Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. Hardest Thing to Learn

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

    It’s OK to ask for help. It’s OK to admit you are feeling

  2. Superstitious Nurses

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

    The Q word. Never, ever check on your dying pt in the last 30 mins if your shift. Or turn them in the last 60 mins. Always bring 2 catheters. ( leave 1 just outside the room if isolation)....

  3. NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    Pepper The Cat replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    This is a Canadian show that debuted in early 2020. I found it fairly realistic it has been renewed for a second

  4. How to deal with a patient/resident that does not like you?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Ask the full timer to write down how to plug in her electronics. ask family to make a list of needs/ requests in Chinese and English. For example “ I need hot water to drink” in Chinese...

  5. Have you ever had to burst a left over balloon from a patient at work?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    If it meant so much to you why didn’t you take. you could have taken it home. And loved it and cared for it. Maybe name it

  6. Have you ever had to burst a left over balloon from a patient at work?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    It’s a balloon! a balloon no one

  7. As a Nurse, is it normal to be pushed around doing different jobs at the place you work?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    There is nothing undignified about any of these jobs. I think doing them will be a good learning experience for you. It takes many people in many roles to run an good Retirement Home. Every role is...

  8. Was I a complete idiot for wanting to get into OB? Now I'm lost and don't know what to do with my life.

    Pepper The Cat replied to RubyJuly2020's topic in General Nursing

    Not taking the NCLEX 100% guarantees that you will not get a job in OB. Take the NCLEX and then take things from there. Yes, you may not get your dream job right away, but you can always work towards...

  9. PPE observers?

    Pepper The Cat replied to LibraNurse27's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For sure stressful! Just remember, we are trying to keep everyone safe during an uncertain

  10. PPE observers?

    Pepper The Cat replied to LibraNurse27's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I had a pt in airborne precautions today. I had to have an observer every time I went on and again when I went out. They had a checklist to follow. Massive PITA. Went in with a doctor and we each had...

  11. Why do so many cheerleaders enter nursing?

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

    I am not a cheerleader. And I don’t think I am a nerd. I might be a geek. Or maybe I am just invisible. Definitely not a

  12. Disrespect & Profanity

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

    Well, I am not Filipino and I do not want to be addressed as ‘Mama”. I find it highly disrespectful. I have a real name. Use it. I want to be seen as an individual. I do not need “endearment”....

  13. Disrespect & Profanity

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

    The problem with calling someone Mr room 3 is that when he is moved to Room 15 and new person is in Room 3 suddenly no one knows what pt you Are referring to when you say Mr Room 3. Pts have names....

  14. Disrespect & Profanity

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

    My beef is the nurses who call pts "Mamma or Papa". Drives me crazy. I told one nurse that if I was addressed that way that would be the last time that nurse would be near me. So disrespectful. I...

  15. Terrible experience with nursing staff

    Pepper The Cat replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    So he had to pay for his TV. Big deal. How much did he pay for the rest of his care?? And I would rather the hospital spend its money on staff and supplies than making a waiting room pretty. Pretty...

  16. What to do about DNP and flu shot?

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

    So wear a

  17. Can manager call nurse at home regarding patient information?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Nise478's topic in General Nursing

    Depends what she needs to know. Years ago when we did taped reports I said I would hang a new bag of IV fluids - and I forgot. The next nurse went into the room and found an almost empty bag. She did...

  18. Treating an ex family member

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

    From what I understand, you looked at the list and deliberately chose her. You should have picked someone else and left her to the next

  19. Can’t a nurse be fired?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Barbara Fouch Lentz's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they were fired because of patient negligence? They did not find the woman until she had been dead for

  20. Doctors offended by TV show about nurses

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

    Just watched the first episode. There was no doctor bashing. The show just focused on the role of the nurse. A little unrealistic at times, but that is to be expected with TV. The premise was it was...

  21. My wife the nurse takes offense to my jokes

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

    If only 1 person is laughing then it’s not a joke. And I think you might be a bit of a jerk and if you don’t respect your wife your marriage is

  22. The Drug Investigations - Three So Far

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

    What is a drug

  23. Should I or shouldn’t I have given Ativan?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Nurse Pure-Spring's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When dealing with sundowning, increased nighttime agitation, etc., it is better to give something before the escalation starts. I've worked with a lot of sundowning pts, and while sometimes it takes...

  24. Medication order correct or no

    Pepper The Cat replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

    What is the drug? I interpret this as 2 500mg tabs, for a total of

  25. Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Pepper The Cat replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    The OP says her preceptor took Adderall “around noon” in front of her. I take that to mean she took it at lunch. Which is usually somewhere private, not in front of pts and