canadianhungarian

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1. Questioning myself

   canadianhungarian replied to Cuppy86's topic in Emergency

   I get the same feelings! I know this doesn't help but know your not going through it alone. I've been a medical/tele nurse for 2 years and switched to the ED back in oct 2013. I still feel so new! Sometimes like I just graduated :/ I hate that feeli...

2. New Graduates-How long to find first job

   canadianhungarian replied to ptiger's topic in Canada

   Hi Vintage! I wanted to let you know the hospital I work at will hire our RPNs full time (I have seen postings and new hires) however majority are for the nursing resource team (float pool). Not sure if that could be an option at your hospital! I did...

3. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

   canadianhungarian replied to garn12's topic in Relations

   I completely agree! Resite and move on.... I used to be a floor nurse for 2.5 years before I started recently floating down to our ED permanently. And we used to get soiled patients sometimes...it happens. Clean them and move on. Sometimes the EMS wi...

4. No more phlebotomist in the hospital?!

   canadianhungarian replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in Toronto, Ontario. We have a lab that's avaliable for blood draws as well but we have a policy in the ER we can do it ourselves. To be honest our phlebotomists will get upset with us if we keep asking them to do our lab draws so we end up doing...

5. No more phlebotomist in the hospital?!

   canadianhungarian replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the above poster, I would much rather be doing my own draws and EKGs, vitals, etc. I work in Canada so practice could be different here- we do TOTAL patient care...and literally everything lol. I even have to feed most of my patients (wh...

6. Nurse Practitioner specializing in Trauma/Emergency?

   canadianhungarian replied to alkatize's topic in Canada

   I don't know if this helps but we have NP's In Ontario that do work in the ER. We have one on most of our medical, surgical, and long stay unit. But we also have 2 that specifically utilize with our ER because they also work close with the medical do...

7. How to draw labs in contracted pt?

   canadianhungarian replied to CPlat's topic in Home Health

   Hand or foot always works. Never had to try the foot yet but hands and many times fingers even. I'm in the ER so sometimes I even have to call the lab when I really can't get it.

8. long day at work and legs!!

   canadianhungarian replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

   I use compression stockings but the sports kind. They kind of look like baseball socks but help so much being on your feet for 12 hours. I get them from a pharmacy where I live (In Canada) but you can get them online as well. Do a search for compress...

9. patient death from PE

   canadianhungarian replied to RockingItInTheER's topic in General Nursing

   It happened to me too at 30. No family hx only risk factor was birth control. Only got a DVT tho...no PE..been 2 months since and finally back to work. Never had SOB throughout. I'm definitely realizing how lucky I was as well. Know this was an old p...

10. how are you repaying your student loans?

    canadianhungarian replied to mariesearcy's topic in Canada

    I work full time and worked part time up until now. After I graduated I made a deal with my mom that if she allowed me to move back home and not pay rent I would contribute that amount (plus all my added OT time) towards Loan payments. It works well!...

11. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    canadianhungarian replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    I work on a very busy medical unit as well. I do focused assessments on my patients daily and as needed if there's an issue and as ordered. I find with patients on medical floors, their conditions can change at a moments notice so I feel more confide...

12. US New Grad applying for Ontario Board of Nursing

    canadianhungarian replied to sunnycalifornia's topic in Canada

    Go to http://www.cno.org that will tell you all the requirements you need to practice in Ontario. My neighbor went through the same as you not to long ago. She graduated from Florida with a BSN and did qualify to write our nursing exam (CRNE). She pa...

13. Inadequate orientation

    canadianhungarian replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Home Health

    I'm so sorry this happened to you! My friend started in home health and had the same experience. Only one week of orientation and then they expected her to do oncall immediately when she was a new grad. She didn't last long and moved to something mor...

14. Nurses out there! What was your hardest Nursing semester???

    canadianhungarian replied to Marsha238612's topic in Rock

    For me my hardest semester(s) was 3rd or 4th so for us that was year 2. We had med/surg for placement but alot of our core classes were in year 2/3 like patho, pharm, advanced a&p, etc. for me that was the hardest trying to find the balance betwe...

15. Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    canadianhungarian replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    Completely agree with you!!!