Patience911

Patience911

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About Patience911

Married, 4 children aged 14 to 19

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  1. Starting Oncology position next month.....

    Congratulations Sandra! I worked as an oncology nurse for 9 years, then moved to Emergency 3 years ago. I still work a few shifts in Oncology as a casual nurse but moving to a new area has really made me love my job again. At first, it was very scary...
  2. Mouth Care Protocols

    I have recently been oriented to work as a casual nurse on an inpatient palliative care ward. Many of our patients suffer from dry mouth and I am wondering if any hospice nurses would like to share what their agency's mouth care protocols are. I am f...
  3. saskatchewan nursing?

    Hello MarieClaire, There is a great demand for nurses in the city and you really have your choice of where you want to work, be it community, acute or long term care. The health region has been converted into a health district which makes one departm...
  4. how many of you are mom's also

    When I went to Nursing School, my 4 children were 5, 4, 2 and 1. I used to take the bus to class and my oldest daughter would ride with me part way to her kindergarten. I took a 2 year diploma course and graduated 10 years ago. It was tough at times ...
  5. Survived my 2nd week in the ER!

    Just wanted to say hi and thanks to those who answered my silly questions. I have just finished my second week of orientation to the ER. Haven't killed anyone yet and the Ecg's are actually starting to make sense. I think my biggest challenge is goin...
  6. How do you deal with doctors

    Best of all...try to encourage your facility to adopt a zero tolerance policy on harassment and abuse. Our's did a few years ago and we don't have this problem any more:D
  7. How do you deal with doctors

    As the Doctor is throwing his temper tantrum, I like to reach into the desk drawer and pull out my Groucho Marx glasses and calmly put them on....nodding from time to time. Once he realizes what I have done, I tell him he looks pretty silly too. Got ...
  8. More Thoughts... on Family Life

    :roll Let me guess Betts....yer a MOM!!!! I especially love the teenager one...am currently living with 4 in the house now. Yep...you guessed it...I'm certifiable....must be why I picked Nursing as a career:D
  9. Help! The "Life" of a Nursing Manager?

    At the facility where I work, very few nurse managers will come in to cover for staff shortages. I suspect it is for the reasons you mention...no compensation. We too have nursing supervisor coverage 24/7 who are supposed to fill in when staff is sho...
  10. question for the oncology nurses

    Hello again:) It sounds as if the patients you are getting definitely have some issues with control, hense the frequent calls for things they could probably do for themselves. Another thing that may be occuring is what I call "displacement anxiety"....
  11. I'm still SCREAMING mad...and SAD....

    Hey Cindy. Hang in there girl! There is definitely a nursing shortage...world wide and felt in Saskatchewan. One of the reasons you are having problems is that when the federal government started cutting transfer payments to the provinces, they not o...
  12. Nurses and their sense of humour

    I am curious if anyone has any insight into the type of humour that seems to exist among nurses. We have had a number of discussions at work and there seems to be quite a variety of opinions about nurses and their sense of humour. Some of my co worke...
  13. saskatchewan nursing?

    Hello all, I work in Saskatoon and think it's a nice little city to work in. Joshua is very accurate in his description of the workplace situation in this province. One new item of some interest is that the Union here signed a tentative agreement whi...
  14. Thinking of transferring to ER

    Thanks for the encouragement! I do have another question concerning ECG interpretation courses. Do they have any online that you know of. I still have my old text from nursing school but it is a bit out of date. About the only thing I can remember ab...
  15. question for the oncology nurses

    All terminal patients, whether they have cancer, copd,renal failure, liver failure, etc can be demanding and require alot of care. Usually they are very weak and need assisstance with everything. Psychologically, they can be very angry and try very m...