Winter flowers for my bouquet (should this be in style??)

[kitsandbits]

Im hoping to have a few deep red roses, some holly and berries, but need something to bulk it all out - can't do 'all roses' to expensive!

I have no idea about flowers!

[kitsandbits]

[kitsandbits]

Any flowers?? lol

[LaCod]

no one will lok notice or remember

[kitsandbits]

I will!

[MrsBadger]

perhaps ask florist?

cod is right though - you will remember the roses and the holly and not much else.

Mine had [racks brain] roses and... er... scented stock, but I haven't a clue what else.

[smurfgirl]

I would talk to a florist.

I have chosen this i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/applegrl7/White_rose_wedding500.jpg for my October wedding.

roses are always in season

[CountessDracula]

mistletoe? As is just before xmas

[smurfgirl]

Put things like winter bouquet, red bouquet etc into google images for ideas as well.

[MrsBadger]

mistletoe is even more expensive than roses
ivy? pine cones?
here is mine - admittedly it was Aug but I just asked for the roses and cream/white seasonal flowers.

[smurfgirl]

I love your bouquet MrsB!

[nailpolish]

i remember mine, it ws one fo the things i liked best about my day

i had
sweetpea, pink roses and hyacinths
all had meanigns for me and i love them too

hyacinths werent in season, but the florist managed to get them for me

you need to ask a florist, and NOW
they can adivse you bets

[smurfgirl]

naily can i ask you a nursing question pls.

[nailpolish]

course you can smurf

[smurfgirl]

If a patient is in acute renal failure would you expect them to be in a metabolic acidosis or alkalosis and why. I have a crit care exam on weds anc am finding this whole acid/base balance stuff hard work.

I think its an acidosis but not sure why.

(boorring)

[nailpolish]

acid base balance is a bastard (excuse the language!)
ARF pts would be in metabolic acidosis, basically because the tubules fail to secrete hydrogen into the urine, and the acid increases.

is that too basic?

[smurfgirl]

Thanks so much! Prob v.simple for you but but its so hard to get your head around isn't it? You are ICU trained aren't you, does it start to make sense after a while? Canot get my head around the bicard readings from ABGs either.

I figured it was something to do with things not being excreted but wasn't sure, its been irritating me for ages. Cheers x

[nailpolish]

i work in Renal mainly.

i still have to read up on loads of ABG's, urea and electrolyte and acid base/bicarb stuff all the time smurf

good luck!

[smurfgirl]

Oh and so I don't completely hijack these are nice -

www.capefearwedding.com/graphics/editorial/flowertrends1104e.jpg

www.stoneblossomflorals.com/images/wedparty/roundred.jpg

[nailpolish]

it makes sense at the time, then you dont come across it for ages, then when you get another case of ARF you have toread about ti all over again to refresh

let me know how you get on!

[nailpolish]

(the first one smurf posted is v nice - v xmassy too)

[smurfgirl]

Thanks again, have done some shifts on renal on the bank as an aux and i enjoy it, would love to do ICU but have no hope of an ICU job so am going to try and end up somewhere that does HDU type care.
Hopefully there will not be much on acid/base balance on exam.

[nailpolish]

i recommend renal
it ahs
acute
chronic
dialysis
home care
hdu
icu
medical
and surgical

everything!

when i qualified i couldnt decide what to do and found myself in renal
its been great
when do you qualify?

[smurfgirl]

last post.
kitsandbits
hipernicum berries are v.christmassy, your bouquet could be filled out with ivy, carnations, gyposphilium, can't think of anymore but i am not a flower person

[smurfgirl]

So sorry for this hijack.

Qualify next September! So excited!
So far have loved - medical wards, CMU, PACU (recovery). Am not into orthopedics or general surgery. Seem to be better at intensively nursing more unwell patients and really enjoy pts with a lot going on.

Dream job would be in a specialist ICU but my trust only has GICU, cardiothoraic ICU and neuro ICU. GICU - no hope, have not had a placement there and the people who have had placements are incredible. One of the renal wards has a 4 bedder 'hdu' which might be interesting.