cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. I am GETTING out of hospital work! This is BULL!

    cherrybreeze replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the flu shot would have nothing to do with it, since influenza is an upper respiratory infection and not GI. But anyway. My question is, how did you approach management in regards to going home...

  2. drug testing

    cherrybreeze replied to littlez1's topic in General Nursing

    And rightfully so, if they find the employee was under the influence of anything when the accident occurred. No different than working in a warehouse and driving a forklift and hitting something with...

  3. PEG Residual: risk for aspiration?

    cherrybreeze replied to sjoubert001's topic in General Nursing

    With surgically placed J-tubes, you do not need to check placement; anything else you do, and that includes PEG tubes (they CAN migrate). 10 ml of air should be enough, 30 ml is a lot. Our protocol...

  4. my sister wants to work at the same place as me

    cherrybreeze replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    Are you able to have this conversation with her? I have a twin sister, and we've had "sibling rivalry" issues in certain aspects over the years. We were both CNA's for a time in the past, I became...

  5. drug testing

    cherrybreeze replied to littlez1's topic in General Nursing

    I can't really answer the questions, as I don't use marijuana. I don't see how anyone is willing to put their jobs in jeopardy to do it, either,

  6. This is not my job?!?

    cherrybreeze replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    If I was YOUR nursing instructor, the first thing I would tell YOU is to stop assuming things...as in, that not everyone isn't reading the entire

  7. This is not my job?!?

    cherrybreeze replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    I did read it all, and like I stated in my post, I think that if the second post happened as it was stated, the first post wasn't relevant. The OP doesn't make sense once the second post was added,...

  8. I want to be a nurse but is nursing really that horrible??

    cherrybreeze replied to kgheen09's topic in General Nursing

    There are nurses out there that shouldn't be nurses. We all work with them. There are days that the best nurses, who love nursing, don't like their jobs. There are bad managers, bad coworkers....

  9. Night Shift = Second Class?

    cherrybreeze replied to NewNightShifter's topic in General Nursing

    I have definitely seen it. Where I work they do try, but it doesn't always work. I've seen the attitude that night's "doesn't do anything," or that day shift is "harder." No shift IMO is "harder,"...

  10. This is not my job?!?

    cherrybreeze replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    I read the whole thread too, and I'm confused...in the OP's second post, she said "of COURSE I cleaned it up, it just had to be mopped, etc," whatever, but in reading the original post, that was...

  11. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    cherrybreeze replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Nursing

    You've acknowledged that you understand this part, but I am going to say it again, because I believe that one can never hear it enough: she doesn't truly blame you for her mother's death. She was...

  12. Not taking 0xygen Saturation on patients...???

    cherrybreeze replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure how to multi quote, but I'll hit some of the high points... To the person who said they won't check it for a simple c/o that isn't resp related, I can understand that logic, but that's...

  13. Lovenox injection

    cherrybreeze replied to jpedds's topic in General Nursing

    I hope this doesn't sound bad, bear with me...I'm not being mean, I'm just asking~ Has your wife gone through many procedures in her life? I ask because, while Lovenox shots are notorious for...

  14. Not taking 0xygen Saturation on patients...???

    cherrybreeze replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose that MD's do different things depending on where they are, that area's current practice...ours all want it documented with VS. I think it's a shame that the MD you speak of thinks that if...

  15. Not taking 0xygen Saturation on patients...???

    cherrybreeze replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    We take O2 sats as part of our VS, and they are documented in the same place with them. While yes, there are outward signs that a patient may be low, you don't always see it, it varies greatly from...

  16. Does taking low census look bad?

    cherrybreeze replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    And most likely, you're NOT the only one, even though you seem to think you are. Why ask the question at all, if you're not going to listen to anybody, anyway? I'd rethink your actions before your...

  17. Hourly rounding... I have the time

    cherrybreeze replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    The scripting I can't stand. I have no problem talking up my colleagues, and in fact I always have, WHEN IT'S WARRANTED. I won't lie though! It's the insincerity of everyone saying the same thing...

  18. Does taking low census look bad?

    cherrybreeze replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Most people would rather not be working if given the choice. That goes without saying. If it's as often as you're saying, though, and with your newest posts, I have to say that you're probably NOT...

  19. I'm only 22 years old.

    cherrybreeze replied to oncologynurse77's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, I am not understanding your question/concern. You are an adult (as evidenced by moving in with your boyfriend?). You went to school, you are a nurse, and this is what a nurse does, and...

  20. Does your work call you at 0530?

    cherrybreeze replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work nights anymore, but I was often charge on that shift when I did. There were times that I wouldn't make those 5am calls, and told the house supervisor to do it. Yes, there are some I...

  21. Does taking low census look bad?

    cherrybreeze replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that it's hard to know if they ALL don't care...some might not say they do. We don't have a system for volunteering to be off for that very reason...you get called when it's your turn, and...

  22. Why wouldn't you chart this??

    cherrybreeze replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    This is an old post, but since I came across it, I'm going to comment anyway (who knows, it still may help someone). Whatever the expiration date is on a med, it's the END of that day. So if the date...

  23. advice needed please for new RN

    cherrybreeze replied to tobycoop's topic in General Nursing

    For the death time question, I tell them the truth..."there's no way to know." I tell them what to expect as it gets closer, but qualify that with, patients can hang on longer than you'd expect when...

  24. What Would You Like to Chart if You Can Get Away With It?

    cherrybreeze replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Orders you have to read back, charting you don't. So I would have to guess

  25. Recieving pt report question

    cherrybreeze replied to MuleMarine's topic in General Nursing

    I THINK (without looking it up, sorry) that report is supposed to be RN to RN per JCAHO standards (maybe recommendations, I don't