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Why are people focused on other people's goals? Let everyone be whatever they wish to be. Let there be dreams to reach. Not everyone needs to do bedside nursing!! If NP, masters etc is what they are after then what's the issue? I like bedside, I don'...

Yes this would be appropriate treatment for certain patients. They may not be eating adequately without a feeding tube so it would be added as a supplement, usually at a lower rate to run continuously. Some patients nibble here and there or have issu...

Do not walk but RUN back to work and return it. Sorry this happened to you but I do have a few questions in general that anyone can answer:How can you take out a narcotic for a patient yet it's still sealed? Does that mean the patient never received ...

i would like to know: 1. how much extra do charge nurses make at your facility? $1.17 per hour extra. if you want to add in: 1. if they also have an assignment. charge has assignment for all shifts lowest patient load being on days wi...

So wait...Her being Chinese had what relevance ?How come the race/nationalities of the other nurses were not mentioned? Biased much? Did you expect people to say, "it's because she's Chinese?!!" Most of what your "Chinese" charge nurse did was releva...

We must know the same guy!! He even kicked a garbage can once because my patient was not yet on the stretcher....Sorry *angry looking* porter but I had a more critical thing happening.

You're a good and kind nurse. I hope you always stay that way. Your post was so refreshing to read. Made me smile at such an act of kindness that some tend to forget on those aweful shifts. :)

Lol you champ. You deserve a pat on the back.

Relax! it will indicate if it has been contaminated and will ask for it to be re-submitted. Just let your preceptor know and everything will be just fine!

Wow I wish we had aides on our floor:( Does each nurse have an assistant? or is it just one per floor!?

I was put being in charge when I was a new Grad and only 4 months of experience outside of school. All the new grads on our floor share the responsibility too. You'll gradually feel comfortable as you work being in charge. For me the only thing I dis...

Yeah at my hospital they pay 20/21 an hour and more for nights! I make 30/hr but that's after 4 years of nursing school. Had I known I could get that type of gig...maybe I would have made different choices;)! To OP: TAKE THE JOB!! You'll get to see s...

I only got two weeks of orientation as a new grad. So 5 months would be more than plenty for me. Dive in!! You will do fine.

Have you considered applying to other areas in Ontario and potentially relocating once you find a job? There's more openings in the outskirts of Toronto hospitals as well as Northern parts. You could get the experience for a year and continue to look...

Hey everyone, It's me...again. I was wondering when you first started precepting, how far into your career was it? My manager asked me if I would be interested in precepting a 4th year consolidating student in January? I graduated last year and feel ...

This was the BEST thread ever.

Thanks everyone for answering back:D I guess having 1 year is plenty enough in comparison to some of your length of times. I will go into this with an open mind and I am sure I too will learn through this experience. It just makes me nervous thinking...

On my drive to work this morning...I looked over to the side of the road and seen someone jogging. I deeply wished that was me. Jogging around the neighborhood but if I was off I would never be doing that! (at least not that early!)

I like the topic. Before I went into nursing, I passed judgement and thought "I would never do that to my parents!." It becomes difficult to care for a sick elderly individual when you have other responsibilities (work, kids etc). It is a full-time j...

Find a different area of nursing. I am sure there are plenty of other areas where you find you will be appreciated and respected for what you do. I find floor nursing has little to no respect for nurses. But you can try to change the attitude surroun...

I hear you on that! The computerized documentations has a new page added to it every few months...I came from leaving work on time to leaving work half hour past my shift! And i'm not being paid for it either. I find myself rushing through my patient...

I agree with you on not throwing away personal belongings but if the individual in question is an alcoholic, he/she will drink the entire bottle within a day or two and use the money to purchase more of it. I think they would be consumed by the addic...

Wow, I can't believe I've been referred to as a janitor! Truth is...as a nurse I took on many roles knowing my patients will need me to be their educator, support system, patient advocate, whatever else they may need and what you called a JANITOR. ...

Hey everyone! I have a million little questions within this post as I am struggling with a few things (minor really in comparison to other people's issues). I apologize in advance if I am sounding ungrateful to those who have yet to land a job but tr...