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Was talking to a friend who works in Ontario, she said that benefits are not "free" there, that she pays a minimum fee towards dental and medical. What about the rest of the provinces? Thanx. sj

Alexandra, Here is the "recipe" for tea tree oil, actually it calls for tea tree oil shampoo. (which you can get at a health food store). Apply tea tree oil shampoo boosted with ten additional drops of oil. Massage into hair, leave on for 10 minutes,...

Try Tea Tree oil, it apparentlly is quite effective. Check with your local health food store to see how much it needs to be diluted. I have the recipe somewhere, I'll see if I can find it. snickers.

Was just wondering about the prevalence of M.R.S.A. in hospitals out there. What kind of precautions are used, what kind of protocols are followed. Thanx in advance for your input. sj.

10cc saline followed by2.5cc heparin flush(100units/ml) q.24h. and prn(after meds). sj.

Used 45 degrees for a hundred years...until enoxaparin came along(LMWH).Our policy says 90 degrees for it. sj.

Good Question... Yep we got that fancy new building in Vancouver, plus the president makes about 60,000 plus living expenses.We musn't forget about all the tv ads and the newspaper ads,I'm sure they cost big bucks, plus the bargaining committee...may...

Bcnu says that they need it to replenish the defence fund(what it has cost us for the job action last year).They say they need 4 million dollars....for our next round of bargaining go figure eh? Check out their(our) website at http://www.bcnu.org go...

Fired...license suspended. at the very least....what if the patient was one of your family?? sj

My place of experience is only as a unionized worker who has been involved in the Canadian healthcare system for the past thirty years. I have no frame of reference as to what privatization would be like, only what I read on this bulletin board etc. ...

Heather, Yes,I have read bill 29 over and over again, actually I made the comments about Bcnu and rnabc to "stir the pot " if you will. I am still in shock about the direction that this government has taken, however at the same time I do find that I...

In reference to what is going in on in B.C.....where is the R.N.A.B.C., how are we supposed to maintain our standards? they are strangely silent, considering the money they take from us every year.....how can we be sure that the B.c.N.U isn't just fe...

My sister-in-law came to live with us a couple of years ago, we looked after her for the last 2 months of her life(she had ovarian ca with mets.)She developed cellulitis,wanted iv antibiotics which we hung for her tid, she had an iv to the end, calle...

Take a look at http://www.bcnu.org and then see how far this government has gone. Fergus51---can I come too? sj.

Pardon my ignorance...I know what an esophagogastrectomy is but what is a "critical path" ? Thanx. sj. :confused:

Many of our post-ops have epidurals placed intraoperatively for post-op pain control and Marcaine and Fentanyl is infused via pump. We have standing orders and the gas man writes in the amount of bolus required(Range) and bolus amount. We have strict...

I think that these are the "good old days"...just wait, we haven't seen anything yet.!! I am still in shock and disbelief as to what this government has done, this is the advent of privatization in B.C.and likely the rest of Canada. Any specifics yet...

Can you not send a copy of her e-mail to your nursing association?, Where I come from, that request is a violation of nursing Standards of practice and is unsafe. Remember...its your license not the supervisors. sj.

I have been in a small icu/ccu (10 beds),for the past three years(fulltime) and am now just beginning to feel competent and comfortable. Some staff have given me a run for my money, others have mentored me.We are all on a learning curve,especially wi...

I just checked out some websites for you to take a look at If you go to http://www.nursing index.com that will give you all of the R.N. associations/unions in Canada, they would all be able to assist you I would think, or http://www.malpn mb.ca ...

We often miss breaks,if it is a coffee break that is missed.too bad,so sad, if it's a meal break then overtime is claimed at time and a half. sj.

We have begun admitting post-op endarterectomy pts. to our unit, and we have no standards of care for this . Just wondering,(other than neuro vitals) what the protocol is from other places,? Thanx. sj.

Thanx for the input. .Susanmary...so if there is numbess, tingling, inability to swallow, is it reasonable to assume that there has been nerve damage intraoperatively?...Specifically, cranial nerves X1(glossopharyngeal) and X( Vagus). So , is that s...

Susanmary.... Thanx for the information, it gives me a much broader perspective on what I should be watching for etc. etc.and a protocol to set in place for myself. Thanx again. sj.

Carmen......You don' t wanna be sitting in a rocking chair at 75, muttering" I wish I had done it". I was an l.p.n for a hundred years before I went back to nursing school at 31 and graduated at 33. It didn't matter to me if I ever worked as an R.N.,...