Spritz

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1. Pharmacology Math

   Spritz replied to mamaof3boys's topic in International

   I use the formula drug ordered drug on hand Ex: 150 mg Demerol s/c Q2-3h prn pain. Amps of 100mg/1ml available 150mg = 1.5 ml of Demerol You will use 2 vials and waste 50mg of Demerol 100mg I always double & trip...

2. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

   Spritz replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   I have to agree. I will correct a patient by saying "This is a brief, not a "diaper"and will further explain that diapers are - as many have mentioned before are for children/toddlers/babies. A brief is a more respectable term - and that is huge to s...

3. After what year can an RN student work as an LPN?

   Spritz replied to newstudentinbc's topic in International

   Here in BC where I work (VIHA), there are student nurses (in the RN program heading into year 3) that can get paid student positions. I am not sure of the parameters around their practice or supervision required. I am an LPN and love it. I know the c...

4. One Union or Two?

   Spritz replied to Spritz's topic in International

   HSA (Hospital Sciences Association) does not want the LPN's. They were approached a few years ago when HEU negotiated a 15% CUT to LPN wages. So those initial LPN's approached BCNU and it has been a work in progress for 3 years. BCNU does good work f...

5. One Union or Two?

   Spritz posted a topic in International

   Currently in BC, the majority of LPN's working in hospitals (and some private facilities) are in the HEU (Hospital Employees Union). This union consists of Support Workers. http://www.heu.org/ LPN's have mixed feeling about HEU in their history both...

6. Tattoo Question

   Spritz replied to IX2L's topic in International

   I think we also need to consider the patients we are caring for. The older more senior population could/can be offended by your ink. I personally have 2 tatts and they are covered (lower back and inside left ankle). There are SOME cultures that see t...

7. Which is best province among the four?

   Spritz replied to nursemich's topic in Canada

   I lived in PEI from 1986-1989 in Summerside - hubby was in the Canadian Airforce. The winters are brutal, the summers OK. Beaches are nice, lobster dinners fantastic (Mother's Day they start). You take a step back in time about 20 yrs - the island wa...

8. Moving from Vancouver to Victoria Island

   Spritz replied to cristina17uk's topic in International

   I work at Saan Pen - we live in Brentwood which is less than 5 minutes from Saan Pen. AND I also work at RJH and for a 0700 shift, I leave my house by 0620, and am parked and on the unit by 0650. Coming home can sometime take 40 minutes depending on ...

9. Moving from Vancouver to Victoria Island

   Spritz replied to cristina17uk's topic in International

   http://www.viha.ca/careers/job_postings/nursing/ That is for the public job postings. Once you are hired - likely casual at first? then you can apply for the internal job postings http://www.viha.ca/careers/internal_opportunities/ for all the other ...

10. Moving from Vancouver to Victoria Island

    Spritz replied to cristina17uk's topic in International

    downtown victoria proper does have people on the streets but nothing like the east end of vancouver. the mild climate brings transients to the west coast. we are on the peninsula and you don't have that homeless quota as the facilities are down town ...

11. 1yr grad IE RN just got news I cant get a job in B.C.

    Spritz replied to Susan to Vanc's topic in International

    Congrats

12. RPN/LPN/RNA all the same???

    Spritz replied to willow2004's topic in Canada

    "We have a long way to go with this in Canada" To add to that comment, each province and then within that province, down to each hospital there are HUGE differences. Example - As an LPN in BC, in my scope, I can hang a bag on NS with KCl - that KCl b...

13. Moving from Vancouver to Victoria Island

    Spritz replied to cristina17uk's topic in International

    I agree with you Pepper. We loved our time in Comox. Two of our 4 children were born in St Joe's. My brother & family live in Black Creek (between Comox and Campbell River) and it is lovely. I didn't like the thermal inversion that sits in the Va...

14. Moving from Vancouver to Victoria Island

    Spritz replied to cristina17uk's topic in International

    We had a fair dump of snow this year but for the most part, normally, Victoria does not get much snow. IF we get snow, it usually melts within a day or two. RJH is having the new 500 bed patient tower built, to open in 2010'ish (so they say). The car...

15. Moving from Vancouver to Victoria Island

    Spritz replied to cristina17uk's topic in International

    Hi CristinaUK - Not wanting to bash the Island as I am an island girl born and raised - but the interior - Kelowna/Penticton area is really nice too - some people feel *trapped* living in Vancouver Island - just an fyi. As I said, born and raised Vic...