cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's po-tay-to, po-tah-to, and to-may-to, to-mah-to, rather than potato, potatAH. Off topic, but just sayin'.

  2. colostomy with rectal tube.

    cherrybreeze replied to optimusgts's topic in General Nursing

    Had the same issue with a patient recently. Had a loop colostomy done due to a decub, but would still have large soft stools via his rectum. He was started on a supp to treat an inflammatory bowel...

  3. "One Year of Experience" -When does it start?

    cherrybreeze replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, yearly evals are done on the anniversary of your start date, so IMO, the day you start working starts off the experience timer. Even when you're on orientation, you're getting...

  4. Should I just lie?

    cherrybreeze replied to grateful2010's topic in General Nursing

    Do not lie. That'll come back to bite you in the behind. Were you licensed right after you graduated (as in, took the NCLEX)? That information is readily available online from a state's licensing...

  5. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Simply words, huh? Are "overweight" vs "fat" just words? After all, they're the same thing! Should those be interchangable when talking to a patient, or to anyone, for that

  6. How do you relax after a hectic shift?

    cherrybreeze replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Ambien.

  7. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    This is the first time I've come back to this thread (well, the computer at all :) ) since I posted the topic. I appreciate the input on it. It honestly surprises me, though, how many people are so...

  8. Can we get rid of the sugar in nursing?

    cherrybreeze replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the OP. Not much is more cringe-worthy to me than hearing a coworker speak in the same, babytalk, falsetto voice to every patient (I work with a CNA that does this). Just wrong. You...

  9. Can we get rid of the sugar in nursing?

    cherrybreeze replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    If you are responding to a particular post, look a little closer....that person works in the

  10. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider the terms I use to be simply "politcally correct." I also think telling a pt that knows what's going on, and already embarrassed by their incontinence, "Let me get you a new diaper"...

  11. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    cherrybreeze replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Or when they set their stuff right on TOP of what you were doing. I've had my clipboard covered with a chart that a doc is writing in more times than I can count, and a lot of docs do it. That's...

  12. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    cherrybreeze replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    how exactly is that apples to oranges? if you see two lawyers (for example), one dressed in a nice suit, starched white shirt, subtle tie, and shined shoes, and another in khaki pants, a bright...

  13. need a name for ICU's softball team

    cherrybreeze replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I think I'd avoid "the toe taggers" as well....not a good implication,

  14. bp cuffs and obese patients

    cherrybreeze replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I do forearm pressures on someone with upper arms that make a good fit impossible (or a fit at all impossible). It works

  15. Falsifying degree at work....

    cherrybreeze replied to Twinboys98's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree, I think it WOULD make a difference in a lawsuit. No, the scope of practice isn't different, but it goes to the matter of ethics and willingness to lie. It would be a knock to that...

  16. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    cherrybreeze replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My *favorite* thing is when people decide that others have "posted enough on a topic," and should therefore stop. Who are they to make that decision for others? If you don't want to read it anymore,...

  17. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    cherrybreeze replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm going to nit pick and go off topic (meaning, stick with the shoe theme) for a minute. I don't own Shape-Ups or any other type of similar shoe, as I don't believe they would have enough of an...

  18. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    cherrybreeze replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i have a red top (not a super bright red, but definitely red) and probably get the most compliments on that one. apparently the color looks good on me, and i hear it quite frequently from both...

  19. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    cherrybreeze replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    In this case, though, being a hospice nurse, are you wearing that smiley face scrub top when you're in a home after a patient passes away? That seems so inappropriate to me. Really? Because I...

  20. Holiday Scheduling

    cherrybreeze replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

    I heard that type of comment this last winter (from my bosses/schedulers), that the staff without kids and/or husbands should be able to work holidays and pretty much "whenever." Apparently, my...

  21. What has ended up in your pockets?

    cherrybreeze replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    When alcohol wipes go through the dryer, they puff up like little

  22. Worst doctors orders ever received

    cherrybreeze replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    "Do not let patient leave AMA without permission from psych." Did we forget what "AMA"

  23. charting help - ugh!

    cherrybreeze replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    You say your notes sound "nursey?" How should they sound? You're a nurse...

  24. Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    cherrybreeze replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    10+ years, huh? Guess my 9 makes me a

  25. was i wrong?

    cherrybreeze replied to Lissacheer87's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, nursel...you made my point better than I did. :) It's our CNA's that often do those little things, but I do them just as often...straighten up rooms and bedside tables, empty garbages, get...