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  1. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    heathIam replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    But maybe that willingness to change is an indication of an ability to be flexible and LEARN instead of just wishywashy! Perhaps some of those that change their stance on issues change because they...

  2. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    heathIam replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, I see your point. Suspicious indeed. I suppose it would be too naive to suppose that they actually have a level of concern for the 45 million peole without any health care? No, no, I suspect a...

  3. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    heathIam replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    ahh, I see, so the fear that nurses salaries will drop if universal health care is established in the US is based on no solid facts confirming that but rather on fear and the promotion of that fear by...

  4. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    heathIam replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    wow! I don't know why the fear of so called socialized health care - and by the way, health care in Canada is not socialized.As to wages, as an expereinced nurs in Alberta, as has been pointed out...

  5. new grad in the icu???

    heathIam replied to 2beanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would say no. If you want to get the experience with time management and develop your assessment skills then go to a general med/surgical ward. THAT is where you really learn time management and...

  6. what do you say when thanked?

    heathIam replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    'You're welcome' is a perfectly appropriate response to being thanked for doing your job. As indicated, to NOT acknowledge their thanks is to negate it and to diminish their gratitude. When a...

  7. Pediatric Urine Output

    heathIam replied to JOLLIEHOLLY's topic in General Nursing

    The 0.5mls/k/hr - 1ml/k/hr works for actual pediatric patients but once you get into the teenagers who are adult sized you go by adult expectations. At our pediatric hospital anyone over 60 kgs is...

  8. Fired! Working again but HATE where I am right now!(Sorry LONG)

    heathIam replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

    Do NOT dlete the hospital you were fired from from your resume! This is called

  9. nursing dilemmas ethical principles vs personal values

    heathIam replied to fizzgigger's topic in General Nursing

    if respect is a part of your personal values then it will not conflict with the ethical dilemmas. You could try that approach. When you are writing a paper consider your audience - a bunch of...

  10. A surgeon's perception of nursing education.

    heathIam replied to Grandy's topic in General Nursing

    You need to keep in mind while reading his blog that nursing education and work is different in australia than it is in north america. I personally can agree with pretty much everything he says...

  11. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    heathIam replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    yep, heard of it. As another response indicated it had a lot of popularity back in the 70's. In fact I had a labour room nurse who used to take the discarded ones home to put on her rose bushes -...

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

    heathIam replied to katlpn6's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've been in peds for 30something years and I have NEVER heard of taping two syringes together to give two injections.........so I don't think this is a peds thing. It is most likely just an ignorant...

  13. VAP precautions and PRI

    heathIam posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This question goes out to the IUC staff. Our unit has adopted the VAP precautions and practice changes recommended by the various quality improvement movements in health care. I am wondering from any...

  14. Rule of three

    heathIam replied to RaggedyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The rule of 6 never made any sense to me when I started 17 years ago, but I memorized the formula and did the math and made the drips. Finally about 4 years ago i had an epiphany and i discovered...