sm6531

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1. CRNE: book advice

   sm6531 replied to rosetulip's topic in International

   hi! you will find the compedium on cno website. About the other question, i think it is just an updated version. :)

2. Irrigating suprapubic catheters

   sm6531 replied to shannon_LPN's topic in General Nursing

   i agree with amxixi29

3. Aussie CCRN in Portugal!

   sm6531 replied to Darcy 23's topic in International

   hello!! i am a portuguese nurse working in portugal. at the moment i am applying to ontario-canada but if u need something related to nursing in Portugal just ask. where do u plan to work? "ordem dos enfermeiros" will need your certificates and after...

4. CRNE: book advice

   sm6531 replied to rosetulip's topic in International

   Let me tell u my own experience. I'm an IEN and i only had 1 month and a half to study before the exam. I didn't bought any nursing books , only the prep-guide and download CNA Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses (2002) and the compendium of Stand...

5. How strict is/was your nursing school concerning your appearance?

   sm6531 replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

   the same

6. Anyone ever heard of the "International White Heart" symbol?

   sm6531 replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

   For those interested in the white heart. His story: http://www.icn.ch/whiteheart.htm

7. Anyone ever heard of the "International White Heart" symbol?

   sm6531 replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

   hi! yes i heard and they are really relevant. USA(american nurses association)does belong to this federation as well as other 127 countries. It is not an internet organization.The International Council of Nurses was founded in 1899 as a federation o...

8. PAINLESS INJECTIONS

   sm6531 replied to joanne helfer's topic in Research

   hi! this technique is used to distract the patient. with this technique. while u hold the needle with your first and second fingers in an horizontal position, u put the other 3 together(vertical) and slap the area near the injection site and rapidly ...

9. help with requirement 6 for CNO

   sm6531 posted a topic in International

   hi!:nuke: i am a portuguese nurse who has always worked in portugal, but knows how important it is to go abroad and get new experiences. i started my application to CNO a long time ago. i have done this very slowly because i was taking a health psych...

10. What is NS NOT compatible with?

    sm6531 replied to 2blessed2Bstressed's topic in General Nursing

    we always give valium in 10 ml of ns for seizures. had never seen cristals

11. CRNE format for next year exam 2008

    sm6531 replied to doublea08's topic in International

    it's official, you can see it in the cna website.

12. CRNE-Oct result are out!

    sm6531 replied to doughminic's topic in International

    i haven't received my crne exam results. i did it in ontario last october and i'm still waiting here in europe, portugal...for the results... did it got lost on the mail?? i read here that some others had already received the results in ontario, so i...

13. doing CRNE in october 2007

    sm6531 replied to sm6531's topic in International

    I'll be doing it in Ontario (still don't know if it's going to be in london city-1ºchoise or toronto city-2ºchoise).I'll be advised 3 weeks before. did you get the crne prep guide and the blueprint?How are you studying?

14. doing CRNE in october 2007

    sm6531 posted a topic in International

    hi! i'm a portuguese nurse and i'm doing the examination in this october.maybe in london/ontario. anywhone out there is doing this one too? i graduated in 2002 in portugal, and now i'm studying all over again plus learning canadian nursing. so much ...

15. IV Haldol?

    sm6531 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Medications

    I always give Haldol IV, as prescribed by the MD. In our vials is written IV or IM (the same to 2mg or 5mg). Never used it as IM. never seen it prescribed as IM. Never had problems. Hi! First time here.