ERnurse07

ERnurse07 specializes in ER, Surgery, Community, Geriatrics.

Latest Activity

1. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   ERnurse07 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hi to you both and thanks for the replies - Krissy I also had PTSD many years ago and thankfully I was able to over come that challenge - pyschotherapy works if you have the right therapist - that can...

2. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   ERnurse07 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I am also a nurse who has bipolar II disorder - my challenge is keeping a job - and I wonder if anyone else has had this difficulty - I find I do really well - then I have a mood episode at work...

3. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   ERnurse07 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hello everyone - well I will share with you my illness - I have clinical depression and I think there may be hypomania involved - I take Effexor XR OD and jsut this week I had to increase the dose...

4. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   ERnurse07 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Wow - it seems like I have stumbled across a place where I will not feel so alone - I am so glad to know there are other nurses out there who have been through this frustration and difficulty!!! I...

5. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

   ERnurse07 replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

   Great idea - think I will email Larry King about how Canadian nurses wnat to help and that we are being turned away because of licencing - I also read on one of the US websites that nurses going to...

6. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

   ERnurse07 replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

   I am also a Canadian nurse interested in helping if I can - if anyone knows of a group of Canadian nurses going down to help please let me know. Glascow...I cannot imagine what you are dealing with...

7. Ever had a paranormal experience while working as a nurse?

   ERnurse07 replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   One on nights another nurse and I went for a walk to an old part of the hosptial - we ended up in the old nursery/maternity floor. It was really creepy and all the hairs stood up on my neck as soon...

8. Governments need to learn our value

   ERnurse07 replied to ERnurse07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I am currently practicing as a RPN and I am in school for my RN/BScN - my plans are to travel nurse to Florida or Texas during the winters since I am a winter hater :chuckle So the issues will affect...

9. Governments need to learn our value

   ERnurse07 replied to ERnurse07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Thank-you for your suggestions dynamite :) I will have a look - does it apply to Canadian's as well? thanks!

10. Governments need to learn our value

    ERnurse07 replied to ERnurse07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Really sad isn't it? To know that people do value us - but we do not see the monetary value - I think the same for police officers, paramedics and firefighters - honestly when you see the fat cats...

11. New York Times: Robots can replace nurses!

    ERnurse07 replied to lapappey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is obscene - I know what I would like to do with that surgeon :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire He is likely one of those surgeons that has a hissy fit in the OR

12. Governments need to learn our value

    ERnurse07 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hi everyone, I started reading a book last night about Canadian nurses in various areas of clinical practice and I began to think about how much we do - the author started by saying how nurses are...

13. British nurse asking about the difference between a RN and RPN...

    ERnurse07 replied to higgy1's topic in International Nursing

    I am in the process of getting my BScN and I am a RPN - you need to have your 4 year degree in order to write the National RN exam in Ontario. RPN's are able to to look after patient's that are...

14. Nasty clinical instructors

    ERnurse07 posted a topic in General Students

    :angryfire Hey everyone, I am a mature student RN/BScN - One of the young ladies in my clinical group from last semester had a horrible day in clinical today - she is a smart girl and nice too - today...

15. Nasty clinical instructors

    ERnurse07 replied to ERnurse07's topic in General Students

    :angryfire Hey everyone, I am a mature student RN/BScN - One of the young ladies in my clinical group from last semester had a horrible day in clinical today - she is a smart girl and nice too - today...