cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. Cannulation Blood in the Flashback Chamber

    cherrybreeze replied to Carol Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I like to see the flashback as

  2. Blood type not the same with Father...

    cherrybreeze replied to ms.pebbles's topic in General Nursing

    I am O negative as well, I get that same call! My parents are both O positive, my brother is O positive, my twin sis and I are both O neg. We got the recessive gene for negative blood from both our...

  3. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    cherrybreeze replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You've just proven the point made by all the people who had genuine input. All but a few were "bashing" you, huh? You think people sit on their computers all day just to write hurtful remarks to...

  4. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    cherrybreeze replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I totally understand what you mean and how you feel about calling people out....I am very bad at it, myself. In any given situation, I just tend to bite my tongue, since it's easier. Everything you...

  5. Co-worker in "trouble."

    cherrybreeze replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that I'd offer much in the way of advice to her; if she were to follow it and not have a desirable outcome, she may blame you (not that that's logical, but sometimes people need to shift...

  6. Lost my first patient - could I be in trouble?

    cherrybreeze replied to southernhospitality's topic in General Nursing

    I second this. I don't think anything you could have done would have changed the outcome, but a couple of things in your post do stand out to me that I'd like to address (not to criticize, but just...

  7. patients with the same name

    cherrybreeze replied to jorjaRN's topic in General Nursing

    it is our policy to ask for a patient's last name and birthdate every time we give a med, regardless. i do believe it will help in this case, but we would be doing that anyway. i don't think that...

  8. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    cherrybreeze replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Please don't make excuses for her actions, as they truly were INEXCUSABLE. She should know that her job entails explaining to you what she is doing, and why. This same nurse also snapped at you...

  9. To you ICU nurses

    cherrybreeze replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, NightNurse, please don't feel guilty. I don't know much about ARDS or the stats about prognosis, but you could not have predicted that this would happen to your family member. It also sounds like...

  10. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    cherrybreeze replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I know the OP is quite old, but I think the overall topic remains relevant, so I'll throw in my two cents. I don't work in the OR, but certainly am in situations daily where I need to promote modesty....

  11. I never know how to answer this question

    cherrybreeze replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    While I totally understand the rationale, I've always had a hard time with the advice (and I mean in general, not here) about answering interview questions. It's widespread knowledge/advice to answer...

  12. Question about catheters...

    cherrybreeze replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    You get used to it, really. Once you've done it a few times, it doesn't hurt, per say...you can feel it, but it's not painful. Then again, I never thought it was truly *painful* even when I first had...

  13. Question about catheters...

    cherrybreeze replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    I had to self-cath at home for a period of time, not to empty my bladder, but to instill medication directly into my bladder (to treat interstitial cystitis). It was a mix of bicarb, lidocaine, and...

  14. Professional nurses. What is it?

    cherrybreeze replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    There is no such thing as an "LVP"....LPN stand for Licensed Practical Nurse and LVN stands for Licensed Vocational Nurse, the common denominator being the "Nurse" ("N"). "LVP" would not make any...

  15. When drawing push meds, do you draw the med first?

    cherrybreeze replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like what I do, too. Draw up med for accuracy, push a few ml's out of a 10ml saline flush, with needle still on med syringe, push med in to flush syringe, cap, mix, let air out. As far as...

  16. Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

    cherrybreeze replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No, it doesn't "automatically" mean that, but there are incompetent LPN's out there, too. It was mentioned by a PP that one reason LPN's get defensive about their duties/pay/education is because if...

  17. Is Nursing Bad (Too Stressful) for Pregnancy?

    cherrybreeze replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone "analyzed" your question beyond what you asked, and I also think it was understood that you were asking seriously. I also don't see how you were "insulted." As opposed to their...

  18. An RN friend being set up at her job, are even threatening her license; need advice

    cherrybreeze replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't that her drug screen was negative, though...it sounds like it was positive for benzos, and considered "negative" since they're prescribed (and I still disagree with Ambien registering as a...

  19. Help me save my poor hands

    cherrybreeze replied to wmg246's topic in General Nursing

    I had awful problems with my hands for years, back when we used latex gloves when I worked as a CNA. The Occ Health Nurse blamed the powder, so she got me powder free latex gloves....uh, yea, that...

  20. Insomnia

    cherrybreeze replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I'd buy that. I know my mind is usually what keeps me awake the

  21. An RN friend being set up at her job, are even threatening her license; need advice

    cherrybreeze replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    This makes things very different than your original post, when you just said she "passed her drug screen." Passing it by having something prescribed on board makes things a lot more iffy, and they...

  22. GT med administration question?????please help

    cherrybreeze replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the patient's specific tube feeding orders and/or facility protocol. Our usual protocol to hold is residual of at least 150. Whether or not you call the MD will vary for each...

  23. Insomnia

    cherrybreeze replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I've had problems with insomnia for a long time, the only thing that helps me well and with regularity is Ambien (I don't take it all the time, I've gotten short term prescriptions from time to time,...

  24. Tubal Ligation Failure

    cherrybreeze replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I read it a couple of times, actually, and while I might have misunderstood, I couldn't figure out how else you could have meant

  25. Is Nursing Bad (Too Stressful) for Pregnancy?

    cherrybreeze replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    While I am maybe clueless since I've never been pregnant , I don't think it's a problem....nurses get pregnant and have babies all the time! I've lost count of how many of my coworkers have had kids...