pepper_rn

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1. Grading Scale For Your Nursing Program........

   pepper_rn replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   In my program anything below 80 was failing. No kidding. . It was a very difficult program. The instructors refused to round points either. If you had 79.99999, even at the end of the last section, you were done. It was brutal, lot's of complaints, ...

2. DNR and patient advocacy

   pepper_rn replied to pepper_rn's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks to everyone who has responded so far. I wanted to answer some of the really good questions that have been asked. When the patient was extubated the first time and began to recover she was lucid and compentent enough to make the decision to hav...

3. DNR and patient advocacy

   pepper_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   First, let me begin by saying that I do not believe that DNR should translate into "Do not treat." There are plenty of people out there with active DNR orders or living wills in place who can and should be treated effectively. But I had a case last n...

4. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

   pepper_rn replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

   Ok this story is from my mom who worked ER for several years. One night around 2:00am this young man comes in with a horrified painful look on his face and asks to be seen by the doc (male, at the time all female staff). The nurse informs him that he...

5. Non christian RN @ Catholic hospital?

   pepper_rn replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

   I consider myself a person of faith but not really into a specific religion and I did clinicals and worked at a wonderful Catholic hospital. Like other posters have said, this hospital did daily prayer over the PA. I live in a pretty small area witho...

6. Code Team...How does your hospital respond?

   pepper_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all, I'm looking for some input on how different facilities respond to codes. (That is code 10, code blue, cardiac arrest, whatever you call it in your area) My hospital's policy needs some tweaking. Right now it is: 1 nurse from ICU, 1 from CC...

7. Anyone ever pass out at work....I just did :'(

   pepper_rn replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

   New here, but sorry to hear about your ear. That must have been really scary. I only nearly fainted once in nursing school and that was watching one of our open heart docs put in a triple lumen. I had seen several and had even assisted with a few as ...