peripateticRN

peripateticRN BSN, RN

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  1. Which Covid Vaccine is better?

    peripateticRN replied to Bella RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would say the best vaccine is any one you can get at this point in the game. Where I live you don't have the option of being picky, and I am thrilled to have gotten dose 1 of

  2. Vaccine Excursion

    peripateticRN replied to Eeks's topic in General Nursing

    While not a fantastic habit to get into, vaccines can normally tolerate a break for a short period of time. The markers we use show the period in which the vaccines were out of range... I believe my...

  3. Heading North - Looking for advice!

    peripateticRN posted a topic in Canada

    Hey All! I've been lurking on this board for the last year or so and finally made the leap to register an account. I'm on my way up the the Yukon for a 3 month Community Health Nursing gig and...

  4. Heading North - Looking for advice!

    peripateticRN replied to peripateticRN's topic in Canada

    Hey There, I've been up here for almost a year full time now (and another year of rotations before that). I'm really enjoying my work up here and generally pretty happy with life. There are...

  5. Yukon outpost nursing

    peripateticRN replied to Crystal5683's topic in Canada

    I am a nurse in the Yukon - I have a little bit of a different role in my clinic and I don't personally take call (sweetest deal on the planet), but the PCNs in my clinic can be very busy in the off...

  6. What's up with this RN?

    peripateticRN replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of 'this RN'... we were taught to use 'writer'. Ie "Pt was placed in 4 point restraints after throwing fecal matter at

  7. Applying to FT job if I'm looking for PT job...?

    peripateticRN replied to DesertSky's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck on that... In my experience most places have little trouble finding part time staff and would not fill a FT line with a multiple part timers - they then have to pay benefits etc and train up...

  8. Looking for ideas

    peripateticRN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good Lord... that's just ridiculous... So.. ummm. good luck with that?

  9. Looking for ideas

    peripateticRN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Honestly, if as you say, they 'just don't seem to care' there is nothing you can say or do that is going to make them care. Dial back the lecturing and contests etc and focus on working with them on...

  10. IM Shots

    peripateticRN replied to katdc2011's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - by pinching up the skin you very likely will miss the muscle unless you are using a 1.5" needle. That's probably why it hurts less - it's not going in the muscle which does tend to ache a

  11. IM Shots

    peripateticRN replied to katdc2011's topic in General Nursing

    Public health nurse here - never been asked to pinch the skin, nor have I ever pinched... the RN who gave me my flu shot the other day flicked me a couple times first, which I found odd - presumably...

  12. IM Injections Given Too Low?

    peripateticRN replied to SarahMarshall12's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify - Shringrix - the new shingles vaccine - is not a live vaccine and should be administered IM in the Deltoid. I think you are thinking of Zostavaxx - the old vaccine that is live and...

  13. Dear Alberta nurses...

    peripateticRN replied to hellohobbit's topic in Canada

    Honestly, blindly applying to every job on the board is literally what you have to do. As a new grad in Edmonton I literally applied for 100+ positions before getting an offer. Ended out getting a...

  14. How do you deal with dizziness and syncope?

    peripateticRN replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    In our dialysis clinic we absolutely still use beef or chicken broth if pressures are too low post

  15. Needlestick Injury From HIV+ Pt

    peripateticRN replied to Lmwood0425's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Why does every incident have too be so punitive? Do you think that this PCA doesn't feel like absolute garbage about this and will ensure they never repeat the action? If they were cavalier about the...

  16. team nursing in acute care

    peripateticRN replied to medsurg4ever's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in the last few years and team nursing is all I've ever known. Seems to work pretty well to me - Honestly, I can't picture how it would have worked any other way (In medicine, at least)....

  17. How much more do nurses get paid for night shift in bc

    peripateticRN replied to natalie456's topic in Canada

    Also - This doc is pretty useful: All (most of) the agreements across Canada

  18. How much more do nurses get paid for night shift in bc

    peripateticRN replied to natalie456's topic in Canada

    Alberta has the best shift diffs!! $8.25 for weekend nights. I'll take that, thank you very

  19. Really want the job..

    peripateticRN replied to Jack2015's topic in Public, Community Health

    Did they tell you exactly how you are not qualified? if so, expressly state how you meet that particular qualification Otherwise, in terms of what to do differently, when writing your cover letter go...

  20. Struggling in current clinical - feeling really depressed about it - Advice?

    peripateticRN replied to Philly85's topic in General Students

    All I can say is.. I remember those days and clinicals suck. You're always struggling to find your way, while someone is watching over you, wanting for you to do it THEIR way. This can be a struggle...

  21. TB exposure?? HELP

    peripateticRN replied to jeane1090's topic in General Nursing

    You should probably talk to your Occupational Health and Safety person about potential exposure, but for piece of mind, it typically takes long exposures in close contact with an active case to become...

  22. Can new grads get jobs in public health or community health?

    peripateticRN replied to nami16's topic in Canada

    So doing Public Health right out of school is not unheard of, but not typical. One way to get a foot in the door would be to do your final preceptorship in PH and wow them with your skills. Otherwise,...

  23. Almost graduating and feeling defeated

    peripateticRN replied to AKnurse2b18's topic in General Nursing

    Fear not... It'll come. Unless it doesn't :-P Seriously.. check out the boards. Everyone feels this way. Just put your head down, try not to stress TOO much (a little stress is good, means you aren't...

  24. Transitioning from 12 hour shifts to Mon-Fri?

    peripateticRN replied to wsoxgirl2008's topic in Public, Community Health

    Having recently worked both 12s and 9-5 (well.. 830 to 5) they both have their advantages and disadvantages. Advantages to 9-5 include: Not feeling like an exhausted slug all the time. Since I've...

  25. Nurses and promoting better rates of vaccination

    peripateticRN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    THIS is the problem - uneducated 'experts' filling the minds of the public with fallacies and blatant incorrect information. Thimerosal in Vaccines Thimerosal | Concerns | Vaccine Safety | CDC...