Pepperlady

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1. More than 5 sick days taken in a year and disciplinary action ensues

   Pepperlady replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   well, i don't think i deserve an attack on a comment i made that was imho ... however, as the thread is about sick time and why some facilities are unreasonable about it, if someone feels that this is an appropriate use of sick time, then one cannot ...

2. More than 5 sick days taken in a year and disciplinary action ensues

   Pepperlady replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was not implying that you would not be very sad to put a dog down, I too have one ... but to plan to put your dog down over your work days as opposed to using your time off days, is, IMHO an abuse of the sick leave.

3. Elective Primary C/S

   Pepperlady replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am not an OB nurse but this topic was one discussed with friends recently. What I found disturbing was someone wanting a elective C/S because she wanted to fit it in around a wedding she was to attend and did not want to risk missing it. Very ver...

4. More than 5 sick days taken in a year and disciplinary action ensues

   Pepperlady replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   What does the union say?? If they pay sick benefits there may be other language in the contract that pertains to sick leave. We are also union (albeit at a public facility in Canada) and if we are going to be sick for a third day the management MAY ...

5. WooHoo!!! Only 44 days until Spring!!

   Pepperlady replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I am morth of you mamafeliz but our bulbs are up too, no crocuses quite yet but they and the daffodils will be up in the next couple of weeks.

6. Did I make the right Decision?

   Pepperlady replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   Of course you did the right thing, just the classic description of her pain was enough, let alone her hypertension and a known "funky ECG"

7. TNCC or not

   Pepperlady replied to anniemm's topic in Emergency

   Its totally different from PALS and ACLS for sure . I have done a bit of reading on ITLS and to me it seems more similar to what we have here called ATLS, but it is purely for physicians and nurses can audit it only. I have just received the text fo...

8. Moving from Vancouver to Victoria Island

   Pepperlady replied to cristina17uk's topic in International

   I don't think the commute is too bad between the two, you definitely want to be in Saanich area and not out towards Colwood and Langford or you get caught up in the "Colwood Crawl". I have a friend I work with that worked Saan Pen and I will talk to...

9. Am I the only weird one that does this LOL

   Pepperlady replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Nursing

   I have answered the phone at home with "ER, "me" speaking"

10. Am I the only weird one that does this LOL

    Pepperlady replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do it always, but I am hard pressed to find a cheque that I have signed that doesn't have the RN, have no idea why I do it when signing cheques !!!

11. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    Pepperlady replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    LaurelRN08 ... I am not missing the point. I am currently trying to return to work because a patient assaulted me. She is awaiting trial, but is out in the community. There is an undertaking upon her by the police that she not attend to the emerge...

12. Octuplets

    Pepperlady replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU

    http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/bios/Dionne.html The Dionne quintuplets born in 1934 in Ontario. Its very sad what happened to them but what a marvel of miracles to have 5 babies survive.

13. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    Pepperlady replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused as to why your NM would not allow you to call security. The 45 y.o. was way out of line, no matter what she was in with or what allegations her mother was tossing around. Personally I would have had psych see her mother too. We have a...

14. tips on how to survive 12 hr shifts.

    Pepperlady replied to arabella205's topic in General Nursing

    I love 12 hours shifts . I (generally) do 2 days (7-7) and then 2 nigths (7-7) and then have 5 days off. It makes for uneven paychecks but I have long adapted to that. I find that, esp. on nights, the busier I stay the faster the shift goes. If I...

15. Was this really a HIPAA violation

    Pepperlady replied to rainbowsfolly's topic in HIPAA

    I really don't know about the HIPPA, sounds like you have gotten great advice from the others. I would take great exception to my boss telling others that I was terminated and I would most certainly be taking that to a lawyer.