Nurse Bethie

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  1. What is a Saratoga Tube?

    Nurse Bethie posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Please help! I am a nursing instructor and one of the clients on our floor has a Saratoga tube...I have no idea what this is. I am hoping that you can help me to explain it to my students are direct...

  2. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

    Nurse Bethie posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We are having a bit of a debate at the school of nursing where I teach. We are having difficulty getting the students to properly landmark. Although a majority of the texts state that ventrogluteal...

  3. Is anyone using computerized Human Patient Simulators?

    Nurse Bethie posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We are just starting with our high fidelity Human Patient Simulators and I am wondering how others are using them within their nursing curriculum. I am responsible for the Clinical Skills Lab and...

  4. Accelerated BSN or 4 year BSN thru Mac

    Nurse Bethie replied to TRousse's topic in International Nursing

    Trousse, The program at Con-Mac does not have a way to specialize, however in 3rd and 4th year you have a say in where you do your clinical placements. As lalaxton said, you can guide you learning to...

  5. Mcmaster Conestoga BSN prgram

    Nurse Bethie replied to TRousse's topic in International Nursing

    Are you attending the Conestoga site for the collaborative? If so, I will be one of your contacts in the program. I work in the Clinical Skills Lab whre all your "hands-on" skills are taught and...

  6. What is a Saratoga Tube?

    Nurse Bethie replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Gastroenterology

    The student states that the tube was in the abdomen (like a G tube) but looked like a salem sump tube. Have you ever heard of this before? The students mentioned that the nurses were irrigating...

  7. Does anyone have skills checklists?

    Nurse Bethie replied to sarahellen's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    "Modules for Basic Nursing Skills" by Ellis, Nowlis and Bentz has excellent skills checklists. It is a great resource for skills in general. It is concise and procides excellent rationales for...

  8. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    Nurse Bethie replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I had a doc in trauma who like to order CTB-KLO Coffin to bedside - Keep lid

  9. Any young nurse educators out there..

    Nurse Bethie replied to EmmaSwan47's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This is a great discussion! I am 29 (almost 30) and I am full time at a nursing college in Ontario. I actually head up the Clinical Skills Lab (on campus mock hospital area) and have found many...

  10. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

    Nurse Bethie replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes...the surrent theory is that students should not use the dorso site but many find it difficult to properly landmark the ventro...they tend to be too far forward...any advice on landmarking to make...

  11. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

    Nurse Bethie replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Basically what I am asking is: Is the dorso-gluteal site a big no-no in the clinical setting? Is it being discouraged by agencies and ventral gluteal being encouraged? We want to teach our students...