cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. Disgusted

    cherrybreeze replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that I agree with the RN that told you that, things like the PE can be looked up when you get home. Here's why: You assess your patients. You know their vitals. You listen to their...

  2. So Stressed & Aggravated At My Job

    cherrybreeze replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    Also agree (although I think you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who'd DISagree)...don't sign! It's a load of bunk! Just another example of "customers" (coughchokecough) who expect to be catered...

  3. Addicts!!! NURSES How do you seperate addicts from pts. who really are in pain?!

    cherrybreeze replied to chasemelony's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with physiologic signs is that patients with chronic pain, even if they are in pain that is more severe than their norm, will very possibly not demonstrate them. They will have normal...

  4. Vacutainers and PICC lines

    cherrybreeze replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    We use 10cc syringes only, per policy. It's not worth risking damaging the line. If it's done fast enough, there isn't a risk of hemolyzing the sample...just get it in to the lab tube as soon as...

  5. Forced Bath's is this taking away a patients rights?

    cherrybreeze replied to Health-Nut's topic in General Nursing

    Patients have the right to refuse, and I know I would if someone came in to the room and started bathing me while I was still asleep! You kind of have to, I don't know, ask first?? Tell them what...

  6. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    cherrybreeze replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    In the US, acetaminophen (your paracetamol) is not available IV/IM. It comes in an oral form

  7. Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

    cherrybreeze replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised at the number of people who have said they don't double check insulin drips....insulin is a high alert med, no matter what form it's given in, and we double check those, too. We check...

  8. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    cherrybreeze replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    It's a little O/T, but I think this is kind of crappy. He may not "like" the word, but if it IS used correctly, how can he "count it as wrong?" That's unfair to his students, to not know how or why...

  9. TPN and PRBC

    cherrybreeze replied to FlGasman's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding from your post is that you ran the TPN and blood in through the same port, and likely also the same tubing?? In all honesty, be glad it was only a write-up! That is EXTREMELY...

  10. Merry Christmas from...

    cherrybreeze replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas from Northeast Wisconsin!

  11. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    cherrybreeze replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this, too, and was also surprised. I had a Nissen and selective vagotomy several years ago for severe reflux and esophagitis/gastritis that failed med therapy (60mg of Prevacid BID for 8 weeks...

  12. How do you count liquid narcotics?

    cherrybreeze replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    We have clear orangish-bottles, and it's pretty much a guesstimate, too. It usually is off by a small degree by the time the bottle is empty, and PYXIS gives an option for being off due to spillage,...

  13. Snow and your supervisors

    cherrybreeze replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    When we had our blizzard a couple of weeks ago (14-18", depending on where you were!) we had one of our 2 floor supervisors not come in for her regularly scheduled hours. I was off that day, but only...

  14. Death of the Physical Assessment

    cherrybreeze replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate to the HR discrepancy. Nearly every time I go to the doctor, I know my HR isn't recorded accurately. I have always been tachycardic (bet if I was in shape, I'd be normal...ha) but have...

  15. Middle aged men are such babies!!

    cherrybreeze replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I hope the superiority comment is just joking around, because I wasn't trying to imply that and certainly don't feel that way (I just can't quite pick up the tone, and it could read a lot differently...

  16. Middle aged men are such babies!!

    cherrybreeze replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I am with you, leslie. I have said for YEARS that the worst patients to take care of in terms of tolerance for pain is men ages 25-45, give or take. That's on the overall, of course. There are...

  17. Forgetting to give a med on a schedule....

    cherrybreeze replied to lm8539's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This, and inform the ordering physician to find out if s/he would like the dose given off schedule, or skipped, or whatever. Even if it's the end of my shift, it would be my job to page the doc and...

  18. Assaulted and written up. (vent)

    cherrybreeze replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    I am going to venture a guess that the disability thing is that the OP would likely need more than a couple of days off for a truly sprained wrist. Where I am, anything that goes beyond missing 3...

  19. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    cherrybreeze replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    we've been requesting a pulmonologist since monday. kevin has been having so many coughing bouts and throwing up, etc... that we wanted to have one of the pulmonologists see him. finally, tonight, the...

  20. Should I be upset about this?

    cherrybreeze replied to kmarie724's topic in General Nursing

    Why "tricky/hmm"?? Yes, the OP is working those hours currently, as they are currently employed PT and available to do so. Someone who is employed FT on another shift may desire to work days, but...

  21. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    cherrybreeze replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    Virgo, you are my hero. :heartbeat Don't forget to add getting reprimanded by your employer for not only staying too long past the end of your shift, but for not seeing to the needs of ANY of your...

  22. Difficult familily members (VENT)

    cherrybreeze replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    You don't scrub the barrier cream off down to the skin, though. That defeats the purpose and in fact causes much more damage. Our wound nurses' catch phrase is to apply it like "cake frosting" and...

  23. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    cherrybreeze replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    I agree wholeheartedly with both of these statements. I understand the need to vent, but feel badly that the patient has no choice but to have very private details aired for the world to see, and...

  24. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    cherrybreeze replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    One comment in the blog that stuck out to me (from an early post) was about a bm...stating that it must have occurred when he was being bathed, because the family didn't know about it. Um...maybe it's...

  25. Man accused in stabbing nurse

    cherrybreeze replied to Pinkpea11's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see this as a humorous reply? I think the person making the comment was serious, and that's what made me so angry: chessplayer wrote on December 8, 2009 3:56 a.m. "Ok lets try not to be too...