Cactus Nurse

Cactus Nurse

TBI and SCI

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About Cactus Nurse

Cactus Nurse specializes in TBI and SCI.

currently working in the sub-acute wing of my facility. Loving every day and every new thing I learn. Nurse for over a year. My last experience includes- LTC, Sub-Acute, rehab/detox, congregate living, and home health. I have just over a year experience and in that time I have had a wide variety of patients. i feel very lucky to have experienced so much in such a short amount of time. I've had patients with SCI, TBI, muscular disorders, dementia, vent experienced- even though my facility has RT, so I don't practice too often, vent- CPR (scariest moment of my life), PEG/GT, packing wounds, and some others. I've been exposed to a lot of meds I never even heard of in nursing school, patients on dialysis and what that entails. New ways of doing treatments and supplies for tx. I've learned so much in my year of working that I didn't get to see in nursing school and I'm so happy. Ive been fortunate to be exposed to new learning experiences. I'm working my dream job. Couldn't be happier 💜💜

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  1. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    Cactus Nurse replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    So I pronounce metoprolol as "meta-PRO-lol".... it sounded right in the beginning. But then I heard it differently and to confirm I went to drugs.com and used the pronunciation button

  2. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    Cactus Nurse replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    lol my RT said nurses I work with say "stats are fine"? What? Statistics? Math?

  3. New LPN; worried about my lack of clinical experience

    Cactus Nurse replied to baby_nurse-'s topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    After school, I became a caregiver part time to get exposure. That kinda helped, it just allowed me to see meds, do some pt education, see how the elderly people actually are, hoe much care they...

  4. Advice please

    Cactus Nurse replied to AvaRose's topic in General Nursing

    In November I will have been working as a nurse for 2 years. In that time frame I have had 5 jobs. I'm on fifth now. In nursing it's not as bad to have a long resume of different jobs, because you...

  5. Evening shift versus nights

    Cactus Nurse replied to numba1spot's topic in General Nursing

    I sacrifice sleep in order to have a social life. We all don't need 8 hours of sleep a night/day. I do have days where I sleep on and off, but I make the most of my days off, because I feel I work 3...

  6. Evening shift versus nights

    Cactus Nurse replied to numba1spot's topic in General Nursing

    well I personally love NOCs. When my ex and I lived together and I did my 3-12 1800-0630, it was perfect for us! My off days we spent together, I dranks lots of coffee and we got to do anything we...

  7. The things we put up with as part of the job

    Cactus Nurse replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how you do it. I get sad when I came back after my days off and hear so and so died, breaks my heart. I could never work hospice. You're amazing

  8. New RN

    Cactus Nurse replied to Cekb10's topic in General Nursing

    we all make mistakes.... I worked for a year in cali (where I'm from), then moved to Arizona.. Well I had to wait for my license to be transferred and issues and all this nonsense.... Took almost 5...

  9. New grad on med surg unit

    Cactus Nurse replied to NurseLAE's topic in General Nursing

    I did home health for my first 5 months, absolutely hated. I was so bored, but I was able to learn a lot of random things, most nurses don't do- like standing frames, pt exercises, AFO boots, a lot...

  10. Cooking while in nursing school?

    Cactus Nurse replied to lonelyloner2013's topic in General Students

    just to add on to this- my go to crock pot meal is...... 2-4 chicken breast, a jar of salsa.. that's it. high 4 hours (or more if needed for more breasts).. make knorr chicken rice or even the instant...

  11. California Nurses

    Cactus Nurse replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    good luck, you will be in traffic on any shift you work... downfall for living in LA.... Look for 12 hour shift jobs so that you only work 3 days a week and don't have to sit in too much traffic........

  12. I Love Night Shift

    Cactus Nurse replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    I started nights in nursing school, and somehow just kinda got stuck in it... well I guess I just didn't turn them down since I was already used to it... now I love it. Especially as a newer nurse...

  13. What has been the most rewarding moment of your nursing career?

    Cactus Nurse replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    My " moment" is just when I actually felt like a nurse..... I had done home health (hate it lol), then worked in a drug/ alcohol rehab, not the nursing I would want to do forever, but I got a second...

  14. What has been the most rewarding moment of your nursing career?

    Cactus Nurse replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    wow. I hope you taught that nurse how to do a correct bladder scan. The poor pt, that is so sad. Good job

  15. What's my next step?

    Cactus Nurse replied to LJeweliaLim's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    first- why do you want to become a LPN? Is it because you work with them, you just want to move up in the same field? Why ultrasound tech? Those are 2 very different areas of medicine, so first think...