Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. Obstetrics as an RPN, likely?

    Pepper The Cat replied to ash1111's topic in Canada

    I think it really depends on the hospital. Some hospitals use RPNs to their full potential, others

  2. FLAME ON!

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

    Lurking a lot more than posting

  3. FLAME ON!

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

    I like the posters who when they get a response they don't like say " don 't post on my topic again" and nf the students who insist that they are oh so helpful to the nurses they are assingned to, so...

  4. I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray

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

    I am slowly going crazy, 123456 switch! crazy going slowly am I, 654321

  5. The FIT Nurse

    Pepper The Cat replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you should look up the side effects of Prednisone before judging people so

  6. FLAME ON!

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

    Why must I use good grammar and spelling? Geeze, this is just an online forum. I use good language at work. Lighten up! Extra points if any of the above is in text talk. The Mockery of Nursing was a...

  7. What is a Nurses Calling?

    Pepper The Cat replied to hopepedersen87's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing calling me is the bar of chocolate I hid I the fridge so I wouldn't eat

  8. Give an example of a difficult decision you've made

    Pepper The Cat replied to j0yegan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do your own homework

  9. Careers as an RPN

    Pepper The Cat replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    Canadian Nursing and American Nursing are very different. In Ontario, RPNs are replacing RNs in many positions. The scope of practise for the RPNs is expanding every

  10. Careers as an RPN

    Pepper The Cat replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    RPNs work in almost every area of my hospital. Their role is expanding more and more. I know many people who are happy with the RPN role and have no desire to move into the RN

  11. FLAME ON!

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

    And don't forget the ones about working in Quebec who are shocked that they will need to speak

  12. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    Pepper The Cat replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Good Golly Miss Molly - No! Jobs are too hard to come by. No way would I quit over sucha petty thing. May not like working in all white, but there are a lot of worse things out there to deal

  13. Long hair unrestrained at work

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

    I see the same thing. One nurse on our unit always has her hair down. Very unsanitary I

  14. why do nursing???

    Pepper The Cat replied to elgpak's topic in General Students

    Because I like helping people. Because a smart nurse can save your life? Because engineering is

  15. Dansko, Sorry, DO NOT GO WITH DANSKO

    Pepper The Cat replied to suzyqart's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Its some new feature that they are trying out. It's nothing you

  16. Looking up patient after discharge

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

    I believe so. I'm Canadian but when I needed to look at a chart for a paper I was writing when working on my BScN, I had to go through Health Records and get

  17. Want To start A Petition-Any advice?

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

    There is nothing disgusting about that video. It is very informative and factual. I am curious. When you ride in a car, do you wear a seatbelt? Then you are "strapped in". Are car seats used for...

  18. hearing impaired

    Pepper The Cat replied to buffybuffy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hearing aids are no different than glasses. My eyesight is so bad I need my glasses to find my glasses! LOL If you need hearing aids to function, then wear them. I bet that many people don't even...

  19. Unhappy Hospital

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

    My problem is that while you reward someone who can take a pt early, you punish units who can't by stating they are refusing to compromise. Maybe I can't take the pt o right away because we are...

  20. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

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

    My unit Sub Acute/Rehab is getting sicker and sicker pts. But no increase in staff. We have had more deaths in the past 3 weeks then we had all of last

  21. Dear Nursing Students: We Need to Talk About Homework Help

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

    Bravo Rose! This should be a sticky on all student

  22. case study

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

    you are really dreaming Guttercat. We all know that CEOs could not find a patient room to save their

  23. EVANGELISM IN WARD

    Pepper The Cat replied to Oyinz24's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    no. If you want to spread the gospel on your own time, go for it. But thus behaviour does not belong in the workplace, and will not end well if you try

  24. Please Start!

    Pepper The Cat posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ok. A spin off from the Please Stop thread. Please start: label the IV lines! I hate coming on and not knowing how long that IV line has been hanging. Please start coming in on time! I am tired of...

  25. It's a crime to take pictures of your patients

    Pepper The Cat replied to Alnitak7's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Any pics for publicity must include release forms and involved informed consent. Film crews don't just randomly show up and start filming. It is all planned out ahead of time, One the other hand, a...