Cricket183

Cricket183 BSN, RN

Oncology (OCN)

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  1. Disability: genuinely curious

    Cricket183 replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    This really makes me sad! There are several people on AN whose opinion I pay attention to. Ruby, yours is one of them. So when you tell me I'm wrong about something it causes me to stop and think....

  2. Disability: genuinely curious

    Cricket183 replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    I had both short and long term disability insurance policies when I initially went on what I anticipated to be an 8 week medical leave to have a spinal cord stimulator implanted in March 2007. (I had...

  3. fired for cancelling shifts d/t health issues?

    Cricket183 replied to pookashellz's topic in General Nursing

    This was my first thought

  4. Disability: genuinely curious

    Cricket183 replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    The tone of this thread concerns me. I am currently on disability and have been since March 2008. I fought going on disability for about 18 months because I didn't want to give up my nursing career....

  5. oncology nursing or gastrointestinal/GI lab nursing

    Cricket183 replied to neemuenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say go with the oncology position but that's just because that's where I went as a new grad and I found my niche there. Spent my career there and looking forward to going back one day hopefully....

  6. I Need Advice on How to Study for Anatomy

    Cricket183 replied to gcerna20's topic in General Students

    I am very much a visual/kinetic learner and I found that using an Anatomy coloring book helped me tremendously with the class. As I would color each bone, muscle group, cranial nerve, etc I would...

  7. Brian Short News

    Cricket183 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I learned of this tragedy yesterday and wanted to comment but haven't until now because I needed time to process that which I still cannot wrap my mind around and because somehow words seem so...

  8. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

    Cricket183 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (previously called RSD or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) is a fascinating condition from a scientific standpoint. The RN in me finds it intriguing. However, as someone...

  9. (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    Cricket183 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This week I have learned... 1. Your quadriceps muscle becomes very weak after three months in a Bledsoe hinged knee brace and weaning from that brace is not only a challenge, it's exhausting. 2....

  10. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Cricket183 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm right there with

  11. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Cricket183 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    This week I learned: 1. When my orthopedic surgeon said it would take me 6-12 mos. to recover from a tibial plateau fracture he wasn't exaggerating. I'm 3 months post injury today and I'm stuck at...

  12. Patient Death Experience.

    Cricket183 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot like this enough! Well said Jensmom! I regret that I shared anything about one of my patients on this

  13. Patient Death Experience.

    Cricket183 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound strange to some but it is a privilege to be a part of the death process. Please don't misunderstand me--I'm not crazy and I don't have some morbid fascination with death/dying but...

  14. Every other weekend

    Cricket183 replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    We worked a two week rotating schedule-Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun, Wed, Thurs. The first week was tough but week 2 was really nice. It also made scheduling vacations nice because you could take your...

  15. That patient/situation that haunts you still

    Cricket183 posted a topic in General Nursing

    In the thread "Every nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever" meanmaryjean shared a story of a patient Lisa who delivered a premature infant and was critically ill in ICU and did not get...

  16. Stay at home mom after degree?

    Cricket183 replied to ajm16's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm all for moms staying at home if they can and want to. I stayed at home with my boys until my youngest was in elementary school. I ran a licensed day care home and took prerequisite classes for...

  17. Every Nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever

    Cricket183 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I thought of two more to share....too hard to pick just one. S. was 18 or 19 when she came to our unit. It was summer and she was due to start nursing school in the fall. She was drop dead gorgeous....

  18. Every Nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever

    Cricket183 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    There are many. I worked inpatient oncology. Mr. B. He had prostate cancer and one of the many complications he had was severe lymphadema to his scrotum and legs. It hurt to look at him. He was so...

  19. New grad nurse at Alzheimer's facility - Scared to lose my license!

    Cricket183 replied to ILNurse728's topic in General Nursing

    Four days orientation as a new grad and then you will be on your own and the only RN on shift with 50 patients? Not just no but HECK NO! (Stronger language implied but against terms of service!) Run...

  20. Taking 20 credit hours?

    Cricket183 replied to Kaylle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If I'm understanding you correctly you're asking if you can handle taking 20 hours in the Spring semester? Is that correct? A&P I, Micro, Chem, Psych, Eng II, & Hist. 20 hours at once is...

  21. What nursing task do you loathe???

    Cricket183 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Placing a NGT. Just can't do it. Can handle vomit all day long but something about the sound of someone gagging while I am putting a tube through their nose into their stomach--just no! CBI. Not...

  22. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    Cricket183 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I worked oncology my entire career and loved it so a lot of my likes are kind of specific to that area. Accessing ports. Line draws (picc lines, ports, etc.). Patient teaching, especially related...

  23. This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

    Cricket183 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Love these threads. I have read them all but haven't posted to one until now. Sometimes I feel like because I am not actively working as a nurse any more (currently on disability) that I don't have...

  24. Your worst nightmare (Part deux)

    Cricket183 replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

  25. Your worst nightmare (Part deux)

    Cricket183 replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Oops!