nurse_pam

nurse_pam has 14 years experience and specializes in neurosurgery, cardiology, rehab, LTC,.

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1. TN Visa Documentation- need help stat!

   nurse_pam replied to StudentRS's topic in Immigration

   I don't know if this helps but I had to set a date & wrote my NCLEX. Then I had to go the CGFNS website and download all the forms, mail them off to the school, the nursing school, each nursing licensing authority I belonged to--pay the appropria...

2. How easy is it to lose your nursing license?

   nurse_pam replied to Ted D's topic in Career Support

   I call them. They get paid to answer their pagers. They are the ones who have to know about the pt's condition. And when they start to yell... I ask them "I'm sorry...I'm writing this down to put in my nurses notes... are you saying you don't want...

3. Bad new grad experience...Much needed advice!!!

   nurse_pam replied to Hotfornursing's topic in New Nurse

   It is a very different experience going from home care to a facility. There are many things that happen in facilities that they don't teach you in school. A pt load of 8 on an acute floor without any assistance is just crazy. Hopefully, you have a...

4. need guidance in doing my cgfns&nclex

   nurse_pam replied to anandhan's topic in International

   You need to complete an NCLEX prior to getting any american nursing license... and CGFNS visa screen is needed prior to employment as well (It is part of the homeland security crap). You may not have to do the English test for the cgfns. visit the...

5. CRNE Prep Guide..Should a new student get one?

   nurse_pam replied to Dratz's topic in International

   Hi AlbertaRose, I had nursing prep books when I first started nursing school, but most of the time I found them frustrating because I hadn't learned all the things I needed to know to answer the questions correctly. I put them down, and didn't reall...

6. Interventions to deter Attention Seeking Behaviour

   nurse_pam replied to nurse_pam's topic in International

   Thank you Old Gal for your advice, and kind words. I appreciate all of it. Sometimes the best advice, is well worn advice--never fear sounding "Polly-Anna-ish" :wink2:

7. Interventions to deter Attention Seeking Behaviour

   nurse_pam posted a topic in International

   Hi, I'm new in Long Term Care. There is a situation I've encountered in which the call bell is being rang constantly by a resident who is for the most part self sufficient--staff are frustrated that now the resident states that since they "pay" for ...

8. Roll Up The Rim Time

   nurse_pam replied to Fiona59's topic in International

   Did you have any luck at the Timmy's in Espanola or Blind River? I make the drive from the Sault to Manitoulin a couple times a week and stop at these places and NEVER won anything yet! My friend's mom says she thinks there's more winners in the Me...

9. Canadians seek ban on U.S. drug shopping

   nurse_pam replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Very well stated susan! Being Canadian, and being an RN I see how much our own people pay for prescription medications! It's outrageous! I can't believe that the same medication in the U.S. is even more--I thought it would've been the other way ar...

10. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    nurse_pam replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    I do this to have it handy (home care nursing leaves my car looking like an unorganized office) but one very cold January day (I live in Northern Canada) I ran out to get my stethoscope and brought it into the house. It was still bent from hanging o...

11. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

    nurse_pam replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Hi , I'm a home health care RN working in a small city in Canada. We do IV's (gravity, pump, tpn), feeding tubes, pleurex catheters, complicated wound care including burns, ulcers, lacerations, packings, vac-therapy,debridements; general assessments...

12. old skills that we do not use anymore

    nurse_pam replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    A very good answer.

13. Failed NCLEX

    nurse_pam replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear you didn't pass, but I wish you the best of luck for the next time

14. Classified Ads

    nurse_pam replied to nursebedlam's topic in Humor

    funny!!!

15. Where do you nurse?

    nurse_pam replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

    Home Health Care in Canada--we do everything from IV's to wound care to g-tubes/pleurex catheters etc... no blood transfusions or laundry