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  1. This blows my mind! Temp license in AB

    RN2B123 replied to Jasmine29's topic in International Nursing

    Yes in some provinces they allow you to practice even after failling your RN exam. British Columbia is one of

  2. Patient's access to personal online health records a first!

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/926713--medical-records-at-the-click-of-a-mouse Hmmm this is interesting...I can see the benefits and cons to this already! I can defintely see...

  3. post code icu stay mandatory?

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question...are all post code blue patients admitted to an intensive care unit for observation for a mininum amount of time? or can they stay on a regular floor afterwards with

  4. canadian nursing programs

    RN2B123 replied to poohbear32's topic in Canada

    I completely agree with Speechless. I also went to Ryerson. I never got a pediatric or maternity rotation. Our maternity 'course" consisted of 6 Hours of stuff like these are pregnancy symptoms,etc....

  5. Winner of the creepiest nursing commercial ever....!

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but this commercial made me laugh! "I was devastated to have to reuse my....catheter" LOL and apparently its a real company too...I found it online from a story on the winner of the...

  6. Positive AFB Sputum but Negative PPD Mantoux Test? How is this possible

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible to have a positive acid fast bacilli sputum test and at the same time also have a negative mantoux ppd test? Both of these test for TB...so would having a + AFB test automatically mean...

  7. Positive AFB Sputum but Negative PPD Mantoux Test? How is this possible

    RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    So a positive AFB test would be 100% that the person is infected with TB? Theres no way to have a positive cx and no evidence of TB right? Sorry for all the Q's I just find the diagnosis and tx of tb...

  8. Written up today for something stupid

    RN2B123 replied to lylenrn's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has a policy that we must check ALL orders from that shift since they were admitted...takes a looooong time on nights. We are required to go through every single MD order and there can be...

  9. Is the CRNE exam cost going up to 600$?

    RN2B123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I was on the college of BC nurses and it said that effective Jan 2009, the cost of the CRNE will be 600$. Is this the same Canada wide, or is the cost of the CRNE dependant on what province you write...

  10. crossing out MD orders??

    RN2B123 replied to RNinSoCal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have always been taught to highlight D/C'd orders in yellow highlighter...if an order is changed we write the new order and then highlight the old one in yellow to show that it is has been...

  11. Advice needed on job offers

    RN2B123 replied to Cranberrygirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is absolutely NO way I would ever commute a total of 4 hours each way in bumper to bumper traffic making your shift 16 hours long and in fact if the traffic is bad it would be wayyy longer to...

  12. Neurosurgical/Stroke/Medical Unit Staffing?

    RN2B123 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I know a friend in nursing school who had clinical on a dedicated neuro floor (total care) and they had 4 to 5 on days and usually 6 max on nights. your ratio seems really

  13. Huuuge tax refund...bye NS debt!

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just found out Im getting 6 thousand dollars back as a tax refund...im a new grad and this will go a long way to paying off some of my nursing school debt Any one else got a big refund this

  14. Huuuge tax refund...bye NS debt!

    RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    Do you do 15 percent of your gross or take home income? I should start doing that...even a little bit helps towards

  15. Huuuge tax refund...bye NS debt!

    RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    I wish my hospital matched my contributions...they dont match anything at all! I am in Canada and my tax refund is due to tuition tax credits that I had from nursing school. I was peeved when I found...

  16. low blood sugar symptoms without actual hypoglycemia?

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    quick question...i had a non diabetic patient who would occasionally say he felt like he had low blood sugar and when I would test his BG it would be fine, within normal range. Is it possible for a...

  17. Student nurses do the darndest things

    RN2B123 replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    I once spilled a huge glass of Boost drink all over my scrubs. That was awesome. It was about 1 L of Boost too! My patient burst out laughing and I had to

  18. Telling relatives the patient has died

    RN2B123 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Can a moderator please make this thread a sticky?

  19. Can you get into nursing school with a D for A&P1?

    RN2B123 replied to ryangogogo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got a 57% in my A & P class and passed since the min req was a 50% but this was my nursing school in Canada - here most 4 year BScN programs require that you take ALL your nursing classes,...

  20. Using Ampules w/o filter needles

    RN2B123 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I have asked other nurses if they use filter needles when drawing up medications from an ampule and everytime i get a blank stare asking me what a filter needle is! When I explain that this is what I...

  21. Working in Penticton BC anyone?

    RN2B123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Im going to be a new ontario graduate and am interested in BC - the hospital in Penticton BC is hiring new grads immediately (from out of province too). Has anyone ever worked at this hospital? Hows...

  22. How to give adequate care?

    RN2B123 replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    In Canada (at least the province I am in), most hospitals do not have LPN's (known as RPN's) or CNA's (known here as PSW's) to help out. From the hospitals I have done my clinical on, its usually 1:4...

  23. Preceptor etiquettes

    RN2B123 replied to AllAngelsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone I know got their preceptor a small gift for their final clinical placement...I got mine a giftcard to a coffee shop...some friends got theirs chocolates, a small gift for all the nurses on...

  24. Accepting two job offers then turning one down later?

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does it make sense to accept two job offers if one of them is out of my province (I live in Canada). The reason I want to do this is because if something happens while transferring my license over to...

  25. Accepting two job offers then turning one down later?

    RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    I know it is unfair to the hospital but because this involves moving OUT of province, I have to go through registration and liscensure which takes up awhile. if something goes wrong or if the hospital...