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  1. BCNU looking to welcome LPNs - thoughts?

    Valhalla_Pure posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi Everyone, Right now the British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) is currently driving to have LPNs become members of the union in addition to RNs. How do other BC nurses view this move? It seems to be...

  2. starting to hate it?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to EDnursetobe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just posted about feeling stressed out and socially isolated from my friends and partner in a recent thread, so I know exactly how you feel! Sometimes the reality of the medical unit can be a real...

  3. Should I take a part time position as a new grad??

    Valhalla_Pure replied to alwalRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take it. Almost all work for new nurses in Vancouver, BC is casual work. I worked casual for almost a 8 months before getting a full-time position. You can always pick up extra shifts on top of your...

  4. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    Valhalla_Pure replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BSN grad here. Finished last June in BC, Canada. I felt clinically that my school prepared me well for almost all my skills except for IV insertion (which they don't teach you as many hospitals have...

  5. The night shift is starting to catch up to me.

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Catch22Personified's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel for you, Catch22. I think some changes need to be made here, and the first one is "shut off your phone". My work calls me ALL THE TIME post night shift. They don't care that you just stayed up...

  6. How to deal with social isolation!

    Valhalla_Pure posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Nurses! I have been a lurker here fore years. I don't post very often, but read the forums all the time. Hoping you could offer me some tips! I have been an RN for a year now. Things are going well...

  7. How to deal with social isolation!

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Valhalla_Pure's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the reply xtxrn! Yes, I alternate two days, followed by two nights, then 4 days off before I do it all again. After my second night shift I usually wake up around noon, then spend most of...

  8. Former preceptor yelled and humiliated me in front of everyone. Do I keep quiet?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to mnf4ever's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you feel comfortable enough, I would have a discussion with her about it again. When she was your preceptor, did you have a good relationship? Was this outburst out of character for her? You said...

  9. How to deal with social isolation!

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Valhalla_Pure's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At least KNOWING there are others in the same boat as me is comforting. I just get a little sad sometimes when I see my other nursing friends planning events I can't go to Things I try to do to keep...

  10. I have officially been an RN for one year today!

    Valhalla_Pure replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats to you! I celebrated my first year on August 17th - there is a big difference between how I feel now compared to when I first started

  11. Quick question- PICC flushing

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We use 10 cc flushes at our hospital. I haven't had a problem yet. If you meet resistance while flushing, something might be the problem, not the volume of your

  12. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    Valhalla_Pure replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am now 9 months into my first year as an RN, and I am not sure how I feel. I know I love NURSING itself, but I think its my workplace that is bringing me down. We are chronically short staffed, none...

  13. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man. For me, its C.Diff/GI Bleed stool, with GI bleeds being grosser. I also really hate doing mouth care. People's mouths are disgusting - food bits left in there for weeks, bleeding gums, etc....

  14. Dear Coworkers:

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Mommy&RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love this post. The thoughts from Aeterna especially resonated with me. Our floor has low morale, but we get through the day working as a team. Being a new grad nurse in my first year of practice,...

  15. Is it impossible to get a nursing job without vaccines?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to thequestionguy007's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on your workplace. At my workplace, if there is an outbreak of a disease such as measles or the flu, and you are not vaccinated, you cannot report for work. You are not eligible for...

  16. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    Valhalla_Pure replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think I would have been speechless after a talk like that. Holy smokes, its a code blue. These are loud events. Codes on our floor usually have 10 people attending, along with students watching from...

  17. Anyone else freak out their first day without a preceptor?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to mkblakley07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been an RN for 7 months now, and I remember when my orientation was over how nervous I was for my first set of shifts on my own! My first shift on my own was a night, and I actually think that...

  18. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    Valhalla_Pure replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work with a physician from South Africa named Dr. Raath (pronounced "Wrath"). He did yell at me on the phone a few

  19. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    I always wash the patient, and put a clean gown on if their current one is soiled. I never place them in a bag without some form of covering. It just wouldn't seem right to

  20. What to do by constantly asked to cover other shifts?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to happyinillinois's topic in General Nursing

    Don't answer your phone and don't feel guilty about it. It is not your fault there is chronic short staffing. I got phoned 5 times to work a shift on my days off just the other day. I never answer...

  21. BCNU looking to welcome LPNs - thoughts?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Valhalla_Pure's topic in International Nursing

    So it turns out the rumor mill was true: The medical unit I completed my preceptorship on this past winter has told all their RNs to find new jobs. The unit will be now staffed by LPNs and care aides...

  22. What is the best way to get accepted into BCIT Fall 2010 nursing?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to mva2's topic in International Nursing

    Hi mva2, I am just finishing up at BCIT (and so excited to be graduating next spring) so I might be able to offer some insight. It is very competitive to get in, that is for sure. Some of the other...

  23. BCNU looking to welcome LPNs - thoughts?

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Valhalla_Pure's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for your response Ogopogo. After continuing to ask around, apparently the fear (or reality) is RNs are being laid off and replaced with LPNs. I am not really sure how this could take place, as...

  24. Hi guys！How do you think the BN of UNB？

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Yoanna1105's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Yoanna1105, I currently reside in BC and attend BCIT, but I grew up in New Brunswick and know several students (past and current) who attended nursing school at UNBF. I have heard no complaints...

  25. UBC's 2 yr Program or BCIT's 3 yr Program

    Valhalla_Pure replied to Hamster84's topic in International Nursing

    H-Dog, Something else you may want to consider is the commute and possible clinical placements. Clinical placements at BCIT take place all over, including Surrey, New West, Burnaby, Richmond, North...