Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

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

    I have had male pts refuse my assistance with bathing/peri care due to religious reasons. One pt kept refusing my offer to help him shower. I asked him if he would like me to send in the male PSW to...

  2. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

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

    I think there is a big difference between being late because an accident shut down the highway and being late because you were driving someone to school. One is unavoidable, the other is just bad...

  3. Med error . I’m devastated

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

    So what did you learn from this? What changes in your practise will you make to prevent this from happening again? That is what you should take from this. Everyone makes mistakes. That is why the...

  4. How do you decompress?

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

    It’s always fun to see what drunk Pepper bought sober

  5. How do you decompress?

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

    Alcohol. Lots and lots of alcohol. And chocolate. and kitty cat

  6. Why do you love being a nurse?

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

    I love being a Rehab Nurse. We get pts that on admission are a 2 persons heavy transfer, or even a Boyer lift. But we work with them, encourage them, and on discharge they are walking in their own. It...

  7. without a job until after new years

    Pepper The Cat replied to RN252's topic in Nursing Career

    Get a temp job as a waitress, or sitter. Walk dogs, put up flyers to be a pet sitter.. Uber

  8. The Grinch of allnurses.com

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

    I've had to switch stations because the one I love start 24 Hour Xmas music Nov15. There is only so many time I can hear Santa Baby before I want to throw something at the

  9. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Pepper The Cat posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I really need a fun thread right now. We've done similar things before and it's always fun. so, things Crusty Old Bats(COB) remember that new nurses today will not. 1. The clunk your uniform makes...

  10. Policy and Procedures

    Pepper The Cat replied to TexasLVN91's topic in General Nursing

    I have often said, ask 5 people how to hard boil an egg and you will get 5 ways to hard boil an egg. The process may be different, but the end result is the same. A hard boiled egg. so yes, different...

  11. November 22, 1963

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

    I remember Regan getting shot, the Challenger explosion, Princess Diana's death, 9/11. 9/11 I was watching a morning news show after working a night shift. I had the remote up and was just going to...

  12. I didn't wake up on time and was too late to come for AM shift?

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

    I think every nurse misses at least one shift. Things happen. I still remember the phone call at 0730 one morning with my manager asking me where I was. I thought I was working Sat/ Sun/Mon. I was...

  13. Patient rights an privacy bathroom

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

    Yep, this is

  14. Struggling, am I a crappy nurse?

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

    You are not a crappy nurse. These things happen. It's just bad

  15. Thoughts on stress

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

    Paragraghs!! I need

  16. Dr Google scares me

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

    Dr Google correctly diagnosed my first cat's

  17. Friend is sending FB requests to all ICU/ER nurses

    Pepper The Cat replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    I am more creeped out about how she found all these names. I don't know al the first and last names of the nurses in the ER and ICU of my hospital and I've worked here for

  18. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    Pepper The Cat replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    It should be fairly easy to catch this person. Just make note of what days/shifts this occurs on. Then check to see who is working those shifts. Any why isn't anyone going in and turning the TVs off...

  19. How do you stay warm at work?

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

    Hot flashes. Haven't been cold in

  20. As a RN, which would you choose?

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

    Not sure if a necklace with DNR would be enough to qualify for a DNR. There is no signature. There is no record of a discussion with you that you do not want aggressive treatment. I hope you have the...

  21. New nurse help

    Pepper The Cat replied to btf4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a person with a usually unknown medical condition, I say involve your pt. Ask them about their condition. I have taught many doctors and nurses about my condition, what it is, what I need from them...

  22. Struggles of being a male nurse

    Pepper The Cat replied to aririe's topic in Men in Nursing

    We are women, not

  23. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

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

    Ok. What the heck are "hot cheetos"?? Cheetos that are spicy? Cheetos that have been heated up? Why are they so

  24. English job outlook in Montreal

    Pepper The Cat replied to KrisMorrison's topic in Canada

    I am pretty sure you need to be not only bilingual to work in Quebec, but you also have know all the medical terms in French. I think there is an actual French language exam you have to,pass before...

  25. Bullying/Harrassment?

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