lalaxton

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1. Steps of a wet to dry dressing

   lalaxton replied to oxyjen's topic in Wound

   If a doctor writes an order to give a medication that you know is clearly going to harm your patient, are you going to give it? You are responsible for your own practice, regardless of what a physician orders. Contrary to popular belief, physicians c...

2. Canada as a "Stepping Stone" to the US?

   lalaxton replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in International

   I think people suffer from the 'grass is greener syndrome'. They think that the US system is better, higher paid etc. Having worked in both the Canadian and US systems I know that there are pros and cons to both systems and I could not really recomme...

3. license renew and RNAO

   lalaxton replied to liton's topic in International

   Unfortunately kevin, the CNO does require this. One way I've explained it to my employer is to say that you are thinking of doing some work in Ontario on your vacation time (let's say at a summer camp for a few weeks). That is of course if you have e...

4. Nursing in northern communities

   lalaxton replied to betaq's topic in Canada

   Depending on what nursing experience you have I would bone up on those areas you lack. For example, if you have adult ICU experience I'd review my peds assessment and common peds conditions. If you have med/surg experience I'd look over things like A...

5. Are you treated with more dignity now?

   lalaxton replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NP

   My supervisor is the Director of Professional Practice (a nurse). I am employed by the hospital so my physician collegues are not my direct supervisors.

6. "Doctor of Nursing Practice" in Canada?

   lalaxton replied to mrnursing's topic in International

   There is no university in Canada that I have heard of that is considering the DNP or who even recognize it, as far as I know it is only recognized in the US, however there are several who offer a Phd in Nursing.

7. NOOO!!!! Advanced Nursing RESEARCH!?!?!?!?

   lalaxton replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NP

   Yup! I don't think you'll find a program without it. It's one of the core compentencies of an NP.

8. Would you report a physician who was involved in unethical/illegal activities?

   lalaxton replied to ANPFNPGNP's topic in NP

   How about a doc that has his own chelation clinic in an area where there is a large number of seniors? Talk about a lack of evidence! You can't even get through the door without showing your credit card.....

9. How many of us have contracts for our jobs???

   lalaxton replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

   I am also in a hospital setting and did not sign a contract as an employee, however I did negotiate my own salary and benefits to my advantage. Since then the union here grieved my position and won. The top of the union salary scale is lower than my ...

10. license renew and RNAO

    lalaxton replied to liton's topic in International

    Just a note on CNO (licensing body) and RNAO (professional association) and other provinces. In other provinces the Nurses Associations are both the licensing body and the professional association. In Ontario it is separate. There are many benefits ...

11. Applying to NP school in Canada

    lalaxton replied to erinn429's topic in NP

    Actually, I don't know of any NP schools in Ontario that don't have an all NP faculty. Some other provinces may be having difficulty finding enough NP's to teach, due to the relatively small numbers of NP's in their provinces. There are now over 1000...

12. US ADN = Canadian LPN?

    lalaxton replied to berger's topic in International

    Having worked both in Canada and the US I am pretty certain that a US RN would be equivalent to a Canadian RN wether or not you have your ADN or your BSN, the difference may be wether or not you can practice in Canada as an RN with an associates degr...

13. Does Canada (BC) recognize Online RN to BSN Program from US School?

    lalaxton replied to berger's topic in International

    I the university is fully accredited then it probably would, however before starting the program check with the college of Nurses in BC to make sure they do!

14. Hospital NPs: What's your specialty?

    lalaxton replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in NP

    I graduated from an FNP program but have always worked in an inpatient setting. Previously with hospitalists and now in cardiology.

15. Regret Midlevel Position?

    lalaxton replied to sarahrn2be's topic in NP

    No regrets here. And where did you ever get the idea that docs are 'top dogs' in a hospital?? If you want that then go into hospital administration!