cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. At what point can you go from CNA to Student Nurse?

    cherrybreeze replied to amanda1266's topic in General Nursing

    Is the position you're talking about like a Nurse Extern? Our facility will occassionally offer those, but not often, especially not lately (economy, I am sure). It's similar to being on orientation...

  2. Telling relatives the patient has died

    cherrybreeze replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    It's not saying the word "died" that puts the "horrible cherry on top"...it's the fact that the patient DID die. I don't understand how "died" is a euphemism? Other terms, such as passed away,...

  3. Wear a mask?

    cherrybreeze replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    A sore throat and cough warrants a mask, IMO. You don't know what it could be, even if it's "just a cold," that can be very contagious, as you well know! In case it's something more, and other...

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    "You, sir (or ma'am), are a

  5. Who owns Patient's Chart?

    cherrybreeze replied to solace's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I disagree. If the patient owned the chart, they'd take it with them when they

  6. Your best time-saving tips...

    cherrybreeze posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know I have a lot that I can't think of right now (ha!), but we all have little tricks we use to save time. In the days of increasing patient ratios, anything we can do to make our jobs more...

  7. Your best time-saving tips...

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I love the fact that we switched to Statlocks....the stats were incredible, something like a reduction from 70% to 17% in the number of unscheduled/unexpected restarts (due to either dislodging, or...

  8. Would You Call Out of Work for Mild or "Walking" Pneumonia

    cherrybreeze replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Well, not only are you in pain, I'd worry about being contagious? If your doctor advises you not to work, there's your answer. I am not familiar with how "walking" pneumonia feels, but I had a...

  9. Order for a consent

    cherrybreeze replied to kanashe's topic in General Nursing

    We need orders for consents. Some docs will order a consent without having seen the patient (for a chole, for example). If they haven't talked to the patient, I won't get it, if they have, I will....

  10. Measuring I & O with CBI

    cherrybreeze replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    I will respectfully disagree that it's not necessary to measure output with a CBI...the majority of our CBI's, when we do see them, are on post op patients (we don't see them often, though, with the...

  11. Student Nurses opinion in online chat VS. being reported to Board of Re

    cherrybreeze replied to buddha619's topic in General Nursing

    OMG NO, why would you do

  12. Ok.. so.... what state PAYS the best for an RN in your opinion?

    cherrybreeze replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    you would know then, though, that this question is pretty impossible to answer. pay varies greatly based on not only cost of living, but working conditions and demand...pay will be higher in a place...

  13. Someone signing "RN" when they are not

    cherrybreeze replied to SweettartRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even know what to say to

  14. Someone signing "RN" when they are not

    cherrybreeze replied to SweettartRN's topic in General Nursing

    If she's misrepresenting herself to sign it, I'd guess he doesn't know he

  15. Lasix

    cherrybreeze replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    It's not respiratory secretions, per say, but fluid in the lungs, yes...so that's what your patient's problem was. Wonderful how it can work sometimes, isn't

  16. If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    cherrybreeze replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    You are obviously going to see things how you choose to see them, regardless of what you are told (hm, sound familiar, OP?). Your original question was, "If you speak your mind, will you get a bad...

  17. If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    cherrybreeze replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    a, that's not my name. b, the "way it is" is not because of things that we do. i can think of one patient, out of thousands, that walked away from a half a million dollar bill. please, fix that, and...

  18. California nurses and medical marijuana

    cherrybreeze replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    I can't speak to the medical marijuana issue....I don't have any experience with it personally. I think in states where it is legal, it is overprescribed. My niece and nephew's stepmom had her...

  19. If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    cherrybreeze replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    If they work for agencies, at least in my area, THAT is the problem, not speaking up. Hospitals that don't have staffing problems don't need

  20. If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    cherrybreeze replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    the trouble i see is, your observations, which you are projecting on to everyone here, are based on watching one person (your girlfriend), who functions in one facility, in one area, and turning it in...

  21. Chlorhexidine and dematitis (contact)

    cherrybreeze replied to Jezzb's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize, I didn't know they were the same. Our hibiclens all comes in a solution that's bright red, our chlorhexidine swabs, etc, are all a clear solution. My

  22. Chlorhexidine and dematitis (contact)

    cherrybreeze replied to Jezzb's topic in General Nursing

    Is chlorhexidine common for washing your hands? What type of placement are you in? If you are on a regular floor, you shouldn't have to use chlorhexadine, that would indeed be too irritating and be...

  23. question answered

    cherrybreeze replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you have deleted your posts? Did you not like the fact that you were not agreed with? Argh, that bothers the heck out of me. You wanted feedback, and you got it; I won't apologize that it...

  24. question answered

    cherrybreeze replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I do disagree with you. The BP may have been higher than that pt's norm, but it still was their BP at that time. Yes, circumstances may have caused it to be higher, but again.....it was,...

  25. RE: How much heart Break? Does it still hurt?

    cherrybreeze replied to MMayo's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you gardengal. I think this illustrates much of what I was *trying* to