Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. HIPAA Violation, Fired

    Pepper The Cat replied to kosmopolitan's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Does not the charge nurse have a duty to report HIPAA infractions. I am Canadian but I know that if imbecome aware that another nurse has "breached confidentiality " as we call it here, I have a duty...

  2. Sitting out another station

    Pepper The Cat replied to Anon143's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Can you hear call bells/ telephone when you are sitting in the other area? Can patients/visitors find you in the other area? If not, this might be why you are being asked to sit where your pts are. I...

  3. Fulfillment from nursing practice

    Pepper The Cat replied to Zascott607's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto.

  4. Scheduled to take the NCLEX today but denied because of inappropriate identification???

    Pepper The Cat replied to wonderbrah's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hope you are not driving around without your driver's license. That could land you in some serious

  5. Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Pepper The Cat replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Because the RNs will have additional responsibilities that the RPNs do.not. Like being in charge, being a resource for new staff, taking over care of a patient if they become unstable, etc. I have...

  6. Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Pepper The Cat replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the GTA. Our unit is a mix of RNs and RPNs. We have one PSW to assist with care, empty garbage,,laundry, stock carts etc. I have 5 pts on a day shift. The PSW will do ADLs for 1 pt and I do...

  7. Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    Pepper The Cat replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    We have a doctor that refuses to order Imodium or lomitil unless the diarrhea has been ongoing for several days. And c diff has to be ruled out first. His theory is that we load the pt yep on Imodium,...

  8. pregnancy ?

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

    Don't have a baby. Get a cat instead. Cause cats are

  9. Is it jealousy ??

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

    Maybe you have never had a pt go to ICU because you have not been assigned the critically ill

  10. Cna incident investigation

    Pepper The Cat replied to Nnb07's topic in General Nursing

    So half way through the transfer you left? How much time would have taken to get the pt into bed and safe? I can't comment on how this will work out I am Canadian but gotta say it is not looking good...

  11. What can I do besides nursing?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Raven43's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto.

  12. falling asleep during nightshift

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

    Baloney. you could get a job in environmental services instead of a CNA. Or work in the kitchen. Or get a job as a waitress, taxi driver, delivery person, dog walker, the list goes on and on. No...

  13. What is an RN, BAAN?

    Pepper The Cat replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bad A** Angry

  14. Student Nurse Med Error

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

    Canadian here - where I am, all insulins must be double checked. As for her not being harmed - well, if her sugars run high for the rest of the day because she is not receive her insulin, then yes,...

  15. Does anyone still wear white shoes?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Alex_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear my white nurse mates shoes because they provide the arch support I need and are comfortable. Colour has nothing to do with my

  16. Miserable nurses

    Pepper The Cat replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is bad form of your instructor to be bad mouthing a nurse to a student. If she has had problems with this nurse in the past, why does she continue to assign students to her? I don't know...

  17. Miserable nurses

    Pepper The Cat replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps this nurse isn't the nicest and it does sound like she has some issues to deal with. That being said, she deserved to be treated respectfully and be spoken to behind closed doors, not out in...

  18. AN Scholarship

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

    $10 for 'only positive responses", $20 for any version of "you are mean, get off my

  19. CNAs sleeping on the job... What can I do as a new nurse?

    Pepper The Cat replied to jessica0rae's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You say you used to be a CNA there? Be honest, were you a sleeper? Did you ever report sleepers? Tread carefully

  20. Day vs Night Personalities

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

    Please stop this. What is it about the night shift that you have to keep posting about how great you are and how terrible day shift is. We dayshifters work just as hard as you nightshifters and...

  21. May is Neurofibromatosis Month

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

    Bumping again. Just trying to get this info

  22. 10 Ways Nurse Leaders Can Make Work Enjoyable for Staff

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

    I can't like this enough. Well

  23. 10 Ways Nurse Leaders Can Make Work Enjoyable for Staff

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

    I hate team building stuff. It is not fun for me. Pot lucks are great for the people on first break, second break gets the food already picked over. After work activities are great if you can afford...

  24. Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

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

    Elizabeth Wettlaufer in Ontario Canada was just sentances last June for several msg home murders. She overdosed pts who annoyed her with

  25. Mandatory Influenza Vaccine

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

    I think I had some type of H1N1 the year it was going around. I say think because I was never officially diagnosed. But I know I never want to be that sick again in my life. Several days of fever,...