dishes

dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Agency nursing as a new grad in Toronto area?

    dishes replied to mintchocolate's topic in Canada

    Agree, most part time staff can pick up extra shifts, and usually make enough to cover expenses. Any new grad who is offered a part time or casual position in the current market, needs to grab it,...

  2. 3rd Shift Disability Resources

    dishes replied to happyclouds's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen nurses denied accommodation, if the accommodation amounts to undue hardship for the employer they have a reasonable defence to deny the

  3. L&D Interview, how to prepare?

    dishes replied to nogorka's topic in Canada

    Are you currently working on the post-partum unit where you did the new grad initiative

  4. Do I have to be an RN to be a Medical Writer?

    dishes replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in General Nursing

    Blogs and anecdotal articles are not considered medical writing and can be done by anyone. Research and evidence based articles are usually written by researchers (sometimes with the aid from a...

  5. Do I have to be an RN to be a Medical Writer?

    dishes replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in General Nursing

    Look at medical writer job postings, nursing degrees are not listed as a requirement, English degrees or other degrees that require a lot of writing are

  6. Supervisor Loves to Micromanage

    dishes replied to pcaldea's topic in General Nursing

    To be an effective research coordinator you need to be detail oriented and analytical, if you are going to redeem your job you will need to communicate in a manner that shows you have these...

  7. Unhappy Speech Pathologist

    dishes replied to SLPrnTobe's topic in General Nursing

    Whether you agree with the rest of the thread or not, the posts in this thread are helpful

  8. Bullying or Not? Rant!

    dishes replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with roser about biding your time until off orientation, of the questions roser suggested, the only one I would not ask is "Why would you say that?" Why questions usually illicit defensive...

  9. Bullying or Not? Rant!

    dishes replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Bullying, incivility, rudeness, it doesn't really matter what you label her behaviour, the only thing you have control over is your response to it. You can choose to spend time thinking about it and...

  10. Unhappy Speech Pathologist

    dishes replied to SLPrnTobe's topic in General Nursing

    When the patient refused treatment, why did you continue to see him? Patients have the right to refuse treatment. Where I am, if a patient refused treatment, the SLP would document the patient's...

  11. Deleting or changing shifts requirements

    dishes replied to yummy's topic in General Nursing

    Did HR confirm in writing that the nurse would be guaranteed the 12 hour shift if she was cleared within the 6 month time

  12. Nurse in quebec

    dishes replied to Missnursetobe's topic in Canada

    Look at CNO's website registration requirements, if you register and practice in Quebec first, then apply to CNO, you may qualify for registration under the labour mobility

  13. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    dishes replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    @cola, you will need to do something to give positive points to your resume, can you volunteer with some type of patient support association or charitable

  14. Unhappy Speech Pathologist

    dishes replied to SLPrnTobe's topic in General Nursing

    A heavy case load can cause burn out in any profession, as far as case loads go, NPs have higher case loads with greater responsibility than SLPs. You are doing well in your current position but you...

  15. Unhappy Speech Pathologist

    dishes replied to SLPrnTobe's topic in General Nursing

    I am happy with my job, the speech language pathologists that I know are happy with their jobs, I am not sure if you think the grass is greener on the other side or not. If you were unhappy working...

  16. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    dishes replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    You have no choice but to find work where you can maintain your health, focus on submitting resumes to non-hospital

  17. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    dishes replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    The job market dictates whether or not nurses must pay their dues by working night shift. In a shortage nursing market the employer will often offer new hires their choice of shift, in a surplus...

  18. Can RN work as MA or LPN?

    dishes replied to RNsecondcareer's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with roser and also add while you have the skills to work as a LPN or MA, you can only use the title you are registered in, you cannot use MA or LPN you must use RN as your title. MA or LPN...

  19. Changing professions after age 50

    dishes replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    There are late career nurses who became certified as instructors in CPR, or first aid, or mental health first aid. A nurse can work part time as an instructor while working as a staff nurse until...

  20. Is it disinfected?

    dishes replied to jigi's topic in General Nursing

    You are right to be concerned about cross contamination, the practice you described is cleaning not high level disinfecting. Agree with K+MgS04, plastic should not be used between patients, it is too...

  21. Unsubordinated CNAs

    dishes replied to Tulesg's topic in General Nursing

    The employer has to tread carefully while the discrimnation case is active, the employer can build better grounds for termination if they receive multiple, objective written reports of the CNA's...

  22. Refusal of treatment in nursing journals

    dishes replied to hajordan's topic in General Nursing

    The patient didn't refuse treatment they chose alternative/complementary therapy, whether their choice was fully informed or not is questionable. Look for articles on the medical/nursing ethics of...

  23. Compliance

    dishes replied to michaelhansonRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When it comes to healthcare teaching, I stopped using the terms non-compliance and non-adherance, instead I use the terms shared decision making and full informed consent. My goal when I teach, is not...

  24. temporary registration

    dishes replied to pawara's topic in International Nursing

    pawara, have you tried applying for PSW

  25. CAS(Competency Assessment Supplement

    dishes replied to Maria128's topic in Nurse Registration

    I don't understand, does this mean no you do not want to utilize