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I have never worked with dyes in feeding tubes. Probably a good idea if the patient is at risk for aspirating.

Hi there, Things are slow in Toronto right now. I have also been looking for work. SRT is a great agency to work for. There is sprectrum, VHA, and NHI. Those are some good agencies. Carecor is another one. York central, Humber river, are hiri...

Hi Silentmonolith, I don't where your from. But, where I live, the job market for nursing slows down at this time of year due to budgeting. There has been a hiring freeze. Because of sars, the hospitals have not been having interviews. Some hospit...

Hey there!! Welcome to this board. Good luck with your studies.

Up here in Ontario, things slow down in march and april when the budget is due. So even though the hospitals are short staffed, they don't hire until after the budget is done. And of course with the sars going on in toronto, they are not hiring. On...

I would like to say that type of nursing sounds very interesting and exciting. Good luck with your career and welcome to this site.

Is there such a thing as a better place?

Well, I thought I would stop by and introduce myself. I have been nursing for about five years. I have experienced different types of nursing areas. Still trying to find which area best suits me. Currently, in community nursing. Looking for som...

It is easy for me to travel 50 to 100 kms (don't what that is in miles). We get four dollars for travel allowance per visit. We can had our car expenses and cell phone on our income taxes. We have to use our own car. I really miss the hospital.

I just went back into community nursing. I make from 3 visits a day to ten visits. Some patients are daily, BID, or a couple of times a week. We don't get paid to do paper work at home. I may travel 50 km to 100 km a day easy. I refrain from giv...

In Toronto, there are now fifteen who have passed away from suffering from SARS. Here are a few stories I have heard: -there is a guy who was suspected of having SARS, instead of following the order of going home and being under quarantee; he decid...

Hi everyone, I have just returned to home health care (community nursing or visiting nursing) here in Ontario. I had just spent a year in the hospital(working with wendles), then left to try the ICU. But decided it is not the time for me to work i...

I'm currently working in the community. Last week, the nurses who worked in the community were told they could not work in the hospital and in the community at the same time in order to prevent spreading SARS. Those nurses had to work only in the ...

I agree, should of called in sick if you were not feeling well. Ten patients is a very heavy workload on a night shift. You need all the energy you have to get through the night. Need all your six senses. Should alert and able to function. By c...

I spent a couple of mouths training and studying to work in an icu in Toronto. I ended up quitting because of the lack of support from the nurses and the faciltators. They provided no motivation or incentive to be there. I really want to work in...

Shortage of nurses? Whos fault is that? Why don't they hire enough to handle the workload?

That is well put together. It is a scary situation. I try not to worry too much. I try to follow the precautions and hopefully everyone else will. I'm also starting to develop a cold. Haven't reported it. Its definitely not SARS.

Whenever I get neck pain, it is due to the lack of exercise (only because I had whiplash and had a MVA). I would suggest doing some neck exercises on your own until physio plus a muscle relaxant and heat.

Symptoms: Very high fever, cough, sob, dyspnea, It is a form of pneumonia

Well, today I went to my agency for an orientation. I will be going into patient's homes to do various nursing tasks. Some may have been exposed to the SARS (just because they were in the hospital, or have been in contact with people who have been ...

CONGRATULATIONS :balloons:

Update: -the main doctor doing research is under quarantee -there is a hiring freeze -nurses can either work in the community or in the hospital ( cant have both jobs - either work in the hospital or in the community) -heard the courses held at hospi...

When I was studing in nursing school, I would repeatedly review on a daily basis. Draw pictures, diagrams, and try to visualize. The worst thing you can do is to think negatively, and worry. Be confident. Study with friends. Test each other. ...

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