratory failure in July 2020. I required home oxygen for 13 months. Within a few weeks of being discharged, I started...

  2. Where should I realistically be at this point in orientation?

    Cricket183 replied to cblossom78's topic in General Nursing

    It takes a new nurse a good year or more to start to feel like they know what they are doing and ER is an incredibly tough place to start. When you say mistakes, what kind of things are we talking...

  3. CPR Renewal and Physical Limitations

    Cricket183 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am at the point where I can no longer physically provide direct patient care (haven't been able to for several years). I have multiple health conditions that make it all but impossible, however, at...

  4. Favorite Headbands!

    Cricket183 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    What are your favorite headband brands and why? Looking for something cute but must be absorbent as sweating can be an issue!

  5. Re-entry into workforce after 1 year break. Help!

    Cricket183 replied to TheSurfingNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I took a "hiatus" from nursing as well. Unfortunately, not for traveling. I was on medical disability for 11 years. It will all come back to you quicker than you think. (To be fair, I did take a...

  6. Team Nursing

    Cricket183 replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    This! ? What Wuzzie

  7. Having Trouble Returning to The Workforce After an Accident

    Cricket183 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I returned to nursing after an 11 year gap (2008-2019) due to medical disability. I had so many fears and concerns whether I would ever be considered for a position or not. After reading many...

  8. Shooting at Dallas Methodist: Kills 2 Nurses

    Cricket183 posted a topic in Nursing News

    Heartbreaking! 2 employees dead; gunman shot by officer at Dallas Methodist Hospital, police

  9. My Covid Story: From the Other Side of the Bed

    Cricket183 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I remember those crazy early days when everything was so confusing and chaotic. I had just started a new job at our small, rural community hospital. We had moved in Fall 2019 and I had taken a few...

  10. My Covid Story: From the Other Side of the Bed

    Cricket183 replied to Cricket183's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’ve debated about posting an update several times. I just recently passed my 2 year anniversary of contracting Covid. Two years? How is that possible? I guess the hesitancy comes from...

  11. Coming Soon...

    Cricket183 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Any more details

  12. Please Describe Your COVID Experience in One Word?

    Cricket183 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Heartbreaking!

  13. My Covid Story: From the Other Side of the Bed

    Cricket183 replied to Cricket183's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was PRN and did not accrue sick time. Forgive my ignorance, but what would that

  14. My Covid Story: From the Other Side of the Bed

    Cricket183 replied to Cricket183's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I filed a WC claim. The hospital is a non subscriber to my state’s WC but has a private carrier. They denied my claim stating that 1) I used the wrong date. I was unsure whether to use the date...

  15. My Covid Story: From the Other Side of the Bed

    Cricket183 replied to Cricket183's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I did not see the posts but thank you very much. Like most, I have some pretty strong feelings about the whole Covid subject but I did try very hard to keep my views out of this and just share my...

  16. COVID-19: Filed workers comp claim?

    Cricket183 replied to katfish67lpn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My hospital’s private carrier (they are a non-subscriber) denied my WC claim. They stated I used the wrong date (2 KNOWN exposures and HR told me to use the date of my first symptoms) and I could...

  17. Nurse on COVID leave

    Cricket183 replied to Kimmadsim's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Unfortunately, this is not necessarily true. That’s what I thought as well. However, your employer cannot fire you because you have a WC claim, but make no mistake-your job is not guaranteed safe,...

  18. How often should healthcare workers be tested for COVID?

    Cricket183 replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I contracted Covid the beginning of July (first symptoms 7/7). I continued to test positive for 10 weeks (4 tests). Finally tested negative on 9/14. It was not a work requirement to be tested. I...

  19. Allergic to Benadryl?

    Cricket183 replied to Brittneesher's topic in General Nursing

    I’m not “allergic” to Benadryl per se but I definitely have a paradoxical reaction to it. It does not make me sleepy or drowsy as a side effect. It makes me bounce off the walls, like a...

  20. The one thing in nursing/medical that makes you shudder?

    Cricket183 replied to RegenerativeNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Right there with

  21. Nurse Refresher Simulation Lab

    Cricket183 replied to IamaNurse001's topic in General Nursing

    I took a RN Refresher Course about 1 1/2 years ago. Like you, I had been out of nursing due to medical disability for over 10 years. I did the skills lab (simulation lab). It was very similar to...

  22. What is your "thing" and how do you deal with it?

    Cricket183 replied to Robin Verde's topic in General Nursing

    I’m right there with you Pepper The Cat. I can handle vomit, feces, colostomies, wounds, trachs, sputum, etc but have me drop a NG tube and the patient starts gagging, so will I! And taking one...

  23. Is my career over already???

    Cricket183 replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with the previous poster who suggested a refresher course “might not do it” especially if the refresher course has a clinical portion with it. I was out of nursing for just over 10...

  24. Looking to invest in new stethoscope

    Cricket183 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I’m looking to invest in a new stethoscope and would like some opinions. My current one is a Littman (don’t really remember which series but it was a middle-of-the-line). I got it when I was in...

  25. What was your favorite nursing job and why?

    Cricket183 replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite position was as charge nurse for an inpatient oncology unit. We had a mixture of patients receiving inpatient chemo, on reverse isolation (neutropenic), and inpatient oncology patients...