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1. Advice about BC?!

   pugmum replied to bubbles30's topic in International

   If you decide not to go with the Vancouver Costal Health Authority, try Fraser Health. It covers 12 hospitals from Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, to Surrey, Delta, White Rock, and Langley, and further east into the Fraser Valley -...

2. nursing a calling?

   pugmum replied to hTx87's topic in General Nursing

   I don't really see nursing as a calling, because for me, the word "calling" has a religious connotation - and please note, I mean for me, because it may not be seen as this by other people. When I decided to become a nurse, it was more of a "drive" t...

3. This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

   pugmum replied to kimmyz's topic in General Nursing

   Kimmy, keep that glass half full attitude...keep using this site to learn, to question, and to communicate with other nurses, and even to vent when you need to. I think you will find that the postives far outweigh the negatives! :)

4. Where are you from?

   pugmum replied to noworries's topic in Canada

   Holy smoke! We're probably neighbours! PM me!

5. Please Chime In....

   pugmum replied to smelltheroses's topic in Career Support

   True, true, TRUE! The one time I nearly hit the deck was after I poked my thumb with a staple...what a wimp to turn pale and woozy! And I've been an ER nurse for years!

6. I'm pregnant and starting a new job, do I tell my employer???

   pugmum replied to RNTX2002's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with Steph on this one. If they want you, they'll hire you, pregnant or not. If they just want a body to fill a spot, you will find out pretty quick...and it may not be a place where you want to work. A unit that respects employees takes preg...

7. The Third Way is dead... sort of

   pugmum replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in International

   have to agree...I hope we have heard the last of it! Much as our current system is not perfect, its still tried and true! The lack of details/plans were major cause of discomfort...

8. UK RN needs advice/wise words

   pugmum replied to higgy1's topic in International

   Hi there, Just saw this thread...To answer your question is difficult...Fraser Health is a large health authority, divided into 3 regions with 4 hospitals in each. Fraser North - Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, Burnaby General in Burnab...

9. Diluting IV push

   pugmum replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

   It wouldn't hurt to ask your preceptor the rationale for not diluting the med, even though it is recommended in your drug book (not in a challenging way). Perhaps there are hospital guidelines regarding the dilution of meds that you have not yet had ...

10. How to call a code?

    pugmum replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    Once an arrest is identified, the code button on the wall above the pts. bed is pushed, and the alarm rings at the station...the unit clerk phones a number that is connected to the overhead paging system, and a code is called hospital wide which aler...

11. Douglas/langara/kwantlen/---help

    pugmum replied to JudeChow's topic in International

    No, not true....a regular program.

12. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    pugmum replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Psych nurses are absolutely "real" nurses in the same way that ICU nurses are nurses, and the same for ER, med-surg, L/D nurses etc. I know that there are still some nurses out there that believe that if you aren't working in an acute/critical care a...

13. RN Scrubs

    pugmum replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at now has no dress code, wear any color and any style...unfortunately, we have a couple of nurses who take this literally and look like they are wearing pyjamas....They get this wounded look if you say anything and say "What are ...

14. Most easy job in Nursing?

    pugmum replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    What area of area of Canada are you referring to? In BC, despite the shortage, we need to at least be enrolled in a master's program to be instructing RN students, its hardly "pretty easy", and last I checked the salary was nowhere close! Can you tel...

15. Atheist or Agnostic?

    pugmum replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    It will depend on you. If you treat your co-workers respectfully and your patients holistically, and you don't try to impose your beliefs on anyone else, I suspect you will feel comfortable in your work setting. Take the same setting, but you announ...