Cdnbscn

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1. HELP! York/Georgian Collab Program!!!

   Cdnbscn replied to autumnpowers's topic in CA Programs

   The area was never an issue. Campus is safe and I never felt "unsafe" (although I did commute and didn't live on site). Theory is a huge part of the BScN. We had clinical like every other school, every semester. What you get out of it is 50/50. 50% ...

2. Psych Nursing in Canada

   Cdnbscn replied to BGr4ves87's topic in Psychiatric

   I work in Ontario on a mental Health inpatient unit. I was hired without additional credentials but with the expectation that I obtain a certificate in psychiatric nursing during my employment. Experience speaks more than credentials in my neck of th...

3. spit hoods/ spit socks in hospital

   Cdnbscn replied to workingot's topic in Psychiatric

   We have spit hoods. We use them during situations requiring restraints (for spitters) but once the patient has been medicated and restrained they're removed for patient safety. They are never left on under any circumstance and only used when in close...

4. Psych Nurse Expectations

   Cdnbscn replied to FuturePsychN's topic in Psychiatric

   communication is a core skill!!! Know your mental status exams, don't ignore physical complaints but learn to talk to your patients, observe your patients both when they're alone and when they're interacting with others. Not just listening to what th...

5. You Know You're a Psych Nurse When . . . .

   Cdnbscn replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

   You can pinpoint all the potential PDs in your circle of friends/acquaintances

6. Psych nursing is easy

   Cdnbscn replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

   If psych nursing is easy then I'm in the wrong facility!!! I love my job and my patients (most of the time) and while it may not be as "busy" as a medical or surgical unit, it's it own type of specialty. anyone who thinks psych isn't tough has never ...

7. final year nursing pre grad helppp!!!

   Cdnbscn replied to jnurse15's topic in Canada

   I did do a mental health placement during third year and then put in for a mental health placement for my IP. I'm also in Ontario. Feel free to send me a pm if you have any questions.

8. final year nursing pre grad helppp!!!

   Cdnbscn replied to jnurse15's topic in Canada

   It depends on where you want to be when you graduate or whether you're just looking for well rounded skills experience. I chose to do my ip in mental Heath because I knew I wanted to get a job there after graduation. If you want to build a more solid...

9. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

   Cdnbscn replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

   Who the heck would go drinking and dancing in scrubs?!?! í ½í¸‚í ½í¸‚í ½í¸‚ oh my lord!!!!!

10. What is your schedule like? Is mine horrible?

    Cdnbscn replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    4 on, 4 off, 4 on, 5 off.... Repeat and my shifts are LD, LD, LN, LN. It's a new schedule for me so I'm not sure if I like it or not yet :)

11. PRN vs routine pain meds

    Cdnbscn posted a topic in Medications

    I work in a SNF and have a patient who is on long acting pain meds as well as prn narcs which she asks for at routine times. I have asked her doc several times to make these prns routine since her breakthrough prns are "routinely" given (since she re...

12. How old is too old to safely practice?

    Cdnbscn replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

    Deleted because I didn't see which forum this was in

13. How do you Feel about...

    Cdnbscn replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a role as a UCP during nursing school and did the companies medication training program. Some of the girls I worked with were well equipped to be doing this and others, well.... how they managed to pass medication training is beyond me. ...

14. how to write a CV

    Cdnbscn replied to ayo2's topic in Job Hunt

    I was told to write a student nurse CV to create a document of clinical experience which could be shared on top of my resume (employment experience) upon graduation. My student nurse cv lists all clinical placements and experience that may not be app...

15. Seriously?? Small rant.

    Cdnbscn replied to DelaneyB's topic in General Nursing

    Even after I graduated and passed my NCLEX, the letter I got in the mail specifically said you can not use the title RN until you are registered through your regulatory body. I waited until the CNO sent me a letter stating "you are now a registered n...