Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. I'm allergic to.....(laundry list)!

    Pepper The Cat replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    My father stopped taking his Altace because "it made him cough". I live 250 miles away and he told me this over the phone. I freaked. I told him "You go and take one right now. NOW, NOW, NOW! I...

  2. Calling in sick too late...feeling horrible about it.

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

    Better to stay home than go to work in the shape you were in. Ask yourself this: Could you have functioned in the shape you were in? Would you have been save to work? Would you have even been safe to...

  3. calling All-Nurses out there....

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

    1. Please remember that you are a GUEST on the unit. NOT STAFF. Ask before eating the treats on the table or empyting the coffee pot. 2. Remember - you are seeing the pt for about 4 hours out of 24....

  4. RPN Jobs in the GTA

    Pepper The Cat replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in International Nursing

    No idea. What ever the union decides I guess. I'm an RN so I don't know RPN

  5. RPN Jobs in the GTA

    Pepper The Cat replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in International Nursing

    Go to : http://www.msh.on.ca/ We have a couple of openings right

  6. Need some reassurance.

    Pepper The Cat replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Had the magnesium level been dropping over the past few days or was this a one time low? Perhaps if the level has been slowing dropping they were trying to prevent it from going below normal. I...

  7. personal cell phone and the internet and impact on staff moral

    Pepper The Cat replied to 24 yrs and counting's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago, before cell phones and internet I worked on a unit that had a lot of down time on evenings. (days never had this down time) So those nurses started watching TV in the conferance room...

  8. No jobs for rpns

    Pepper The Cat replied to humber's topic in International Nursing

    I work at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Markham Ont. We are hiring RPNs. PM me if you want details,

  9. Calling out in advance

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

    Our hospital has a policy that if you have been having vomiting/diarrhea you have to be symtom free fro 48 hours before returning to work. And I would match rather have a sick call that evening...

  10. Does your day shift have food days?

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

    The day shift on Sundays usually orders in lunch. As the people working Sat usually also work Sunday, they decide on Sat if they want to order in. Some do, some don't. Sometimes only part of the shift...

  11. Comatose patient can't close his eyes and has no curtain for sun protection

    Pepper The Cat replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Why are there no curtains on the window? There should be blinds or curtains for both privacy and sun

  12. are filter needles necessary?

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

    I've worked in Canada for nearly 25 years and have never used a filtered needle. Never heard of them until

  13. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    Actaully, my bladder has a bad habit of shutting down on me when asked to provide specimans. Its really shy and just won't cooperate! True story - had an appointment for a physcial once after work....

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    You are on 60 units of insulin because you are grossly overweight. NOT because you are a "special diabetic". Loss weight and your insulin dose will drop. Sitting around relaxing is NOT the way to get...

  15. Terrified Patient

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

    Did the woman have a head injury making it unwise to use sedation? Did she have dementia that can be worsened by Ativan? Don't always assume sedation is a good thing, I've seen very bad reactions to...

  16. Who does EJ's in the ER

    Pepper The Cat replied to sweatpea55's topic in General Nursing

    Whats an

  17. i shouldn't be asking this.

    Pepper The Cat replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I would think its better to give it in a slighter lower concentration, but same dose, then missing a treatment

  18. To All Female Nurses ????

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

    I think Male Nurses are exactly the same as Female Nurses except you have a member and pee standing

  19. Missed fingerstick

    Pepper The Cat replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    Diabetes is not caused by bad choices. My nephew was diagnosed at age 15 - never liked sweets, ate healthy, very active.Is not overweight. Admitted to ICU with a sugar of 54 (norm 3.7 - 7.3). In other...

  20. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    Pepper The Cat replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sick - caller ID shows name of hotel in Niagara Falls. Hint - if you are going to "fake" call in sick because you forgot you had to work and went on vacation instead, at least call in "sick" from...

  21. Patient Handoff Process

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

    We do written report. On the computer. The plus side is I can go back over several reports to see things that need following up. Esp helpful when all night shift writes is "pt slept". There is some...

  22. Earthquake!

    Pepper The Cat posted a topic in International Nursing

    Anyone else feel the Earthquake? that was weird. I was in a very boring departmental meeting when my chair suddenly started moving under me. And I swear I saw the floor ripple! Everyone was like -...

  23. Toronto Hospitals and G20 summit riots

    Pepper The Cat posted a topic in International Nursing

    Any ways: As you may or may not know the G20 Summit is being held in Toronto this year. Well, since 1:00 pm Saturday, there has been some rioting going on - police cars set on fire, store windows...

  24. New RN who may lose her Med Surg job

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

    Let it be known that you want practice with anything. If you hear that a nurse has to do a cathertization, ask if you can do it with her help. On my unit, if we know that someone is looking to learn...

  25. Please be honest!

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

    No - I don't like to clean up vomit. What I like is that after I've held the head of a vomiting pt, and have helped them rinse their mouth, cleaned their gown, etc they smile at me and say "Thank You"...