cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    cherrybreeze replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    This is an OLD post but......wow. Thank GOODNESS that this is a MINORITY opinion (at least I sure as heck hope so!!!). The username easily prefaces the context, but I have to wonder of the...

  2. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    cherrybreeze replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I've never missed due to weather before, but would have today, had I been scheduled! We got 15 inches of snow from midnight to 3pm, and I have thigh deep drifts outside of my garage. No hubby to...

  3. Man accused in stabbing nurse

    cherrybreeze replied to Pinkpea11's topic in General Nursing

    That first comment made me see red. There is NO excuse for a nurse being

  4. texting at work

    cherrybreeze replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is absolutely a generational thing, so I stand by my comment. Of course there are exceptions to the rule. There are exceptions to EVERY rule. But, you cannot argue with the fact that it is...

  5. texting at work

    cherrybreeze replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    23 years old. Enough

  6. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    cherrybreeze replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I realize I need to leave this alone, because it's off topic, but man....more judgements just tossed out there randomly. Someone "willing" to work as a professional in a healthcare setting while on...

  7. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    cherrybreeze replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    A comparison was NOT made between smokers and nurses who "commit felonies by diverting narcotics"...the poster simply said, nurses who take narcs at work. People are prescribed narcotics to treat...

  8. Fingerprints for BON and Pyxis: Unable to Print or Scan

    cherrybreeze replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    What a frustrating procedure for the background check. As far as PYXIS, our machine DOES have the option to enter a password (which was used for everybody prior to going to finger prints). Check with...

  9. 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

    It's a vent thread. Let it go. It's meant to be in fun and let people get things off their chest, without having to defend their

  10. Complain more please! It is just an hour!

    cherrybreeze replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I know when I worked nights, I whined! Working 12's, it really DOES feel very long! They wanted me to work til 3am instead of 11pm this year, but they didn't end up needing me, and I can't say I...

  11. Desperate for answers...

    cherrybreeze replied to jetsabel621's topic in General Nursing

    Per TOS we are not able to give medical advice. Best of luck with your appointment and I hope you get the answers that you

  12. Is Tramadol part of your Narc count?

    cherrybreeze replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't where I work (but then again, neither are the elixirs like Lortab and Tylenol 3, due to "not enough room in the PYXIS. They send it up in multi-dose bottles, I've been trying to get them to...

  13. My pt accused my coworker of taking her Percocets! (long)

    cherrybreeze replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Still strikes me as odd....when I see a coworker who has a crisis with a patient, or is behind in general due to several factors, the question I ask is, "Is there anything I can do for you?" I let...

  14. Should I go to work tomorrow

    cherrybreeze replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously, I agree with everyone else. My facility calls for 7 days off if you have flu symptoms. I had called my doctor's office, and they didn't want me to come in, but they still supplied...

  15. Let's Hear It for Med Surg!

    cherrybreeze replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in med/surg for 8 1/2 years. Admittedly, I took it as that "starter" job....but I've never left. :) Hard to explain what I love about it, there are a lot of things....great team, wide...

  16. My pt accused my coworker of taking her Percocets! (long)

    cherrybreeze replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure what to believe here....I can honestly see it going EITHER way. I've dealt with drug seekers that lie, but so many things on the nurse's end seem too convenient. Maybe I missed it, but...

  17. Stethoscope colors...HELP!

    cherrybreeze replied to oguesswhat's topic in General Nursing

    That's not very nice . Not every post or topic has to be earth-shattering....in fact, some "lighter-hearted" posts can be welcome among all the doom and gloom and depressing topics that nursing can...

  18. Mandatory Flu Shots

    cherrybreeze replied to Ghostmedic's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, in my area, they ARE dropping by the household. When a high school has 41% of their students out with flu symptoms, that's a problem. People are dying from this. Complications are much more...

  19. A little off topic.....anyone else sick?

    cherrybreeze posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been off of work since last Friday. Guess I just need to whine/vent a little, since I live alone and haven't been able to be around anyone (my sister would love to come and take care of me,...

  20. A little off topic.....anyone else sick?

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all...checking back in! I am sorry to all of you who are or have been feeling crummy! So much of it is out there. I admit I was a HUGE skeptic when the H1N1 news first broke...so I am now eating...

  21. A little off topic.....anyone else sick?

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Facebook and IM have been lifesavers, that is true! I like the hairdryer, am going to try it. Thank you. Even the doc (PA) that I saw said I should be ok by Friday or Saturday if I have no more...

  22. Disgusted!

    cherrybreeze replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know what your title is, and bearing in mind that YOU used the term "smaller people," for an RN, I also believe this wage is NOT good enough. In my area, my starting wage was...

  23. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    cherrybreeze replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    It was a contact CASE, not a contact LENS. I don't think the case was too hard to

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

    cherrybreeze replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    She said the patient had an S/P cath....a suprapubic cath. Hole in the lower abdomen directly in to the bladder that that foley goes in to? The RN trying to place the foley in the urethra would have...

  25. Ladies, Can you wear your hair down at work?

    cherrybreeze replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    My hair is about bra-strap length with long layers, and I couldn't imagine wearing it down. I'd be feeling the need to run my hands through it all the time, pushing it back....plus I get too hot at...