linzz

linzz

Geriatrics, Med-Surg.

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  1. Problems with another nurse

    Maybe she should have taken a refresher before going back to the bedside so that she was safe to work in a
  2. Problems with another nurse

    If I were in your shoes, I would go to the DON because this situation is unfair to you. Getting a set of vitals and doing a head to toe asmt. as you mentioned, should have been automatic to her esp....
  3. Almost lost my temper today

    This sounds rough. If he is hitting you, you should not have to put up with that. I would start by reporting this to the charge nurse, although I am sure you have done that by now. Sounds like he...
  4. Did he get too much morphine?

    In any hospital I have been at, morphine is not a drug that is given on a regular basis, it is given as a PRN injection. I also wondered why this student has an injection prepared before a pain...
  5. Mean nurses and High Turnover

    I would never work at a place like that. It could destroy your career. I know of a certain hospital that has problems like that and they have a lot more trouble recruiting than most hospitals which...
  6. What surprised you most in nursing school?

    That I was really not a very good judge of character. It is really hard to tell who is trustworthy and who is not. So I learned never to say anthing to a student or teacher that you would not want to...
  7. I would agree that RPN schooling here in Ontario is shorter than a BScN program but not easier across the board. Entry still requires high marks in math and two sciences. Clinicals also begin right...
  8. Do your RN which will mean doing a BScN here in Ontario. It is unlikely that you will be able to travel as an RPN as far as I know. My father lives in the United States and the immigration paperwork...
  9. How long was the bridge in Alberta before it was axed? We have them here in Toronto at Ryerson, Humber and a few others and they have been around just a few years but they only take about 25 people...
  10. Wom, mamason, just WOW!! I can't believe anyone would unhook a patient's chest tube. You sure earned your spot in heaven that
  11. What Am I Doing?...

    What about reading up on the usual conditions of the patients you have, or even just about common things renal failure, type 2 diabetes, palliative care and the signs of this. Maybe try to med-surg...
  12. Dosage Question

    Your answer is correct to my knowledge. 50 divided by 2.2 * 65 mg=1475.5. Good
  13. Prefering RNs to LPNs

    The hospital which is near me has a surgical floor that is 50% RN and 50% RPN. My second day of clinicals (2nd semester), I was giving IM injections, doing post-op assesments and dressing changes....
  14. Congratulations dayshiftnurse on your acceptance. I must agree with you, the politics of nursing education are getting worse. It seems that the ptb have agendas and they don't always have anything to...
  15. I already have a degree and I would love to do a two year program but there are none near me. I have no desire to go into management at all. At best I just hope to maybe land a day clinic job before I...
  16. Hospitals to axe nurses

    I am so sad to hear this. It really bothered also to read how few management positions were being deleted. Seems like something is rotten in
  17. What do you want to tell Nursing Students?

    Here's a few things to add to the many great points already posted: 1. Try to get there and just listen to report without interupting, it is great experience learning how to give report. 2. Look up...
  18. "Big Money"

    Nursing is a tough job with an exteme amount of responsibility and I truly believe that nurses should be compensated as the professionals that they are and they should not consider is the least bit...
  19. Help! Sinking at first job as LPN.

    This ratio is pretty large and even here in Canada, we have large ratios but 50 to 1 is too much. Most places would have the RN assist with the breakfast med pass as this is usually the largest. Are...
  20. I have heard of one or two colleges in Ontario that offer a four month course that BScN students can take after two years of school in order to write the CRNE. I would think that it would be expensive...
  21. Instructors: do you ever get used to being the enemy?

    I have been a younger student and an older student so I'll throw in my thoughts on this. Of the younger students, I have seen some really great students who were great in clinical too. I have also...
  22. What helps is to have a list of residents, with spaces beside their names and jot down any notes about them, special preferences, assessment details. I can also be scattered so I have lists for...
  23. A few years ago, my parent in law was in critical care, in an induced coma, among many other issues. Well, since my spouse and I are closest to him, we would visit him in ICU as much as possible....
  24. LPN to RN is it worth it?

    I think it is worth it to upgrade if you want more options, more responsibility and of course $. At your age, you will have a good long career if you stick it out. I would be concerned with two...
  25. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    I hope that one day someone does some valid research on how bullying affects the care that patients receive. How can the bullied nurse provide good care if she is watching her back all the time. I...