We raised a lot of money in 2 ways: 1.We asked musicians- singers, bands etc to volunteer to peform around an outdoor gathering place on campus(the reflecting pool). A lot of students ate lunch there in good weather. We then passed the hat and accept...
canuckeh! replied to peace_solace's topic in General Nursing
You will be better able to control your own symptoms over time. A surgeon taught me a great trick for inserting NG's. Along with all the other tips about sitting up, head bent slightly forward, sip water if able- ask the patient to keep their eyes op...
It might be worth your time to do a search on previous threads re plantar fasciitis. Rather than focussing on shoes as the solution to your problem, it would be wise to look into the cause of the pain and correct it. Often, we have tight calf muscles...
canuckeh! replied to isobel's topic in International
A previous poster gave you the correct information re contacting the CRNBC. Their website is My understanding is that UK nurses often lack education in psychiatry, and pediatrics or maternity. I have heard that there is an initiative wherein you can...
canuckeh! replied to higgy1's topic in International
If you have no desire to live in a big city why not consider something more in the interior of BC? The lower mainland is actually one big city from Vancouver to Abbotsford. If you don't know the streets that delineate the boundary of one city from th...
canuckeh! replied to msweezer's topic in California
If you look at the postings for other jobs you will notice that under "work status" some are per diem, some are full-time, while some are as you have quoted. That means that : 1/2 =half time 2/5=.4 of full time etc etc etc
All needlesticks should be documented and reported. Even if you poke yourself with a sterile needle that has never touched anything, you can be tracking organisms from your skin into the underlying tissues. Each needlestick shuould be screened usin...
This is another advantage of a publically funded, not for profit, publically administered health care system. We can just log in to the Pharmacare website and look up our patients medications, dosages etc.
canuckeh! replied to luvnursingluv's topic in General Nursing
It is very anxiety provoking to have a needle poke of any sort. I cannot answer your question with a reference but our lab told us it was useless to save the needle as they could not do testing on the amount of residue that might be left in or on the...
Have you looked at their website to gather more information? Might help to formulate your questions. Have you worked in the US before? You will want to know if the workforce is unionized, do you have a rotation(schedule)? what would it be like? are y...
"Out of scope " means that the position is not included in the bargaining unit i.e. not a union position. This is because there are duties associated with the job description for this position that belong to management. As far as the salary goes, mos...
The information is on the website of the Department of Health for New York State. On the Department website find menu entitled site contents on right find laws and regulations and then click on title 18 find search box and type in 487.7 f,(resid...
Yes, it does matter what diluent and the amount that you add. Some medications require specific diluents. Also, if you add 10 mls of diluent to the powder in a vial you do not end up with 10 mls as per your calculations. Your volume is just a little...
I worked over 20 years in acute care and never once injured my back. How? I went back to school as a mature student so I had a heightened awareness(as you seem to) of the inherent dangers. Although there will always be totally unpredictable events, i...