Pepper The Cat

Pepper The Cat BSN, RN

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  1. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

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

    I always have at least 4 - 6 pens on my person at all times. I make notes on my report sheets, write notes for docs about things I need. To date nitro/fentanyl patches. Can't survive without

  2. Suspension

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

    So this person came in, saw that the staffing situation was bad, do they left, making a bad situation even worse! Yep, suspension for

  3. casual position in Ontario

    Pepper The Cat replied to EveYeti's topic in Canada

    My recommendations: when you first start, take every shift you can. Even if you hate a certain shift, take it. This will get you out there and become a familiar face. When someone wants to give a...

  4. Are CNAs allowed to call family members about impending deaths?

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

    I want to meet the person who can tell that someone is going to die in 1 Hour. I have had pts that I swore would not make it to the end of my shift last a week. And those I thought would be around for...

  5. Does anyone actually like nursing?

    Pepper The Cat replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

    Love my job most

  6. HELP WITH STATS PROJECT (poll)-please.

    Pepper The Cat replied to emmanna1001's topic in General Students

    Zero.

  7. Who cleans the poo?

    Pepper The Cat replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    45 mins for 2 people to clean up formed stool on the floor? Something does not make sense here. Add in the fact that you felt the need to double glove leads me to think there is more to this story...

  8. RRT one hour into shift

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

    I had a pt go from a slightly low O2 sat on 6 l to an extremely low O2 sat on 100% oxygen and a rebreather mask within 30 mins. We had to motor through the halls and get her to ICU before she...

  9. My nursing error; shame and struggling

    Pepper The Cat replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    Look. Mistakes happen. That is why the eraser, white out and the back up key all exist. Look at your error. Learn from it. And do your best not to do the same mistake again. Errors happen. We are...

  10. Student trying to decide to Stay in Nursing School or Not

    Pepper The Cat replied to paola1422's topic in General Students

    If you are unhappy as a student, get out now. Do,you really want to,spend the next 40 Years doing something you hate? There are many jobs that help people that are not nursing. OT, PT, Rec Thaerapy,...

  11. Nursing nightmares.

    Pepper The Cat replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    My nightmares are usually about forgotten pts. End of shift and I discover a pt I have had for 12 hours but gave no care to. One very vivid nightmare I had many many years ago was I lost the med cart...

  12. Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    Pepper The Cat replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Rehab. I love having the pts come to us as a heavy two person transfer but leave walking on their

  13. Should I Be a Nurse?

    Pepper The Cat replied to BabyTurtle2k11's topic in General Nursing

    If you are an LPN then you are a nurse. Should you go for your RN is the question. Hard to say. If you don't not enjoy your role presently, then you may not like the RN role either. You say you like...

  14. Anyone having a hard time getting over the verbal abuse?

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

    I agree with Ruby. I am not seeing verbal abuse here. The NP might have been a little abrupt, but not enough to cause you to have to run away and cry. And with the MD if you don't know what to be...

  15. OCNRN63

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

    So

  16. Did you contract anything from a patient?

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

    We had several staff members contract SARS during the early days of the epidemic when we did ‘t Know what we were dealing with. Scary

  17. And we were having such a nice day, too...

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

    You are doomed. You are all doomed. Using the "q" work is my favourite superstition. My second is you never, never, never, EVER say the name of a frequent flier. Cause they will just fly right in...

  18. A Pause at the Moment of Death: Your Thoughts

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

    Our surgical team takes a moment of silence before performing organ retrevals for organ

  19. OCNRN63

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

    This is very

  20. How can I quickly wash my mouth after eating when I barely get time to eat?

    Pepper The Cat replied to crnfaIwillbe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Don't eat garlic at work. And perfume will not cover bad

  21. Does anyone here like nursing?

    Pepper The Cat replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    I have been doing bedside nursing for over 30 Years and stillk enjoy it. My frustrations and unhappiness comes from decisions made from upper

  22. This person outranks me?!

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

    Nah, the MD wrote the order correctly. It was our air head secretary that put it in the Kardex like

  23. This person outranks me?!

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

    True story. I am checking in my assignment. I see for 1 pt CHG Vitals q shift. I think and I think and I think. What the heck are CHG vitals? I have 32 years experience. I finally ask the day charge...

  24. What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

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

    Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, your pt will die. Life is not fair. The admission will always be the opposite sex of your only empty bed. Menopause

  25. Living Will Tattoo

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

    I've always said I am going to get DNR on my chest, "No G-tube" across my stomach and "No Enemas " across my