Cricket183

Cricket183 BSN, RN

Oncology (OCN)

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  1. Facing my own judgments

    Cricket183 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I think we all have biases and judgements that we bring with us to the proverbial table. It's recognizing those and being able to put them aside and still care for the person behind them that is...

  2. When did you know?

    Cricket183 replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

    I knew from an early age I wanted to be a nurse. But I didn't get the opportunity to go to nursing school until I was in my early 30's. There were many times during nursing school I wondered if I...

  3. Old Dog, New Tricks

    Cricket183 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently taking a Refresher course to reactivate my RN license. I've been out of nursing on medical disability since March 2008. I'm determined not to make it to the 10 year mark! But it's a...

  4. Implanted ports for Chemotherapy

    Cricket183 replied to Newnursehere's topic in General Nursing

    Hi BeckyESRN! CRPS does indeed suck! I've been doing ketamine infusions now for just shy of 4 years. That coupled with Aqua Therapy, dietary changes (anti-inflammatory diet), regular exercise...

  5. Implanted ports for Chemotherapy

    Cricket183 replied to Newnursehere's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an oncology RN. I'm currently on medical disability and have a port myself (not for chemo, but for monthly ketamine infusions for CRPS, so I have have experience with ports both as a nurse and a...

  6. Refresher course

    Cricket183 replied to JenniferDiane's topic in General Nursing

    The best place to ask this question is the TX Board of Nursing. I'm currently taking an online refresher course to re-activate my RN license through Austin Community College. I was out of nursing...

  7. Looked up old nursing schoolmate. Odd situation...

    Cricket183 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I recently discovered someone who I use to work with had their license revoked after being dismissed from a peer assistance program for continued problems with alcohol/multiple DUIs. They had...

  8. I now have a fear of hospitals?

    Cricket183 replied to Guest1034149's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so very sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you. I, too just lost my mom on May 17th so I can relate to how you feel. I'm surprised by the things that trigger my grief. Sometimes it's a...

  9. WILTW-Summer Edition: What HAVEN'T I learned?

    Cricket183 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Ladyfree, it sounds like you have had your hands very full this summer. I'm sorry to hear about your mom. I also recently learned how hard it is to balance respecting your parent(s) wishes with...

  10. Changing Speciality Preference

    Cricket183 replied to nurseanna99's topic in General Nursing

    When I went to nursing school I did so with the intention of working NICU when I graduated. At the time we lived near a big metro area that had dozens of NICUs to choose from. The end of my 1st year...

  11. Your FAVORITE job

    Cricket183 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Inpatient

  12. My Charge Nurse acts like I ask too many questions

    Cricket183 replied to Prredneck25's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. You don't say what kind of unit you work on. I was charge on an oncology unit. I personally would rather a new nurse come to me too often than not often enough, but that's just me. I'm...

  13. Does anyone else ever envy their patients?

    Cricket183 replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Be very careful what you wish for. I'm going to try and answer this as nicely as I can, because I really hope you wrote this in a moment of being overwhelmed and exhausted and didn't stop to think...

  14. Charge Nurse

    Cricket183 replied to nursestudent15's topic in General Nursing

    I had been a RN for right at a year when I started charging. I worked inpatient oncology and my clinical manager started asking me about it after I had been there for about 8 months. I somewhat...

  15. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    Cricket183 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I was a new nurse and had not been off orientation for very long, but I had been around long enough to know that a certain surgeon had a reputation of raking nurses over the coals just for the fun of...

  16. RN title use

    Cricket183 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have an unusual situation/question. I have looked on the Texas Board of Nursing site and checked the Nursing Practice Act and haven't been able to find the answer. I placed my RN license on...

  17. What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    Cricket183 replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen two different patients with low 3.something. Both oncology patients who would not accept blood products based on religious reasons (Jehovah's Witness). The first one accepted Epo and Iron...

  18. Working Without UAPs

    Cricket183 replied to JohnJoeJ's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with and without UAPs. My only experience is working on an inpatient oncology unit so my opinion may be skewed in that direction. It is nearly impossible to effectively take care of...

  19. The "How was your day" question

    Cricket183 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    I realize this is slightly off track but I'll never forget one time when I was still fairly new in my career--maybe 3-4 years in. I was working as the charge nurse on an inpatient oncology floor....

  20. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    Cricket183 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Another one. We had a long-time leukemia patient. She was just one of those people with whom I had an instant connection. I'm not sure why that happens. It's really an unexplained phenomenon....

  21. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    Cricket183 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I have several. I worked my entire career in oncology. You often get to know the patients and their families pretty well as they are with you for extended periods of time (especially leukemia...

  22. Getting in Trouble for a coworkers actions

    Cricket183 replied to Aj32Cna's topic in General Nursing

    More than likely, they are not in trouble because of someone else's actions. They are in trouble because of their own

  23. nurses who are bad patients

    Cricket183 replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been a patient far more than I ever cared to be over the past several years. I have a chronic illness (RSD/CRPS) that has necessitated me receiving IV ketamine infusions for 4 hours for four...

  24. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    Cricket183 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Just wow! I've worked with an awesome manager and one who wasn't worth a flip. It makes all the difference in the

  25. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    Cricket183 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily we had a great clinical manager who was on the phone with staffing as soon as she walked in the door. (Although we didn't get another RN, they did contact bed control and delay our direct...