b2sai

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1. How much does a bag of fluids cost?

   b2sai replied to kk2021's topic in Uniform/Gear

   $85 bux.. daum.... google up a bag of normal saline and it will cost you $7 bux the most.. im guessing the prof that suggested it got a cut out of the $85 students paid....

2. Can someone teach me about Hep-Locks?

   b2sai replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a Canadian hospital. Heparin Lock and Saline Lock are two different procedures. We usually use Saline lock if we want to cap off a PIV, or any kind of vascular access devices (VAD). Meaning we flush the VAD with 3-10 cc of saline and lock ...

3. camo scrubs.. opinion

   b2sai replied to b2sai's topic in Uniform/Gear

   i work at a toronto hospital.. i wore a top camo scrub.. my manager does not seem to mind. I find it that I only wear the either top camo or bottom camo... but not both.. looks intimidating.. especially if im in the medicine unit.. lots of confused...

4. Bumper stickers you'd like to see...

   b2sai replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Humor

   go ebay, they have lots of those

5. Universal Healthcare

   b2sai replied to Chellyse's topic in Activism

   I support UHC in the US too. I am from Canada, a new grad RN working on a medicine floor. My starting pay is determined by my union, which I think is fair for a RN starting out when compared to other jobs that require a 4 year university degree. Staf...

6. protecting yourself against complaints

   b2sai replied to am4182's topic in Men

   so if I am going to do any nursing task that involves touching the patients private area, e.g. applying cream or giving IM's etc, how would I get a colleague to witness it? Does the colleague stand just outside the curtain while you are doing your nu...

7. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

   b2sai replied to mondkmondk's topic in Humor

   I am a new grad nurse and working for about 3 months now... One of the recurring dreams I had happened twice already while I was sleeping the first one happened during my practicum while the second happened just yesterday.. in both dreams I was in th...

8. What would you do if you had a Clean Utility Supply Room at home?

   b2sai posted a topic in Humor

   Share some crazy or actual ideas you would use supplies and equipment found in the clean utility supply room... IV gravity lines = used to water your plants indoor if you are always busy at work and have no time to take care of your plants... replace...

9. What Nursing Gear do you personally own?

   b2sai replied to Brian's topic in Uniform/Gear

   stethoscope finger pulse oximeter penlight

10. "Must Have" Gear

    b2sai replied to kmm5117's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Littmann stethoscope Mini-O2 sat monitors.. the finger ones... : saves me time from walking back and forth rolling the big O2 sat monitors around when im doing spot checks on my patients... Red, Black pen Mechanical pencil with eraser vented shoes

11. camo scrubs.. opinion

    b2sai replied to b2sai's topic in Uniform/Gear

    im Canadian btw. ive been doing searches on ebay and half of the camo tops there are pink while the rest are blue camo.... have yet to see a camo scrub pants, or better yet, a brown/black camo. with everyone's comments, im guessing nobody got in tr...

12. camo scrubs.. opinion

    b2sai posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

    just wondering what does everyone think of a nurse wearing a camo patterned scrub... either top or pants.. i dont plan on having both together coz that would make me stand out too much... lol.. does it look unprofessional or intimidating to our pati...

13. crne materials

    b2sai replied to nancy36's topic in International

    if you did not have your nursing education in canada, then maybe the CRNE prep course is for you.. It is very different from NCLEX as they are mostly psychosocial questions... I dont have the extra dough to take that course... so im skipping it. i j...