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    They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    clemmm78 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    what does your contract say about notice? In Quebec, we have to know four to six weeks in advance what we are working and when all year long, including
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    What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    clemmm78 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, oral care and, to tell you the truth, I'm as guilty as the next person. I try my best to do it, but it isn't always something I give full attention to - and I
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    Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

    clemmm78 replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    I have two goodies to share with you. When I worked in a school for physically handicapped and/or deaf children, the doctor gave us a box of chocolates. Looked great until I bit into one. The alcohol...
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    Working on holidays

    clemmm78 replied to MASSRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    We don't really do anything different as we are a palliative care home. When I worked in the hospitals, usually ICU or medicine, we never had time to do anything
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    Hello - French speaking nurses?

    clemmm78 replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in International Nursing

    I speak French, I'm in Montreal. LEt me know if I can help
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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    clemmm78 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I remember years ago, sitting in the lounge with a few of my coworkers and we were discussing how long we'd been married or dating. I was single at the time and loved hearing stories about how people...
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    Am I Being Unreasonable? Please Give Me Your Opinion!

    clemmm78 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak to the holidays but I don't have a problem with the weekend. I've been working part time for the past 20 years. As nurses here, we work every other weekend, regardless of whether you are...
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    subQ narcotics?

    clemmm78 replied to khine2mn80's topic in Patient Medications

    Palliative care here. We give morphine and dilaudid S/c all the time. Patients have a patent butterfly and we inject that way. Also versed (medaz) and a myriad of other meds. It's the only non-PO...
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    What have they done for you lately?

    clemmm78 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Simple ones here. The evening nurses smile when they see me come in. The nursing assistants I work with (1 RN, 1 RNA on at night here) smile when they see me. Tell me that they like to work with me....
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    New hospice house, WHAT A RIDE!!!!

    clemmm78 replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I began at the palliative residence here when it first opened. It is neat being with a place from day 1, isn't it? I can so identify with what you wrote. We see the strangest and most wonderful things...
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    "air fresheners" at work

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Notice the quotation marks, they're there for a reason. I work in a residential hospice, 9 bedroom home. I'm here now and it's break time but I'm having a really, really hard time right now. Someone...
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    dreams

    clemmm78 replied to LargoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I came here to post about a dream I had last night and saw this thread. :-) I dreamt that I was helping one of the current patients into bed and she threw herself on the mattress, only to go flipping...
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    Does your work call you at 0530?

    clemmm78 replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    as a former night supervisor, I can tell you we don't like making those calls any more than you like receiving them. However, do you have a better solution? What are they supposed to do when they get...
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    day vs night shift?

    clemmm78 replied to katypurry's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know that you don't mean it this way, but I do find that sort of attitude frustrating and, in fact, a bit insulting. Nights can be the busiest of all three shifts. There are fewer staff to deal with...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    clemmm78 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    - beds that raised and lowered with cranks that always stuck out just enough to smack into your shins. - Nurses not being allowed to start IVs - cloth diapers in the nursery As for the ones already...
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    Ok, I have to ask

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse in Quebec, I have no idea what an MAR is.I see it referred to frequently here. Obviously it has something to do with giving meds, but what? And do you really have bar codes on patients'...
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    Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    clemmm78 replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    We changed bags q24, tubings q72 in the hospitals I worked. I wouldn't want a bag hanging longer than that, and if you are hanging the bag the way we're supposed to, keeping the area sterile, I dont...
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    Ok, I have to ask

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Ah!! A med book!! LOL Just never heard it called anything
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    my recent experience working with a nurse (male)

    clemmm78 replied to jov's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I was in ICU as a patient about four or five years ago. My heart decided to give me a bit of trouble over the Christmas season. I had both male and female nurses and not once did I feel uncomfortable...
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    New Grads - Rotten Shifts?

    clemmm78 replied to MililaniMom's topic in General Nursing

    We don't do permanent days here in most acute care hospitals. You can request a permanent off shift (eves or nights) but not days. Union (in Quebec, all acute care hospitals are unionized), you do 50%...
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    I don't WANT to be a doctor

    clemmm78 replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I've been told "you seem to smart to be just a nurse."
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    What can I do to help a struggling student nurse??

    clemmm78 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    You are a very thoughtful and caring person. I have a few ideas. When you cook for you and your hubby, could you make extra and bring it in for her, telling her that it's a treat and that you would...
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    A little grinch inside me came out!

    clemmm78 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    My brother committed suicide almost two years ago, he was 35 years old. I have to say that the whole thing changed my attitude and views towards patients who were suicidal. At one time, I thought as...
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    House, Grey's Anatomy make me mad

    clemmm78 replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    It's a TV show. No-one is forced to watch. I'm sure cops don't act the way they're portrayed on tv, nor do the lawyers and all other professions out there. There's too much in life to worry about than...
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    What's your holiday bonus?

    clemmm78 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Never had a bonus ever in any of my