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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Rehabilitation Nurse Practitioner?

    dishes replied to el6in's topic in Rehabilitation

    There are rehab NPs working in some intrathecal baclofen pump clinics. If the team collaboration is what appeals to you, than a masters degree in rehabilitation sciences might be more suitable than...

  2. Requirements to taking the NCLEX as a Filipino Nursing Graduate

    dishes replied to ChristopherR's topic in Nurse Registration

    1. I feel that i've made a mistake by coming here just to avoid taking out a student loan. Have I? Yes and it is not too late to return home and obtain a US

  3. Want to transfer to another unit...

    dishes replied to pedsnurse2011's topic in Nursing Career

    You may satisfy all the requirements but there may be other internal applicants who are more qualified than you.The job posting stays up until the closing date in order to allow time for all...

  4. Foley Catheter Lubrication

    dishes replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    K=MgS04, I was aware that UK and European nurses have been instilling into the meatus for many years, I find with some procedures it can take us North American nurses a long time to adopt best...

  5. Older new grad, no employment history, shy, gay, good academics

    dishes replied to Adrian32's topic in Nursing Career

    You really do need to get your foot in the door, I wonder if an employer who has insight into social anxiety disorder will be willing to look past your lack of previous employment and give you a...

  6. Foley Catheter Lubrication

    dishes replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    Brandon I was thinking about your suggestion that manufacturers should add prefilled lidocaine syringes to catheterization kits so that instillation automatically becomes a part of a catheterization...

  7. furthering my education without years upon years of working experience

    dishes replied to nolson09's topic in Nursing Career

    To make your masters program choice easier, gain exposure to one of your chosen areas by joining a professional association such as American nursing informatics, attend conferences, network, become...

  8. Foley Catheter Lubrication

    dishes replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    If a clinical instructor went on a rant about being aware of the best practice of a particular procedure, I would answer, "I am happy to be up to date, is the literature for this procedure referenced...

  9. Foley Catheter Lubrication

    dishes replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    twinmom, the practice of instilling lidocaine into the meatus prior to inserting a catheter in males has been in place for over twenty years. Since there is already concensus among the experts, there...

  10. Foley Catheter Lubrication

    dishes replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    Pre-loaded syringes of xylocaine/ lidocaine jelly are commonly used to instill topical anasthetic into the meatus prior to catheterization. The trade names of two them are Urojet and Instillagel. The...

  11. I feel so bad, is this considered abuse?

    dishes replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What I hope your manager says to you is, thank you for saving the patient from serious injury by lowering her to the floor, thank you for doing the best job you can, I am sorry you were

  12. I feel so bad, is this considered abuse?

    dishes replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is unethical and inhumane for an employer to fire a staff member for a patient fall. It is counter productive to a safe patient environment. Healthcare managers have a responsibility to foster a...

  13. I feel so bad, is this considered abuse?

    dishes replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would ask the nurse about it again upon return to work. Maybe both of you can clarify with your manager whether or not an incident form should be completed. I understand that the patient only...

  14. I feel so bad, is this considered abuse?

    dishes replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    1. Lowered to the floor is an incident for the patient and needs to be reported An incident isn't just when a fall or an injury occurs, it can be when something outside of the norm happens and had...

  15. Nursing Informatic vs Mature Student

    dishes replied to lostinmontreal's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    If your goal is to work in health informatics and you have previous education and work experience in IT, you can take a health informatics certificate program there is no need to take a nursing...

  16. Nursing in Ottawa

    dishes replied to Sashat3's topic in Canada

    Doing the pre-grad in Cornwall is a good idea. As far as improving your French, consider taking classes while you are still in the GTA, the Glendon campus of York university offers french courses...

  17. Ethical advice needed for a new grad...

    dishes replied to AnnaleaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a good solution, if I worked in a facility were it was impossible to pass the meds to the residents within the time frame, I would strongly advocate for

  18. Apparently I was supposed to lie: back injury preventing hospital hiring

    dishes replied to Sannie6226's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's premature to consult an attorney at this point, the employers final decision is still pending. If their final decision is to rescind the job offer, I doubt that they will give disability as the...

  19. Apparently I was supposed to lie: back injury preventing hospital hiring

    dishes replied to Sannie6226's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The ability to lift weight, twist, bend, push and pull a static object does not predict safe ability to lift, turn, or transfer a patient. Patients are not static objects, an emergency department sees...

  20. RN with expired license calling in scripts for family...family wants us to do it too.

    dishes replied to BettyBoopsRN's topic in General Nursing

    You believe you don't have enough first hand details to report your aunt to the BON, have you tried reporting

  21. Apparently I was supposed to lie: back injury preventing hospital hiring

    dishes replied to Sannie6226's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The rate of occupational back injury and re-injury in nursing is high and like jory mentioned it can be a battle to determine if it is the old injury or re-injury that it is filed under with workman's...

  22. RN with expired license calling in scripts for family...family wants us to do it too.

    dishes replied to BettyBoopsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Write a letter to the BON it is up them to decide if there are enough details to pursue

  23. Lawsuit-- you're needed in court, but you've moved to another state?

    dishes replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the nurse would be required to attend court. If a nurse is subpoened to court they are compelled to attend, failure to obey a legal order will result in legal sanctions against them. I am not...

  24. There Are Places Where the Nursing Shortage Is Still Real... Let's List Some to Help!

    dishes replied to WideOpenHeart's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You can get an idea of which areas have a higher ratio of employment for registerd nurses from the Dept of labour employment statistics, in the areas that have a location quotient ratio greater than...

  25. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    dishes replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    BostonFNP the Georgetown report doesn't give the sample size or a description of the study design, do know if an academic version of this publication is