cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. ETOH/heroin/cocaine=GOOD times!! :)

    cherrybreeze replied to MizzLizz's topic in General Nursing

    can i insert an eyeroll here? everyone responds to different types of communication. this guy didn't need to have his orifice kissed, or have the sugar poured on. i see nothing wrong with what she...

  2. Magnet and the "Hilton Hospital" Mentality

    cherrybreeze replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I posted on that thread about our "desire" to achieve Magnet status, and the reasons we aren't (yet?). I do feel we have the "Hilton Hospital" mentality at times, but not to the degree of, say, the...

  3. Enough is Enough

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

    The hospital I work at wants to go for Magnet status; our only obstacle (we're pretty close, actually) is that we are part of a Catholic network, and the sisters "in charge" really don't care if we...

  4. What to do with people who think they know nursing?

    cherrybreeze replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree. There are definitely situations that warrant a conversation between members of the healthcare team. I didn't go into details with her about the pt's condition; I said what I...

  5. What to do with people who think they know nursing?

    cherrybreeze replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    A little different from the previous topics, but I do think it would fit: Was talking to my sis about a night that I had one time at work. Pt had come in with a jaw abscess, so her attending was an...

  6. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    cherrybreeze replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm reading right, I assume the dog faithfully continued to try to bring the ball back to it's owner, who had not put himself in a position to get it back from the dog.

  7. Believing your patient

    cherrybreeze replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why do people assume that having opiates come up on a drug screen means that the patient is either, a drug seeker, or lying about their pain (I know that cocaine came up as well, and that's not the...

  8. Pelvic Pain

    cherrybreeze replied to student1000's topic in General Nursing

    You mentioned being checked for IC.......so, you've had a cysto/hydro? That's the only true way to diagnose. I had one 2 years ago that found mine, and it was done in response to my pelvic pain...

  9. What's so stressful about working 3, 12hr shifts?

    cherrybreeze replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've heard about nurses that work in MD offices, that's stressful too.....patients coming in demanding to be seen, calling for med refills the day they're gone when they were supposed to...

  10. Lowest labs?

    cherrybreeze replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    A GI bleeder with a Hgb of 3.1. I think that's the lowest hemoglobin I've ever

  11. True? --> "RN's Can Work 3Days/Wk And Make A Good Salary!"

    cherrybreeze replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    I will be a wet blanket and say that I think you ARE putting too many stipulations on what you want. I would like to know why "adult nursing isn't an option." If you haven't done it, how do you know...

  12. Clothing issues/malfunctions.

    cherrybreeze replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Nursing Humor

    Heehee, freudian slip on the clothing malfunction thread? I'm teasing, it caught my eye and I thought it was

  13. Compassion.... why is it so hard to give some?

    cherrybreeze replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The sitter thing jumped out at me immediately in the OP. If that patient needed a sitter, something obviously warranted it......makes me think that story may not be actually what happened. I'm not...

  14. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    cherrybreeze replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we're singling out nursing because this is.....allnurses. Other professions have every right to push to increase/maintain their own wages. I don't think anyone is saying that no other...

  15. Caught stealing drugs

    cherrybreeze replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it's not all that bizarre. It's chemically similar to codeine, and causes a similar effect as opiates as WELL as acting as an anti depressant. Why it ISN'T a controlled substance mystifies...

  16. Why are nurses so angry?

    cherrybreeze replied to cmo421's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are assuming a lot, here. You tell us to treat patients families like you'd want our own families to be treated....how do you know we don't? You say to keep our anger and frustration here, but you...

  17. Sending a patient home w/o a physician's d/c order

    cherrybreeze replied to kate24's topic in General Nursing

    I understand missing something that was ordered (since you mention the different systems), but how do you carry out an order that ISN'T there? I don't get

  18. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    cherrybreeze replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    For all of the comments saying 40k isn't a bad salary; that's what other professions (teachers, social workers, etc) make; etc etc........ I haven't made 40k in at least 6 years, possibly 8....my base...

  19. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    cherrybreeze replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't finish reading the posts, so sorry if I repeat something........but I don't think this is a fair "proposal" either, as they cannot make you chart on your own time, working off the clock is...

  20. Narcotic Wasting Mistake

    cherrybreeze replied to macbelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    She said she put it in her purse because she didn't want to leave it in her

  21. RN work as NA?

    cherrybreeze replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure on the law....I know when our employed CNA's (who were going to nursing school) could no longer work as CNA's once they passed boards. I am not sure that NA would be much different? I...

  22. Terminated because of my Attention Deficit Disorder

    cherrybreeze replied to LPN&momof3's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is the unpopular opinion, but I have to side with your employer. You mentioned several performance issues you've been flagged on for months. (I am also wondering a bit about the "being...

  23. Why Do Nurses Write: "no new orders received"?

    cherrybreeze replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a "dig"...it's the end result of my process of letting the MD know of a change in the patient's condition. Sometimes I don't want a new order, either, it's just something that he should...

  24. I guess I'm too HOT to be a nurse.

    cherrybreeze replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    "Why'd ya have to be so disrespectful?" That made me LOL. I've never applied for a job in corrections, but back when I was a new RN, my aunt's neighbor at the time worked for a nearby prison. She...

  25. What is considered the most serious,risky surgery?

    cherrybreeze replied to beachbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    The obesity is quite a comorbidity. Some end up having respiratory issues. Healing can be a concern based on diet. Anastamotic leaks are awful as well, not to mention bleeding. Our bariatric...