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i had a friend that worked there and she quit after a few months, she said that there was alot of verbal abuse from some of the patients and she just couldn't take it any longer.

This just happened to me about 2 weeks ago. I got 9.4mmol, did not use an alcohol swab, as I was taught it wasn't necessary. The paramedics got 2.9mmol and the paramedic said to always use an alcohol swab and let it dry as there could have been residual sugar (?) on the guy's finger.

I lost at 12 weeks, after trying for so long. I had fallopian tube surgery and got pregnant immediately after. It was devastating. I cried and cried and thought that I would never stop. But although the pain will never go away, especially on your due date and little things trigger reminders, it DOES get better. I took a month off work and went in about two weeks after, had tea with my coworkers, received condolences and when I went back to work, there was no dread. I work in LTC and some families I deal with didn't know and I had to tell them then they felt bad. One suggestion that was given to us by my sister in law is go out, buy a tree, plant it somewhere special, it doesn't have to be in your yard and remember....

Army and Navy has...and yes, there still is one in New West. Marks Work Wearhouse...Walmart....Zellers(sells Cherokee)... There is a store in Langley, can't remember the name , but it is expensive. Sears Clearance in Burnaby (by Lougheed Town Center) sells really cheap ones and sometimes if you go to the men's department, you can pick up small size men's scrubs...but I think alot of females do this and they are usually sold out on the small sizes.

I am a former Thunder Bay-ite... Don't miss it there at all! From what my parents tell me, the unemployment is really harsh there. I go back every couple of years, and see so much closed or in disrepair, it is sad. They did amalgamate the hospitals into one huge hospital centrally located as well as there is a medical school satellite there. My sis is an RN and she was considering maybe moving back to the Bay a while ago. I know they are desperate and she could work in any department. There are like 40,000 people without a family doctor.

Hi, I hope you all can help me. I am 7 months pregnant. Lately I have been feeling short of breath. I am not cyanotic and my SATS are good. I feel like I cannot get a good breath unless I yawn. It is not all the time, the first time it happened was about a week ago, and lasted 2 days and then I felt fine, but when it does happen, it lasts for hours and last night I could not sleep because I felt this way. I would feel better after a yawn for about 5-7 minutes and then it starts all over again. I must have yawned 75 times and I felt this way all day. I feel breathless when talking to someone for a long period of time. I understand everything is being pushed up. I guess I am feeling anxious because I feel like I can't breathe, which makes things worse, I suppose. Is this a normal thing in pregnancy and can you help with things that may reduce this feeling? Thanks for any suggestions you may have.

I don't know if you need an RN or LPN. I am an LPN, but would help you if needed. [email protected]. I also recommend you put this thread in the Canadian Nurses Forum, too.

We used to have a lady who would say horrid things to care aides that were Philipino or East Indian. Stuff like "Jesus doesn't like brown people." She was really nasty and I used to feel so bad for some of the care aides. Her dtr. said she was always like that and the managment was like "no much you can do about it."

Hi Fiona, thanks for the info. I was aware of the Alta. license requirements and that I would have to do the practicums in Alberta, but I didn't realize they could send you where ever. I have family in Calgary, so I just thought I would go there, but I guess maybe not I was hoping sometime in the near future BC would offer something to help LPN's get their BSN's, seeing how short they are for nurses!!

LPN for 10 years. Live in PoCo, work in Surrey. Work in LTC, same job for 10 years...scary! We are currently looking for 8 full time LPN's in my facility alone, not to mention casuals. I would like to get my RN someday, if possible, but right now I am expecting in May, and $$ will be tight. I have looked in to Athabasca and may do that. I work full scope...I do everything the RN does at my facility - IM, all meds, narcs, treatments, we don't have IV's in my facility, pronounce death, take/transcribe MD orders as well as team leader for 5 care aides.

I once had to tell a resident that her perfume was so strong that the other residents in the dining room were complaining. One said it was so bad that she couldn't taste her toast. Well her son writes a letter to my boss telling her i told her she "stunk so bad that her perfume was decreasing the chemical properties of the medications" on my med cart! I laughed when i read the letter. How absurd!

Wow, good topic! We had a woman who had COPD, who would SCREAM for her puffers all the time. It was so hard to deal with, name calling, swearing, etc, and it seemed to worsen when families were around. We would do a chest assessment and SATS, and they would be in the high 90's. We had nurses who would say if you can scream like that, you can breathe. The ONE time she came out of her room and was quiet, I took one look at her and knew something was wrong. She truly could not breathe and was cyanotic, died in the hospital. We have a lady now who does the same thing, screams and swears and hits so below the belt, saying I hope you DIE of emphysema, or to one nurse, I hope your little boy dies, etc. When she is sitting by the nurses station for HOURS doing this, all assessments are normal, it gets hard to keep it together. I guess I should also add, this lady has a Minimental of 30/30. Don't we deserve to be treated with respect?

Sounds about right...42k...

Sorry, can't help you, but i have been interested in doing this for awhile. Could you tell me how long the preceptorships are? I know I would have to register with Alberta College of LPN's, and do my practicums there, but could you tell me how many and how long they are?

Had to move all the way out to Port Coquitlam to afford a house. Rented a place in English Bay that was 900 a month, and that was 7 years ago. It is sooo expensive in Vancouver. I would recommend living in Burnaby or New West, and close to a SkyTrain.