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I can't take it anymore. I have wracked my brain trying to figure out the math or even best practice on this issue. In desperation, I turn to you, o mighty nursing think tank! Behold, the most baffling med math I've ever seen: My homecare patient ge...

WOW I knew you guys would be able to help me out. That's why I love this website. Right, it depends on the lot number. Each lot number has a different mg/vial. The order is for 4g/week. This drug sounds very similar. I haven't noticed a +- assay....

I'm not an RPN but I work for Bayshore as a side job. I like it. If I wanted to go fulltime I could, and it's a much better work environment than hospital-based acute care.

This forum is pretty quiet. Research nurses, what studies are you involved in? I'll start. My first-ever study got ethics approval last week! It looks at cardio adverse events following ED discharge. We are also doing studies on pneumonia, asthma, sy...

Unrelated, but kind of related. We often get orders to rehydrate kids via IV saline. Well, poking a dehydrated kid is pretty terrible. Recently I've heard that some studies suggest hypodermaclysis (subcutaneous) infusions would work equally as well t...

That does seem like a long time... Years ago I worked home care for a developmentally disables person with epilepsy. We were to call after 5 minutes. Can you clarify with the paediatrician? Mom doesn't sound very helpful.

The company I work for does not pay mileage, generally. I am paid mileage because I am in a branch funded by pharmaceutical companies.

I have to ask this in the Canadian forum, because the situation for our southern neighbors is a bit different when it comes to taking advantage of employees. I work in homecare as a side job. I recently approached my boss about attending a conference...

You will likely get more answers by making a new thread, so more people can see your question. I don't know anything about CBI. This is a big forum, try to avoid acronyms!

My advice: keep your options open during school. Treat every clinical experience as a possible career path - try it on, try it out. I thought I was made for oncology and my actual career has turned out very differently. That said, it's a tough market...

We have our own mapped drive with all the studies on it. Any of our staff can access the drive. The study folder has all the current studies (the older ones are archived in a different folder). Each study has all the related documentation i.e. inform...

Drink your Kool-Aid and repeat after me: "These layoffs had nothing to do with the budget"

I would just be happy if the docs I work with actually remembered my name instead of "hey you". It is my job to learn their names...

Hello, infusion nursing is not my primary role but I may be able to offer some insight. I too am a former ER nurse (still work prn) and I now work full-time in research. However, I see 3 clients regularly for home infusion therapy through a homecare ...

I did home healthcare for the developmentally disabled as a PSW before I decided to enter nursing school. One of my clients had a g-tube. I did the best I could at the time with the knowledge I had, but I still cringe to think of all the stuff I miss...

I second this - my research director told me that nurses were innately good as research coordinators because we already know how to talk to patients. I use my floor nursing skills every day on the job, and my experience was critically important to be...

So happy AHS isn't my primary employer anymore! I am watching to see what happens with interest. I was initially quite excited to see Alison Redford become premier but now I'm kind of wondering how Smith would have done. SSDD with the PCs, isn't it?

My friend was in the after degree. Her intake had a 50% dropout rate. It's a lot of BS (questionable administration, notorious PBL/CBL classes, back-to-back nursing classes with no "breaks" like English etc) packed into 4ish semesters. Is it doable? ...

The furthest clinical locations are up to and including 40 minutes from Edmonton. (Leduc, St. Albert, and just past Spruce Grove). Most clinical placements are accessible by transit. There will be people you can carpool with. That said, Edmonton is a...

Honestly, by the time you get through your program, the game will probably change re: job opportunities. When I entered nursing school it was at the peak of the boom and hospitals all over Canada/the US were paying recruitment bonuses. Halfway throug...

Hello all, I have about 1.5 years experience working in the ED, with about 10 months as an RN. I was recently offered a position in Emergency Medicine Research as a Research Coordinator. The research director assured me that nurses are extremely capa...

Which city are you in?

I had 6 shifts in the ED and no shifts in home health. My first visit had a supervisor stop by to make sure I was there and doing okay. My ED skills were really important in home health. Agree that it's probably best for new grads to work with other ...

P.S. 60's is WAY too young to be getting a "dirty old man" pass. You want that crap to go on for another 30 years?

Sorry to be blunt, but that behavior is disgusting, and from your post it sounds like you haven't really made that clear to your patient. You need to put a stop to his behavior immediately, not just awkwardly laugh it off. It sounds like he doesn't g...