Chimio

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1. Handled this situation wrong??

   Chimio replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

   There is always or two on call during the evening for all of the hospital for any kind of emergency.

2. Handled this situation wrong??

   Chimio replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

   When you say RT is that for respiratory therapist? That would make a lot of sense. I think I'm going to review this situation with my clinical instructor tomorrow when I meet with her, to see as a student, all the interventions that I could have done...

3. Two really different creat results?

   Chimio replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for your answer! I would never thought of this and I can connect more dots in this patient's clinical situation!

4. Two really different creat results?

   Chimio replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

   Around 100 from what I can remember

5. Two really different creat results?

   Chimio posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone, so I had a patient in clinicals who had a prostatectomy and after the surgery he had two Jackson-pratt drains. There was an order for creat labs from the blood of the left and the right drain so we sent the 2 distinct samples to the l...

6. SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

   Chimio replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

   Since I am still a student I don't think it is possible, but this summer if the hospital hires me, that could be really helpful indeed!

7. SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

   Chimio replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

   Wow that actually helps a lot! I'm starting a new med-surg rotation tomorrow and we will probably have to do a lot of these techniques so I'm definetely stressed out, just hoping I can finally get my first IV!

8. SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

   Chimio posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, im writing here because I'm a bit discouraged. im in my last year of a third year program. And I SUCK at everything related to veins! In total, I had 5 opportunities to draw blood and start IV's. And every single time I missed the vein a...

9. What do you check before a patient's discharge ?

   Chimio replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for your answer!! It really gives me a better idea of what to do!:)

10. What do you check before a patient's discharge ?

    Chimio posted a topic in General Nursing

    This may be a dumb question, but I am in my last year of nursing school and we were never really taught this. It's normal, since it is mostly about judgement but I was wondering (in general) what experienced RN were doing before allowing a patient t...

11. Never been so stressed out???

    Chimio replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry too much about it!

12. Feeling devastated:(

    Chimio posted a topic in CNA/MA

    Hi everyone! I previously made a topic about my new LTC job about a month and a half ago, and I must say, everything was going perfectly and I love it so much. I only got good comments on my evaluations about how well I work, how great I am with resi...

13. First day was tough:(

    Chimio replied to Chimio's topic in CNA/MA

    Thanks for taking time to answer!! Actually the lady of the bath that didn't go really well really likes me now and I consider her an easy patient! :) I'm already faster and the nurse in charge told me today she only had good comments (except that I'...

14. First day was tough:(

    Chimio posted a topic in CNA/MA

    Hi everyone! I am a nursing student and today was my first day as a CNA in LTC, but it didn't went really well. I got on the floor and asked a very sweet nurse for some advice about my patients. She answered my question very well and even gave me the...

15. I am not a leader.

    Chimio posted a topic in General Students

    I decided to post here because I am encountering a problem. I'm 18 years old, I live in Quebec and here, the nursing program is 3 years long. I am in my second year of this program. This morning, I received my clinical evaluation and I must say, I al...