Castiela

Castiela

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  1. Finished Nclex at 75 Questions

    Castiela replied to Shirad96's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got my results in 5 days because I wrote my exam just before a long weekend. I think the stats are 90 ish percent of people whose test ends after 75 questions have passed. I haven't met anyone who...

  2. Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    Castiela replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    We also trend triglycerides, ck, and bun/cr for patients receiving protocol for >24hrs in adult icu. If values start to change, that's when we will switch to a different

  3. Hospital Insanity and Why I Want to Quit

    Castiela replied to hemwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in a couple of ICUs and I've never encountered the majority of that behaviour. One of the ICUs would fill out incident reports if they found even small errors in your work, but they were...

  4. quick question - liver hemorrhage

    Castiela replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Yup. Joys of nclexy questions. You need the most right

  5. Best way to quit for a new grad?

    Castiela replied to Pistachio830's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Assuming you aren't already in an ER department, I would just say you've been offered a position in ER which is where you wanted to end up and thank you for the opportunity working where you currently...

  6. Cant find RN job in edmonton

    Castiela replied to Canadiangirl94's topic in Canada

    I've heard Alberta is a hard province to get a job in but I don't know any more specifics, best of

  7. Nurse in drug rehab

    Castiela replied to KJRN3113's topic in General Nursing

    Our Bon won't post names for these issues, just the number of the contract entered by the

  8. ERS Filed on me?

    Castiela replied to WASTATERN92's topic in General Nursing

    I would involve your union steward of your manager is suggesting it. Then you have an extra witness to whatever transpires. All you can do at this point is to take a deep breath, go into the meeting...

  9. Hello and Help...

    Castiela replied to SAnurse81's topic in International Nursing

    I love BC and with your specialty training, you would probably have more success in finding work in most health authorities. However, our Housing is pretty expensive in the Vancouver and surrounding...

  10. Can't handle the ICU

    Castiela replied to hnwarden's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even imagine starting in ICU as a new grad... And the few I have known who did start said they really struggled for the first couple of years. Good for you for realizing your limitations...

  11. Forged ACLS and possible suspension of license?

    Castiela replied to Tweetee102's topic in General Nursing

    The Acls course is only a couple hundred dollars... I'm curious why you would forge your Acls certificate opposed to just doing the

  12. Ordering nursing diagnoses!?

    Castiela replied to d_duncan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have more information than what you have shared? I'm having a hard time making the link between what you've shared and some of your diagnoses - fluid volume overload, ineffective tissue...

  13. How soon did you get your full time job position?

    Castiela replied to Guest878640's topic in Nursing Career

    I had my ft position in 6months but I had friends who graduated with me three years ago who are still casual. It depends on a lot of factors- which ward you get hired, smaller vs larger hospitals,...

  14. I feel like Im going to fail clinical!!! what do I do

    Castiela replied to redruddi31's topic in General Students

    See if there is someone you can practice your assessments on to get the flow of assessments. My poor husband knew what to check for assessments because I did them on him so often when I first started...

  15. Signed, anxious december grad

    Castiela replied to Bpayn005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure about how your letter/ meeting will go, but I can almost guarantee the results would be worse if you had lied about it your application and then was

  16. Overcoming new nurse jitters and feelings of inadequacy

    Castiela replied to d_eRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for three years and I still encounter situations where I feel inadequate. I'm getting better with emergency situations but mostly from having been in a dozen codes or more in the...

  17. Administering glargine & another insulin help

    Castiela replied to Middleburg08's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would give them at the same time and in different syringes ( as you've already mentioned). Glargine is long acting coverage without a significant peak so it shouldn't really matter if you give them...

  18. Ethical issue?

    Castiela replied to nursesmatter's topic in General Nursing

    That is a hard situation to be in. On ine hand, it really isn't your position to tell her that her husband died. I imagine that would be more the social workers/ family's role. You could have...

  19. Is it easy to get a job in America than in Canada?

    Castiela replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's where you are located. I, sure you could easily get a full time position if you wanted to go up north and get paid pretty well. However, most people will prefer to stay in the...

  20. Any idea how the nursing situation is in British Columbia?

    Castiela replied to RNsteve's topic in Canada

    Probably depends where you are looking in BC? I know specialty nurses tend to be short in the lower

  21. How many clinical hours does your program have?

    Castiela replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Students

    It was around

  22. Relationship with patient?

    Castiela replied to Nurse2bklingon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Generally most BON state at least a year or two should pass before pursuing a relationship. A psych admission throws another complicating factor

  23. Is this Facebook status Hipaa compliant?

    Castiela replied to musicmouse44's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    A post like that should be fine. There is no patient identifiers. That being said, social media rules are incredibly strict these days and I have joined the ranks of those who don't post to prevent...

  24. How to prioritize 4+ patients?

    Castiela replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree that it's unsafe to do assessments/ meds/vs on one patient at a time before moving on to the next. I've always done it that way and have yet to be surprised by a patient crashing....

  25. I Thought I Had My Dream Job, but My Past Took It Away...

    Castiela replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Ah. I did not realize that. I