Lysa

Lysa

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  1. Does your floor have an RN to patient ratio?

    I would love to just have five patients. A typical day could be anywhere from six to eight to start. However, I saw myself go through 14 pts. one day. Don't ask me what any of their names were!
  2. saskatchewan wages

    possibly saskatoon. where are you?
  3. saskatchewan wages

    Can anyone tell me what the pay scale is like for saskatchewan nurses? thanks
  4. Professional in scrubs?

    I don't think it makes a difference what color you wear...it dosn't change the care you give to your pts. At our hospital, they want all nurses to be in white by the year 2005. I have alot of uniforms that are colorful and will still be wearable by...
  5. wages

    give me an example..
  6. wages

    What do nurses make in the US?
  7. nasogastric tubes

    It's all gross! Funny story...A student was giving me a report at the end of her shift and she was describing the ng output..she said it was pinkish..cause for concern...indeed until I found out that the NPO pt snuck a cherry popsicle!!
  8. RN's removing surgical drains

    Canadian nurse...I remove it all too. It is a nursing task that we were all tought how to do. If you are unsure, review your policy and procedure manual
  9. All I can say is I thought I had it bad!! This is very unsafe practice! Think about your licence! So you fill out professional practice reports when this happens? what about your union?
  10. JP drains

    I'm from New Brunswick, Canada. Yes we remove JPratts,Hemovacs, Central Lines and Epidurals. The only thing we havn't been delegated to remove are chesttubes...but who knows..one more thing for a doc to dump on us!
  11. Epidural & post-op pain management

    On my unit we have a step down unit with three beds and one nurse. This is where our epidural pts go post-op. They are monitered here for at least the first 24 hrs. VS are as follows: post-op-B/P, P, R, and T, sedation level, SpO2 q 1h x8h then B/...
  12. nurse-patient ratio

    We have two LPNs for the entire floor on days and one LPN on nights!!!
  13. nurse-patient ratio

    I work on a 33 bed surgical unit. Many times I've gone through up to 14 patients (considering discharges and admits). These pts. include fresh post-ops, epis, PCAs,hep. drip,ect. The list goes on. There is absolutely no time to talk to the pts. on...
  14. How often do surgeons order a basal rate for PCA?

    by basil rate, do you mean bolus? Usually the patient gets a bolus in the RR then when they come to the unit their PCA is usually set for 1-2mg of morphine q 5-6min depending on the anethetist. However, a PCA is never used for a lap chole or lap ap...