Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    Pepper The Cat replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nurse shave off a man's moustache. For the rest of his stay anytime he saw her, he would shake his fist at her and call her

  2. Harassment, Stalking, Impersonation by Psycho Ex... Name Change?

    Pepper The Cat replied to HopefulVANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Read the book " the Gift of Fear" it has great advice about situations like

  3. May is Neurofibromatosis Month

    Pepper The Cat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Bumping my post from last year. Hope it gets a bit more attention this year. For the record, still need to go for surgery #10, the timing just hasn't been right

  4. Fort Mac

    Pepper The Cat replied to kp1987's topic in Canada

    I heard they had to evacuate the entire hospital. I can even imagine. Ford Mac nurses, you ROCK! Sending good thoughts to everyone there. What a terrible, terrible

  5. Obese Nurses

    Pepper The Cat replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    so if you gain weight next month, does your pay go

  6. Calling for IV Starts

    Pepper The Cat replied to applesxoranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I want to get better at IV starts. I really do. But sometimes I'm afraid to try because I might blow the only good vein there is. plus, lately, I've had so many fails that my self-confidence is gone....

  7. Meaning of your username?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    My first cat was Named

  8. Breaking confidentiality?

    Pepper The Cat replied to milesims's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Canada has similar laws. In Ontario, is the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act (PHIPPA). Most people just refer to it as the Privacy Act, or "breaking confideniality". From what I...

  9. How do nurses work with each other in the hospital?

    Pepper The Cat replied to nyletak's topic in General Nursing

    Nursiing in Canada is much more hands on than nursing in the USA. It might be better to get this moved to the Canadian Forum. RPNs are highly trained nurses - they will have their own assignment and...

  10. pain management in palliative care

    Pepper The Cat replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    Most of our palliative pts are on CADD pumps. This means they get a constant infusion of pain meds, and can bolus if necessary. No one cares what their respiration are. These pts are dieing. Nothing...

  11. Is a fall occurrence of "zero" possible?

    Pepper The Cat replied to nursidosis's topic in General Nursing

    Pts will fall. No matter how hard we try, things happen. We had a lovely lady with advanced dementia. She kept "forgetting" that one leg had been amputated - years ago. She kept trying to stand and...

  12. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    Pepper The Cat replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Your husband won't "let you". ??! seriously??!! i'm sorry, but I really don't understand this. You are a grown adult and should be able to participate anywhere anyplace you want. controlling

  13. Nurse from US interested in moving to Canada

    Pepper The Cat replied to Anonymous666's topic in International Nursing

    I know our ICU requires all it's nurses to have passed at least one critical care course before they can work in the ICU. And to echo the others, nursing in Canada is much more hands on than in the...

  14. I want a new word.

    Pepper The Cat replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I like COB!! i am working 12 hour shifts this weekend. I am the only nurse with more than 2 years experience .And the covering MD is also a newbie. Trust me, the COB will be out in full force. God...

  15. Least stressful nursing specialty

    Pepper The Cat replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

    Agree withy he posters saying every area has it's own stressors. i work in Rehab. we had an ER Nurse join our staff, needing a break from the stress of ER. She lasted a month before going back to ER....

  16. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    Pepper The Cat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, hide from the emergencies and leave the unit when all hands on deck are needed to accomplish everything. i bet you are really popular with your co-

  17. Med-surg meds

    Pepper The Cat replied to sashapuppy's topic in Canada

    Don't forget the bowel meds! i had a pt on restoralax twice a day, Metamucil, colace and senokot! If I took all that I'd never leave the

  18. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Pepper The Cat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome back

  19. Poked self

    Pepper The Cat replied to Jayden0228's topic in General Nursing

    You poked yourself with an unused needle? Nothing to worry

  20. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Pepper The Cat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    OP I have a medical condition called Neurofibromatosis. As a result, I have a large tumour around one eye. I am ugly. I will never be pretty. But you know what? I'm a damn good nurse. My pts get great...

  21. hydrogen potassium exchange

    Pepper The Cat replied to mboundtogether's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Insulting people by balling them "smarty pants" is really not a good way to ask for

  22. Nurses thrown under the bus

    Pepper The Cat replied to GM1928's topic in General Nursing

    Why didn't anyone connect with the resp floor and ask one of the nurses there to come over and show the ortho nurses how to change the

  23. New Grad on Subacute floor at LTC... need advice :'(

    Pepper The Cat replied to new.grad.rn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My first thought is you need to grow a thicker skin. If hearing "she is slow at med pass" makes you cry, you will not survive. Are you slow? If so, it's a legitament comment. Does you being slow cause...

  24. Habits you picked up from work...

    Pepper The Cat replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My first cat was diabetic. The first time I drew up his insulin, I look over my shoulder for someone to double check the dose. I had to show it to the cat before I could give it! Took me several...

  25. Cleaning up a dead person in a hospice setting

    Pepper The Cat replied to PhoebotNiChungngay's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sorry,I missed that this was hospice. I was talking about in hospital which is much