Zhakrin

its a power issue. many people have secret S&M desires and while they may not like the pain part the enjoy the submission assept. So enters nursing, when a person is under uor care they are usually at their most vulerable. Also most nurses are still female which adds to the allure, and we often preform very intimate procedures, enemas, bathing, croch care, you name it. I think its the relinglishing of someone "power" that keeps nursing in the fantasy spotlight. Hell when we live in a world where some adults enjoy wearing diapers and soiling themselves, anything is possible. How do I know? well to pay for paramedic school I did security at a fetish club. Boy, that was the greatest education into the male and female sexual mindset that anyone could have asked for. BTW i live in TO myself, cya around, lol hopefully not at the fetish club:chuckle

hi everyone, I just read that some states are looking into having nurses administer lethal injections to death row inmates. Since I have a questionable source my question will be hypothetical. Would this be a p/t job you would consider? How do you feel it fit/ or does not fit in to nursing? I have very mixed feeling about this, i feel alot of anger when I think of people like Susan Smith (she the one who droend her kids right?). But I would not like anger to be my primary moviation in this context.

ROFLMAO, that's Mario, the scrub stud. Hey Obnurseheather, if your ever in Canada drop me a private message;) ! *Zhakrin crosses fingers*

ROFLMAO, that's Mario, the scrub stud.

As a guy finding myself preggy ANYwhere would be profondly troubling. just the thought of were it would come out of is causing me to cringe....Ouch!!!

PS I would greatly recommend that you start looking for a position at HSC as a ward clerk, PSA or cleaner anything that make you an internal applicant. While you will probably get a nursing position reguardless it helps as you will get a feeling for the hospital. they pay very well and it make your life easier as you will not have to work as many hour/wk as you would at some other jobs.

Hi there, Sick Kids (Toronto) currently pays about $22/hr base pay for new grads and they are very under staffed at the moment. They also have a nursing extern position that you can apply for at the end of your 3rd year. Sick Kids will also pay for your final year in school if your willing to commit for a couple years. The hospital is state of the art and a leader in almost every repect. You will find nurses that love working there and those that do not, but that is the case in every hospital. The patient:nurse ratio is very good and there is a lot of opportunty for advancement. Also they really promote furthering your education and almost every nurse I know there is working on thier BScN, Masters or even PhD. Keep in mind that HSC is also non-unionized and this maybe a concern for you, though most nurses here do not think so. Finally as in every hospital politics rules and nurses have to sometimes shovel the $hit. Hope this helps, I have loved my time here and could not think of doing adult nursing again (unless it's ER) lol. Zhakrin

csnurse may God bless and give you strength I am not a very religous person, yet I know that a new grad going into geriatics is a rare and caring person. You will face horrable working conditions, management that resists change, patient deaths, enraged families and much more. There are some great rewards as well however you need to have the right state of mind to see them sometimes. This is an area of nursing that really needs new motivated nurses, however it is often ignore by new nurses. I would never work in this area, not that I do not care greatly about this population, but because I would become frustrated and burn myself out quickly. You are a rare person and Thank you for picking this area, the elderly need people like you.

The hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has a large and well used IV team. most units will not start IV so they call the team, while other units have a policy of sticking thrice then calling in the team. Peds can be very hard to get IVs on so a team makes sense. Check the web site and contact someone for info. Zhakrin

My neurologist is Dr. Ronald McDonald and there is a Dr. Proctor in the ER here.

Hi there, I am a certified Paramedic in Ontario and I am finishing my degree in Nursing, therefore I have alittle knowledge of this area. With the baby boomers retiring, Ambulance, Fire and Police are being hard hit to find suitable replacements for their retiring personnel. What this means is that a nursing degree is well looked at when applying for the jobs. as for a nurse becoming a Paramedic, it is possible. I was offered a nursing position and a part-time medic position in Ontario. My girlfriend, who is a nurse but not a paramedic, was told that she could have the same deal. all she had to do was "challenge" the certification exam, which the hospital & ambulance service were willing to help her do. So, its possible for nurse to do both. As both a medic and a Paramedic I can clearly say that the only skill difference between the too, AT THE ENTRY LEVEL, is that the nurse would need to become familar with the policies, equipement and have a class F licence. The Radio operators course is a 4 hour BS course, so dont sweat it. Good luck. :zzzzz