RPN_2006 replied to tryingtohaveitall's topic in General Nursing
When replacing the first of two almost empty CBI bags and carrying on casual conversation with the patient, recall that simply inverting the bag before unspiking it will do nothing to stop the second bag from providing you with a cool shower unless y...
RPN_2006 replied to Stray dog's topic in International
Based on my own experience as an RPN returning to school for my rn, I would advise going directly to your goal of rn. As for English not being your first language, this will be a difficulty for you in either program. RPN training is not easy, in fact...
RPN_2006 replied to RPN_2006's topic in International
I will continue to work part time as an rpn as my manager is willing to accomodate my schedule. The university has told me I will not be given any credit for previous nursing courses or experience. My hospital and the RPNAO both offer tuition reimbur...
RPN_2006 replied to RPN_2006's topic in International
Let me clarify. There is a four year Bachelor's of Nursing available here in Windsor, there is no bridge program. Therefore, no recognition for previous nursing courses or experience. I am going back to square one lol.
I graduated Practical Nursing in Windsor Ontario in 2006. Since that time I have worked in home health and a Med-surg unit at the local hospital. I have decided, with the support of my unit manager, to go back for my B.Sc.N in fall 2009. We DO NOT ha...
When I was doing home health I had a young gentleman with an abdominal wound post elective surgery. I cared for him for several weeks, nice enough guy. To my great surprise, after I discharged him, he sent a friend request on Facebook to me. Not want...
In my last semester of nursing school and just weeks before our consolidation, a student was asked to remove an IV. This is a task we had all been checked off on many moons before and the instructor told her to go ahead and d/c it w/o her. Later that...
Thanks for your reply. It is presicely because we never see this tx anymore that I am unsure. "Dr. God" is a vascular surgeon and sees the cl q 4 weeks, which is another two weeks from now. Our ET may have better luck than I did (I hope).