LydiaGreen

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  1. GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos??

    LydiaGreen replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    I went through several pairs of shoes in my three years of clinicals - it wasn't until my preceptorship in my final semester that someone purchased a type of sock for me that I had never seen before....

  2. HUGE A&P Dilemma, object to dissecting cats, any options?

    LydiaGreen replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Saw that episode too and it thoroughly disgusted me. I just kept thinking if only the first two cats had been spayed/neutered, none of that would be happening. Sad but true. I also only adopt the...

  3. Vioxx recall??

    LydiaGreen replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Heart attack and stroke with the event occurring after taking Vioxx for approximately 18 months. It has been recalled here in Canada too. They are advising anyone taking Vioxx to see their doc asap....

  4. I lack charting skills

    LydiaGreen replied to Todd SPN's topic in General Nursing

    Review your facilities policy on charting, and your governing body (BON, etc). My one nursing instructor had so many practical ways of doing things without complicating it - great source of advice....

  5. Why on earth does no one make eye contact?

    LydiaGreen replied to z's playa's topic in General Nursing

    We were also taught about the cultural considerations of eye contact in nursing school. This was not taught in a prejudicial way - we were taught that each person is an individual and while some may...

  6. Dvt

    LydiaGreen replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Nope - if the signs are present you tell the patient to stay put (just standing up and putting weight on the leg can dislodge the clot) and summon a doc to examine and (likely) prescribe heparin....

  7. How fast to you run a unit of blood?

    LydiaGreen replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our protocol is that the unit must have completed infusing by four hours with the four hours starting at the time the blood is removed from the fridge in the lab. Generally, it's run over three hours...

  8. PRN pay??

    LydiaGreen replied to leisa22's topic in General Nursing

    I work "casual" (I think that would be the same as PRN in your area) and I receive 19% more pay per hour "in lieu of

  9. Canadian RN Exam

    LydiaGreen replied to daz2003's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    This is so true and not much fun at all. Writing the RN Exam in June, each group at each city (in Ontario at least) was asked to have I think it was 100 volunteers to write the short-answer format...

  10. DNR question

    LydiaGreen replied to LeesieBug's topic in General Nursing

    Fergus - I'm pretty sure you are also from Ontario. I WISH that a DNR could be honoured and respected but it isn't written in stone. A DNR by itself does not guarantee anything. When a client is...

  11. Bf says I smell like corn

    LydiaGreen replied to C'wing's topic in General Nursing

    Are you drinking enough during clinicals? And I don't mean soda or coffee. I mean water. I don't need to drink much water at home as compared to at work. Think about it - during clinicals you are...

  12. Mom's Right--Research Says Walking Prevents Alzheimers, Extends Longevity

    LydiaGreen replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's certainly true, but let's not forget about mental exercise. "Use it or you'll lose it" is also true of brain synapses. My grandmother returned to school at the age of 68 to learn to read and...

  13. Your Perceptions on Health

    LydiaGreen replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    To me, each patient has their OWN individual perception of what "health" is. A person can have a chronic disease and be functioning at their own level of perception of "health" while you and I might...

  14. question about a case study?

    LydiaGreen replied to mea2's topic in General Nursing

    As everyone else has already said, it would depend on what type of "no code", but it would also depend on the patient's pain, history of morphine administration and the route. If this gentleman has...

  15. Please Help: Daily Nursing Care Plan/Medicaton Card Question

    LydiaGreen replied to sad's topic in General Nursing

    What goes on a drug card? Whoa baby, lots! They should call them drug dictionaries, not drug cards. After I had made about my thousandth, my husband got me a pda and we were allowed to use those...

  16. Infection from Hell/Pain Scale Epilogue

    LydiaGreen replied to FZ1Tom's topic in General Nursing

    I like the pain scale and think that it works if explained properly to the patient, understood properly by the patient, and if the patient is aware of the nature of severe pain (ie. not waiting for...

  17. Pubic Hair discoloration, loss of pubic hair...

    LydiaGreen replied to agent0068's topic in General Nursing

    Is he having any hair loss anywhere else? I didn't have any itching anywhere, but as a teen I had some chronic ear problems and had to use steroid ear drops - my eyebrows, eyelashes, and...

  18. Sink or Swim/Eat Their Own

    LydiaGreen replied to organic_matter's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the world of nursing in Canada!!! That is the NORM - not the exception. I too received 10 orientation shifts - only my 10 orientation shifts were mixed between OB, CCA, med/surg, and...

  19. How much math??

    LydiaGreen replied to EvilKitty85's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it would depend on the school you attend. I was in a three year diploma program (last one to graduate from Ontario - now BSN is required to become registered here) and we had only one math...

  20. Anyone here work night shift-past or present? Need advice pls.

    LydiaGreen replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

    I love nightshifts. Didn't think I'd be able to adjust to them but it was no problem. Here's my advice. - Invest in room darkening shades for your bedroom and make sure that they overlap the...

  21. alcoholism, would you help?

    LydiaGreen replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't invest that amount of time even if it WAS a member of my own family. The problem with alcoholism is that only the alcoholic can help the alcoholic. No one else can - no matter how much...

  22. Patients who come to the ER in labor and do not know they were pregnant?

    LydiaGreen replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Hey - prayer works! My mother came to me at eleven years old and told me she was going to have a baby. Was she shocked when I told her that God had finally decided to give me a "yes" - I had been...

  23. Do you keep a "med kit" in your car? What's in it?

    LydiaGreen replied to np2b's topic in Emergency

    I do worry about the potential for lawsuits - but if someone was lying there dying, I think I would have to intervene and do what I know how to do. As a new RN, that doesn't mean using a pen to...

  24. ER experiences with cooking

    LydiaGreen replied to sierranurse's topic in Emergency

    Didn't see this one in the hospital - the guy (an acquiantance) told me about it on the street. He and his buddies were out hunting and he got hungry. They were driving around on the back dirt roads...

  25. A question about Diploma Nurses

    LydiaGreen replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    To my knowledge - we do not have ADN programs anywhere in Canada. We have DN and BSN programs. DN programs are run by colleges and take three years. BSN programs are run by universities and take...