beesnest replied to Anon4thispost's topic in General Nursing
I see the point OP, but sometimes people have moments and say stupid things. I have a huge bias against NeoNazis and might say something nasty about them online, but if one came in I would still care for them in accordance with current standards. I ...
I’m in Canada, and the healthcare system gets its money from the government. That’s resulted in conflicts of interest in the past, government passes laws removing union powers because contract talks aren’t going well. They don’t hold back because of ...
beesnest replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing
With your PICU experience, I think you’d take great care of that patient, because you had the ICU RN to call about questions. The lack of orientation to the floor is concerning, but they ought to forgive you any errors, so long as the patient is well...
Most RNs have graduated from university these days, so not comprehending English is an argument easily rebutted. You might get a faster answer by reaching out to local nursing schools. A lot of us have been told to chart that way, but darned if I rem...
There’s only one actual program I’ve found, but I expected there were a lot more, and I was hoping to make contact with more than one. From my research, peer support is more used in substance abuse, rather than mental health. Feedback from ER nurses ...
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/wounded-healers-how-peer-support-workers-help-patients-in-crisis-1.4439694 https://hospitalnews.com/a-peer-support-program-with-time-for-compassion/ http://peersupportcanada.ca/ Like this.
We were thinking a volunteer contacted through the local homeless shelter to sit with a patient while they are waiting in the ER. It can take hours, and someone acting as a buffer could help everyone. I could have sworn I’d seen a program like this i...
I’m volunteering with a shelter/resource centre for the homeless, and they want to hook up with the ER by providing companions for mental health patients in the ER while they wait. Does anyone have a program like that in their hospital? I imagine pee...