gaijingal

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1. Can a nurse really travel most places?

   gaijingal replied to Thomas_Spence's topic in International

   Hi there, You'd have to look at each country individually (which you can do on this site) and see what people are saying about particular job markets. It's hard to say generally as healthcare is changing so rapidly, and you have several years of trai...

2. any1 from fraserhealth?

   gaijingal replied to kyatRN's topic in International

   I found the recruiters from Fraser Health somewhat....chilly when I met with them at a career fair. I guess it's a socialized medicine thing. I LOVED the Texas recruiters. But that's neither here nor there...FraserHealth is credible...just a governme...

3. uk rn asking about maple ridge...

   gaijingal replied to higgy1's topic in International

   So strange to see Maple Ridge mentioned! I grew up there, and am reluctantly looking at moving back. As far as commuting, everyone commutes, further than the hospitals you mentioned, but having also lived in Britain, I think you will find the distanc...

4. Tea Causing Vomiting?

   gaijingal replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   Yup. I can't drink tea on an empty stomach either. I assumed it was the tannic acid, because I can drink gallons of coffee, and just get jittery, not nauseated.

5. wearing perfume to work

   gaijingal replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

   If one more person tells me they're wearing "just a bit" I'll scream. I don't care how you put it on, or whether it was eau de toilette or body spray, and neither does my migraine. I recognize that people are free to wear what they want, and I will ...

6. just a thought

   gaijingal replied to fire storm's topic in Male Students

   This subject has recently come up in one of my classes. One of the guys was already spitting mad that a patient MIGHT refuse him as their L&D nurse -- we're in the first term, this is just an idea in his head, not even a reality. Anyhow, it spark...

7. Why are so many of us over weight?

   gaijingal replied to sarahhoughton's topic in General Nursing

   I have to admit, I missed the "I'm not being offensive" caveat. The thing is, I find the offensive people always forget to mention "BTW, I'm being offensive here." It muddies the waters tremendously. Perhaps if you BOLD it next time - especially in c...

8. *!@#$%& flu shot

   gaijingal replied to Shadelyn's topic in General Students

   I am looking for someone to convince me that flu shots are a good idea, and I haven't found anyone yet. The doctor/nurse will tell you they don't hurt, but NO ONE ELSE EVER SAYS THAT. It's all a lottery anyhow. My understanding is they're innoculati...

9. just a thought

   gaijingal replied to fire storm's topic in Male Students

   I would be very uncomfortable with a male L&D nurse or midwife -- as would my fiance(well, once we're married). To be fair, though, this is also true of MD's, and I try to avoid having male doctors. I could be wrong, but I think that a midwife ha...

10. What Gets to You??

    gaijingal replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    >>I still say FEET!!!. My cousin is like this...she's been a nurse for 15 years, but can't cut her own kids' toenails....even nice,clean baby ones. SO WEIRD. Apparently in her practicals, her CI was blown away. She saw my cousin wash a patien...

11. Help me please on this topic!!:selfbonk:

    gaijingal replied to anita2812's topic in General Nursing

    Something to think about: Directives for Human Experimentation NUREMBERG CODE 1. The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/guidelines/nuremberg.html Notice it says human subject, not human "person".....

12. Got to give my first injection today!!!

    gaijingal replied to RNin2007's topic in General Students

    That possiblility had NEVER occurred to me. Thanks so VERY much.:uhoh21:

13. Difficulty/Competitiveness for Admission to RN/BSN programs in the GTA area.

    gaijingal replied to texancanadian's topic in International

    I think York University has a nursing program itself, seperate from the Seneca College one...and possibly a two year program as well (which is brand new this year, so maybe not a safe bet!). But this would be the closest one for you. U of T's program...

14. what shoes do you wear...

    gaijingal replied to blee1's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Right before my clinicals started last month, Nike Shox finally came out in all-white -- with a leather tongue!!!! All the other models have mesh over the top of the foot...regulations don't say anything about that, but if people are going to be blee...

15. ...and a side order of placenta please

    gaijingal replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When my bro was born in 1992, they asked my dad if he wanted the placenta so we could all eat it. This was in west coast suburbia, and we're obviously an all honky/no culture kind of family, so it must not be that esoteric a practice. But to answer y...