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Where I used to work we had this round putty like ring we used with the wafer, called an eakon sp? How it works is that you can put it around the stoma to kind of even it out then you put on the wafer. The eakon actually works pretty well. Just chec...

I am looking into pursuing my master's degree and am looking for information from people that have received their master's from either school. I have thought of pros and cons of both school but have not heard any information directly from students t...

Athabasca seems much more convienient, I mean I wouldn't even have to leave my place but it is also a lot more expensive. Since I live in Montreal Mcgill would be less expensive, but I would have to go to scheduled classes. Is there anyone out there ...

Hey everyone, thanks so much for being so supportive I really needed it. To reply to Daytonite's questions, the nursing supervisor wanted to make sure the patient's oxygen level had incresed before change of shift and it had. I would also like to kn...

Last evening I was taking care of a lady with an extensive past medical history. For most of the evening she was complaining of feeling weak, since she is older and just had surgery I figured it had taken a toll on her. The whole shift her oxygen lev...

I was wondering the correct technique for removing epidural catheters. Two people told me two different things. When removing the catheter do you pull down (parallel to the back) or straight out (perpendicular to the back)? Before doing it again I wi...

I am certified to remove the epidural catheter but when I was certified I was taught one way and then a few weeks ago I was talking with a co-worker and found out we had not been taught the same way.

When I was a new grad I felt the same way as you do now. I got a call almost everyday that I was not working. I felt that if I said no I would be letting my co-workers down. For the first year or so that I worked they really abused me, saying things ...

I work either D (7:30-3:30) or E (3:30-11:30) on rotation. I am only working part time because working full time with this type of schedule and school at the same time is just too much. I used to work 12 hours shift 7a-7p and 7p-7a. I can say working...

I took the 3309 Community Health Nursing course at the beginning of this semester. I am doing the program by teleconference in Montreal so my placement was at one of the CLSC's (community clinic) in Montreal. The hours I worked were the same as my pr...

I am currently working on a gyne/oncology unit. We would get this type of patient for sure. Today I had a patient who had a miscarriage at 11 weeks, quite an emotional situation to deal with especially since I am new working there for 3 weeks previou...

I just accepted a new job and will be starting after the New Year. When I told my current employer (I've been working there since I graduated 3 years). I was leaving it was a very emotional experience. I told her on Tuesday and I am still feeling sad...

Yes it is a union job

I have a job interview tomorrow on a gyne-oncology unit. Currently I am working on a busy surgical unit and doing 12 hour shifts. The new unit does only 8 hour shifts. Has anyone ever switched from 12 to 8 hour shifts and what did you find as the adv...

Wow I guess I am pretty lucky. Where I work now we get a 1/2 morning break, 1 hour lunch break and sometimes even a 30 minute supper break. This is for a 12 hour shift in Quebec.

I am a from Quebec. For fulltime employees you get 4 weeks vacation plus about 13 stats (for all the holidays). It's not that bad

One of the older nurses told me this story. One night she was working and she saw a tall woman in a Victorian style dress and hat walking down the hallway, it was the middle of the night. When she went to ask the other nurse who that was she was gone...

One of the patients on my unit somehow knows that she is allergic to cocaine!!

Same here we change the tubing after every unit

I work in Gen Surg and we take care of gastric bypass patients. It is unsettling to see so many of them return with complications, most commonly abd.pain, n/v, dehydration, infection... They are always coming in and out of the hospital. Of course the...

One time we had a patient that needed to use the urinal often, so as a test the family member pushed the call light to see how long it woluld take someone to come. There were 3 RN's working and 2 orderlies. It was one of my patient and I was busy in ...

The unit I work on has only 4 private rooms the rest are four bedded rooms. The private rooms are predominantly used for MRSA or C-diff. Many people request single rooms but we can't accomidate most of them. The feeling I get on the unit is that for...

Hi, my name is Alli, 23, just finished my first year of BSN post RN program, 3 semesters left to go. Almost half way finished!!

Hi everyone, I'm almost finished my first year at UofOttawa, BScN post-rn program. I have about a year and a half left I can't wait to be finished!!

I work on a Gen surg unit. As a new grad I was assigned a patient on 48 hour stool collection. The patient would keep the stool in the bathroom and our job was to transfer it from the bedpan to the container. The stool was mucousy and very soft, the ...