Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. Do you LIKE every patient that walks through your door?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    My co-worker and I were discussing this one day. There are pts that no matter how hard you try, you simply do not like. Maybe they remind you of someone you didn't like in the past. Maybe there is...

  2. Should I join RNAO

    Pepper The Cat replied to carolynw0712's topic in General Nursing

    The RNAO is actually an excellent organization. They do a lot of work campaigning for the rights and advancement of nursing. They also do a lot of work towards "best practice guidelines" to help us...

  3. Should I join RNAO

    Pepper The Cat replied to carolynw0712's topic in General Nursing

    The RNAO is a very good organization. Yes - it is a little expensive, but there are a lot of benefits. The LAP insurance is good - I have heard of people who have used it and found it very beneficial....

  4. Mobbing support - threats, hostile work environment

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

    Actually almost every weekend I work I am charge plus a full load because we drop down 1 nurse on weekends. My point is that just because the Charge nurse doesn't jump in and help you out, doesn't...

  5. Importance of Nursing School Clinicals?

    Pepper The Cat replied to redraider1977's topic in General Nursing

    I had a new grad that had never put in a foley. As time was of the essence, I had to do it. I would have preferred to teach her, but as we all know, teaching someone a procedure takes about twice as...

  6. The Patient in Bed 519

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

    We used to have door that we could open to the outside. The smoker loved it! I used to open that door after every death to let the spirit out. That door is now locked due to "security" reasons. I feel...

  7. Mobbing support - threats, hostile work environment

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

    I remember one day when I was Charge plus had a full patient load - and as we practise Total Pt Care that means I was responsible for every aspect of my pts care - plus all the Charge duties. At the...

  8. Urgent Emergency Help.....

    Pepper The Cat replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    Careful all. Another poster posted a nearly identical question. I don't know if we are being trolled, or if somewhere out there is a student trying to bluff thru a

  9. Help Needed Guys!!!!Plzzz

    Pepper The Cat replied to raj kaur LPN's topic in General Nursing

    This post is almost identical to a post written by a student who was at clinical and needed help. I am

  10. Urgent Emergency Help.....

    Pepper The Cat replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    Put down your blackberry/phone/whatever. Get a nurse to help you.

  11. I feel like an absolute fool!

    Pepper The Cat posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK. Time to share those stories when you end up feeling like a total and complete fool. Here is mine. I still feel like a complete and total fool. Background: I work on a rehab unit. Part of our...

  12. I feel like an absolute fool!

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

    Thanks everyone. Nice to know I'm not the only one who does silly things now and

  13. Took Care of a Patient with MRSA Today

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

    Don't get too paranoid. Although it is important to follow isolation techniques, don't get too worried about this. You are more likely to get MRSA off a cart at Walmart or a grocery store than at the...

  14. You know you're Old School when...

    Pepper The Cat replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I have the entire set! Including the Cherry Ames FirstAid

  15. Wedding invites for my friends on the unit, do or don't?

    Pepper The Cat replied to socalrn333's topic in General Nursing

    Just a few tips from someone who has been on the left-out side of weddings. 1. If you are only inviting some people - sent the invites to their homes. Do not hand them out at work. There is nothing...

  16. The Impossible Quiz

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

    You are an evil evil person for posting

  17. Most trivial complaint ever?

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

    1. Daughter didn't like the colour of spread on her Mom's bed. So she stripped it off, put in in laundry and demanded a new one. Guess what. Only colour available was the colour she just stripped off!...

  18. patient dies from combination of drugs that doc prescribed. who is responsible?

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

    Because the manager at the time said we couldn't "prove" anything. She was friends with this nurse. I made an incident report about another event, and this nurse was one of 3 involved. She called me...

  19. patient dies from combination of drugs that doc prescribed. who is responsible?

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

    They weren't ordered to be given all at the same time. The Ativan was q8 hr for anxiety. The tylenol for pain, the serax to help sleep. the ordering MD assumed that the nurses would know not to give...

  20. patient dies from combination of drugs that doc prescribed. who is responsible?

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

    Pt ordered Ativan PRN, Serax PRN and Tyl # 3 PRN. Nurse gave all at that same time on night, because the night before the pt was awake alot and rang the bell too much. Pt was so unresponsive the...

  21. patient dies from combination of drugs that doc prescribed. who is responsible?

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

    I'd say both. We've come a long way from the days when the nurse could say "I was just following drs orders". We are responsible for what we administer. I know one at least occasion I've called a...

  22. Is my nursing program "rockin' it old-school"? because...

    Pepper The Cat replied to Guest233447's topic in International Nursing

    Well, yes BUT - you should still wait until the staff has had a chance. We once had a family bring us in a dozen doughnuts. The students ate the ALL - not one staff got a

  23. TAX season

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

    You can claim your registration fees, professional dues , exam fees etc. Your will be provided with a tax receipt. The hardest part is to remember your claim the fees in the year they were used for,...

  24. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    Pepper The Cat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am taking an informal poll - just for my own curiostiy. Do you pronounce MRSA (part 1) as a) M. R. S. A. ( each letter pronounced on its own) or b) mersa. And (part 2) Are you A) Canadian or...

  25. Is my nursing program "rockin' it old-school"? because...

    Pepper The Cat replied to Guest233447's topic in International Nursing

    I actually had a student stalk me for my thermometer. I was doing my vitals and set it down - she went to take it and I told her I still need to do 5 more pts so she would have to wait. She followed...