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The 25 month program is an RN program. The BN is 4 years at the university of manitoba. This shorter program is the accelerated RN at red river college.

I'm in Winnipeg, and we do have a 25 month RN program.

This seems a bit harsh. I completely agree that nursing is a 24 hour job, but the OP is not on for 24 hrs! I don't mind having work left for me if an admit just came through the doors. It is teamwork. As long as you settle the pt, do vitals, make sure they're stable, what more can they expect? Putting in 2 hours of OT a day is not healthy. I think you guys should have an understanding on your ward. I came on the other day, and the night nurse was very frazzled (kinda new), her pt went into rapid a fib (and was trying to crawl out of bed), and she was doubled (in ICU) with another sicky. She was very concerned because she didn't give her 0600 Abx (it was 0730). So she was going to go get them and give them. That is the culture her previous ward was. I told her to go home, I'm here for 8 hours, and proceeded to start my day, with a couple extra things on the list. I could not in good conscience expect her to do everything! Anyways, to the OP, is there communication on your ward, any committees you can bring this up to? Best of luck.

Actually, in 2000, the BN was to be the entry level for a nurse. Due to the huge shortage, they opened up the 2 year program again (in Winnipeg anyways). IMHO, they did a huge disservice to the profession of nursing, due to the fact that for example, they did not reduce the amount of time of a pharmacy degree or the medical degree, so it makes us and our program look mickey mouse. It was a short fix, and now, a mere few years later, we have so many nurses, people are getting bumped left and right. Despite whether we have a 2 year or 4 year diploma or degree, we are all professionals, we all have the same goals, the same licensing etc...

I feel exactly the same way, except I am a nurse (and have been for a little while), feel comfortable in my work, yet I am doing an advanced practice masters degreee, and feel the exact same way as you do! I felt the same way while doing the ICU course 4 years ago, and guess where I work? It does get better, and everybody feels the same way, even if they pretend they don't! Keep your chin up, I'm sure you're doing fine.

Basically, it means, is there air moving in all fields. There is no 'air exit'. You can have fair a/e, poor a/e, decreased a/e etc.. First we deal with the a/e, then the adventitia, like crackles, wheezes etc.. Just how we've been taught.

I'm from Winnipeg (in Canada), and that is how we chart respiratory assessments, i.e. Good a/e bilaterally with fine crackles to the LLL, or decreased air entry to the RLL with coorifice expiratory wheezes throughout. Been doing it for 6 years, and that's just how we do it, and the doc will say after intubation, "air entry bilat"

We use new bags when changing the effluent, yet I hear in the 'olden days' they did reuse them. Probably changed d/t contamination issues.

A unit clerk is worth her/his weight in gold! When in charge sometimes and I answer the phone (big mistake), many a time I will say, I'm only the charge nurse, let me get the ward clerk!