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  1. Do you have to carry all your books??

    student456 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I have never brought any of my books to nursing school. its called powerpoint slides and paper and pens lol the only way i could see it would be good is if you had like a 5 hr break or something...you...

  2. Night Shifters: Do you sleep?

    student456 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Um, what is wrong with sleeping on your scheduled break during your night shift? I can understand why sleeping when your NOT on your break is wrong to do (which I never do) but if you are on your...

  3. Funny essay by an ER doc.

    student456 replied to bekindtokittens's topic in Emergency

    thanks for the laugh :) it was so

  4. Grading Scale

    student456 replied to amyb2684's topic in General Students

    At my NS, you need 63% © to pass nursing classes and 50% to pass electives. For some reason, the nursing schools in the States use higher grading scales...90% of the people I know wouldnt pass if we...

  5. How does California manage to staff with a 5:1 ratio?

    student456 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Come to Canada! Where I live, all the hospitals seem to have 1:4 days and 1:6 nights( sometimes 1:5 on days) for medsurg...we have no aides, cna's or lpn's to help us though. It might be higher ratios...

  6. CRNE prep courses in Toronto

    student456 replied to thefirststep's topic in International Nursing

    i know a ton of people that have taken a crne prep course through nurses education inc (but they changed their name recently so you would have to look it up on google) the cost is like 650$ but you...

  7. When to start studying for the nclex...how many months in advance???

    student456 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi, I am graduating in April 2009...what is a good time to start studying for the NCLEX exam? I am from Canada and will write my canadian RN exam in early june of next year and then would write my...

  8. Remains of 3600 former mental hospital patients found in Oregon State Hospital...

    student456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok so this news story is about the Oregon State Hospital being torn down (the same place that the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed...but the article also says that in 2004 they found...

  9. RN's at my job tell me "Diastolic BP is when the sound 'changes' NOT when it stops!"

    student456 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    No the ones that have told me this have explained that you do it for every patient...they just gave me that as an general example However, interestingly it does say on the link that you provided that:...

  10. Remains of 3600 former mental hospital patients found in Oregon State Hospital...

    student456 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Ok update: I must have read too fast...for some reason I thought that the article I just read (which was posted on TIME as well as various other websites) meant there were skeletons in canisters from...

  11. Is "Back Charting" pt. information within 24 hrs of shift ending legal?

    student456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, We were having this discussion at work... RN's and our nursing manager were saying that you can back chart patient information on the computer charting system or the hard copy chart if you forgot...

  12. I'm Training a New Hire at $1 less an hour!

    student456 replied to eldragon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That is why in Canada, RN's are paid by a pay grid...everyone makes the same amount if they are part of the nursing union. It's rare I think to see people paid different amounts unless its a shift...

  13. How strict is/was your nursing school concerning your appearance?

    student456 replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My NS isn't super super strict about stuff like that.... Hair off face if it touches shoulders It says in our handbook no visible tattoos but no one seemed to bother if you have them visible (ex: arm...

  14. McKenzie's funeral

    student456 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    im sitting at my computer desk crying right now tears down my face . sounds like a beautiful funeral for a beautiful little

  15. Whats your facilities policy on isolation for MRSA, CDIF, VRE, etc?

    student456 replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    no i meant all private rooms for isolation pts..HAAH not all private rooms as the norm! now THAt would be

  16. Top 10 Threads on Allnurses.com

    student456 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    oh god i forgot to mention all the nclex ones LOL btw...is there anyway to "block" threads you dont want to see? Like if you dont want to see any threads about the nclex can you totally block that...

  17. Top 10 Threads on Allnurses.com

    student456 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the threads that start with "Am I too old for nursing school?" "Is it too late to go to nursing school if your 50?" there are a million of em i

  18. Is this normal (Master Cardiology)?

    student456 replied to Nodens's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    yep it has a small hole in it...no it doesnt affect cleaning just use alcohol swabs as you normally

  19. Whats your facilities policy on isolation for MRSA, CDIF, VRE, etc?

    student456 replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    all private rooms here in canada so far in the hospitals that i know of.... GREAT article in macleans magazine this week on CDIFF and hospitals / isolation precautions....it said that some hospitals...

  20. 4 : 1 nurse patient ratio for med surg???

    student456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Most RN's at my my nursing clinicals tell me their nurse patient ratio for med surg is 4 : 1 and sometimes 5 : 1 (in Canada) When you nurses in the USA talk about high pt ratios like 7 or 10 to...

  21. Certified Nursing Assistant's in Canada?

    student456 replied to FutureNurse23's topic in International Nursing

    ok question... how come our psw program is a YEAR long in ontario (dont know about other provinces) and its full time too - how come the CNA programs in the states are usually 8 weeks long? isnt it...

  22. Certified Nursing Assistant's in Canada?

    student456 replied to FutureNurse23's topic in International Nursing

    It is alot easier to enroll in RN school in canada then while your in School just work as a psw on the side. I know several of my classmates, me included, who have worked as PSW's with agencies...

  23. Using Same Equipement on all Patients?

    student456 replied to Atl_John's topic in General Nursing

    I use Virox sanitizing wipes to clean BP cuff and other

  24. Scrubs to tight? How do you tell someone?

    student456 replied to Absolutely13's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I am guilty of this! But not intentionally...once I was in clinical and my preceptor told me everytime I bent down my scrub pants would go too low. I keep having to having to pull my scrub pants...

  25. Only 19 shifts for new grad orientation Med/Surg??? whhaaaattt

    student456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My best friend since grade 5 just graduated from a BSCN nursing school and he got a job at a large teaching hospital in our city and they are only giving him 19 - 12 hour shifts for orientation on med...