flyingchange

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

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1. Seeking Advice - NP program

   flyingchange replied to SanahRajk's topic in Canada

   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...

2. Any MPH students out there?

   flyingchange replied to flyingchange's topic in Post Graduate Students

   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,...

3. Looking for work in Alberta? Don't give up...

   flyingchange replied to youngblood19's topic in Canada

   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...

4. Any MPH students out there?

   flyingchange posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

   I'm starting in Fall 2014 at University of Alberta. Is there anyone else out there, Canadian or

5. Removing a ring with O2 mask strap

   flyingchange posted a topic in Emergency

   Saw this going around FB and it's quite clever!

6. Butterfly Injections

   flyingchange replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

   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...

7. Nurse Practitioner specializing in Trauma/Emergency?

   flyingchange replied to alkatize's topic in Canada

   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...

8. Iv mag or k+ which do I hang first?

   flyingchange replied to JenniferG rN's topic in Emergency

   According to Lexicomp, these are compatible, and there are no warnings against infusing concomitantly - is there any reason you couldn't run them

9. Alberta Cuts Nursing Jobs and to "Restructure Health Care"

   flyingchange replied to loshki's topic in Canada

   Already have my grad school application in for 2014, and it's not in

10. Where to start?

    flyingchange replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Research

    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...

11. Need advice! Private clinic nursing..

    flyingchange replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    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...

12. AHS Media Campaign

    flyingchange replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    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

13. Health Superboards: do they work?

    flyingchange replied to studentchar's topic in Canada

    Well said

14. Moving from ICU to research?

    flyingchange replied to Deetail's topic in 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...

15. Can a new BSN grad w/research experience get a research nurse job?

    flyingchange replied to troop949's topic in Research

    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...