Triddin

Triddin

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  1. New Grad dilemma: WWYD?

    Triddin replied to midwifemae's topic in General Nursing

    Take the

  2. My DoN is a terrifying nepotistic bully. What do I do?

    Triddin replied to Illmarinen's topic in General Nursing

    I'd get your union rep involved and find a new

  3. Needle stick injury

    Triddin replied to Taytayrenee's topic in General Nursing

    Did you report

  4. Case study the nursing process

    Triddin replied to roncyn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here are my thoughts reading your answers: Assessment: think more specifically what a uti looks like. What does their urine look like? What about a pain scale for their pain. I'd also do a neuro...

  5. Nursing Levels in BC

    Triddin replied to StrawberryJam's topic in Canada

    Level 3 is your floor nurse, level 4 charge nurse and equivalent, level 5 is hospital charge and I'm not sure on level 6. Unionized workplaces generally start you on level 3 at the pay equivalent to...

  6. Can nurses get their licenses revoked or suspended for fighting outside of the workplace?

    Triddin replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    Guys, the first rule of nurse fight club is that you do not talk about nurse fight

  7. BS 94, Lantus 20 units, give HS snack?

    Triddin replied to knotizer12's topic in General Nursing

    Lantus is supposed to keep your blood sugar at a stable, so no dips or peaks. You don't have to offer a snack, but I tend to personally because I like

  8. Province Relocation

    Triddin replied to ChantalC15's topic in Canada

    As a heads up, the job market in Alberta sounds pretty difficult to get your foot in the door. Being an out of province new grad will only make it

  9. Can posing for a magazine on the side negatively impact me getting a job?

    Triddin replied to alittlepatience's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Possibly. I personally wouldn't do it for the risk of it counting against my

  10. Is it jealousy ??

    Triddin replied to JaxsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When you look back 5 years from now, I can almost guarantee that you will look back and be horrified at how much you didn't know after one year of nursing and thankful nothing happened to your...

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

    Triddin replied to natalie456's topic in Canada

    It's actually 3.50. Previous was a typo. $5 would be

  12. Can you take phentermine during a nursing shift?

    Triddin replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    Make an anonymous query to your

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

    Triddin replied to natalie456's topic in Canada

    $2.50/hr extra from 11pm to 7 am per the bcnu

  14. Where's the Professor?

    Triddin replied to vcoley17's topic in General Students

    She schedulesd a time with us, so we weren't doing meds until she cleared us, and after we were cleared, we were good until the end of the semester [this was the first week of

  15. Where's the Professor?

    Triddin replied to vcoley17's topic in General Students

    After doing an initial med pass to prove we were safe, we were allowed to administer medications independantly, with the exceptions of needing a cosign on anticoagulants, narcotics and insulin (which...

  16. re: failing final practicum at mid-term

    Triddin replied to hopeless13's topic in General Students

    I would make a detailed learning plan about the areas you want to work on- include skulls and areas like prioritizing and critical decision making. At the beginning of the shift, discuss with your...

  17. Secondary IV infusions

    Triddin replied to eiwneon's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly think that little extra or less would cause little harm to the patient to get

  18. Secondary IV infusions

    Triddin replied to eiwneon's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, because the dose is the same if I mix 40 mg pantoprazole in 100 mls or in 120 mls. It's still 40

  19. Secondary IV infusions

    Triddin replied to eiwneon's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming they just have on secondary line for all meds, so it doesn't matter which fluid is in the secondary line because you will back flush between all meds. The only time I make separate...

  20. Shouldn't Have Gone Down that Rabbit Hole ...

    Triddin replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Whelp... they aren't nurse

  21. Calling the unit? Mistake?

    Triddin replied to dergs's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to check my charting if I'm in the next day and add a late note if

  22. Help! New nurse bored in critical access med-surg

    Triddin replied to ativanman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I personally feel concerned when a new grad (especially just 4 months in) says they have nothing left to learn. I'm not saying you aren't smart, or perhaps that the unit isn't an easier unit. You...

  23. Prioritize this for me

    Triddin replied to NursinAround's topic in General Students

    What are your thoughts to which is a greater priority we are happy to help you with your homework, but you will learn best if you try to critically think through the problem and ask for feedback if...

  24. Perioperative Nursing in Toronto vs Vancouver areas?

    Triddin replied to Devilkat84's topic in Canada

    I think only those who are new to the specialty in bc have to go through the specialty program at

  25. Medication Administration

    Triddin replied to nurs3.up's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I agree that the time to make mistakes is when you are learning, and it sounds like the error was prevented before it reached the patient, which is good. However, depending on the medications...