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  1. Hilarious maternity nursing sayings/pics

    RN2B123 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I laughed so hard at these!

  2. 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...

  3. 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

  4. 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,

  5. 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

  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. Masters in infectious diseases vs public health?

    RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in Canada

    Anyone?

  8. Hilarious Gangnam Style OB/Gyne parody music video

    RN2B123 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    So this is so funny...this was made at a hospital in Canada and it's been all over the news because some people are too sensitive and found it incorrect. I thought it was hilarious! Link to Youtube...

  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

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

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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

  17. 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...

  18. "Tough to swallow" - video on the state of food in LTC facilities

    RN2B123 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Interesting!

  19. Hilarious maternity nursing sayings/pics

    RN2B123 replied to RN2B123's topic in Nursing Humor

    Or the one where "in the middle of the night when the nurses are laughing when you ask them a questions" sooo

  20. New grad. How to land my first job? Please help

    RN2B123 replied to peterm2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP, did you go to Ryerson? I did and I feel your pain about not having mandatory rotations in the "usual" areas ie MH, peds, etc... I had LTC,med/surg,whole year of community and then a year long...

  21. BP situation

    RN2B123 replied to Standoe3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    How come in NS they teach you to "always" hold Dig/cardiac meds if HR is less than 60 bpm. At least that's what I was taught to do...was I misinformed then? They made such a big deal over it

  22. Outpost nursing in Moose Factory - New Grad?

    RN2B123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Has anyone worked in remote northern ontario communities as a new grad? Moose Factory is hiring new grad RNs in their Weeneebayko hospital...its a 37 bed hospital and its 1 RN on nights, 2 RPN's and...

  23. Who pays for your registration?

    RN2B123 replied to nursemich's topic in International Nursing

    Am I the only one who thinks its unfair that some provinces are wayyy cheaper for their annual registrations? Last time I looked it was only like 120 a year for Ontario nurses and I am paying almost...

  24. I am a Canadian Nurse:

    RN2B123 replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    We get paid double time and then another day off in lieu ie a "stat" day. so its really technically almost triple time (we get double time on the day we work and then straight time for 7.5 hours on...

  25. Hospital ER relocates and treats patients to next door coffee shop (Tim Hortons)

    RN2B123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Check this out! This is the equivalent of sending ER patients temporarily to be treated in Dunkin Donuts (Tim Hortons is Canada's version of Starbucks, etc). Lots of press about this one......