HI folks. Just learned of my friends nephew who just had surgery for a ruptured appendix. The child (12 yrs old) is receiving IV antibiotics, morphine etc, after the appendectomy. Has been in hospital for 5 days, doc said he could be in for 1 week to...
After reading much of the posts about ED Nursing, my first suggestion would be for people to stop inserting objects where they do not belong!.On a more serious note, i just read an article in the paper about a study completed which showed that 41% of...
Why is it that we arent seeing the media show outrage at our babies having babies...you know, the 14 yr olds who come in having their first...or 18 yr olds on their 3rd.... i think the vast majority of those babes born to older mom's are desperately...
hmccartn replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn
As a nursing student, ran across Dr. Suess As a welfare worker. fallen leaf burgundy sunshine seven celine dion nikki dawn hung quoc the best is that the parents who couldnt spell their childrens name properly get mad at YOU when you actually pronou...
Although I missed the show today, I do know about this issue. I was in South Africa back in 1996. There is no doubt that what is happening to young girls in South Africa is horrific. What I think we need to do is recognize where this behaviour is com...
saw a nurse in icu discontinue an ART line without gloves..blood was seeping through the 4X4 she used to apply pressure... when she saw the horrified look on my face she said "i'm old school...i've been nursing 20 years and havent caught anything yet...
i think its important to point out though, that most students arent left alone to manage a patient. not when i was a labour and delivery student last year anyways... we were teamed with a buddy nurse and they would double check our findings when read...
i think its important to point out though, that most students arent left alone to manage a patient. not when i was a labour and delivery student last year anyways... we were teamed with a buddy nurse and they would double check our findings when read...
hmccartn replied to Michelle_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn
hey..something i actually know something about... i have had about 10 colposcopies in the last few years...in my experience a biopsy of tissue is not needed every time a colposcopy is done...typically it is the same routine as a normal pap except the...
try having him try to drown cheerios in the toilet.. better explain that a little better... throw a couple cheerios in the toilet and have him aim at them with his stream of urine to try to sink them... makes it a bit fun for him....and keeps the str...
I am still a student so dont have much experience.I have 3 months to go and have completed a labour and delivery clinical...I want to work in l+d and from what i have seen..the docs do very little, except where there is complications... the nurse pre...
I would weed out this "friend"...slowly cut off contact with her... but i would pursue the breach of confidentiality with the lab...to ensure this lab doesnt reveal personal info about patients ever again...
hmccartn replied to angelicaparki's topic in Safety
we need a balanced approach... i dont think it should be nurses offering counselling because most havent been trained in counselling techniques... and there are the realities of not enough time to provide it even if we were trained... in canada the s...
hmccartn replied to angelicaparki's topic in Safety
we need a balanced approach... i dont think it should be nurses offering counselling because most havent been trained in counselling techniques... and there are the realities of not enough time to provide it even if we were trained... in canada the s...
I can identify... i am in my final year of nursing school.. you should have seen our group when we started...we were shaking like leaves when were about to give our first SC injection...now we come flying at people like ninja nurses with darts...you ...
yes i would. after being date raped 5 years ago I went to the emergency room to get the "morning after pill". (it was the weekend and all clinics were closed). I didnt tell the truth to the nurses and doctors because i didnt want to get the police in...
hmccartn replied to RN-MSN-FNP's topic in Activism
i dont know the percentage of taxes i pay up in canada. the fact that nurses do get paid less than in the states is a factor to consider. however, your health care is free...well not exactly..the taxes you pay goes into the health care budget..but wh...
sounds like you have a good plan about taking one class first. I would also contact a local hospital and job shadow on a couple of your days off, so you can see what it is really like working as a nurse. it doesnt sound like it, but make sure that yo...
follow hospital policy.....might put you in a tough spot with the instructor but you can then argue your rationale to the hospital/nursing program. if you follow the instructor then all you have to say is "but she told me to"..which one sounds better...
it's impossible to stay on top of everything....i do not do all of the readings..i try to get the requireds done but it doesnt always happen, especially this semester... i have done very well without always being "up" on everything..but i know that o...