shellsincanada

shellsincanada has 15 years experience.

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1. TRAITOR: Get Out of Nursing!

   shellsincanada replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

   There was a neat story in Tending Lives by Echo Heron about a set nurse. Didn't sound like a fun type of work at all.

2. Wound Care--"It itches!" Patient scratches around wound

   shellsincanada replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes with a tape allergy I have found success with bordering the area with tegasorb or duoderm then the tape can stick to that instead

3. What would you have done?

   shellsincanada replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

   you seem to think you have control over this thread and what you have out there in the internet. You don't. Allnurses is a great forum, but by merely asking to have the thread removed doesn't mean it will be. I think you need to realize what you put ...

4. What would you have done?

   shellsincanada replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

   oh and also if the fact that you may have revealed this person's identity doesn't scare you - think about how you have also revealed WHO you are in terms of if your hospital/board of nursing could figure out who is posting this info( you say you are ...

5. What would you have done?

   shellsincanada replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is quite possible that they would know who it was. Sure there may be 1000's of people who are in the same high profile feild, but how many would have been hospitalized recently in your state? how many are from the state you said he was fro...

6. Question about overtime

   shellsincanada replied to strider1500's topic in General Nursing

   I used to LOVE the seven on seven off when I was part time. It rocked to have a whole week off every couple of weeks. I know as it is now I do 7 in a row when I have to do my weekends. I am full time and there is no overtime. It works out to do 7 on...

7. Need advice from nurses please!

   shellsincanada replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

   Sure this may this woman's home and she can smoke in it BUT it would also be my WORKPLACE and I believe I have a expectation of a smoke free workplace. I have no issues of the smoke smells in the house- just if she is smoking while I am present. So ...

8. insulin pens, safety needles, and needsticks

   shellsincanada replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

   They do make this device to remove the needle you dial on. You screw it on the uncapped need and then press a button to eject it. There is a pharmacy that supplies them for us - not sure of the name.

9. Do you get extra work cause your bilingual?

   shellsincanada replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think the net was very widespread when she was in germany ( early 90's) Europe emphasizes langauge more in the schools. It is common to learn not one language in school but 2 or more. It's recognized that this is a global economy and the more...

10. Drug Screen - Alprazolam??

    shellsincanada replied to wyrleygirl1's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an RX for the xanax? Just come clean about it if you do before the test - if it is a legit perscription then you should be ok. half life is the time it takes for 1/2 the med to be eliminated

11. Nurses: what's your Myers-Briggs classification??

    shellsincanada replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    ENFP here

12. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    shellsincanada replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I had to respond to the statement in which an a diploma was considered to be the same as a backyard mechanic. I am quite stunned by the analogy that diploma nurses don't HAVE an education. I suppose I should stay out of this thread until I get ...

13. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    shellsincanada replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Your analogy doesn't really work here. So do you think diploma nurses are the "backyard mechanics"? Or the bsn nurses? The BSN students have the theory but not as much clinical are you saying that they will be the nurses are more likely to learn whi...

14. Status asthmaticus

    shellsincanada replied to tahnz0's topic in General Nursing

    A as well. wikipedia is made up by the users and can be edited by anyone. I love it for a quick look at something- but there can be inaccuracies because of the fact anyone can edit it. One of those things that you have to "consider the source". Coul...

15. Saline soaks in wound care. Sacred cow? More harmful then good?

    shellsincanada replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. I often will apply a saturated 4x4 to the wound. Depends on where it is. Obviously a toe can be put in a bowl of ns but say a wound further up would be sort of difficult of do that;). We sometimes see vinegar soaks. I have one patient who...