Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. Whooping cough redux; your story?

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

    people who don't vaccinate have their heads in the sand. Are we going to see a up surge in Polio next? My sister is an RT and never gets a flu shot. Makes me very

  2. My patient does not comply.

    Pepper The Cat replied to aricklefs's topic in Patient Education

    You can provide education, but you can't force people to comply. Just as a diabetic has the right to eat foods not recommended, or the heart pt who continues to smoke. Their life, their choice....

  3. Most challenging nursing department

    Pepper The Cat replied to rose89's topic in General Nursing

    As everyone else has said, it depends on the individual. We had an ER nurse transfer to our sub-acute Rehab unit as she wanted a "less stressful unit". She lasted a month. She said organizing care for...

  4. Addressing patients by their first name...

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

    100% agree. You walk in and call me "sweeties", I order you out and get a new nurse. I have a name. Use it. Calling me sweetie tells me that you can't see me as an individual. And how do I know the...

  5. CRNE

    Pepper The Cat replied to harjit12's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    So basically, you failed 3 times but it's the CNOs fault? i agree with the CNO. What are your excuses for failing the first 2

  6. Desk job

    Pepper The Cat replied to kward6's topic in General Nursing

    I am half time desk, half time floor nurse. But like Been There said, it's like riding a bike, the skill set comes back

  7. Assisted Suicide

    Pepper The Cat replied to jw001111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Tell us what you think first. How do you feel about it. Pro or con?

  8. charge nurse drama

    Pepper The Cat replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You don't ask if they can take an admission, you assign the admissions. Anyone not carrying a full assignment must know that at some point they will get an

  9. Nasty nurses

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

    You don't demand respect. You earn it. And that takes

  10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

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

    We were talking about ghosts at work recently. A bunch of us work in offices that are renovated from an older nursing unit. One person worked as a nurse on the unit before it became offices. So we...

  11. an oldie but goodie

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

    Just did a little googling. Ideal had Crissy and Velvet. I had Velvet. They came out in the early 70s. There was a Tressy too sometime in the early

  12. an oldie but goodie

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

    I thought the name was Krissy. I had her little sister Violet. I think she is still tucked away somewhere. i loved my easy

  13. Humber vs. Ryerson. Help!

    Pepper The Cat replied to CeeS's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I would recommend taking the Humber route. My hospital gets students from several colleges/ universities. The colleges get into clinicals a lot sooner than the university. We recently had a second...

  14. Vent: suspended for not charting on time

    Pepper The Cat replied to hopesgramcracker's topic in Patient Medications

    I think you should have taken the minute to chart that you gave the med.Sinemet is not a drug to mess with. I've had pts that giving this even 15 mins late is enough to throw them off for the entire...

  15. Clinical drama-question about personal property

    Pepper The Cat replied to chiasmus100's topic in General Students

    Well said Everline. i think there is a lot of cattiness coming from both

  16. Stressed out in my last clinical rotation before graduating

    Pepper The Cat replied to abcde.cruz808's topic in General Students

    Talk to the instructor. Tell her about your concerns. I don't know much about dialysis fistulas, but while you may have damaged it, you may not have. I think if damage had been done, the instructor...

  17. Stressed out in my last clinical rotation before graduating

    Pepper The Cat replied to abcde.cruz808's topic in General Students

    Don't quit over one mistake. You made a mistake and you have learned from it. Mistakes happen. You will make more as you go through life. Learn from them, then put them behind you and move

  18. I cannot ever seem to pass my NCLEX!!! No matter what I do and how hard I try!!

    Pepper The Cat replied to jjgrlh0318's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have to say that as a Canadian I find the mere fact that someone is permitted to even have 7 attempts appalling. The policy in Ontario is 3 strikes and you are out. The CNO belief is that if you...

  19. Things you tell newbies

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

    Get to know the unit, it's atmosphere, the nurses etc before you start to make jokes, laugh about things etc. what is considered a joke on one unit, may be offensive on

  20. Masters Degrees in Ontario

    Pepper The Cat replied to iwanabeanurse's topic in Canada

    You should talk to someone at the university you want to do your Masters at. Every University is different.They can review your marks and tell you exactly what they are looking for in their...

  21. an oldie but goodie

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

    i had had forgotten about

  22. Things you tell newbies

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

    Don't believe everything the pt tells you. Be careful of what you say to whom. That oh so friendly nurse that encourages you to talk about things may be the biggest back stabber on the

  23. an oldie but goodie

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

    Pyridium! That made some pretty

  24. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    Pepper The Cat replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    For all the people saying that the OP should not be held responsible for sleeping in. How would you feel if a co-worker "slept in" on day and didn't show up until 10:00? Would you just shrug it off...

  25. an oldie but goodie

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

    We used to puncture a capsule and give the liquids contents sub lingually for high BP. Was is Adalat? and almost everyone was in Tagamet for stomach problems. Haven't seen that in years. and Halcion!...