K8RN

K8RN

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  1. Central Lines: saline or heparin?

    10cc NS followed up by 5cc Heparin 100u/ml. Someone's PICC was good and blocked up the other day, IV RN got an order to put a tPA flush through it...cleared up that clot
  2. No psych for me thanks! No peds (not because of the kids but because of the parents), LTC, OR or post-partum either for that matter. I'll stick to hearts and brains thanks. Love cardio/tele and...
  3. Sink or Swim/Eat Their Own

    Yikes. I'm the only one so far to have a good supportive experience?? No complaints outta this girl for the floor I work on. Us new grads are welcomed with open arms and given awesome support from...
  4. Kicking my butt...

    I had/have the same problem. Don't worry too much about it. I graduated the beginning of August. I did my 4month pre-grad in neurosurg. I was always coming up against new disease processes, new...
  5. I need help for a presentation!!! Please

    http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=falcine maybe that
  6. :roll That was funny. This is a good one to differentiate our professions... Doctor's treat the disease and Nurses treat the
  7. What is your least favorite.....

    I'm not a big fan of diabetic feet. Necrotic flesh and black toes just don't turn my
  8. Anyone sick of working weekends????

    I don't mind working weekends. Good staff on my floor make working weekends not too bad. Besides, I could never work a typical M-F, 9-5. I just don't work that
  9. Pretty much sums up my day at work! Minus the phone call to the kids, since I dont have
  10. Pretty much sums up my day at
  11. Whats your fav sleep mask?

    Wow, I guess I'm lucky from what I've read here and from what I hear from co-workers on my floor. I have no problems sleeping after nights, no masks, no dark blinds. I get home at 0800 and I'm...
  12. Do you have to pay for parking?

    Cost of parking comes off my paycheque (as if I dont have enough coming off it already) 25 cents for every hour you work in a pay period. So it's $3 for a 12 hour shift. Could be
  13. Nurses caps!

    Personally, I would never wear a cap or a dress of any colour. Not a functional uniform in my opinion. Also, I don't need a hat to define my
  14. How Rude!!!

    Oh well, at least you have a title behind your name. What does that hairdresser
  15. Scrubs

    We had to wear solid baby blue scrubs, which in comparison to my mother's all white with dark brown nylons and dark brown shoes is pretty good. The guys in my class hated wearing the baby blues and I...
  16. A good site to rent cottages from all over Ontario, Quebec and some eastern provinces http://www.cottagesunlimited.com my friends and I have been renting through them for years. Book early though!...