cherrybreeze

cherrybreeze ADN, RN

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  1. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    cherrybreeze replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I find it disturbing, actually, if that is the "automatic" designation. I didn't look farther to see how/if they define "significant" other. What happens when a patient has, say.......more than one...

  2. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    cherrybreeze replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    First bolded sentence......I did NOT say that. I asked about that specifically because it's the most common, oldest type of "marriage." Nothing more. Second bolded sentence....I don't feel the...

  3. Fired - what do you think...

    cherrybreeze replied to LoveBeingAnRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I read correctly, the OP used a different type of alarm, since there were no alarms of the resident's usual type were available. It was not the seatbelt that was not functioning, it was the...

  4. Should Alzheimers Clients have the right to REFUSE medication ?

    cherrybreeze replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Bolding is mine. This is the rub, though......it sure seems we all can agree on the fact that technically, no, they "can't" refuse if they don't comprehend/understand what that means. It's all right...

  5. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    cherrybreeze replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I am not personally speaking to the HIPAA/privacy issue. If the patient is awake, alert, and able to make a decision as to who gets info, then no, it doesn't matter if they are married to their SO or...

  6. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    cherrybreeze replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Preferred by whom, exactly? Especially to the point of crossing out terms and replacing it with this? Ambiguity is the PROBLEM. You NEED to know if that person is legally connected to the patient or...

  7. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    cherrybreeze replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't make sense. So, the patient is in surgery, and something more needs to be done (for example). You are saying that the patient's "significant other" (meaning, boyfriend or girlfriend, if...

  8. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    cherrybreeze replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I think "partner" is too vague. "Husband," "wife," or "spouse" implies the legal right to information, etc., if the patient is unable to ask questions or receive information (next of kin). Someone...

  9. Have a question for all nurses.

    cherrybreeze replied to tra10's topic in General Nursing

    I would also say do NOT talk to her directly. I don't think it serves any purpose here. This is the type of issue management needs to examine, that's their job. What you need to be able to present...

  10. They won't stop calling me!

    cherrybreeze replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I'll take the name change under advisement. :) Cherrybreeze is my absolute favorite dessert, though, so it'd be hard to get rid of.... I agree, sometimes hearing someone else say it is what you...

  11. When "The Calling" wears off?

    cherrybreeze replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Over the years, I have found that my passion for nursing has come and gone, also. Having it return wasn't always due to a big "happening," either....one really good day/experience could be enough to...

  12. They won't stop calling me!

    cherrybreeze replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    Also, how "exhausted" the OP is or not from working weekends is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT. It's not about being exhausted. It's about being able to work the hours she was hired for, and those hours...

  13. They won't stop calling me!

    cherrybreeze replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    This is kind of a...."backwards" apology, since it then goes on to acknowledge that not everyone has the same "view" (read: loving the profession, etc). So, anyone who DOESN'T come in whenever asked,...

  14. No creativity in nursing? Hah!

    cherrybreeze replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    This probably won't sound very original, but at the time, no one else thought of it, and it sure did the trick! Post op patient, abdominal surgery...midline incision. Oozing quite a bit, enough to...

  15. Used as a job reference.

    cherrybreeze replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Several people have said this....and this is the response you would give if you are working in HR and you get that call. When someone uses your name specifically, that's a whole other thing. That's...

  16. Patients should ALL be swabbed tested for HIV

    cherrybreeze replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Bad taste indeed. Shame on her. It might have seemed right to her, but it wasn't right (as we know). How must that patient have felt, too? There is no risk from touching the same pen he touched,...

  17. Question about CMA (Certified Medical Assistants)!!!!

    cherrybreeze replied to GlaMoUr_GirL's topic in General Nursing

    ECG, phlebotomy, and radiology aren't really "nursing skills." Different areas of nursing obviously have different nursing duties, but in my 10 years as an RN, I never performed any of these: ECG's...

  18. New grad here. If I got cancelled for a shift do I need to make up the hours lost?

    cherrybreeze replied to mnf4ever's topic in General Nursing

    It will definitely vary from facility to facility, so ask HR. Where I worked, you could take PTO or something called OWB (Off With Benefits). That meant that you didn't get paid for those hours, but...

  19. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    cherrybreeze replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    I highly doubt you can have them sign something like that. Sadly, they CAN refuse cares, unless there is a court order for these cares to be done despite the parents' objections. You can think all...

  20. What color Littman Classic II SE stethoscope do you have?

    cherrybreeze replied to KGMM's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I must have worked on a good unit, because I would tend to leave mine lying on the desk at the nurses' station, and it didn't disappear....once in a while I would have a night that I couldn't find it...

  21. 4th day on the floor and.....

    cherrybreeze replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course the best bet is to report. That goes without saying. "Taking meds" likely won't be necessary, though. They will test the patient for bloodborne illness. If meds are required, of course...

  22. white underwear under white scrub bottoms?

    cherrybreeze replied to ashleymarie23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If you wear nude colored underwear, and they are not visible, I can't see them "checking" you. I would tell them that it's an invasion of privacy, anyway.......as long as you're not wearing something...

  23. 4th day on the floor and.....

    cherrybreeze replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    Even if the patient is a drug abuser, the odds are STILL in the OP's favor. I can't remember the numbers exactly, but there is still a LESS THAN 1% chance of contracting an illness from someone KNOWN...

  24. white underwear under white scrub bottoms?

    cherrybreeze replied to ashleymarie23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    How can your school mandate the color of your undergarments, beyond stating that they cannot be visible through your pants? Is someone really going to check to see if they're flesh colored? That is...

  25. permitting a patient to urinate in bed versus holding it in

    cherrybreeze replied to dseltzer's topic in General Nursing

    There is a BIG difference between telling a patient TO wet themselves, vs. telling them that if they can't hold it any longer, it's OK to (that you won't "be mad," etc....patients are afraid of this,...