Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. Yank interested in working in Canada

    Pepper The Cat replied to OUxPhys's topic in Canada

    From what I've seen here, Canadian nursing is much more hands on than American. Less techs, less CNAs. My unit is total pt care - I do almost everything for my pt - am care, toileting, meds,...

  2. PT's that require a private room

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

    Pts who are disruptive at night - calling out, climbing out of bed, etc. We put them in private rooms to minimalize the disruption to other pts. As an off shoot - my hospital just added a new wing....

  3. Medications 6x a day question

    Pepper The Cat replied to nursejames11's topic in Patient Medications

    In my experience, Sinemet is different from all other drugs. Dosing/timing depends on pt's functioning. I have seen pt's get a dose at 0630, and another one at 8:30. You should consult the MD ordering...

  4. Linda Carter, Student Nurse

    Pepper The Cat replied to BrandonLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have all the Sue Barton books and all the Cherry Ames books! I still read them once in a while, I do Sue a bit more than Cherry. Cherry was just a little too

  5. Attitudes of New Nurses

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

    Also remember that there are pts who love to play nurses against each other. They will swear that the previous nurses did not do this, or did that, just to cause trouble. After telling you that you...

  6. Anyone else frustrated by the pain scale??

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

    Some times pts will say their pain is 10/10 because its the only way to get the pain meds they need. I know that post op if I take a stronger pain med when my pain is only at a 3 or 4 it will prevent...

  7. questions

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

    We will not do your homework for you. Tell us what you think

  8. At what point do you send to the hospital?

    Pepper The Cat replied to jamd11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Canadian RN here. Yes, the pt should have been sent out, I think. However, that being said, I doubt it would have effected the long term results. Sounds like she had a stroke, and the damage had...

  9. Because that's the way we've always done it around here

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

    I love that parable GrnTea! Thanks for

  10. Difference between night and day nurses

    Pepper The Cat replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Do we really need yet another thread about how great the night shift people are and how rotten the day shift are? Frankly, I went in once on a night to,help,out because they were so short. Not one of...

  11. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    Pepper The Cat replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a pt threaten to sign himself out if I didn't get him a private room. Considering he got the last empty bed in the hospital, this was not going to happen! I just said "Ok" got the form and...

  12. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    Pepper The Cat replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a pt threaten to sign herself out if I didn't get the cable TV working. I Houston said " go for it!" Honestly, did she think I had some magic cable TV fixing powers just because I'm an

  13. You know you've been a nurse too long when...

    Pepper The Cat replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you tell your Type1 diabetic 20 year old nephew to clean that scrape on his foot and apply polysporin until

  14. Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    Pepper The Cat replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    $300 for a watch!!? OMG! I think that is a lot of money. I wear a $20 watch I bought at the drug store. Keeps perfect time, is waterproof and easy to take off/on for when I am showering pts. I can't...

  15. You know you've been a nurse too long when...

    Pepper The Cat replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you get ready to give your cat insulin and you look for someone to double check your insulin dose. Hey, Pepper the real cat, is this the right

  16. how will you react if you were in my position

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

    But the RN was not "called away", she went on break and forgot about the

  17. Can we recommend a medication to a doctor to prescribe?

    Pepper The Cat replied to stallion8797's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I recommend meds all the time. One weekend recently, the MD on call was a new MD. I needed orders for a constipated pt. she was going to order glycerin supp PRN. I said to her " glycerin supp is...

  18. Starting at small IHS hospital limit future employment?

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

    I started in a small hospital. I think that is where I learned to think on my feet and trust my instincts. When there is not a doctor in house 24/7, you quickly learn when to panic and when not to. I...

  19. New Nurse Pain Med Question

    Pepper The Cat replied to ricksy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If a pt is alert enough to c/o pain and request an analgesic, I think it's pretty save to assume that they are alert enough to receive said narcotic. I work I rehab. If I checked vitals every time I...

  20. legal ramifications?

    Pepper The Cat replied to nursecheryler's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No one said dump it one the floor. Several people said that if they were the pt they would move the commode out of the

  21. Are RN's going to be a thing of the past?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    We have more RPNs than RNs on most shifts. They function very highly. Truth be told, there are many RPNs on our unit that I would want caring for me over some RNs. I think as hospitals continue to...

  22. legal ramifications?

    Pepper The Cat replied to nursecheryler's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think it was closer to 4 days. If I was that patient, I'd be tempted to roll it into the nearest break/lunch room.

  23. legal ramifications?

    Pepper The Cat replied to nursecheryler's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Disgusting! That poor patient. I would have been making heads roll if that happened to me. Every single person who was in that room should be very

  24. Calgary Region Floods: Stay Safe!

    Pepper The Cat replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

    Hugs Zig

  25. Calgary Region Floods: Stay Safe!

    Pepper The Cat replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

    I was just thinking the same thing! I haven't if any hospitals, etc have had to evacuate. I hope not. It looks very scary