i totally agree that bg and insulin should be checked a lot closer together. when i started at this facility that was the norm because day shift does not have time to check bg during meal time and do...
I work straight night at a nursing home and I have to do the BS checks between 0530 and 0600. Day shift starts at 0700 but does not give insulin until 0800-0830 with breakfast. If the residents BS is...
I work nights in a LTC facility and we are always telling ghost stories. One night we were working short staffed, so there was a PSW and myself. We had a death happen on days that was unexpected and...
I graduated from Georgian/York U. last June. The classes were not very large at all in University, at most there would be 30 students per class. You only need 3 electives outside of nursing at York, I...
I was really debating whether or not to buy the fertility monitor. The monitor is approx. 200 dollars here that is why I have been debating it. And I really was not sure if it would work. It is a lot...
Thank you for all the replies. This gives me hope and food for thought. I was told by a nurse I work with (whom I do not hold highly in my books) that I would not get pregnant while working nights. I...
Hello, I am a new RN working in a Long Term Care Facility full-time nights, but I am not new to allnurses. My husband and I are now trying to conceive as I am not getting any younger:wink2: Anyway my...
Hello, I was wondering if any one works for Sister of Providence Health System, specifically the behavioral health hospital. I am a Canadian nursing student and I am graduating in June, I have had two...
Trent, I am graduating this year from York U. I too wanted the O.R. but York said that anyone wanting the O.R. would have to finish a six week training course before they did the O.R. I decided that...