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  1. Graduating with BSCN and cannot decide what province to move to! Help!

    RN2B123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am graduating from a BSCN this June in Southern Ontario. I cannot decide where to live! I was thinking of London Ontario as there hospital sounds really good (LHSC) but I am also thinking of moving...

  2. Medicine OR Surgery for New Grad???

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am stuck between Med and Surg for a new job...I did an externship this summer on Medicine and liked it but the patient population on the floor I was on was mostly elderly (I guess most pts are...

  3. Graduating with BSCN and cannot decide what province to move to! Help!

    RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in International Nursing

    Yea its been nuts all across Canada with all the snow weve been having lately...even in BC theres alot right now!. I guess London would be way more affordable than BC if i ended up

  4. Medicine OR Surgery for New Grad???

    RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    I did a medsurg rotation in school for one semester - a mix of both on one floor. I did a 650 hr externship last summer on medicine, liked it but found it hard since alot of the patients have a ton of...

  5. Has anyone ever used a "High Acuity Nursing" textbook?

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am taking a critical care nursing type class next semester (my last semester of nursing school) and the book we are using is called high acuity nursing by johnson, wagner and kidd. Has anyone ever...

  6. $1000 Gift ---> How to spend it.

    RN2B123 replied to Slobgob's topic in General Nursing

    nice gesture from the pt, but how come the doctor can keep the money and if nurses get monetary gifts from patients, we are required to refuse it due to ethical

  7. Best way to get rid of visitors

    RN2B123 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    what are you supposed to say if your hospital is really big on patient and family centered care? I've had families complain that we kick them out of the room when we have to do procedures on the pt...

  8. The Business of Being Born: Documentary

    RN2B123 replied to alienRNwannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    awesome! i always wanted to watch this but never ended up doing so. now i can watch it for free

  9. How to get stool smell off of your hands?

    RN2B123 replied to mickjordmoll's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds weird but I use a metal spoon when I chop garlic when cooking at home. If you run your hands under water and rub your hands all over with the metal, it reacts with it and removes the smell....

  10. Public or Private for New Grad?

    RN2B123 replied to kc171's topic in Emergency

    I would pick the hospital 1, as the orientation seems to be better. 1 year orientation sounds

  11. Who wears orthotics as an RN?

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got custom made orthotics (I'm a 4th year student nurse) and I hope to prevent foot problems during my nursing career by getting them now instead of waiting until I am older. I get occasional...

  12. ER in GTA

    RN2B123 replied to ellamae28's topic in International Nursing

    wow that really sucks! how do they expect you to be a good ER nurse if they don't send your for specialized classes? I heard the George Brown college ER course is good (most people take that one from...

  13. ER in GTA

    RN2B123 replied to ellamae28's topic in International Nursing

    so you are working right now in a GTA ER and want to change hospitals after only 4 months of orientation? It doesnt seem fair to the hospital to go through extensive orientation and then just get a...

  14. Not taking 0xygen Saturation on patients...???

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a final year nursing student. I take 02 sats on all my patients as part of routine assessment at the beginning of the shift and then document in their chart the % I've had some nurses tell me...

  15. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    RN2B123 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I know someone allergic to chicken! He breaks out in hives

  16. Doing an assignment...can someone help me??

    RN2B123 replied to SugarNSpiceX2's topic in General Students

    Daytonite, your response was amazing....I always love reading them they are SO helpful to me in nursing

  17. Doing an assignment...can someone help me??

    RN2B123 replied to SugarNSpiceX2's topic in General Students

    Sounds like a bladder infection to me (UTI) or maybe some kind of infection (kidney infection)? due to protein in the urine Let us know what the right answer

  18. A MUST SEE Nurse Show!

    RN2B123 replied to Allison Sheppard's topic in General Nursing

    looks awesome!!! hahah i wonder if any allnurses.com members are on the

  19. Giving meds without instructor

    RN2B123 replied to sweetsmile's topic in General Students

    the preceptors I have had have let us give medications by ourselves to patients as long as they see us take out the package and sign the MAR but we can go in the room and give them to the pt

  20. PCA with no Training/Experience

    RN2B123 replied to D.C.Guy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well your obviously not cut out for health care and your most likely going to be flamed by everyone on here for the words you used to describe your day....its all part of nursing care. You said you...