kaiasunshine

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1. Dear Nurses: Please Forgive Me

   kaiasunshine replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

   I'm going to print this off and bring it to my nursing classmates, and to the care home I work at and post it on the staff board on every floor. This needs to be required reading. Thank you so, so much for these words, and I am so sorry for your pain...

2. Drug testing in Canada (Specifically BC)??

   kaiasunshine replied to heymackzzzz's topic in International

   i googled it and came up with this! http://www.parl.gc.ca/content/lop/researchpublications/prb0751-e.htm#acanadian in 2002, the canadian human rights commission’s 1988 policy on alcohol and drug testing was revised to reflect recent jurisprudence. ...

3. Drug Testing At Hospitals

   kaiasunshine replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

   Hey this is a really old topic but an interesting one! I just googled the laws in Canada regarding drug testing in the workplace, out of curiosity, and came up with this link- http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/prb0751-e.htm#acana...

4. Funniest Things Doctors say!

   kaiasunshine replied to RNdiva505's topic in Humor

   This is a hilarious thread! Love it!

5. Level 2 CNA?

   kaiasunshine replied to Quark09's topic in Critical

   Yeah I'm not sure if it's similar everywhere but in BC, care aids can do an additional one-day course that teaches them to pass meds that are already pre-measured in blister packs or pre-filled sealed med bags. The idea of care aids doing all of the ...

6. Possible to pass CNA exams with this book and youtube videos?

   kaiasunshine replied to clubwestpua's topic in General Nursing

   As a care aid working for two years now, I sadly have to agree with all of the other replies. While I understand financial constraints can really get in the way and stop people from being able to take certain programs, honestly I cannot see how readi...

7. You paid HOW MUCH for nursing school??!!

   kaiasunshine replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Students

   In BC, Canada my tuition is about $4000/year not including books! But you could end up with $40 000 in loans by the end if you're using loans to help pay for living expenses while in school...

8. Tips for bed baths with combative patients.

   kaiasunshine replied to bloodlikefire's topic in CNA/MA

   There may not be much you can do, but there may be something! Here's what I would try: Protect privacy and comfort of course...no one wants to lay there naked! You can warm a blanket in the dryer and cover the client with it, then only lift enough of...

9. I hate my job as a certified nursing assistant and want to quit after two weeks!

   kaiasunshine replied to DefaLucy's topic in CNA/MA

   I don't think she lacks empathy, I work in dementia and it is my favorite area of long-term care and there are still days when I get flustered and frustrated when I am unable to give people the care they need due to combative or resistive residents. ...

10. How often do you get sick? More or less often than

    kaiasunshine replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    I work in a long-term care facility and get sick less often than I did before I started working there...but I do tend to eat better now. Sleep is always big for me so I usually sleep 8-9 hours a night, plus I eat lots of fruit and veg and try to stay...

11. Expect to fail at least one nursing course, is this true

    kaiasunshine replied to Bridgettea83's topic in General Students

    I'm starting nursing school in a month (!) and I've already done three of my courses, including anatomy and physiology which is supposedly one of the hardest courses. I studied A LOT. More than I ever expected to for one class. But you know what? I g...

12. ZZZZ's - Time to be honest!

    kaiasunshine replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA and I work casual in long term care, meaning I work all shifts. Generally when I get a few night shifts in a row, I will have been working day shift all that week so it's a very hard transition. There is literally nothing to do between midn...

13. language barrier- weird situation

    kaiasunshine replied to JSlovex2's topic in General Nursing

    I found when I was backpacking in South America (I speak conversational Spanish) that there were a few times when I could get by on my own but was with someone who was fluent and I ended up relying on them at times- even to order something for me in ...

14. donotread

    kaiasunshine posted a topic in International

    /delete, I figured it out!

15. Washing patients akward?

    kaiasunshine replied to cmm4ever's topic in CNA/MA

    For me, the expectation of doing it was FAR more stressful and uncomfortable than actually doing it...when you're actually there with the person (except for maybe the first few times you do it) it's not a big deal at all. Like everyone else has said,...