Jaguar Boy

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  1. Malpractise Insurance in Canada?

    Jaguar Boy posted a topic in Canada

    I've read some of the posts about American nurses and the importance of malpractise insurance to protect against getting sued. I'm curious to hear from Canadian nurses... In your view, are Canadian...

  2. will ACLS/PALS boost resume of new grad

    Jaguar Boy replied to djmsailor's topic in Emergency

    I'm in my final year of school and am hoping to begin my career in Emerg. I am registered to take ACLS next month. The biggest reason I decided to take is that I'm bored with school and needed...

  3. New Grad in ER HELP!

    Jaguar Boy replied to TheEmmyRN's topic in Emergency

    I've really enjoyed reading this thread. I'm about to enter my final semester in school and am waiting to hear if I've been accepted in an ER for my preceptorship placement. It will be so great if it...

  4. I feel burned out on nursing school

    Jaguar Boy replied to srleslie's topic in General Students

    keep your head up, my fellow nursing student. I know that place very well...second year is hard...I do know how you

  5. NON HEALING stage IV pressure ulcer HELP????

    Jaguar Boy replied to NC29mom's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi NC29, I'm a nursing student and came across your thread because I had a pt in my care today who, after surgical debridement of an unstageable coccygeal ulcer yesterday, has a Stage IV PU. I've...

  6. Is it harder than you thought?

    Jaguar Boy replied to mikeyjsc's topic in General Students

    Yes, oh, yes...it is definitely harder than I thought. But, not for the reasons I expected. I thought the coursework would be really challenging, complex etc...and in some ways it is. But what has...

  7. massage after IM injection?

    Jaguar Boy replied to mt_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We are being taught not to massage. The rationale is that massage may cause minor tissue damage and would be of particular concern with any anticoagulant

  8. Please, just pat me on the head...

    Jaguar Boy posted a topic in General Students

    I hope you all don't mind a venting post...I think I need a little encouragement. I'm in the 6th of 6 months of condensed nursing courses. I'm in an accelerated program in which we completed Year 1...

  9. Seeking advice if nursing is the right path!

    Jaguar Boy replied to vanillavirtue's topic in General Students

    Actually, I'm still in school...sigh...two more years to go. My disappointment has more to do with the administration of the program than anything else...it's been a disaster! But, you know what?...

  10. Seeking advice if nursing is the right path!

    Jaguar Boy replied to vanillavirtue's topic in General Students

    When I was deciding about entering nursing school, I volunteered in a busy Emergency room to get a feel for the nursing environment and I loved it. If you're uncertain about the career move...try...

  11. What would you have answered?

    Jaguar Boy replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    My first reaction is: definitely vital signs...Although my thought process wasn't quite as detailed as DAytonite's, my rationale is that vital signs tell you so much more about the basic body...

  12. Humber Second Entry Nursing Program 2008

    Jaguar Boy replied to codeblue20's topic in International Nursing

    You'll have the full course load then. As I said before, I only did 3 of the 5 courses, so I don't know about Psychology or Stats from personal experience. Some of my classmates took psych and for...

  13. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    Jaguar Boy replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    :chuckle Or that you're so excited when your clinical instructor accidently steps in your patient's bowel movement because you finally have your first nursing poo storey!!! (By the way, my instructor...

  14. Are there any others who don't 'love' nursing school?

    Jaguar Boy replied to Hotdharma2011's topic in General Students

    Someone here read my mind...I absolutely love my clinical. We're in a rehab setting and I can see that I'm making some sort of difference with my patient. That is priceless. But I really am...

  15. Humber Second Entry Nursing Program 2008

    Jaguar Boy replied to codeblue20's topic in International Nursing

    I had to take 3 of the 5 preparatory courses: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Microbiology. All those courses were tested with multiple choice. As for the program so far, we've had a couple of papers to...

  16. Humber Second Entry Nursing Program 2008

    Jaguar Boy replied to codeblue20's topic in International Nursing

    Ok...I've now been enrolled in this program for 2 months and it has been a really rough ride. This year is the first year that the program is being run and there have been some unbelievably...

  17. To Flu Shot or Not??

    Jaguar Boy replied to nurseinprogress2010's topic in General Students

    The stat I've been quoted is something like a one in a million chance of developing Guillain-Barre...I understand it's also something that one could recover from. We're required by our school to have...

  18. Is it okay to take all pre-reqs for 2nd degree BSN programs online?

    Jaguar Boy replied to mina11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello, just a word of my experience. I enrolled in a distance education Anatomy and Physiology course back in January with the intention of applying to 2 university 2nd degree nursing programs which...

  19. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    Jaguar Boy replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Or compression socks. You tell your MD friends to wash their hands before cooking

  20. Cutting Corners - ss A Cardio 3 really necessary?

    Jaguar Boy replied to millymollymandy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    try a search of the steth forum too...it was really helpful to me. good alternatives seem to be kila.com and grxmedical. I got a cardiology from grx medical on ebay.com and it seems to be quite...

  21. moving to Ontario

    Jaguar Boy replied to faithhopeRN's topic in International Nursing

    I've lived in Toronto most of my life, Kingston during university and Ottawa for a year. Each has its advantages. I love the winters, I'm a true Canadian girl, so Kingston and Ottawa were great for...

  22. When good vent threads go bad.....

    Jaguar Boy replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    On the subject of vents and negative backlash, I would guess this sort of thing happens less often in face to face interactions. The internet offers anonymity to people who are posting and makes it...

  23. Anymore feedback on the GRX Medical Expert Cardiology CD-27 stethoscope?

    Jaguar Boy replied to CaringMama's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    well, I promised I would return and post my thoughts when I picked my my steth...I got it this weekend and I can hear much better than the cheap sprague that I had bought earlier. I am a touch...

  24. Anyone worried about throwing up or passing out?

    Jaguar Boy replied to c18436572's topic in General Students

    It's funny, when I was a kid, I would regularly pass out whenever I was in a hospital. Now I'm ok, I must have had low blood pressure or something. As far as odors go, I'm ok with most odors...but...

  25. Student Clinicals in Ontario

    Jaguar Boy posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello, For those who are currently students or who have recently graduated in Ontario, what were your clinical experiences like? How long were they, did you follow a nurse for a whole 12 hour shift?...