cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    cherrybreeze replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even get my HEAD around this post. Now you've made me angry. Anyone that doesn't see your POV is now automatically jaded and burned out? And that we don't know what it means to be a patient...

  2. What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    cherrybreeze replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, what kind of answer would you like? It certainly seems as if you are looking for something in particular, so if you can be more specific, it'll be easier. Do you WANT specific examples (if...

  3. Lantus

    cherrybreeze replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

    I would not have held it either. I am not seeing a reason to based on the input you gave. While 70 is on the lower end, it's now considered WNL. Especially if the patient was asymptomatic. When we...

  4. silly nursing question, hope u can answer it...

    cherrybreeze replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Have you got any links to info on these cases? I have a really hard time grasping that everything would look ok (and those common standards....pH and air bolus....be normal) and have the NG be in the...

  5. Stupid Allergies

    cherrybreeze replied to prowlingMA's topic in General Nursing

    I had the occupational health nurse at the nursing home I used to work at switch me to nonpowdered latex gloves, when I started breaking out from the powdered ones we used (obviously this was several...

  6. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    cherrybreeze replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I love this. Love it. Especially after yesterday, oy! "Doctor, I realize you THINK you wrote it in black and white that the patient is supposed to go home today, but you didn't. You wrote a...

  7. Who is GENERALLY more of a "PAIN"?: Co-workers OR Patients?

    cherrybreeze replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the day, but mostly I'd say coworkers. The vast majority of them are great, no issues at all. Some have their, ah, quirks, but I can deal with it. One or two, I simply cannot stand to...

  8. Patients and cell phone cameras

    cherrybreeze posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if this has come up before. I have seen it a time or two, but saw it again over the weekend. How do you feel about patients taking pictures for their own personal use of wounds, etc? I always...

  9. Patients and cell phone cameras

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't want my picture taken without consent. Any part of me, even my hands, whatever....I don't know where that pic will end up. I don't want half my face on someone's Myspace page, for...

  10. Working out these IV Pumps...

    cherrybreeze replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    You are really preoccupied with the whole IV pump issue, aren't you? This isn't the first topic you've started on it, and for the life of me, I can't figure out the big deal? You use several features...

  11. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    cherrybreeze replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    OH, had a good one for this over the weekend. Patient came in that was a Short Stay (that dept is closed on Sundays, so we see them on the floor). Big open wound to the back of her neck/upper back...

  12. crushing medications

    cherrybreeze replied to file03's topic in General Nursing

    As opposed to what? I don't think anyone is saying they don't mix them in

  13. New grad frustrated, but trapped...in a "profession" i HATE.

    cherrybreeze replied to Sparx28's topic in General Nursing

    How am I supposed to know that ADHDers have issues with instant gratification? I've never seen it as one, in people I've come across with it. I won't apologize because I didn't act maliciously....

  14. Patients and cell phone cameras

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. True, true. I guess in this day and age, people take pics of EVERYTHING and upload them EVERYWHERE. It just sits funny with me, like the person who has to write down every little detail of what...

  15. New grad frustrated, but trapped...in a "profession" i HATE.

    cherrybreeze replied to Sparx28's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that.....but, by already stating that she has ADHD, or thinking she does, then you have to take the next step and seek to treat it/deal with it properly, if you are already recognizing...

  16. Use some class/compassion

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

    I'll beg to differ.......if I read a post that rubs me the wrong way, makes me roll my eyes, etc, it's a HECK of a lot harder to be nice, rather than say what I'm "really" thinking. I think the...

  17. IV Administration problems - Roller clamp vs Pump

    cherrybreeze replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I don't see the pumps as complex.........when you're setting them for simple rehydration, all the other features are irrelevant? Plug in your rate and VTBI and there you go. On a little...

  18. Med/Surg nurses, opinions please on this scenario

    cherrybreeze replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen plenty of both, I'd say more times than not they go straight to the OR, but I also don't know much more than the CT showed a hot appy.......I don't know "how" hot relative to time of...

  19. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    cherrybreeze replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, my sister is the same way as we are (she's not a nurse, but has a fairly good medical knowledge, and what she doesn't know, she asks me :) )..........she always gets REALLY down on herself when...

  20. Reccomend a gender neutral title to replace "Nurse"!

    cherrybreeze replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the term "nurse" is gender-specific........the IDEA of it invokes a female image, as a female-dominated profession, but the word itself is gender-neutral. NOT the same thing as,...

  21. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    cherrybreeze replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    PLEASE don't feel like an idiot. If it helps, I have lost count of how many times I've been in the ER and things turned out to be nothing............a lot of times, though, you DON'T know, and I've...

  22. Scared of Needles??

    cherrybreeze replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have no problems with sticks....until I became a nurse, LOL. That's when I realized just how much drawing blood/IV starts aren't an exact science (yes, many nurses are GREAT at them, but I...

  23. 18 fr salem sump up the nose?!

    cherrybreeze replied to hopefullICUnurse77's topic in General Nursing

    We always use salem sumps for NG's, USUALLY 16's but sometimes 18's. Depends on the drainage. They'll usually place the larger ones in OR, though. Several docs have a protocol for scheduled...

  24. Talking to patients about the health care debate

    cherrybreeze replied to bluesnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with this! i pay a good amount for my health insurance, and i work my orifice off to have/keep it....i don't want to see it taken away, kwim? i have a couple of chronic health conditions, so...

  25. seasonal birth control pill- only 4 periods a year? healthy

    cherrybreeze replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

    I have used this method (with a pill pack "designed" for it or not, and also with the NuvaRing) for years due to debilitating periods also.....endometriosis and interstitial cystitis. I don't suffer...