RikkiLynn

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1. Feeling embarrassed, ask the md a stupid question

   RikkiLynn replied to RobertJo's topic in General Nursing

   You didn’t know, and now you do. So next time you can inform the patient without having to ask. Don’t beat yourself up, the doctor has likely forgotten all about this by now. I very often have to call the doctor because the patient insists, even if I...

2. Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

   RikkiLynn replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   Oh I think I understand the confusion! It's because I said nursing assistant right? My apologies, you say CNA for care aids, but in quebec a care aid is PAB or (formerly "orderly"). A nursing assistant where I am (which is not a term used anymore any...

3. Cardiac RN to Onc NP?

   RikkiLynn replied to Justinenix's topic in Oncology

   I really think it would be best to start in an inpatient floor, you will be exposed to the more acute side of oncology. Generally patients who visit the clinic are much more stable then the inpatients. A nurse on my floor wants to move towards the sa...

4. Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

   RikkiLynn replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   What? I'm confused here... A nursing assistant is an LPN, who have a license, and can most certainly do wound care, assessments or medicate patients, I never said that. Your sentence contradicts itself. I only said that LPN's don't work on MY floor b...

5. Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

   RikkiLynn replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   What?

6. Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

   RikkiLynn replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   From what I recall you would only have to transfer your license, most Canadian provinces do the NCLEX as well.

7. Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

   RikkiLynn replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't say that at all... care aids are PAB's. I said LPN's don't work on our floor because of the acuity, but on the floors they do work they work at full scope of practice...

8. Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

   RikkiLynn replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new grad as well, I work in Montreal Quebec on a high acuity oncology/hematology floor. I have honestly never seen an RN only unit in all the hospitals I've done stage at in montreal. On my floor we have 3 pods and each pod has 3 nurses with 4 ...

9. Student loans killing me!! stressed!

   RikkiLynn replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

   Just want to say it really sucks how much you have to pay in the states for a good education... in my province the top school costs 4200 tuition and fees and assuming you attended CEGEP (which is like 400 a year) you only need to do two years for a b...

10. IV Medication Administration

    RikkiLynn replied to audrey_'s topic in General Students

    I'm a student in Quebec in my Internship. 90% of the time the meds come already reconstituted at my hospital, even pipercillin-tazobactum comes prepared in a syringe ready for the syringe driver.. The only medication I've ever had to reconstitute is ...

11. AU new grad looking to nurse in CA

    RikkiLynn replied to _Saorsa's topic in International

    Hello from Montreal!, not speaking french should not stop you from working here, you can always learn!. I have someone in my program from Australia, who didn't speak a lick, but after 3 years can now get by quite effectively. There are quite a few En...

12. Gross Things Patients Do

    RikkiLynn replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a student, so my story might pale in comparison... but. In my second year, my teacher loved giving me the difficult pt's. It was a running joke with the other students. So anyway, I had this one pt a few times; mid 70s, CHF on high doses of...