epg_pei
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This thread has become relevant for reasons similar to the original posters. I have to work tonight with one of these kids. I once had notions of spending many years working as a nurse and retiring in reasonably undamaged condition. Fantasy? I hope the patient is still in seclusion as I left them last weekend, and not out on the unit as the doctor originally ordered. Weather's nice down under eh....
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My take-home is about 2/3 of my gross, but this is Canada, that "free" health care has to be paid for somehow!
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I would say you're right to choose to do a presentation on this kind of abuse, but you will likely be poorly received by your classmates. The Youtube video pretty well sums up the general attitude about women abusing men: when it happens, which is not very often, he probably deserved it, and she probably won't really hurt him anyways. My class was also about 10% male at most, and when we had our lecture on abuse the lecturer chose to identify the abuser as "he" and the victim as "she" because "most of the time, the male is the abuser." Which is true, but promotes a negative stereotype. I walked out of that lecture.
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Get you med/surg experience, it will be invaluable in psychiatry. You may find it difficult to maintain proficiency owing to the lack of medical or surgical pts.
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I've been looking at Vancouver Island (viha.ca) more frequently this year, my wife has suddenly become interested in living there. Must have been the winter here last year. Anyway, in my specialty I am seeing only casual positions. Has there been a budget cut, a drop in postings, or an influx of Alberta nurses?
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I am a UNB grad, and found the above accurate, except for the last comment. UNB has a strong community focus which is a benefit if that is an area you wish to pursue. They do lack opportunities in many hospital units but overall the experience is sufficient to prepare a new nurse. The difference in success or failure often lies in how you challenge yourself in clinicals. Looking back at myself and my classmates, those who pushed their envelopes and ventured beyond their comfort zones, and "made the most" of their clinical experiences did well post-graduation. I found my niche in nursing and am happy with the choice. My experience at UNB was beneficial in helping me choose this field and be comfortable with the choice. I met my wife there, that may also account for the glowing review. :heartbeat PS: Fredericton is built on a hill, a very steep hill. You can always tell the freshmen from the seniors by looking at their calves. :chuckle
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Need a sister site, aboveallnurses.com or smarterthanallnurses.com
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After everything else is done and you have some downtime, how do you productively use it? I do my CE but I feel like I could be doing something more useful. Comments?
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In psych it's a DSM-IV reference for an illness not otherwise specified under the manual
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I've used Meditech and Cerner. Meditech is old technology but it's proven and works, although it's not very pretty to look at. Cerner looks good, but it's not quite as reliable, we seem to have a lot of downtime with it, and the learning curve has been steep. We seem to have had to invest much more than was initially budgeted to secure the features we were expecting from the outset.
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I'm from PEI, hence the name. I think coming from the Phillipines you may have a difficult time adjusting to the weather and culture of PEI. Our winters are long, summers short and relatively cool by your standards. We have limited choices for entertainment and shopping. And there remains on PEI a cultural divide between native Islanders and what some refer to as CFAs or "come from away"s. We're getting better, but we're not there just yet, especially in nursing. It's quite territorial. The better nursing positions are difficult to secure, we have an abundance of open positions on the heavy floors and are almost constantly short-staffed. Throw in high taxes, low levels of service, and I begin to wonder why I'm still here?! If I were in your position, and had to choose between PEI and NS, I would go with NS. My , thank you and good luck!
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Getting the vacations dates you want :chuckle
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I work nights as often as possible. I love nights! Shift diffs, no hustle or bustle, and generally settled patients (psych).
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Our unit has 17 adult beds, 3 adolescent beds, and 3 assessment beds for ER docs use (ie overnight admission pending a psych consult). We are a locked unit, but also serve voluntary pts. No separate facilities for certified pts, everyone is behind the locked door. We are supposed to serve acute needs, but also end up getting chronic pts and addictions pts for short stays. To serve these clients we have a charge nurse M-F 0730 to 1530. We have 4 "slots" which are generally filled by 2-3 other RNs and 1-2 LPNs, (licensed practical nurses, not psych nurses) depends on who's available or scheduled that day. These are 12 hour shifts from 0730 to 1930. We have an RN or LPN in a 12 hour shift from 1000 to 2200. No attendants on the unit on day shift, which I would prefer to see changed. A different RN is assigned to pass meds qid. An RN is co-assigned with an LPN to be responsible for vitals. A nurse is assigned to accompany pts (up to 5) for ECT MWF. An RN or LPN is assigned a day pt, we have up to 3 per day. So the day shapes up like this: I come on for my day 12. I have 6 (or more depending on how many pts we are over capacity) pts assigned, but at 1000, I "lose" 2 pts to the evening nurse. Everyone else does the same, so we are about 4-5 per nurse plus day pt if assigned. I may do meds for the morning. Another nurse will do lunch, and so on. Once docs are on the floor, I attend consults when requested or if I feel I want to "listen in." I discharge any of my pts if ordered. Once that bed is open, I admit if a pt is received for admission. Oh yeah, at 1530, a lucky winner randomly chosen by the previous night staff, assumes charge nurse duties. :balloons: Basically, the load is spread equitably, or as evenly as we can. Bad juju to have some doing little and others doing much. Every pt has a registered or licensed nurse. We cannot have an unlicensed staff assigned as primary care. It sounds, if I am correct in assuming your aides are not licensed, that you are understaffed for your census.