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  1. Nursing Changes Since the 80s?

    disher replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    Positive changes that have occurred are: -greater diversity in the workplace and a greater acceptance of peoples differences -increased diagnositic technology and improved ability to detect problems...

  2. How are Canadian nurses paid compared to American nurses?

    disher replied to DMR1's topic in General Nursing

    Most Canadian nurses are unionized, salaries vary from province to province, the Canadian federation of nurses unions (CFNU) website lists the salaries. I don't see Saskatchewan nurses making $30 hour...

  3. skunks on night shift?

    disher replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Who else but nurses can discuss the smell of burning body parts and skunk? Having smelled both, I think skunk has a strong tangy smell and creamating body parts, have a smell similar to burning...

  4. skunks on night shift?

    disher replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Who else but nurses can discuss the smell of burning body parts and skunk? Having smelled both, I think skunk has a strong tangy smell and creamating body parts, have a smell similar to burning...

  5. National Nurses Week

    disher replied to Nursie30's topic in General Nursing

    I saved this nurses survival kit idea from last year. I cannot recall who originally posted it, but the original poster said each nurse at the hospital she/he worked at received a lunch bag with the...

  6. CRRN exam and renewals

    disher replied to Enright's topic in Rehabilitation

    I wrote the CRRN in 1994 and haven't had a problem earning credits for renewal, I earn enough credits through BScN courses and conferences. The conferences are worth 21credits so most of my CRRN...

  7. UAP charting assesments in the ICU

    disher replied to alansmith52's topic in General Nursing

    What is the title used on the nurses name badges, Unregulated worker? If so, that is the level of responsibility they are accountable to. They are employees, not students and should not be doing...

  8. Do they have CNA's in Canada?

    disher replied to Natalieboo's topic in General Nursing

    Natilieboo, the HR department of a hospital is not likely to be helpful(HR personal don't really know where nurses train). The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) lists approved nursing programs for...

  9. Do they have CNA's in Canada?

    disher replied to Natalieboo's topic in General Nursing

    Natalieboo, I am not really sure what American CNAs are equivilant to compared to Ontario healthcare providers but hopefully you can figure where CNAs fit from the description below. Ontario has RNs...

  10. Cardiac Assessment Documentation

    disher replied to Youda's topic in General Nursing

    What is the NM more concerned about specific documentation or your assessments? If the NM's major concern is that your assessments are perceived as medical rather than nursing than maybe you could ask...

  11. FULL NAME required on name tag???

    disher replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Like JT and sb22 we have first and last names on our name tags. But since it always flips over the patients mostly see the back of the badge, which contains a list of the hospitals code colours. After...

  12. miotics / mydriatics

    disher replied to MelissaCT's topic in General Nursing

    I am also wondering under what circumstances besides eye examination a patient would have mydriatics and miotics ordered. I am just guessing but wouldn't the NCLEX be more likely to have questions...

  13. Constipation

    disher replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Tried microlax but haven't seen it used routinely. Occasionally use "magic bullet" water soluble supository, works faster than regular dulcolax. H H H stands for high hot and a h*ll of alot refers to...

  14. Constipation

    disher replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    The bowel routine for most of our in-patients is MOM 3xs wk at HS, Duloclax suppository 3xs wk in am following the MOM. Some patients get rid of this routine when they go home and have had sucess with...

  15. Looking for a good rehab reference book...

    disher replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    Another comprehensive text is Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. I don't have a copy of this, I usually borrow it from on of the physiatrists, it is a required text for physiatry...

  16. Looking for a good rehab reference book...

    disher replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I used the text Rehabilitation Nursing, Process and Applications by Shirley Hoeman to study for the rehab nursing exam seven years ago. I still use it because it is so comprehensive. It is available...

  17. Bedside charting and confidentiality

    disher replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    deespoohbear, Hospital policy should treat the personal information of their patients with the same respect that they, as individuals, would like their own personal information to be treated. Ask...

  18. Pity Floating CNA's :-(

    disher replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    Worked one day on a floor where every nurse completely ignored me. While I was helping an occupational therapist apply new hand splints to one of my patients I complimented here on the good job she...

  19. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    disher replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    After working for 20 years my husband became sick and couldn't work. He has been a stay at home Dad for the 2 years. There are both pros and cons. Pros -although my son liked daycare he did not like...

  20. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    disher replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    A colleague had disimpacted a patient when she called me to check the patient's stool. (She thought she saw a tape worm). Went and looked asked the patient did you have Chinese food for supper last...

  21. How do you deal with a patient slapping you?

    disher replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    I complete incident reports for both physical and verbally abusive behavior. If the patient had slapped another patient you would you hesitate to fill out the incident report? You happened to the...

  22. The Patient you will NEVER forget...

    disher replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a moving thread, there is a book that has a similar collection of nursing stories called "Touched by a Nurse" by Kane & Warner

  23. saskatchewan nursing?

    disher replied to lesley's topic in International Nursing

    Lesley and Blitz A RN collegue moved from Toronto to Saskatoon a few years ago. She took a big drop in hourly pay but says it was worth it. The cost of living in Saskatoon made it possible for her to...

  24. Toronto Sick Kids.. Couple questions!

    disher replied to X-treme's topic in International Nursing

    Steve RN pay at sick kids ranges from $21.01/hour to $31.43/hour The website is http://www.sickkids.on.ca It is expected there will continue to be a worldwide shortage of nurses for the next 15yrs....

  25. Any Nurse Entrepreneurs in Canada?

    disher replied to lynnellirving's topic in International Nursing

    Well it's great to know there are other happy Canadian nurses out there. hmm...I wonder what the ratio of disgruntled Canadian nurse to satisfied Canadain nurse is? 10:1, 100:1? If I were to guess...