flyingchange

flyingchange

MPH Student Fall/14, Emergency, Research

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flyingchange has 2+ years experience and specializes in MPH Student Fall/14, Emergency, Research.


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  1. Seeking Advice - NP program

    Food for thought, but if your desired program is for an NP qualified for all-ages, you may not have enough pediatric experience to get in (assuming you work adult med/surg). When I was interested in applying, they were turning away experienced adult ...
  2. Any MPH students out there?

    Hi Crisbiss, I haven't been back on this forum for a while, but I decided on MPH because I really like how diverse everyone's background is. We have lots of physicians, allied health, epidemiologists, environmental health, nutritionists, etc etc in t...
  3. Looking for work in Alberta? Don't give up...

    I would just like to add that AHS is not the only game in town! I work for a major university, get way better benefits, and an excellent schedule with summer holidays and a week at Christmas. What's more is that I am not one of 60+ nurses doing my sa...
  4. Any MPH students out there?

    I'm starting in Fall 2014 at University of Alberta. Is there anyone else out there, Canadian or otherwise?
  5. Removing a ring with O2 mask strap

    Saw this going around FB and it's quite clever! [video=youtube_share;DxoAbK5Pc6w]
  6. Butterfly Injections

    I had a homecare infusion client whose RN wife wanted to give his infusions via butterfly as she was not comfortable with IV catheters. His infusions only lasted for 15-30 minutes. All the research I turned up indicate that butterfly infusions are sa...
  7. Nurse Practitioner specializing in Trauma/Emergency?

    In my ED, there are a few NPs, but their role is to manage chronic disease patients. So there is one who sets up follow-up care for heart disease patients, and another who prescribes IV antibiotics for the IV clinic and decides when they are safe to ...
  8. Iv mag or k+ which do I hang first?

    According to Lexicomp, these are compatible, and there are no warnings against infusing concomitantly - is there any reason you couldn't run them together?
  9. Alberta Cuts Nursing Jobs and to "Restructure Health Care"

    Already have my grad school application in for 2014, and it's not in nursing..
  10. Where to start?

    I would recommend that you work in the specialty where you eventually want to work in research. I'm an emergency RN and I have been working in Emergency Medicine research since January; my experience on the floor has been invaluable. In addition, you...
  11. Need advice! Private clinic nursing..

    I work for a university and a private homecare company. I don't regret leaving AHS for a second. The benefits are way better outside of the union negs, too. I kept my casual position to maintain my seniority, but it's really nice not feeling too worr...
  12. AHS Media Campaign

    I heard the radio ad. They are very disparaging... the whole campaign is baffling! Unless it's to try and justify bringing on more NAs and HCAs in lieu of nurses...?
  13. Health Superboards: do they work?

    Well said Jan!
  14. Moving from ICU to research?

    Research nurses need to be highly organized and very detail oriented (ask me how I know). In life I am a very Type B, but at work I know the status of all my studies, my research patients, and all of their extensive paperwork. Typical ICU nursing exp...
  15. Depends what area you work in. I'm in Emergency Medicine. Several of our studies get me in the heart of the action without TOO much responsibility. I also find working to tight timelines to be very fast-paced. Different strokes!