April1986

okey dokey.... My topic is stereotyping and stigma based on culture (as it relates to nursing of course) but I have to narrow this down to some sort of "research question". So anyways, does anyone have any ideas for a more narrow question based on the given topic. I am supposed to have an outline in by Thursday. Eek. All help is appreciated! Thanks April

I am Canadian, I know our system is in crisis and shortage. That being said I am still proud to live in a country where (in general) you are not treated on the basis of your income. I know how incredibly idealistic that sounds, but hey, if no one has a vision for healthcare, where is it going to go anyways?

I haven't written the exam, but from what faculty tells us..... the whole exam is a lot like that. (Asks very specific questions without us possible every having learned that specific info) It's ALL about what is the BEST answer which is what kills us students on nursing exams (in school). They are all about critical thinking and that jazz, which is good, but it makes for a brain bender of an exam. April

I am not too fond of having a needle myself ( I used to have anxiety attacks over freaking vaccinations, but now it's not so bad lol.) but giving them to other people is a total piece of cake. Practicing on classmates is totally ok, but I gave myself an "insulin" injection the other day and my head started spinning. When I was on my L&D rotation last June I just about passed out watching my first cesarean but the lady partsl birth did not bother me at all (actually I cried. I was so embarassed, but it was so emotional for some reason). The smell of urine honestly bothers me way more than poo these days. It just sticks in your nose and it's nasty. Mouth stuff isn't that great, but I haven't done any suctioning work or anything like that, so I haven't seen the real nasties. Anywho, gloves make life ok when it comes to blood, poo, etc. April

For SQ's we were taught to pinch, especially for thinner people otherwise you aren't sure what you are injecting into (sub-Q or muscle). For IM's, they are starting to teach z-tracking for all IM injections as best practice, even if it is a not irritating medication because it helps improve absorption, and if it is irritating, it isn't going to come back up throught the port of entry and unneccesarily irritate the tissue it passes through. April