Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. That person

    Pepper The Cat replied to AmandaRn912's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I let everyone know I was a nurse when my Dad was in hospital over Xmas. For one thing, I get a lot more info from the docs, and they are more likely to listen to my request. Like when I asked to get...

  2. Allergic to hand sanitizer

    Pepper The Cat replied to ama3t's topic in General Nursing

    What did you do during your clinicals? You must have used sanitizer

  3. How Not To Bring Germs Home...

    Pepper The Cat replied to sparky605's topic in General Nursing

    Meh, you are more likely to get MRSA from the cart in Walmart. Change your shoes, wash your hands. Don't

  4. How Does Your Hospital Decide Who is Called Off for Low Census?

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

    LOL. What is this " low census" you speak off. We usually have at least 15 pts in ER waiting for

  5. Chart checks: who is ultimately responsible for new orders?

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

    Don 't turn this into a Day Shift /night shift thing. Instead, look for patterns. Is it always a certain nurse who is missing the orders? Or is always on a certain day? Why are the orders being...

  6. Obtaining an RN job in a city in Canada directly after graduation

    Pepper The Cat replied to jgibeault's topic in Canada

    Of course you can turn down a shift. But my advise is that when you first start working, you take everything and anything you are offered. Once you build up a good reputation and people get to know...

  7. Obtaining an RN job in a city in Canada directly after graduation

    Pepper The Cat replied to jgibeault's topic in Canada

    Sometimes the truth is painful. Would you rather be lied to? You say your friends have jobs, just not in places where you want to be. That is why they got jobs. They are going to areas that are not...

  8. How many people recognize this abbreviation?

    Pepper The Cat replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    Just because something is on the list of approved abbreviations, doesn't mean it should be used. If people don't know what it means, it should be written

  9. What to do about a classmate that is a pathological liar?

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

    MYOB. If he is a liar, he will be caught sooner or later by someone higher up. You are only setting yourself up for a world of hurt if you out him. Plus, you could put yourself in a difficult...

  10. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Pepper The Cat replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work days. I do my own IVs. I also do the complicated dregs like VACs because nights don't know how to, and don't even try to. I also get 5 pts washed, dressed, out of bed, give them their meds,...

  11. Is it possible

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

    Were you fired because you didn't clean up or were you fired because you were 1/2 hour late? Did another nurse have to stay late to cover

  12. Can nurses have artifical nails?

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

    Gooch. Ew, ew, ew ,EW!!! gross, gross, gross. How the heck did she even grow them that long! How does she walk? And is it just me, or do the toes look abnormally long

  13. Can nurses have artifical nails?

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

    Gooch, that is really really icky! Yuck. How does she sleep at night without stabbing

  14. vent about work assignment

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

    So for the next 9 months, Pregnant Nurses' co-workers get heavier assignments, take all the isolation pts, do all the heavy lifting, while Pregnant Nurse gets all the walky talkees? No way. There...

  15. Post interview

    Pepper The Cat replied to poeboy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm a little concerned that interpret a polite gesture as being hit on. You better get over that idea or it could lead to big problems when you

  16. Mice on unit

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

    I would have killed it for you. I would have taken a shoe and beat the crap out of

  17. Mice on unit

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

    I'm the designated spider killer on my unit. I get them all, big or small! but mice? I'm outta

  18. Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

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

    Because it is disrespectful to call me a name, any name, that I don't like. It's no different than someone being wanted to be called Susan but someone calling her Susie. It's

  19. Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

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

    We have a couple of young nurses who call all their older pts "Mamma" and "Papa" i hate it. there was a conversation going on once that Mrs Brown didn't like George taking care of her because she...

  20. Dosage Calculation Help - ml/hr for heparin

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

    I can't see how you are getting 2 vials. Think about it. Each vial has 40mg in it. 2 vials would be 80 mg. ok try this. You need $10.00 and you find $40.00 in your wallet. How much of the $40.00 do...

  21. Dosage Calculation Help - ml/hr for heparin

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

    No. You have 40 mg/ml. You want 10mg. See if you can take it from

  22. From Nursing Student to Nurse: Smoothing the Transition

    Pepper The Cat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love you more and more each day! another thing not to say: if you ask about a procedure and then get a response, don't then go and "check" with another nurse to see if you were given the correct...

  23. Please Help! Nursing Leader Interview

    Pepper The Cat replied to kjohns78's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No one is being rude. This is an anonymous message board. You have no way to know if you are talking to a real nurse or some bared teenager on March break. You out need to learn to accept both...

  24. Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    Pepper The Cat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Great post

  25. PLEASE don't use photos as avatars!

    Pepper The Cat replied to RNsRWe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I really am a