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  1. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    Heather56 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Were I work, Victoria bc, we have well written P & P for use of subcu butterflies. A differrent one is used for each med and they are primed with the particular med so no flushing. as the med...

  2. How's the job prospective? I heard there is a hiring freeze

    Heather56 replied to mrnursing's topic in International Nursing

    Vancouver Island Health Authority has 164 registered nurse and psych nurse positions posted this week on it's public postings, that's not counting internal postings. VIHA covers vancouver island and...

  3. After what year can an RN student work as an LPN?

    Heather56 replied to newstudentinbc's topic in International Nursing

    I'm sorry Fiona59 has had such bad experiences with ESNs. We have had them in the er I work in and, although there can be exceptions, generally they are very helpful. I would certainly recommend...

  4. Can I refuse the assignment if....

    Heather56 replied to butterfly2009's topic in International Nursing

    I've been almost relieved to see a familiar face when waking in PAR or on the floor. I have also looked after co-workers and others I know. I've looked after family members of friends and they seem...

  5. Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

    Heather56 replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    This is a hard issue to answer as we don't know the circunstances. I know, though, that in the job qualifications for nursing jobs at my place of work is that the applicant have the "physical ability...

  6. Nurses & Emergency Scenes

    Heather56 replied to rnffemtguy's topic in General Nursing

    In BC canada the only one who can give instruction to the paramedic is the er doctor at the receiving hospital. Certainly no other health professional including drs have any say at the scene. I have...

  7. Finally Made It!!!! Now what???

    Heather56 replied to rninmi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    best of luck to you minmi, just don't get ahead of yourself, I'm sure you know all the

  8. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Heather56 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I know we've all had the pt who's allergic to most pain meds. I am one of those who is actually allergic to all nsaids, I have severe asthmatic reactions to them. It's fairly common with people who...

  9. A Generation of Wimps?

    Heather56 replied to EDNewbie's topic in Emergency

    First I would just like to say I am not under any circumstances advocating alcohol or drug abuse. However, that said, we see alot of young people in the ER who are experimenting. There are some...

  10. What overwhelms you the most? What did NS NOT prepare you for?

    Heather56 replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Managing my time was the most difficult thing for me. No amount of school training can prepare you for all the things that crop up during a shift. One thing I took from my training was med checks....

  11. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    Heather56 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm bad with remembering names so use "Dear" alot with patients. Being 51 I can get away with it with both young and old. I have never had a negative reaction to using dear however numerous times I...

  12. Yelling, screaming and ducking the cranky triaged patients

    Heather56 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Last night had a patient come in with a rash. brought him in out of the wr to a chair right away as I was concerned about scabies. Pt proceeded to make rude comments to me everytime I walked by him....

  13. Question about retired nurses working casual.

    Heather56 replied to linzz's topic in International Nursing

    See this frequently here. I believe, though, that once retired they lose all their seniority so are at the bottom of the casual list. Mind you with the shortage of nurses that still means they can...

  14. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    Heather56 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a hard time with calling 911 to avoid an er wait. If I had been triaging this patient I would have looked at all the factors, no sob, easy resps etc and triaged her accordingly regardless of...

  15. ER Pet Peeves

    Heather56 replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    -Family Doctor or specialist calls in saying, "sending so & so to emerg for x reason". Patient arrives and is upset that they aren't immediately rushed to front of line, their Dr made an...

  16. New Grad Burnt Out after 3mnths

    Heather56 replied to joey1967's topic in International Nursing

    I just read your thread and am wondering which province you are working in. I know in BC the BCNU addresses many of the issues you describe quite clearly in our contract. You should talk to a union...

  17. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Heather56 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    The classics we get are the males (I can't call them men) between 20 and 40 who come in with: vomitted x 1 - 8 hrs ago, nausea (as they sit there with their coke and chips), rash, and various aches...

  18. Tattoo's on Nurses

    Heather56 replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    About a year ago I got my first tattoo and since then have gotten several more. I have alot of work on my left forearm, celtic knots and shading. I have not had any problems at work and have only...

  19. WHY are nurses so catty??

    Heather56 replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that male nurses can be just as catty as female. The last place I worked had a group of nurses who were the ultimate of catty ie "mean girls". The problem was that they also jumped at the...

  20. RN/Pt ratios in the ER

    Heather56 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I would like to know what type of RN/Pt ratios nurses are working with in ER depts in Canada. In the department I work in out of aprox 25 beds it is not unusual to have 15 admitted pts. As well pt's...

  21. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    Heather56 replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree that some patients and their families act angerly when they are just terribly stressed however it's usually easy to separate them from the just plan ornery types. I've worked in neuro...

  22. Any BC RN's out there

    Heather56 replied to JellyBean1's topic in International Nursing

    jellybean1 you wrote "Just wondering what your thoughts are on what is happening with the government/health authority plans to replace/displace RN's." HMMM would that be what is happening this...

  23. Uniforms in Vancouver?

    Heather56 replied to Joeknee's topic in International Nursing

    Joeknee, I too like the Deauville scrubs. I was at Marks Wearhouse today and they are carrying them (at least in

  24. 200 lb MONSTER!

    Heather56 replied to Furball's topic in General Nursing

    Dennie, it's called a Dermoid cyst or a teratoma. One theory is that it is a twin ovum that is absorbed by the first and just stays inside slowly growing. You know how every once in a while a...

  25. "Bad" Evaluation..I'm So Frustrated and ready to quit!!

    Heather56 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    Kelly, if ICU is where you want to be hang in there. In a similar situation I allowed the nurses involved to intimidate me into leaving ICU and returning to the ward I had been on before....