dishes

dishes BSN, RN

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  1. My thoughts. Literally. Catheter. Psych Pt. ED

    dishes replied to Ronda89's topic in Emergency

    When a gown is too small to cover a patient's backside, the problem can be solved by giving them two gowns, one to wear forward as a gown and one to wear backwards as a

  2. My thoughts. Literally. Catheter. Psych Pt. ED

    dishes replied to Ronda89's topic in Emergency

    If you are preoccupied with your personal response and you want to gain insight into your feelings and how you could have handled this patient's situation better, suggest you seek short term...

  3. My thoughts. Literally. Catheter. Psych Pt. ED

    dishes replied to Ronda89's topic in Emergency

    @rhonda, you seem preoccupied with the patient and may be at risk of crossing therapeutic

  4. Does being a Care Manager Look Good When Applying for Hospital Position?

    dishes replied to nickster26's topic in General Nursing

    @nickster, moving to an area where there is a shortage of nurses will improve your chances of acheiving your goal of working in ER. Staying in an area where the market is saturated and working in a...

  5. Anxiety has taken over

    dishes replied to IndyRN12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It can't hurt to talk to EAP, they can make suggestions that can help you deal with stress, anxiety, insominia and binge eating. If I was working in a hostile work environment and it was causing me...

  6. Should I say something?

    dishes replied to pigginsrn's topic in General Nursing

    The male colleagues she is harassing along with staff who have witnessed the harassment, should meet as a group with your unit manager and human resources manager to discuss her behaviour. She is...

  7. NNAS experience?

    dishes replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    None of the programs are 4 years full-time. Look up the programs for IENs, some programs can be taken part-time and the length of time it takes to complete depends how many courses the student takes...

  8. CNA Bonus Plan

    dishes replied to Mariesmith's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    @mariesmith, Do you do conduct staff surveys on patient safety

  9. Resigning after 3 months

    dishes replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

    Only you can know if the stress is unbearable for you. My second nursing job was my worst, like you I dreaded going to work, I ended up feeling burnt out within a year. I stayed the year, for...

  10. NNAS experience?

    dishes replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @tamiko, are you wondering to how long it will take to a complete the additional

  11. Can my school force me to do extra tests after i graduated before they schedule my nclex??

    dishes replied to Mims84's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If the students are all mad, consider creating a group petition, state something that points out that the school is in breach of contract and using coercion; for example the tests required by (school...

  12. CNA Bonus Plan

    dishes replied to Mariesmith's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I suggest you put money into safe patient/staff ratios, not fake

  13. The film: Vaxxed.

    dishes replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone keeps mentioning Wakefield, but I don't think that is what the documentary is about, as a previous poster joshm pointed out, one of the focuses is on CDC whistleblower Dr William Thompson and...

  14. Resignation dilemma

    dishes replied to Nursiology's topic in General Nursing

    Family comes first, you cannot replace family, you can however replace a job. Speak to your manager and human resources, maybe there is a possibility of returning after your family emergency is...

  15. The film: Vaxxed.

    dishes replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else wonder if censoring the movie will result in more people being interested in seeing it than if they hadn't censored

  16. The film: Vaxxed.

    dishes replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    @enuf_already, that is what I thought too @ladyfree is there genetic testing to pre-determine in

  17. The film: Vaxxed.

    dishes replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    If the parents opt for elective abortion because of positive genetic test results for autism but the reason for the abortion is not tracked. The data collected on incidence of autism in older parents...

  18. The film: Vaxxed.

    dishes replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Older parents is listed on CDC risk factors Most scientists agree that genes are one of the risk factors that can make a person more likely to develop ASD Children who have a sibling with ASD are at...

  19. Clipping nails at nurse's station

    dishes replied to BillieP's topic in General Nursing

    For those who think it is acceptable clip nails at the nursing station, is it ok to groom nails in other shared spaces such as; planes and trains? Are there public places where you draw the line and...

  20. The film: Vaxxed.

    dishes replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for parents whose child is diagnosed with autism, it must be confusing and very upsetting to hear this diagnosis. I wonder if when they are grasping for understanding, if it is easier for some...

  21. Starting a home care agency? Still a nursing student.

    dishes replied to milesims's topic in Canada

    LOL, no I meant greater Toronto area, if you were in the GTA, I was going to suggest you contact the staff at the SPRINT main office and ask if you could interview one of them in person, but since...

  22. Starting a home care agency? Still a nursing student.

    dishes replied to milesims's topic in Canada

    @milesims, are you in the

  23. Radiation technologist or BSN nursing?

    dishes replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    @jrwest, do you know any nurses who work in interventional radiology or medical imaging departments? Look at their job descriptions, it would be more cost effective to work as a nurse in one of these...

  24. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    dishes replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    Was she teaching nursing theory? did she believe in energy fields? Some of the nursing theorists ideas are utter nonsense and shouldn't be taught

  25. Nurse in quebec

    dishes replied to Missnursetobe's topic in Canada

    @ktrop, I understand that Quebec still has diploma RNs, but wasn't clear that nurses had to have BScNs in order to work in a clinic. That isn't the case here, Ontario switched entry to practice from...