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    Hourly Rounding

    clemmm78 replied to neneRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on at 34 bed unit on nights, just me and one other nurse, we did two hour rounding and that was all we had time for. Now, in my 9-bed unit, we do official every 2 hour rounds, but I...
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    How Would You Handle Pt Anger r/t Wait?

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

    Much like the others, I just would say that I'm very sorry but someone needed me for an urgent matter and I got back as soon as I possibly could. If the pt insists that it wasn't his or her problem, I...
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    PRN ducolax suppositories, okay to give right before shift change?

    clemmm78 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

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    First time in my clinical "advocating" for my patient

    clemmm78 replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent.
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    sandostatin injection times

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    re asking the patient - that would be too easy. :-P Thanks, I will suggest it though next time it comes up. Re ampules, we don't have ampules, it's in vials here. Thank goodness. I hate opening amps...
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    sandostatin injection times

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some comments regarding admin of sandostatin (octreotide injection), not the long-acting. If you give it in your workplace, what times is it usually given? We are having a debate in our...
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    sandostatin injection times

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Point is taken. Thanks. That's why I
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    sandostatin injection times

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your point, however, morning care in our place begins *late*. Even if they were woken at 8, they still would have plenty of time for washing up, breakfast, whatever. baths, are never done...
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    sandostatin injection times

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    we do give it that way. But 9 times out of 10, the patient wakes up because we have to get to the butterfly which is on the arm, the chest or the
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    sandostatin injection times

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to both of you for responding. This is a running battle the night staff is having with the day staff. They are insisting that it is vital that the patient receive it to fight of early am...
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    What is the job prospect for medical assistants in your area?

    clemmm78 replied to Nuieve's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, this may seem like a silly question, but we don't have MAs. What does an MA
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    weekend nights

    clemmm78 replied to quinnila's topic in General Nursing

    Can be either/or here, depends on the
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    clemmm78 replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    do nurses on day or evening shift every leave the premises during their break? Do they ever go outside for a cigarette or run to the nearest restauarant for a quick bite? If so, how is that any...
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    Is this a good price for this Acer Laptop? Please help!

    clemmm78 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I bought my son a rather extravagent bd present last year but that was becuse he would use it in university. I got him an Acer laptop and paid about 700 for it. He's very happy with it. When my dd...
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    Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    clemmm78 replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    wow Miranda. You have really made me think about how I used to approach patients like that. thank you so
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    Nursing in Canada

    clemmm78 replied to kitty catt's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention quality of life. Much to some people's surprise, some us actually LIKE it
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    +Nursing caps

    clemmm78 replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    Don't have a cap. Graduated in the early
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    Why the fanny packs?

    clemmm78 replied to kstockdaleRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't miss those days of having to carry around a load of items. Where I am now, we don't really need to carry anything except maybe a pen. Heck, I've even gone to work pocketless. But, if I did...
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    Nursing in Canada

    clemmm78 replied to kitty catt's topic in General Nursing

    We can only give you limited information there. As you have been told, you should contact the appropriate licensing body. They will tell you exactly what you need to know. Do your
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    Nursing in Canada

    clemmm78 replied to kitty catt's topic in General Nursing

    A Masters? I don't know where you heard that. I know a few nurses with their masters and all but one are in admin. Like most other places, different provinces in Canada have different ways of doing...
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    Looking after Brother in Law

    clemmm78 replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the advice given. Schedule time for yourself. Seriously, make appointments to get out, don't say "I'll do it," and then just leave it. Get friends to spoil you; if possible, hire some...
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    Networking with patients' families

    clemmm78 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it's a personal thing, but I wouldn't want to have business dealings with a patient's that were originated by contact in a patient/nurse relationship. First of all, I rarely talk to the...
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    FELLOW Nurses please help with this dilema. I am so upset!

    clemmm78 replied to sweetnurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I had words of wisdom for you. All I can do is offer you good thoughts that things work out. I'm really sorry that you find yourself in this
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    Lost in translation!

    clemmm78 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    In Quebec, we have both English and French speaking patients, as well as other nationalities. I got pretty good with our Italian patients because there are many similar words in Italian and French. As...
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    Bait and Switch

    clemmm78 replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, ok. Here, they used to be Nurse's aides or orderlies, depending on the gender of the caregiver. Now they are PABs, the French acronym for patient beneficiary