RN2B123

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1. Bathroom? What's a bathroom ... ???

   RN2B123 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I think it's a little ridiculous when I read posts here where other nurses say they don't pee all shift. It takes one minute. Go pee. Come on. If there's ever a nursing job I have where I can take a...

2. Priorities Can Kill: When Passing the Buck Gets Dangerous

   RN2B123 replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

   Wouldn't it be appropriate to call an actual. Code Blue in This situation vs just a rapid response or am I in the wrong on

3. Vancouver job applications

   RN2B123 replied to BCnewgrad's topic in Canada

   how about provincial health services authority (PHSA)? look into their positions...BC Childrens, BC Cancer,

4. 2nd health care worker gets Ebola at TX Hosp

   RN2B123 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   Check out the front page of CNN. it just says it's a health care worker-I'll bet its another

5. Masters in infectious diseases vs public health?

   RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in Canada

   Anyone?

6. Masters in infectious diseases vs public health?

   RN2B123 posted a topic in Canada

   Hi, I've been looking into the London school of hygiene and tropical medicine. I'm Canadian and studied in Canada for my RN :). I was comparing the Masters in public health vs their masters in...

7. What is the process to being able to work as a nurse in another province?

   RN2B123 replied to carmella.scp6565's topic in Canada

   Isn't NSO insurance in the States only about 100$ a year for RN coverage ? I've seen that figure quoted around here

8. What is the process to being able to work as a nurse in another province?

   RN2B123 replied to carmella.scp6565's topic in Canada

   Hmmm I must have then....Guess I can't recall. I just remember it was so expensive to write my exam in Ontario and then get my BC license on top of that with all the paperwork and fees. Isn't it...

9. What is the process to being able to work as a nurse in another province?

   RN2B123 replied to carmella.scp6565's topic in Canada

   When did this change? I graduated in 2009 from Ontario and moved directly out to BC for my first RN position. I wrote my CRNE exam in Toronto....I really dont recall ever registering for a license...

10. Thinking about become a (male) Nurse, parents disapprove

    RN2B123 replied to ApnaPunjab's topic in Canada

    In Ontario they have clinical externs - same thing as the ESNs in BC except that's in only for the summer between 3rd and 4th year - BC ones can work during 4th year after the summer. I know bc i was...

11. medication mismanagement?

    RN2B123 replied to Eyerly's topic in Patient Medications

    And btw that's treating a nurse like they are 5 yrs old and can't make the appropriate decision to give the other available dose - its not like you gave the '' wrong'' dose or even the ''wrong' 'form...

12. medication mismanagement?

    RN2B123 replied to Eyerly's topic in Patient Medications

    Um I've done this same exact thing before (all the time actually if the one I need isn't available) , albeit not w a narcotic but if it was a narcotic I wouldn't have an issue with it. That is...

13. I Lost a Medication: Controlled Substance

    RN2B123 replied to GreenApplesauce's topic in Patient Medications

    No I've even asked my nurse manager that shouldn't we be keeping track of them and our manager was like no we don't count meds like Ativan. For example if we drop a pill nurses just discard the pill...

14. I Lost a Medication: Controlled Substance

    RN2B123 replied to GreenApplesauce's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't think pharm tracks the count in our situation I'd be really surprised if they are. I see them come up and they never take a

15. I Lost a Medication: Controlled Substance

    RN2B123 replied to GreenApplesauce's topic in Patient Medications

    We don't have a Pyxis on my unit (I work in Psych) and we still do the old school med in a bottle like you'd keep at home in your cupboards. Can you believe that we don't even '' count'' Ativan or...