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  1. dayshifters please please please...

    HealthShepherd replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you are successful at training your coworkers not to call you in the day... what about the rest of the world? The telemarketers, old friends, dentist's office, and other people who assume...

  2. dayshifters please please please...

    HealthShepherd replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    It's my experience that people who don't work nights have a really hard time understanding the concept of night shift work. It's not what we're evolved to do, and it's not what we're socialized to...

  3. Changing schedule and not telling me

    HealthShepherd replied to nurse nessie's topic in General Nursing

    As for your coworker: I don't think bringing candy is necessary, but next time I saw her I'd say something like "I hope I didn't offend you the other day. It's just that the schedule I was given had...

  4. If Nursing doesn't work out,is Medical Lab Technologist ok for a "Prissy" girl ??

    HealthShepherd replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd suggest that you look into becoming a registered dietician or pharmacist (a real pharmacist, not a pharmaceutical rep as others have suggested). These are professions that are science based, pay...

  5. Worth it to go to Canada in order to graduate 4 months faster?

    HealthShepherd replied to sixthwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Whether or not a second entry program is a time-saver depends on your personal circumstances. If you're fresh out of high school, then it's 4 years here or 4 years there - there are pros and cons to...

  6. Worth it to go to Canada in order to graduate 4 months faster?

    HealthShepherd replied to sixthwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    They may be similar in difficulty, but for different reasons and with different emphases. The NCLEX emphasizes "hard" knowledge - a typical question may require you to know the side effects of a...

  7. Worth it to go to Canada in order to graduate 4 months faster?

    HealthShepherd replied to sixthwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the other Canadian 2-year programs, but for the two I mentioned (Toronto and York), you don't necessarily need a degree already. Both require some university background (2 years...

  8. Worth it to go to Canada in order to graduate 4 months faster?

    HealthShepherd replied to sixthwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    While I don't know the exact procedure, it is definitely possible to write the NCLEX and get licensed in the US with a Canadian degree. At least one of my classmates went to the US as a new grad (and...

  9. Worth it to go to Canada in order to graduate 4 months faster?

    HealthShepherd replied to sixthwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Just to confirm... I am born, educated, and employed in Canada, so no need to worry about an international incident! And I only call my nursing program "bullcrappy" because stronger words aren't...

  10. Worth it to go to Canada in order to graduate 4 months faster?

    HealthShepherd replied to sixthwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    University of Toronto has only a 2-year second entry program, and York University (suburban Toronto) has both a traditional 4-year and a 2-year program. The one at York is only a couple of years old,...

  11. Jean Watson Caring Science

    HealthShepherd replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Are you still reading, Kimbalou? If so, what happened? Did you end up

  12. Do Nurses Need Chemistry Education?

    HealthShepherd replied to Dr. O's topic in General Nursing

    Importance is a relative concept... that is, chemistry isn't either important or not important. It's more important than some things, and less important than other things. So, if somebody is...

  13. Medications that make you helpless and psychotic for nursing students

    HealthShepherd replied to Elsarap's topic in General Nursing

    Ethanol can have those effects in high enough doses, and many med/nursing students are exposed to ethanol at some point in their

  14. Public Health and birth control

    HealthShepherd replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    You also said today: If abortion is such a concern for you, you'd think a little self-education about it would be in order. Are you really not aware that pregnancy is a life-threatening condition...

  15. Public Health and birth control

    HealthShepherd replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you started this thread months ago, but you said today: So it seems that you still don't understand that it's not OK for you to put your beliefs above your patients'

  16. Public Health and birth control

    HealthShepherd replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    I skimmed through your posting history, JayMar23, and see that Fiona59 is correct; you've started at least three threads before with the same question. In case you weren't paying attention the first...

  17. Public Health and birth control

    HealthShepherd replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    I see from your other post that you haven't even started nursing school yet. In that light, I wouldn't worry about this issue. By the time you're ready to work, you'll be a little older and will...

  18. Residential hospices - open door policies?

    HealthShepherd posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all. This is a question for anyone with experience in residential hospice. My mother has a big 6-bedroom house that was built by my late father. She is considering donating the house to a...

  19. Residential hospices - open door policies?

    HealthShepherd replied to HealthShepherd's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your further responses. We're in Canada, so the care would be covered by provincial health insurance. It's up to the committee to find funds to buy and renovate a building,

  20. Interracial marriage and physiology..this is for a paper

    HealthShepherd replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

    It's a bit of a reach, but I can think of one possible angle that's about marriage, not reproduction: nutrition. Married couples tend to share pantries and meals, rather than each being responsible...

  21. Interracial marriage and physiology..this is for a paper

    HealthShepherd replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

    Dittos to what others have said about the ambiguity of "race". But the other problem I have is that this assignment seems to treat marriage as synonymous with reproduction. Besides the obvious...

  22. Residential hospices - open door policies?

    HealthShepherd replied to HealthShepherd's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your responses, everybody. As I understand it, the population being served would be people whose families aren't equipped to care for them at home, and who want to die somewhere more quiet...

  23. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    HealthShepherd replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. I'm curious, how does the balance with privacy work? What areas are on camera? Are they actually recording, or just providing a live feed to the security desk without being...

  24. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    HealthShepherd replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    The paranoid patients must love that.... Seriously, though, I don't understand how video/voice recordings could possibly be seen as OK in the hospital. I can understand the security desk having...

  25. So ready to throw in the towel and it makes me sad...

    HealthShepherd replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I actually don't think grammar and spelling ARE that important (on a discussion forum, I mean; on an essay or job application they become very important) because...