cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. Morphine vial dose...HELPP!!!!!

    cherrybreeze replied to Marie1205's topic in General Nursing

    Not that it's entirely relevant to the OP, and not that I'm excusing an error of any sort, but... If they were hooking up a PCA, let's say the morphine is a concentration of 1mg/ml. The Demerol is...

  2. Had to bite my tongue and....

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me, I did. He didn't care to hear it, so I didn't push it (he's....not the easiest to talk to...kind of stubborn, kind of a jerk). Did my best to (yes, nicely) explain how the process works....

  3. Had to bite my tongue and....

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you did. What I also said was I found it ironic based on what I've read here over the years....you haven't been here that long, so I don't think you know what I mean. I'm not fighting about it,...

  4. Which temp is more accurate Oral vs Tympanic??

    cherrybreeze replied to SonorityGenius's topic in General Nursing

    I believe oral temps are more accurate. I know for me personally, tympanic readings ALWAYS run high....I have a temp of at least 100 at all times, according to them (no matter how/when I use them),...

  5. Had to bite my tongue and....

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    All I'll say is that you completely missed the

  6. Are mittens a restraint at your facility?

    cherrybreeze replied to in2ICU's topic in General Nursing

    Where I've worked, they were considered restraints, if two were on for sure. The patient cannot remove them if they are on both hands, and that is the reason

  7. Had to bite my tongue and....

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand what you are saying, and I don't mean that I wouldn't want someone to chase their dreams....it's more that their idea of the path to get there is unrealistic/impossible. They...

  8. Had to bite my tongue and....

    cherrybreeze replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I feel exactly the same way. If I go back to college, I will change careers completely. Sad to say it, but it is what it

  9. Funniest Patient Lie.....

    cherrybreeze replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of a FF we used to get. Came in frequently for weird stuff, all in the pursuit of pain meds (this was well-documented; and he'd been booted from 2 pain clinics....I never make that...

  10. How do you deal with an ignorant co-worker? Humble me with your advice, nurses!

    cherrybreeze replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    First bolded statement: these are not "other peoples' expectations of you"....these are YOUR expectations of other peoples' expectations of you. See the difference? You assume that's how everyone...

  11. Would you call?

    cherrybreeze replied to aellisrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the same boat today. Interviewed on Tuesday, was told that they were going to have decisions made, and wanted/needed to have positions offered and accepted by today. The interview went...

  12. Kindly disspell these rumors about Kaiser

    cherrybreeze replied to mikeworksRN's topic in California Nursing

    I assume it's not okay to discuss specific companies here. Just my

  13. WTH kind of question is that

    cherrybreeze replied to johnny depp23's topic in Nursing Humor

    How does having a topic moved to a more appropriate sub-forum mean that someone "hates" you? It was not an appropriate posted wherever it was posted. Who wrote it doesn't mean a

  14. Do you hate doctors?

    cherrybreeze replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in General Students

    I was thinking that same thing when I read the post. Hate is a VERY strong word. Someone has to do an awful lot worse than try to take my chair in the lunchroom to make me *hate* them. There are...

  15. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    cherrybreeze replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Therein lies the problem. It sounds like it would/should be easy in theory. However, a code is chaotic. It would be IMMENSELY more difficult if someone has no knowledge of the meds, dosages,...

  16. My nursing judgement call.....thoughts?

    cherrybreeze replied to knittingfan283's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what else you think you could have done. He c/o pain, you called the doc, and the brother came out of the room and called you back in....that sounded like it happened pretty quickly, if...

  17. Please help me figure out what happened to my pt

    cherrybreeze replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Just because there was no documented history of CHF doesn't rule it out now. There is always a "first" episode that leads to said diagnosis, and this may have been it. The patient may have had every...

  18. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    cherrybreeze replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe someone has seen my point. Thank

  19. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    cherrybreeze replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    As I said, I do indulge postings by non-nurse members. I'm not saying it's never okay for someone who isn't a nurse to post here....not at all. I more refer to the people that aren't that come back...

  20. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    cherrybreeze replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand this, and do indulge it, BUT....the intention of the site is "nurses talking about nursing" (at least that's what it says on the top of my screen), and if/when too many people come...

  21. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    cherrybreeze replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    This thought occurred to me also, Altra. I debated on posting at all, but in the end I did (obviously). Next time I will probably follow this lead,

  22. this is an amazing case!

    cherrybreeze replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Wish I could "kudos" this post more than once. Hospice is a tremendously beneficial program, that greatly improves the quality of life and dying process, when a patient is terminal. If it's "God's...

  23. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    cherrybreeze replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    When we have codes, the nursing supervisor is the one that records the events. Having non-medical personnel do this seems odd to me, but I guess that's beside the point. You have no idea what that...

  24. Help, am I overreacting or is this normal???

    cherrybreeze replied to spicy1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think saying she's "liable" is a little bit of a stretch....you can't predict a transfusion reaction. As long as she followed the proper guidelines for matching and checking, she didn't do anything...

  25. First patient death at change of shift...feeling like a failure

    cherrybreeze replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Guess we're on the same wavelength...I typed my post before I saw that you wrote this, and addressed it. Hope my thoughts on it