Pepperlady

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  1. Help Please!!

    Pepperlady replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Emergency

    Our ICU comes and gets report and picks up the patient ... another support person assists with the transfer unless they are too unstable and then either the ER nurse can go or the Clinical...

  2. Different types of residuals...PLEASE HELP I AM LOST

    Pepperlady replied to MommyJoy's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is you are a new grad and I am a grad from many years ago and neither one of us has a clue what "residuals" she was talking about so I figure maybe she wasn't sure what she was asking...

  3. If u were the patient,what type of nurse would you like to have?

    Pepperlady replied to ahmadfaiz1992's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Mr Ian, I get you 100% Personally I want a knowledgable nurse more than I want one to tuck me in and hold my hand. I don't want an overly sympathetic nurse when I descibe my concerns, I want the...

  4. What to do about barrage of questions from families

    Pepperlady replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I can sympathize with you, I think for me personally there are a couple of approaches. First of all, I don't/can't speak to families unless the patient okays it. So if we are in the room I try...

  5. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    Pepperlady replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    Not a complaint, but tonight I asked a lady to remove her jacket so I could do her blood pressure ... its cold here and she had on a big puffy jacket. So she did .... But she was naked underneath it...

  6. questions on versed usage

    Pepperlady replied to J.R.theR.N2b's topic in General Nursing

    We frequently use Versed and Fentanyl together. My last patient cried out during the procedure but 10 minutes later did not recall anything other than me talking to him as he went to sleep. I had a...

  7. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    Pepperlady replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    Fellow decided to do a "JackA**" move (from the movie), filled his mouth with gasoline and lights it on fire as he spits it out..... yeah, we treated his burns. Thats why the movie came with a...

  8. Bad Breath!!

    Pepperlady replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I just tell them. They may not be aware and are able to address the problem, whether it be poor dental hygeine or sinus problems, whatever. I guess I have become more blunt because I deal with...

  9. union hospital wages

    Pepperlady replied to nurseeB's topic in General Nursing

    While unions function differently, my experience with unions is that they determine a starting wage and yearly increments. Find out if your facility starts you off at year one (despite your...

  10. "You take the BUS to work!"

    Pepperlady replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh I know how you feel !! I ride my bike to work, takes about 25 minutes and I ride no matter the weather (or used to anyway) and it got so tiresome having people comment about it. Lots of people...

  11. Unethical Hiring Practices

    Pepperlady replied to sophie12's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital breached thier contract, the OP has a right, as far as I am concerned, to persue legal action against them for breach of

  12. RN s Rotating Pods in Emergency Dept.

    Pepperlady replied to triage1's topic in Emergency

    We are just a small ER but we rotate through all our areas and change with each shift. Today I may have the cardiac/critical care area, tomorrow fast track and then the next day

  13. Curious about your job

    Pepperlady replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the difference where I work is that there is someone assigned specifically to do

  14. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    Pepperlady replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your point is well

  15. What about my pain!?

    Pepperlady replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    But see, an unresponsive ear ache gets my attention, a ranting ear ache (if it is busy) gets my waiting

  16. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    Pepperlady replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, gonna take great exception to that comment. I don't believe being an "A" nurse or a "C" nurse in class gives me any idea of what kind of nurse you are going to be in a clinical. I have seen...

  17. Saunders CD and Mac computers

    Pepperlady replied to Pepperlady's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you. I emailed them asking for a replacement

  18. Saunders CD and Mac computers

    Pepperlady posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did a search on the site for possible resolutions to the issue of the Saunders CD not working on the newer Mac laptops and didn't find anything that I found really answered the issue. The last...

  19. Want out of medical/surgical nursing!!!!

    Pepperlady replied to eriksoln's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Can you take a certificate course in ICU or ER or whatever specialty it is you want to go into?? Thats what I did to move into the ICU, but it may be different where you

  20. Curious about your job

    Pepperlady replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, from the research I have been doing, the only places that I can find that make more than what I currently makre are California and perhaps New Jersey, but only in some instances. That may not...

  21. Rules for the ER (long)

    Pepperlady replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Happy 2009 to all my fellow ER nurses. I truely believe that no one can understand what I do or how I think unless they have walked in my shoes. I continue to laugh my butt off with this thread,...

  22. Curious about your job

    Pepperlady replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I am Canadian so we have union rules .... we are paid for 45 minutes of that too. I find these differences between the US and Canadian nurses quite interesting and while I am looking forward to...

  23. Just Changed Jobs because...

    Pepperlady replied to Vacationtime247's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa, no kidding you changed jobs ..... so how is a place allowed to get to that

  24. Curious about your job

    Pepperlady replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    In my workplace its not an option that the other nurses will not cover me, as I help cover them on their breaks. We each take 3 35 min breaks in a 12 hours shift (on occassion that doesn't work, but...

  25. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    Pepperlady replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My motivation for entering nursing school was definitely not "a calling" or a desire to change the world or bring about world peace, it was to gain a profession, make a living and have some time to...