Pepperlady

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  1. What about my pain!?

    Pepperlady replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    We are a small ER and if a code comes in then most of our staff is absorbed into that, no sense bringing in an earache to wait in a bay while the doctor is busy, that just gets them more agitated. I...

  2. What about my pain!?

    Pepperlady replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    I am apologizing for my use of the word "suggest" in my post, I have no idea why I did that or where it comes from!!

  3. How often do RNs clean up poop? (thinking about majoring in nursing)

    Pepperlady replied to gwchem's topic in General Nursing

    Just about every day I deal with poop or vomit or blood or ....... I guess my one weakness is sputum, I have a really really hard time with gobs of sputum (specially when I accidentally find them with...

  4. What about my pain!?

    Pepperlady replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely that 2 weeks of ear pain with normal vitals is going to be waiting in my ER too and we are not that big. This patient is going to be CTAS 4 or 5 and is going to wait to see a doctor. To...

  5. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    Pepperlady replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    This is off topic, but the various odors from various body areas reminded me of a fellow I had recently. He came into the ER with a large dressing and plastic bags over his foot, said it was painful...

  6. Suture to laceration

    Pepperlady replied to Lacie's topic in Emergency

    While he may not have recieved the treatment you expected or he deserved, I wouldn't make it worse by then waiting follow-up til Monday which may also have a negative impact on the healing. I can't...

  7. What about my pain!?

    Pepperlady replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    Many years ago I was working in an ER at a different facility. I had one man with his child waiting to be seen by the doctor for an ear ache (I think that was it), a code came in and we got him into...

  8. Gifts for nurses

    Pepperlady replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    We always appreciate good chocolate or a fruit basket or a cheese and cracker tray or some nice coffee and tea, bottle of wine ... oh, scratch that last

  9. need MD order for Triple Antibiotic Ointment?

    Pepperlady replied to JCLVN67's topic in General Nursing

    We don't need an order at my

  10. Questions regarding mandated overtime and being "called off"

    Pepperlady posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a Canadian nurse who is hoping to do some travel nursing in the US with a travel company. I know my questions can be directed towards my recruiter but I am asking this to get a bigger picture....

  11. can a nurse refuse to give vaginal cream to a patient?

    Pepperlady replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear God that would be the epitome of the word lazy

  12. Witness to elder abuse at work....

    Pepperlady replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    That daughter should not be allowed to be in her mothers room alone, she should be escorted in and monitored during her

  13. Reducing misuse of Emergency Departments!

    Pepperlady replied to hmccartn's topic in Emergency

    Don't let the thought that "free" healthcare will solve the abuse of the ER. We have a national health plan in Canada (although its not really free as many assume, I do pay for my premiums in BC) and...

  14. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    Pepperlady replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess this may sound terrible, but I don't want every patient to know me as "a person", many times I am just the nurse. I do not like the familiarity that some patients push for and I am not...

  15. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    Pepperlady replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I definitely discussed it with the offender ... although she couldn't figure out why I was so upset as she was "just kidding

  16. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    Pepperlady replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I can just see where that would take things!!!! I am a fairly private person at the best of times so I don't share a great deal with patients. It can be hard to not come off as snooty but I really...

  17. Normal temperatures =)

    Pepperlady replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, happens here too .... "Whats my temperature?" "It's 36.8" "Oh, I thought I felt warm, I DO have a fever!" "No, thats well within the normal range of adult temperatures" "Oh, but I normally run...

  18. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    Pepperlady replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    Pencil in a member Very very very large zucchini in rectum , required surgery for removal it was so large, the girls in ICU baked the surgeon a chocolate zucchini cake to honor his accomplishment. A...

  19. Questions regarding mandated overtime and being "called off"

    Pepperlady replied to Pepperlady's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that meal breaks are one thing our union is really good for, its the facility's responsibility to get us our breaks, so if it looks like we are not going to get them or not going to get them...

  20. ER Nurses- Do You Access Mediports?

    Pepperlady replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I know that in our facility we cannot access any central access device (port-a-cath, tunnelled line etc) from another facility without an x-ray to establish correct placement. If someone presents to...

  21. Not really sure where to post this...

    Pepperlady replied to eku_mommy's topic in General Nursing

    I say do whatever you need to do if nursing is what you have your heart set on. Why stop at writing a letter, can you get an interview with the head of the school (dean, administrator, whatever title...

  22. Questions regarding mandated overtime and being "called off"

    Pepperlady replied to Pepperlady's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the feedback, gives me some good solid ideas to go to the recruiter with. I realize that things have changed since I was last in the US for work. I did really enjoy getting some...

  23. Verbose coworkers about their patients

    Pepperlady replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL ... I work with an RN who talks non-stop all shift, and I would say it was venting except that every sentence starts with "I", I have often thought that if she was not allowed to start a sentence...

  24. can anyone give advice on sata?

    Pepperlady replied to culpepper1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is great, I reviewed the Saunders quizzes using this approach to the SATA questions and did much better, whether its because I actually knew the information or because its an approach that works...

  25. Questions regarding mandated overtime and being "called off"

    Pepperlady replied to Pepperlady's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a travel company in 2001/2002 (before the whole VisaScreen process which is another story) and I don't recall ever having it come up as an issue on the unit I worked on. However it is...