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Sorry if this sounds gross but I keep reading on these msg boards that one of the worse smells in nursing is from a pt with CDiff after they go to the bathroom. How does it smell differently from a normal pt?

Hi, I just got a job as a patient sitter and it pays 15 $ Canadian per hr during days and 16 $ per hour on nights Is this an average rate of pay for a "patient sitter" type of job? I was just wondering what the going rate for this type of job is. T...

Going into my last year of BCSN here in Canada...I want to write my CRNE and then write my Nclex really soon afterwards so I can move to the States. I am studying for the CRNE and also just bought the 4th edition of Saunders to do Suzanne's Plan for ...

So i posted awhile back about buying a stethoscope off of www.stethoscopes.com ... so I whipped out my Visa card and bought a Littman Cardiology III for 175$ including shipping. It says on their website that it takes around 5 to 10 business days for ...

Ugh, Today I was cleaning my pt and I was wondering why her bellybutton looked black. It kept bugging me. Well....I had to dig and actually PULL on it to get it out (it was that stuck to the inside of her bellybutton ick!) and out came a HUGE ball of...

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My NS in Canada only requires that you have a 63% to pass a nursing class and a 50% for an elective - BSCN degree. How come the passing grades for nursing school are usually like a 75 - 80% in the States? I would seriously fail if I had to have an 80...

Hi, Ok here's the deal...I do NOT drive a car at all and I don't plan on ever getting my driver's license (for various reasons) That being said, what are some good cities in the US where you do not need a car to live or work as a nurse? I am single a...

I am so upset! My awesome Master Cardiology stethoscope which i LOVE totally got stolen or accidentally thrown out today at work...either someone took it or I think it might have gotten mixed in with dirty linens or garbage and thrown out I looked ...

Hi, I was wondering what the typical nursing salary for an RN is in your country? Here in Canada in my province they start new BSCN grads at 26.80$ Canadian per hour...according to the internet thats like 1161 pesos per hour...so in a typical 8 hour...

Couldnt you say that even if I went to nursing school say...in Texas but decided to move and practice nursing in Michigan for example? I would still be "taking" a spot away from someone that wanted to go to NS in Texas... or what about all the nurses...

I already have all my student loans paid off from working during school. As long as I have a job and a place to stay, why should it matter where I want to live. I'm not required to stay in Canada just because I went to nursing school here. I've alway...

The doctor was in the room and even said she was cheyne stoking + kussmauling What is a neurological breathing pattern? Isn't that CS and Kussmaul? thanks

I had a patient 2 weeks ago with Kussmaul AND cheyne stokes resps with doll eyes and was unresponsive to sternal rub, voice, etc with RR of 32 - 40...it occured all of a sudden and the physician said that her brain hemorrhage was getting worse and ev...

Let's share where we are all placed for clinical! Ummm let's start...I have no clue but I should find out soon I hope!

Sorry, but the testimonial by the blond haired girl just cracked me up! Watch it here: http://www.prismcareerinstitute.com/nursing.aspx I thought it was funny

Ok, the part about nurses peeves me off...just because we give meds doesn't mean every single nurse in the universe abuses em or steals em!!!. I know what they were trying to say though, it just seems like it came out wrong in the article http://www....

I have posted a few threads on the fact (sorry to bore you guys! lol) that US schools usually have higher grading scales than our Canadian nursing schools... Usually whenever I state that my nursing school only requires 63% to pass nursing classes an...

I never said that Canadian schools HAVE lax standards compared to US schools...I was saying that other people seem to have that impression based on our lower grading scales based on on other threads on AllNurses I am happy with my Canadian nursing sc...

lewis and dirksen is a good one brunner and suddarth is also good both are expensive though like over 100 dollars!

There was literally nothing to fill up with lotion...it was all full of gunk!. Next time I encounter the same thing, I will try your trick though. Sounds like it would be helpful

Yep, checking the skin folds is something I always do...you never know what can be growing there (fungus, etc). Sometimes you see a layer of lotion / cream / powder that can be wiped off because it's caked on

I asked this question to several RN's...and the responses I got were that they don't percuss. Do you use percussion as part of your physical assessments of pts? I was wondering because there are some stuff that they teach us in NS that nurses never s...

Okaaayy, I am a nursing student... Very confused here. I was taught that when you take a blood pressure, your diastolic number is the LAST sound you hear and not when the "sound changes"....a ton of nurses at my summer job keep telling me that I am w...

I gagged once and ALMOST threw up while changing someone with a BM. I was surprised that I didn't throw up, usually it doesnt bother me too much but this time I almost barfed Its natural...we dont have iron stomachs...we are human!