Giggles

Giggles

Geriatrics, Completing the O.R. course

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  1. Does nights or first shift give your insulin?

    Giggles replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  2. Does nights or first shift give your insulin?

    Giggles replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Giggles replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  4. York, Ryerson or Humber? need help choosing....

    Giggles replied to marieve's mommy's topic in International Nursing

    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...

  5. Getting pregnant on Nights

    Giggles posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...

  6. Getting pregnant on Nights

    Giggles replied to Giggles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...

  7. Getting pregnant on Nights

    Giggles replied to Giggles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...

  8. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    Giggles replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone from Canada order scrubs online, most of the websites provided only ship in the

  9. any nurses from Massachusetts

    Giggles posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    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...

  10. any nurses from Massachusetts

    Giggles replied to Giggles's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Sorry about the confusion, yes it is in Springfield Mass.

  11. student in the OR

    Giggles replied to trent's topic in International Nursing

    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...