CanuckStudent

Hello all...sorry if this question has been posted before! I am 5'3, thin, and curvy. I'm an hourglass with a bubble butt, size 5. Not complaining mind you, but it feels like every set of scrubs I buy drapes over my chest and butt, making me look lik...

Just wondering how you guys keep your 'scopes clean. For example, do you just use the antimicrobial wipes? Can you even use alcohol on the bell/diaphragm of a stethoscope? If you were going to examine a patient, would you wash your hands/use a wipe o...

Just be sure that you know what you are getting into. Nursing schools often love to showcase propaganda about a 'caring profession' that often appeals to the business/IT sect who are looking for a change and 'want to make a difference'. Just be prepa...

That may be so but this role is not the same as CRNAs in the US as far as I can infer. It will be primarily an 'assistant' role under an MD. Until there is a licensing body for CRNAs in Canada and the role is accepted (if ever), I would be hesitant t...

Fiona59 said it best. 1.) Canada doesn't use CRNAs. Some people are not aware of this. We don't have them. Our standards are different in healthcare. Only MDs can be anesthetists. MacMaster (I believe) has started a 'anesthesiology assistant' program...

Daytonite has it correct. You are a nurse. Not an MD. Your main concern is how to provide care for the client and the risk factors that may affect or change that care. You are not diagnosing or treating any disease. Also, think about your wording an...

Genetic predisposition to HTN in AA are being investigated. Genetic disposition doesn't mean defect per se, but rather mutations in SNPs. It *may* be proven correct that a subgroup of AA have a higher risk of developing HTN either independently or as...

If you want to take this one step further in the nursing realm of socioeconomic factors, (and I HATE generalizing about this), some African Americans and some other minority groups *often* lack proper education in order to learn how to avoid HTN. For...

So what did your instructor say is the right answer? :) I see what you're saying but I'm not sure if I agree. Remember, you're contradicting yourself a bit here. You're saying in one breath that genetics WILL make the 35 year old develop HTN (or be a...

A.) These types of questions are terrible, but there is usually one clear(er) answer. In this case, it's a numbers game. A male African American, older age, and overweight. Here are 4 reasons that will increase the risk of HTN. 4 risk factors tops t...

Nightingale (either on her own accord or via propaganda) promotes everything bad and sexist about nursing. Why is she idolized into modern nursing curriculum? The subservient role of nurses, nursing as a female calling, nurses putting their patients ...

Does anyone here work at Foothills in Calgary? LPNs ideally? I heard that LPNs can work in the ICU or ER, and I'd like to know what their scope of practice would be if this is in fact true. Any insider info would be great. If you work here, how do yo...

Just to clarify, I am a student, NOT a 'seasoned nurse'. But I have to agree that the uniforms of yesteryear were very regal and professional looking. I like the caps as well. With those, you either love them or hate them. Dresses, while rare, are n...

All I can say is that Minnedosa is beautiful...and they used to have an AMAZING classic rock festival around August long weekend. 'Rockin the Fields of Minnedosa' (Essentially a 'classic rock weekend', sometimes the name would change due to different...

That is a situation that has 'no good' written all over it. Are you saying that they are asking you to put in central venous catheters?! First of all, I definitely would refuse to perform all skills that I felt I wasn't properly trained for or wasn't...

What do you think of CLPNAs new advertising campaign to (supposedly) attract (younger) people to practical nursing? They're trying to promote PN as a preferred career choice with benefits. To give them credit, they don't put down RNs while doing it ...

While I didn't mention this, good point at the end. I definitely agree with the latter part of your post. True, I can't stand it when people class LPNs in with toilet cleaners and dietary aides (no offense to support staff, they work hard too and I g...

Apparently both. Here's a link from my friend Google : http://www.rosemed.com/CPM/RM%20Condition%20H%20-%20Room%20Flyer%20a.pdf Sadly, medical errors are not uncommon. This is a terrible story. While medical errors happen at all scopes of practice, ...

Hey, don't be assuming that 'pretty' equals stupid or incompetent. That stereotype actually drives some people more insane that the inane comment made by your patient. I get your comment, though. Rather annoying when a client makes ANY reference t...

Neither. So far, the same. I didn't gain weight when I started university either. I also eat healthy and am rather accountable for my actions. Weight gain should not be 'accepted' as a 'normal' part of the nursing school process. Even if you work sh...

In your head? "How about a nice cup of shut the f... up!" That said, let's attack this in a more level-headed manner. As some on here may know (and perhaps dislike me for), I have a Type A personality. :) I can only imagine how upsetting this must ...

In some cases, it can be better to actually go out of your way to separate yourself from well, people with problems. You have enough to worry about dealing with patients, you don't need the unprofessionalism of said coworkers. If you can't look for a...

I feel horrible to even mention this (poor lady), but one time a Resident vomited and her teeth came flying out and landed on the floor beside her bed. It was rather shocking. Double whammy. Good thing she had a great sense of humour.

Oh God, colostomy bag changes, without a doubt. I have almost yacked more times than I can count. Of course, the client never sees me react (thank God for my local theatre school scholarship in junior high), but inside, I am asking myself "how did I ...

Wow. I am so sorry to hear of what you have been through. I have heard some interesting 'nursing tales' but nothing that blatantly unprofessional and well, rude. All I can say is this, you deserve better. If someone cannot treat you with respect and ...