cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

Med/Surg

Member
  • Content

    1,405
  • Visitors

    13,656
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    24

All Content by cherrybreeze

  1. Other posters have already stated my sentiment so eloquently that I don't have much to add. As far as the doctor on the phone? He might have said "a couple of hours ago," but he wasn't there...you...
  2. I would mention that you took a job at X facility, but when you interview with Y facility, don't talk about why you want to leave X, talk about why you want to work at Y. Play up THAT part. You've...
  3. Pyxis - The Ultimate Fomite

    I've seen people both rub their fingers on their foreheads and lick their fingers to get Pyxis to pick up their prints. GROSS. I've been standing there, waiting to witness a waste, when they do it,...
  4. Underarm Sweating

    I've heard good things about the Botox treatments for this, but beware. It may "paralyze" the sweat glands in one area of the body, but the result is, another area picks up the slack. So, you may...
  5. Have you ever

    I have, more often than I'd like. You could say that about any profession, though, really.... Hope no one has talked to me and thought
  6. Needlestick Injuries Scaring Me Away From Nursing, HELP! :(

    I was going to say the same thing...I read that sentence and thought, "give me a BREAK." WAY over-dramatic and unnecessary. I stuck myself with a needle once in 10 years, and I did while drawing up a...
  7. I think going in to all of this with a new employer is a BAD idea. True or not, it can reflect poorly....and make it look like the OP just can't handle the job. It's impossible for someone else...
  8. At the risk of alienating the OP and other members, I want to explain why I did what I did there... The negativity in this thread/the OP's post was just SO glaring to me. Now, DON'T GET ME WRONG...I...
  9. Recovering from stabbing now what for LPN

    The clarification doesn't make a lot of sense to me.....maybe I'm just thick. I am hoping what you mean by, "he is better than that" is that functionally, etc, he doesn't require it, as opposed to...
  10. Contagion?

    When I saw the trailer the first time, what I thought was, "Isn't that a book by Robin Cook?" It's been years since I've read it, which means I don't remember it well. Had to do a Google search to...
  11. Please help! NLN pharm test info.

    Why wouldn't your employer be able to offer a link to a practice
  12. I want to call shenanigans!

    My city has one of these.
  13. Missing meds & I'm getting the blame

    This is exactly what I was going to say. If they prove you didn't INGEST them, they may still claim you stole them. It also may be automatically reportable to your BON. If that's the...
  14. failed pre-employment drug screen

    Oh please. Even if that WERE the case (which is a common excuse, I am sure...kind of like the cheating spouse that brings their SO an STD home, and swears up and down they got it from a toilet seat)....
  15. failed pre-employment drug screen

    I find that odd as well. I would think that it would be reportable to the BON if the person's work duties were affected by it. Pre-employment, no work duties yet. There is something we're not being...
  16. RN student and asking about personal meds?

    It's not a HIPAA violation, as several posters have already said, but I DO think it's more information than they need to know. Other than when you have a drug test, I think it should be private....
  17. get ER wait times on your phone ?

    It's not something that easily controlled. If all ER's were utilized how they were meant to be, 30 minutes would be an easier accommodation. When you have a dozen (or dozens of) people show up for...
  18. PICC removal

    I do understand that, I am sensitive to adhesives as well. It does make it more risky though,
  19. PICC removal

    i do not think a comparison between an arm and a tire is relevant or appropriate. different "materials," if you will, plus the workload of a tire is different from the workload of an arm (or chest or...
  20. Scrubs - what do you wear?

    I prefer solids, in pretty muted colors (no pastels or neons for me). Navy, gray, red, dark purple, dark khaki. I wear most with black or navy pants. I also have a set that's chocolate brown, and a...
  21. Why does ICU want to refuse the patient all the time?

    Bolding is mine: Maybe I'm in the minority, but I've never worked with a doc who transferred a patient whose low BP was their BASELINE BP. Pretty obvious that that isn't a concern? What bugs me is,...
  22. THIS is just absolutely ridiculous. It's an OTC med, first of all, and it wasn't given to a PATIENT! THAT I can see them getting upset about. I see it as no different than the other employee just...
  23. Associates Degree in Vocational Nursing?

    I'm surprised there is a program of any type that offers an Associate's Degree in only 16 months. As far as the two years for the ADN (RN), it's more like 2 1/2 (in mine, there were 4 full semesters...
  24. How could there possibly be urine in the tubing that's a day old. If that's the case, it means a) you haven't moved for an entire day and b) you're not putting out NEARLY enough
  25. Patient smokers!!

    Actually, vivid dreams (esp nightmares) ARE a documented side effect of nicotine patches. Cigarettes do not cause that. You also deal with the dreams with Chantix. It can be disturbing. I also...