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  1. Does anybody know?

    Hello, Actually, this is not true. There are many universities that offer accelerated two year degree nursing programs (University of Calgary, Mount Royal College in Calgary, Athabasca University, University of British Columbia, Winnipeg, Manitoba, e...
  2. Average hours an RN works a week

    It seems like it doesn't matter how many hours you're technically supposed to work according to what you've signed on for...it always seems like you work way more with overtime hours added. I'm finding that our staff who are part-time (including myse...
  3. low o2 sats after ORIF?

    This is my understanding as well...as with a patient who has methemoglobinemia - their sat's will be reading a falsely normal reading despite the fact that much of their hemoglobin has been taken over by metabolites produced by various different chem...
  4. IV Haldol?

    We give Haldol IV all the time...thanks for the information re: long versus short acting Haldol...I will have to make a point of checking out whether it is the lactate version.
  5. What meds require a filter?

    I can give you an example of a condition that absolutely requires that you use an IV filter set. If your patient has a patent foramen ovale...then use a filter for all IV solutions and IV medications...essentially what happens is that your patient is...
  6. Duoderm on blisters?

    Duoderm can be very useful in certain instances...they are great overtop of the bridge of patients' noses who are on BiPAP machines...all that pressure from the BiPAP mask is then absorbed by the duoderm and not the patients sensitive skin. But I do ...
  7. student-NG tube question

    I completely agree with this posting. There are different occasions when you would not want to check the placement of an NG tube...as with esophagectomy patients whose stomachs have been anatomically shifted...you would never instill air in this case...
  8. What's the big thing about "1 year?"

    Hmmm...well...I would suggest that if you are training at some thing for a two week period it will do nothing to balance out the year of training that we were originally talking about in this posting...I would imagine that the two weeks you are think...
  9. I am stressed out !! And I know why now !!

    Hey Sandlewood, I think it's amazing how other people find it so easy to make plans for us that we never imagined ourselves. I agree with you that if you never wanted to become a doctor turning your shoulder to it is a way of discovering what you wan...
  10. Too Many Pain Meds!!

    I love this submission! I do mean this with the utmost respect...and I do appreciate your frustration...but I found it an hilarious posting...you have a wonderful way with words! You should write comedy skits for nursing! And honestly...I really mean...
  11. Shingles

    We often get cases of shingles on our unit, and we have always been told by Infection Prevention and Control that as long as the patient's shingles are scabbed over there is no chance of its spreading...the only time that you should be worried is if ...
  12. Too Many Pain Meds!!

    I appreciate your frustration...I sometimes carry out orders that I have questioned only to be told that I should do as ordered...I can't believe that your hospital doesn't have an Ethics Board! Would you feel comfortable going to your manager with y...
  13. Too Many Pain Meds!!

    If you feel strongly that the doctor is not practicing ethically then perhaps you could approach your Ethics Board. The last time I disagreed with the care plan proposed for a dementia patient on our unit, several of the nurses on our unit approached...
  14. Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    I think it's important to balance out the positive with the negative - nothing is perfect. I love working as a nurse because ultimately I love to interact with people, and I do feel like I make a difference. However, I find it a relief to have a plac...
  15. I am stressed out !! And I know why now !!

    WOW! Sandlewood...I know you don't want sympathy...and it is not sympathy that I want to give you...but I sure wish I could reach through my computer screen to give you a hug!! How awful that you should be treated in such a hostile manner. You know.....