lilaclover

lilaclover

Acute Spine, Neuro, Thoracic's, LTC

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  1. LVN (in CA) moving to Vancouver, BC

    lilaclover replied to Newpasser's topic in Immigration Advice

    Good luck, there are no jobs for LPN's in the entire Vancouver area. I know many many LPN's out of

  2. Confused about which job offer to accept. Advice please

    lilaclover replied to green nurse lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I must say, I did hate LTC when I did my clinical rotation there as a student too. But after working there for a while it did kind of grow on me... Its not all bad, you may like

  3. Confused about which job offer to accept. Advice please

    lilaclover replied to green nurse lpn's topic in General Nursing

    FYI A new grad LPN making $23/hr is not uncommon at all in Canada. Actually when I was a new grad LPN I made $26/hr working night shifts in

  4. Confused about which job offer to accept. Advice please

    lilaclover replied to green nurse lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Well I think it depends on your end goal. If you really want to work in acute care/hospital setting then it may actually be better to take the per diem job. Hospital experience will help you get...

  5. someone tell me it gets better after RN school???

    lilaclover replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry, I hated it at first too. I remember my first clinical experience in school was also in LTC and I went home the first day crying. The next day I threw up. I couldn't eat for a week because...

  6. Should I go back for the 2nd interview?

    lilaclover replied to rshenry's topic in General Nursing

    Go back. Any nursing experience will help you eventually find your dream job in nursing. AS long as you are working in another field you are not working towards your goal. At least this job will get...

  7. What pay are nurses making these days?

    lilaclover replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    LPN in Canada $24.75 base rate plus $1.75 for nights and $1.75 also on top of that if

  8. What is the safest way to record vitals in an isolation room?

    lilaclover replied to ABSN35's topic in General Nursing

    I usually call them out to one of my co-workers who will write them down for

  9. Current job won't give the day off for new job orientation.

    lilaclover replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't have given them a choice to begin with... I just recently found a new job as well. My current job has been treating me terrible for a while now. I simply told them when I gave my notice...

  10. Flu Clinic without current license

    lilaclover posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently work at a cosmetic/skincare clinic that is attached to a medical clinic. There is 1 Doctor that runs both sides. Anyway one of the girls I work with on the cosmetic side is going to run...

  11. Flu Clinic without current license

    lilaclover replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm I didn't think MA's were allowed to give flu shots in Canada... I am not really sure about that though. I have never encountered it before.... I will have to look into that. Does anyone know...

  12. Cath'ing Females

    lilaclover replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I do that allows me to get it on the first try nearly everytime: I have a second person hold a flashlight in there. I know it sounds ridiculous but it makes everything sooooo much easier. I...

  13. Staff nurses and their bad attitudes

    lilaclover replied to ShellyRSRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whoa! I had to read this twice to make sure that I hadn't written it myself!! I honestly thought this might have been an old post that I wrote a year ago! I have been in this EXACT situation, and I...

  14. Should I take bagels first day of work?

    lilaclover replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that person should be able to do something nice like this without worrying about being judged... If these are the type of people that will judge and gossip about you for a nice gesture like...

  15. Cried at work today

    lilaclover posted a topic in General Nursing

    So today was my last day at my current job in long term care. I am moving away to another city in a few days. Yes I have complained about this job on several occasions, the work load is too much, some...

  16. Cried at work today

    lilaclover replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the well wishes :) Sometimes this job seems thankless but then days like this happen and you realize how much your job really does matter and how good it feels to make a difference in...

  17. Two med carts, three halls, to many patients

    lilaclover replied to Kashia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work evenings at my facility. I am responsible for all meds, dsgs, BGM's, orders, families, everything( i am the only nurse) for 30 Residents from 4:30 - 7pm and then from 4:30 - 11pm I am...

  18. Examples of times you have been bullied in nursing profession

    lilaclover replied to luvmyyorkie24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "The charge nurse came in and noticed I put it back, and she went ballistic, screaming at the top of her lungs at me (as she liked to do to everyone). She screamed "when I tell you to do something,...

  19. LPN jobs Vancouver???

    lilaclover posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello Everyone! I am moving to Vancouver BC in May and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions of where I can apply for jobs? I have applied to Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health but have...

  20. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    lilaclover replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Are these all really

  21. Overwhelmed at my LTC job...is this a normal workload for LTC?

    lilaclover posted a topic in General Nursing

    so i feel totally overwhelmed at my job in long term care. i don't know if it is just me or if it is too much to ask of one nurse. it seems like some of the other nurses get by ok but i think some of...

  22. Overwhelmed at my LTC job...is this a normal workload for LTC?

    lilaclover replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I realize it is far to many... its just there isn't really a lot of full time jobs around here and I really need the money. I am planning on going back to school next fall to take my BSN so was...

  23. Overwhelmed at my LTC job...is this a normal workload for LTC?

    lilaclover replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    ivoryce - Unfortunately we do not have union And the ohter nurses do not seem to think it is as big of a problem as I do...but most of them have never worked anywhere else. Not-A-Hat person - I was...

  24. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    lilaclover replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! You really shouldn't be a

  25. If you could build your perfect Nursing Home......how would it be?

    lilaclover replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OH YAY! What a fun post!!! Ok so first of all I would definitely increase the staffing ratio by A LOT. Each CNA would have 5 residents and each nurse responsible for about 10. (Not 40). This solves A...