Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. If I see one more post titled....

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

    I just started my new job and I have to work some Friday evenings and some weekends. I don't think this is fair. I miss my family when I work weekends. There are people here with no kids - shouldn't...

  2. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

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

    The hardest thing I ever did in my life was to sign the papers to have my Mother placed. I had no other choice, My Father could not manage her care anymore- she was incontinent and wandered at night....

  3. If I see one more post titled....

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

    And don't forget the mandatory "Now I know what people mean by Nurses Eat their Young" response anytime a new nurse is told that she is doing something wrong, needs to improve on something or needs to...

  4. If I see one more post titled....

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

    And of course we are all soooo mean because it is pointed out that if you can't pass after 3 tries you missed something important in school. My favourite threads are the "everyone at my new job is so...

  5. Miss Thing visitor

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

    Amen to that! Our NM would tell us to "work with her" and then let her come in before visiting hours and stay late because she is just "advocating for her

  6. Things you "should" be taught in nursing school

    Pepper The Cat replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think nursing students should be taught how to organize themselves, prioritize and at least manage more than 1 patient at a time before graduation. Also - I would like someone to sit down and tell...

  7. reconstitution

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

    Every med is different. You have to read the literature included with

  8. Checking visitor's vitals

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

    5th possible outcome - you check their BP and is it WNL. They are happy. They go home. They have a massive stroke unrelated to BP. The family says "the nurse checked their BP and said is was OK so we...

  9. No soap?

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

    We do not supply soap,lotion, shampoo etc. We expect pts to provide their own. What many of us do is that any time we travel we collect the hotel samples and bring them in so we have a stash of items...

  10. Pain meds IV push

    Pepper The Cat replied to krista312's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly our arguement! We pointed out that it was riduculous to give extra fluid when giving Lasix. Our "Professional Practice Leader (PPL)" stated that 'we (as in the nurses on Rehab) don't give...

  11. Pain meds IV push

    Pepper The Cat replied to krista312's topic in General Nursing

    Only certain units are permitted to push narcs at our hospital. If a nurse works several units, she has to follow the policy for that unit. For example - ER can push, Rehab cannot. Its frustrating,...

  12. Night shift question

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

    I would call and ask as this can very from place to place. Better safe than sorry! Most places I have worked at say if you are working Monday nights you come in at 23:00/23:30 Monday. However, for a...

  13. day shift vs. night shift *vent*

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

    1. For the same reason night shift arrives late. And needs to put away their lunch, chat with their co-workers about how they did not sleep well and are tired, etc etc. I'm tired too and want to go...

  14. The happy policy

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

    I"d be much happier if I could pump laughing gas into my pts' rooms all day. And if I could fill my water bottle with wine or rum and coke. Unfortunately, management won't let me do either of these...

  15. A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

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

    I have a medical condition that most people have never heard of - so here is my advice: If your pt has a conditon you've never heard of, don't pretend you know about it. And if you've you've never...

  16. Have any of you ever lost a patient?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Nurse Mami's topic in General Nursing

    We have an entire process at our hospital for this exact thing - and yes, I've had it happen to me. we call it Code Yellow. 1st stage - pt is paged to return to unit, unit is searched. 15 minutes...

  17. Hypothetical Ethical Issue

    Pepper The Cat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Clifford Olsen - a Canadian Serial Killer who murdered 11 children just died of cancer. This ethical issue has been running through my mind ever since the media announced that he had cancer and was...

  18. Hypothetical Ethical Issue

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

    Exactly! I can't help picturing myself getting ready to give this person some pain meds, and then picturing him raping and killing 11 children. It's really

  19. Hypothetical Ethical Issue

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

    I hear ya. I just keep thinking- could I have kept this creep comfortable in his last days?? I honestly don't know. I hope I never have to face this decision. Paul Bernardo ( another famous Canadian...

  20. Hypothetical Ethical Issue

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

    I agree. I just don't know if I could take on such an assingment. I would think of the 11 children this man raped and murdered - I don't know if I could separate my feelings from my duties. I would...

  21. Hypothetical Ethical Issue

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

    That is a good point. Never thought about that. I don't know much about correctional

  22. MRSA Concerns

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

    You are more likely to pick up MRSA at your local Walmart than in hospital. Wash your hands, use hand sanitizer and you'll be fine. There are also a lot worse things out there thann MRSA! So always...

  23. Maternity scrubs

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

    Ask around your unit/hospital. I was on a unit full of young nurses - for a few years there were at least 3 nurses pregnant at any given time. The same uniforms just rotated through - we started...

  24. What "killed" the patient EICU or the nurse and alarm fatigue.....

    Pepper The Cat replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    I can fully see alarm fatigue happening. On our Rehab Unit we have IV pumps alarms, G-Feed pumps alarming, Bed Exit alarms going off, Chair exit alarms going off. We have PITA med cart that locks...

  25. treatment of student nurses on the floor

    Pepper The Cat replied to teterichko123's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, this seems to be the newest trend. We have clinical group right now that is causing a lot of trouble - they are refusing to remove their rings and bracelets as per our Infection...