Pepperlady

Pepperlady

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  1. Moving from Vancouver to Victoria Island

    Pepperlady replied to cristina17uk's topic in International Nursing

    Comox Valley has the larger inpatient psych unit (larger than Cowichan Valley) there is also a 4-5 bed PICU.

  2. The end of C-diff testing??

    Pepperlady replied to medpsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    If the hospital doesn't want to be dinged with a hospital acquired c-diff then they need to ensure proper isolation precautions, not igonore it. What are they going to do when there is an outbreak??...

  3. Hourly Rounding in the ED

    Pepperlady replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    So are you expected to wake a patient and ask them these things?? I mean lots of patients pass the time having a

  4. What is your ED policy in these circumstances

    Pepperlady replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    1. We start the pressors and get a central line as quickly as possible.... as already mentioned dopamine in a peripheral vein can cause problems and needs to be closely monitored for infiltration 2....

  5. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Pepperlady replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My humble apologies, I didn't read all 21 pages. I will be sure not to comment in the

  6. what do you do about phone calls if you could come to work extra on your day off

    Pepperlady replied to olli975's topic in General Nursing

    I often do call back and say a simple "no thank you" ... but I never try to come up with a reason, simply none of their

  7. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Pepperlady replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    So what if you are american born and have a strong accent that people have difficulty understanding?? I have friends in NJ that I have to have repeat themselves regularly . Just

  8. Improper glove use at your local eatery(s)

    Pepperlady replied to dawnsternlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Just last week I saw a visitor in our cafeteria sneeze into the forks and walk away, and it was a good healthy sneeze if you know what I mean .... the cashier and I both looked at each other with a...

  9. what do you do about phone calls if you could come to work extra on your day off

    Pepperlady replied to olli975's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP meant that she didn't get paid at overtime rates when she said she didn't get paid

  10. what do you do about phone calls if you could come to work extra on your day off

    Pepperlady replied to olli975's topic in General Nursing

    Two Words ..... CALL DISPLAY I get called almost every day, sometimes several times a day ..... I check my call display and let the machine get it. If its something I WANT to do then I call back, if...

  11. Improper glove use at your local eatery(s)

    Pepperlady replied to dawnsternlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I was at a local eatery and the fellow serving me made a very big show of washing his hands, placing on his gloves..... then he scratched his head. I pointed it out to him and he said he had only...

  12. Listing GPA on resume?

    Pepperlady replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    Hey is my problem with GPA's. Its only relevant to your school and your class .... because in my school and my class the exams are different, the instruction is different, a crappy instructor who...

  13. White sand like particles in wet stool

    Pepperlady replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    Could be any number of things ....... Something he ate that didn't dissolve due to such a quick transit time through his gut as has been previously mentioned ... pills, food, etc. I have had an...

  14. fellow nurse, small error...what to do?

    Pepperlady replied to BigMar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Goodness, you don't even know what happened but you want to take it to the nurse manager?? I say ask her about it and then mention that it is a subcutaneous injection and not IM. I don't understand...

  15. Speaking of Waste - Trash Wars

    Pepperlady replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Hm, well, we have recycling bins at work so the trash doesn't actually pile up .... and our housekeeper is pretty good at being around when the med garbage is full, or we call because the sharps...

  16. Bed making

    Pepperlady replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Could you not do a little experiment and make the bed in a variety of ways, try lifting someone (staff perhaps) and see how it works? Seeing is sometimes

  17. Preventing Needle sticks

    Pepperlady replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    Shoe condoms !!! Thats what we

  18. I don't get it!?

    Pepperlady replied to mcp-newG09's topic in General Nursing

    Might be off track but I think you could approach it from the nursing shortage view and how that will affect you and your practice in the years to come and with reform will come new positions for...

  19. Canadian nurses working/commuting to the US

    Pepperlady replied to coffeeluvr's topic in General Nursing

    I would think you would have to do the whole Visa thing, applying for a state nursing lisence, writing the NCLEX-R, submitting all your credentials to CGFNS. I might be totally wrong, maybe if you...

  20. Hourly Rounding in the ED

    Pepperlady replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    Oh quit teasing me, I have been dying to put in a request to engineering to install automatic ativan dispensers in each area, just a little spritz into the air via the ventilation system, nothing...

  21. Staffing a unit

    Pepperlady replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of unit, what level of care for the patients??? I don't have an answer for you but providing that information may give someone else a better idea of how to

  22. Travel nursing concerns

    Pepperlady posted a topic in Emergency

    I am a nurse with over 20 years of experience in Critical Care and Emergency. I have always been one to either pick up and move to advance my career or just for the sake of a more interesting job. I...

  23. No Work History

    Pepperlady replied to NewmanFamily6's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a stay at home mom, but in my mind you HAVE held a full time position, if not a paying job. Your family and their needs have required that you assess, prioritize, plan and implement as much...

  24. Travel nursing concerns

    Pepperlady replied to Pepperlady's topic in Emergency

    My concern is not getting a position, thankfully, my travel company has to honor the contract I sign with them, so they cannot terminate me, just as I must honor my contract with them. I was wondering...

  25. Vital signs

    Pepperlady replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

    There is very little that can be determined with the information given but a few inferences could possibly be made What can be said is that the patient is hypotensive, I would be more concerned with...