Hondagirl88

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1. Not sure where in nursing I belong

   Hondagirl88 replied to zombie nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I can 100% relate with you. As the RN in the LTC facility, what exactly is your role?

2. I'm not sure if nursing is for me (Excuse the lonnggg post)

   Hondagirl88 replied to Hondagirl88's topic in Canada

   Yes , I do understand strangers can't make the ultimate decision for me. But did you spend those 18 years being miserable? I get a lot of people don't like their jobs, and no job is perfect. I just hope that it will get better, and these feelings of ...

3. Which nurses are considered frontline?

   Hondagirl88 replied to rubyagnes's topic in COVID

   I was wondering the same! Now they are using different language.."eligible". WE ARE ALL AT RISK! They redeployed my from my LTC floor to a specific covid unit, now back to the LTC floor. Sometimes I walk into my unit, and they redeploy me to another....

4. I'm not sure if nursing is for me (Excuse the lonnggg post)

   Hondagirl88 posted a topic in Canada

   Hello, I'll start off by giving a little background information. I have been an RPN in Ontario for almost 1.5 years. I became a PSW in 2015. I started out working in retirement facility but obtained employment in LTC so ultimately resigned after 1 ye...

5. Role clarification LTC RN Ontario

   Hondagirl88 replied to BSN2008ph's topic in Canada

   No problem! Also, make sure you always communicate with the PSWs too! They are often the only ones that really know the patient and too often is their input ignored.

6. Role clarification LTC RN Ontario

   Hondagirl88 replied to BSN2008ph's topic in Canada

   Hello, Can you find the job description at the place of your employment? Also, did they not provide an orientation checklist, or a list of duties? I've worked at a couple LTC facilities in Ontario. The RNs oversaw 2-4 units/RPNS. They did a lot of th...

7. New Grad RPN- losing hope

   Hondagirl88 replied to FutureRN&mama's topic in Canada

   If worse comes to worse, you could always apply to a PSW/HCA job!