Pepper The Cat replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing
Oh, nitropaste? Remember that? The dose would be 1 inch, 1 1/2 inches etc. you'd measure it out on a paper patch. Oh, the headache if you got some on your finger!
Pepper The Cat replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Support
To me a QueEn Bee has experience and knowledge but takes great joy in selecting who she shares that knowledge with. For example, she knows how to used a new piece of equipment but will watch someone struggle to use it for several minutes until she de...
Pepper The Cat replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Support
Another example of non inclusive.
The charge nurse and her friends all take the same break. Even if it leaves the floor short. You can hear them laughing and giggling in the break room.
And while on break the CN updates her friends about any ...
Pepper The Cat replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing
Why are you assuming someone is “at fault”?
Why are you trying to assign blame to someone?
A person fell, was monitored and then had a change in status.
The person was then sent out. Sounds like a brain injury? Those can take hours to show ...
Pepper The Cat replied to lizdimi54873's topic in General Nursing
If you need someone else to administer a treatment or test, ask what you can do for them while they are helping you. I hate it when I do extra for someone else and then fall behind in my work. And then find the person I helped sitting at the nursing ...
Pepper The Cat replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing
You are going to start losing staff if you keep making decisions emotionally.
You chose a patient that requires intense one on one care that you are not staffed for because you like her better.
Will you be the one spending an hour everyday on...