peripateticRN

peripateticRN BSN, RN

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  1. How many patients do you have on each shift?

    peripateticRN replied to LStgo's topic in General Nursing

    Never knew there was a rule on how you report it... we always talk about the number of patients to nurses (ie 6 patients: 1 nurse). Maybe its a Canadian thing - or maybe you're just being

  2. How many patients do you have on each shift?

    peripateticRN replied to LStgo's topic in General Nursing

    Our Medicine units: Day shift - 5-6:1, Nights 7-9:1. On both shifts (as an RN) you may be designated charge with that pt load. If there is a charge without pt load those numbers go up - (and you'll...

  3. How many of you nurses don't have health insurance?

    peripateticRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Canada

    They will cover meds up to like 10k a year (or more??) - you can pick the plan based on how much you want to pay. For me, my issue is a short term thing, and I am not on any meds so I picked the plan...

  4. How many of you nurses don't have health insurance?

    peripateticRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Canada

    I am newly without benefits in my position and picked up Blue Cross - my plan is about 75/month and has decent coverage for everything except prescription meds (but that is because of an outstanding...

  5. Float vice versa Floor/ER

    peripateticRN replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital as a float, I stay within the program (ie Medicine). The ED is a separate entity. This is a large city centre hospital - so the medicine program has 13 distinct units we must be...

  6. Afraid to quit my job

    peripateticRN replied to nsue's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with your

  7. Afraid to quit my job

    peripateticRN replied to nsue's topic in General Nursing

    I know it sounds easier said than done, but have you tried setting reasonable limits with your time? Salary work can be difficult that way, but sometimes, when 5pm rolls around you have to just...

  8. What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    peripateticRN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    This

  9. Gripe List 2017

    peripateticRN replied to MayRN2987's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Congrats on finishing your first 6 months! I am a little over a year in and have actually just jumped ship myself for many of the same reasons. I too am (was?) a straight night shifter (1900-0715) and...

  10. 2017 Nurse Salary

    peripateticRN replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone here care about Canadian pay? I'm in Alberta - we are fully unionized - so all facilities in all areas of the province pay the same and its all based on experience. All rates are...

  11. Selecting syringes

    peripateticRN replied to queenjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I think this must be very hospital dependent - on our med units I give at least 2-3 SubQ Dilaudid or morphine injections a shift, and we often give haldol IM (and periodically Gravol). Also I'm not...

  12. DNR Turning Into Do Not Treat?

    peripateticRN replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am in Canada we have Goals of Care designations instead of simple DNR orders. There are 3 main categories: Resuscitative, Medical Care and Comfort care and sub categories in each (sounds...