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linzz

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  1. Why do patients like these go to a doctor?

    linzz replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I am against home births, I am not a risk taking type of person and home births seem to risky. I have had two children and both deliveries needed to be induced as I was late and each time...

  2. Please allow me some arrogance!

    linzz replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations, tweety, rn,

  3. Is this a privacy violation?

    linzz posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today I received an email from an acquaintance whom I went to nursing school with. She now works in occupational health at the same company that my spouse works at. The email stated "Hi, how are you,...

  4. Why do patients like these go to a doctor?

    linzz replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is good that the mom eventually made the right decision for the baby. I have aging parents who read about all this "natural" stuff on the internet and sadly, my stepfather is no longer capable of...

  5. What students need to know

    linzz replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    I acutally think this thread is helpful to learn from. Some hospitals are now doing interviews which have nurses from floor come down and talk to any potential candidate to see if they will fit it...

  6. What students need to know

    linzz replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    Fiona59: That sounds like quite a group you guys just had. The thing is the rude students truly do make it harder for the polite

  7. Is this a privacy violation?

    linzz replied to linzz's topic in General Nursing

    KellNY: I wish I had thought of that response. Love it. None of this surprises me, the girl was pretty strange in nursing school and certainly a gossipy

  8. Is this a privacy violation?

    linzz replied to linzz's topic in General Nursing

    Pagandeva2000: Yes, I gave her my email when I was working on a group project with her. My mistake.

  9. Is this a privacy violation?

    linzz replied to linzz's topic in General Nursing

    Although I likely will let this go once, I will have a talk with her if it happens again. As all of the posts have stated, it is indeed a violation of (PHIPA), 2004. It is also considered...

  10. Is this a privacy violation?

    linzz replied to linzz's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad that you guys responded the way you did because I really did feel that my husband's privacy was violated. I took care of one of my son's friend's relatives at the hospital and I would not...

  11. Have a question about bad credit

    linzz replied to julesradio's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you had this problem. I think it is great that you are taking care of it. Good for you. Everyone deserves a chance to change for the better. Just wondering if you have gone for credit...

  12. Hep B vaccination, IM or SC?

    linzz posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if the Hepatitis B vaccination is done IM or Subcutaneous. In Ontario, LPN's can only give flu vaccines so I am not familiar with other types of vaccinations. Thanks for any

  13. LPN Hiring Trends

    linzz replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    These trends swing back and forth over sometimes decades, I think. In the late 1990's, in Ontario, there was no work for even RN's. I remember sitting in an information night at a college that had...

  14. Team Nursing

    linzz replied to 7pnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In Ontario, Canada, RPN's (LPN's) are now doing central lines, assessments, starting IV's, almost everything except hanging some IV meds and IV pushes. It really depends on where you

  15. What students need to know

    linzz replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    Here's a few more: after you are done doing personal care, please clean up. This means, put all laundry in appropriate bins, not lumped on the floor in the corner, and clean the wash basins. Also,...

  16. Team Nursing

    linzz replied to 7pnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Just a question for Fiona 59, how do you do team nursing in your province. I have only seen a few hospitals during my clinical time as I am a new grad but the way it worked was you were paired up...

  17. Disrespect

    linzz replied to Wife of Spinner's topic in General Nursing

    I have never treated an aide with disrespect and I never would because I believe we all need each other to do the job and even then it is a huge challenge at times. I have found that most aides I have...

  18. Clinical Experiences

    linzz replied to Pug Lover's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would say that they were lacking at times. We only were given two patients at the most and this did not help prepare for the real world demands of many more

  19. Why did you stay an LPN?

    linzz replied to pandafever's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If there were reasonable opportunities for LPN's where I live, I would be happy to stay being an LPN. For some reason, the area I live in is very pro RN, there are very few hospital jobs and even jobs...

  20. who is more proficient in giving bedside care?

    linzz replied to PWUstudent's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I agree with Tweety, choose a new topic. I have a degree that I obtained when I was twenty one and I always found that finding credible research articles will be challenging enough even with a topic...

  21. Emotional breakdown and nurse frustation

    linzz replied to maxcrx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    maxcrx: I see that this post is about a month old. I hope you have found a new position since then. The thing that scares me about this place is not only the amount, but the acuity of these patients....

  22. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

    linzz replied to katlpn6's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is hard caring enough to do the job right. Thank you for being that one. I am sure you have saved many peds patients a lot of needless complications. I just can't believe that anyone would tape...

  23. becoming an LPN and raising a family

    linzz replied to momoffour's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, it is hard. What Fiona 59

  24. Can you fill me in on....

    linzz replied to nursemomceo's topic in International Nursing

    janfrn: Hope you enjoy the movie tonight. I would love to see it but will not be able to this week. I do agree that he is preaching to the converted. I just can't imagine the horror of not being able...

  25. I'm thinking of giving up on the lpn license

    linzz replied to Simon1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would not give up until they make you. If I had to write ten times, I would. I passed the first time but I reviewed the LPN practice book, wrote the practice test in it, also wrote a practice test...