flyingchange

flyingchange

MPH Student Fall/14, Emergency, Research

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  1. Foley insertion on a male patient

    flyingchange replied to divaRN*'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    This post was very timely. We had a difficult foley on an older male pt today. 3 attempts using a coude by 3 different people (me, RN, and finally the resident). Stricture was so tight we caused some...

  2. E.R Security

    flyingchange replied to Crux1024's topic in Emergency

    We have 1 peace officer (who can do arrests) and 2 security guards on 24/7, and their post is front & center in the waiting room, directly opposite triage. Love

  3. Morphine Reaction?

    flyingchange posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, just curious to see what you thought of this - 65 yo male admitted to ER for acute back pain following a slip or strain (I forget which). I give 10 mg Morphine and (I want to say 30 mg but...

  4. Morphine Reaction?

    flyingchange replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    I assessed neuro V/S immediately and found they were WNL and PERL. The BP cuff was dripping in sweat when I removed it, if that's any indication of how diaphoretic he was. The pt was recovering by the...

  5. hate night shift

    flyingchange replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in General Nursing

    Shift differential makes nights great! Sorry you're having such a rough time with your

  6. Well, I'm In...Now What Am I Going To Do???

    flyingchange replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Students

    I started a blog before I began NS. I used it to chronicle all of my anticipation and lead-up as well as my experiences in school. It has been a great outlet for me and it's great to go back and...

  7. Isolation Nursing

    flyingchange replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the official job description: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/services/nurs-infirm/empl/index-eng.php One of my instructors worked in Resolute Bay for quite a long time. I've heard it is...

  8. Anyone ever bought nursing skills DVD's?

    flyingchange replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    No, but I received one as part of my IV start module. It literally spent more time talking about hand hygiene than actual psychomotor skills related to venipuncture, advancing the cath, and taping...

  9. Sizing Adaptic to Wounds

    flyingchange posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, Did a search on this and I haven't found anything. So, I ask you - Adaptic comes in wide-ish sheets of about 2" whenever I've seen it. I've seen it used on incisions, necrotic toes, burns,...

  10. Even with 8 years RN experience, can't find a job.

    flyingchange replied to Mykami's topic in International Nursing

    I believe I read somewhere that BC gives preference to residents and local new grads over out-of-province, because I was interested in working there after I

  11. Phone Interview for ER residency...advice please!

    flyingchange replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    One of the toughest questions I got asked for my ER externship was for an example from clinicals where I made a mistake that affected a patient. They then wanted to know what I did about it, who I...

  12. Passed Pre-reqs (Bio) but it's not enough!!

    flyingchange replied to sunkissedd's topic in International Nursing

    I upgraded my high school marks from an average of ~60% in high school (I wasn't a very focused student) to an average of ~90% in one term by taking high school courses through the college. They're...

  13. volunteer @ hospital

    flyingchange replied to RI Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I volunteered for 6 months in an ER. It wasn't even remotely related to nursing - more like I stocked carts and folded linens - but I got to know the unit and the staff. I learned who the UM was and I...

  14. Which Pathophysioloy book would you want

    flyingchange replied to P-medic2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Agree w/above:

  15. Mandatory Overtime-- what do you think?

    flyingchange replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to resurrect this thread because I was reading this amazing story about how some Canadian postal workers joined in solidarity against mandatory overtime. They are unionized, but the issue...

  16. Student summer externship in ER

    flyingchange posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi all, I was very lucky this year to be hired into a competitive placement at a nearby ER for a student externship. I have no prior emerg experience, except that I volunteered there for about 6...

  17. RN's, how much did you borrow for school?

    flyingchange replied to steveogurule's topic in General Nursing

    Probably about 20-30k altogether. I work like crazy to cover my expenses so the loans are strictly for tuition and

  18. Mandatory Overtime-- what do you think?

    flyingchange replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    Mandated OT just sounds so crazy to me - they'd rather pay you OT, regularly, than just hire another nurse at normal pay?? Which in turn improves morale, reduces attrition, AND saves

  19. For all INFP personality types only

    flyingchange replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Student here - I'm INFP. I am strongly leaning towards inpatient oncology. I agree with both PP on being drawn to seniors. It is my hope to pursue MSN-NP majoring in

  20. How many Clinical Hours are most people getting in their BSN programs?

    flyingchange replied to cacurlytop's topic in General Students

    I am currently just over 900, not including the 5 week consolidation and 10 week preceptorship in my last year. It has been a great variety of Med/Surg and

  21. Nursing Tattoo

    flyingchange replied to jwilso19's topic in General Nursing

    I actually have a super pet peeve with companies and depictions of the caduceus as the official symbol for healing arts - see the Wikipedia article for more info, but here's the gist: - The rod of...

  22. Can an RN travel on an airplane with detox patient?

    flyingchange replied to heather8228's topic in General Nursing

    I saw an episode of Intervention where they showed the RN who would travel with the client and dispense narcs to prevent withdrawal en route to the treatment center. They travelled by

  23. Professional Nursing Organizations

    flyingchange replied to Bhebe55's topic in General Nursing

    I am a board member of the CNSA (Canadian Nursing Students Association), and we enjoy a good relationship with NSNA. They would be an excellent organization to join with a local chapter. If their...

  24. Do you use your pda/smartphone at work?

    flyingchange replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    I used my BlackBerry to look up a drug and my clinical instructor lost it on me.... user

  25. Pregnancy in nursing program

    flyingchange replied to naomiomio's topic in General Students

    One of my classmates got the royal runaround when she became pregnant - they told her she'd have to skip a year, or would receive a chance to register only after the "rest of us" had done so and if...