Higgs

Higgs

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  1. Nursing in Stewart, BC

    Higgs posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi guys Anyone know anything about Stewart, BC or what it's like Nursing there? How many beds has the hospital/health centre? Toying with the idea of going 'Rural' for the rest of my career (maybe...

  2. Do the CNA proof read their materials...?

    Higgs posted a topic in International Nursing

    Sitting the new Med/Surg CNA exam in April and just started working through the practice questions in the book. Came across this: Question 29 - the correct answer is to give an analgesic before...

  3. Not cut out to be a nurse

    Higgs replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. Hang in there, kiddo. It'll get better as time goes on and you get more experience. Sure, you'll still have those days when something really gets to you, but that's normal. It's when you have...

  4. Question about HIV patient

    Higgs replied to SNLou84's topic in General Nursing

    I ask purely as devil's advocate...would your responses be different if it was your sister's

  5. Gunners in Nursing

    Higgs replied to Guest343211's topic in General Nursing

    Not heard this term before. I know of some nurses that are possibly the least empathetic people I have ever had the misfortune to meet. Cant imagine them giving a damn about anyone or anything - Gawd...

  6. Stuart Lake Hospital, Fort St James.

    Higgs posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi Guys Anybody worked here or know a bit about this hospital? Staffing ratios, atmosphere, population, workload, communities, what it's like bringing kids up here etc etc Any help would be great....

  7. What can we deny our patients?

    Higgs replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    Well said previous poster. If they don't like how we do care - even after we've explained why, they can go and find a hospital that will let them do what they fancy. It's not a prison, they can...

  8. texting at work

    Higgs replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ...just hope you remember to clean the superbugs off your phones before you go

  9. Claustrophobia with MRI

    Higgs replied to darne20's topic in General Nursing

    lorazepam does the

  10. How do you measure it?

    Higgs replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    ...interesting to note that the pt was happy to wait for his next dose (ie the 2mg he was given was enough analgesia for the 4 hours) - begs the question of whether he needs his pain meds...

  11. Question about "Too narrow of bones" with giving birth

    Higgs replied to SNLou84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think what the doc really meant was the pelvic outlet is too narrow, but perhaps she should have said what she meant, instead of trying to dumb it down and just confusing people. As for the other...

  12. Changing needles for injections...

    Higgs replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    ...so if the consensus appears to be that a needle is made less sharp by drawing up meds - whether via a rubber stopper or not, (though, personally I dont see that pushing a needle through a rubber...

  13. Valproic acid for pain? Really?

    Higgs replied to nursetim's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    here we go...wikipedia has this: " It is more recently being used to treat neuropathic pain, as a second line agent, particularly lancinating pain from A* fibres. It is more recently being used to...

  14. Valproic acid for pain? Really?

    Higgs replied to nursetim's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    dont know for sure about valproiic acid, but I know that gabapentin is an anti seizure med used for pain control...maybe it's the same

  15. How often do nurses have sex in the hospital?

    Higgs replied to curiousstudent5's topic in General Nursing

    Eeeeewwwww.... I guess it really does take all sorts to make a

  16. Bringing nurses into Canada

    Higgs replied to nursingbc's topic in International Nursing

    I'm British educated and trained and work in BC - came over with the Provincial Nominee Program a touch over 2 yrs ago. Getting a job offer - no problem. Getting immigration status- no problem. The...

  17. Advice; new rn student and start nurse aide position-feeling dumb?

    Higgs replied to skim36's topic in General Nursing

    You just got the 'pre-new-job-wobbles'. Relax, you'll be

  18. Hexagons of lightning

    Higgs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dear moderators, please remove this message from the website. Thank

  19. Don't flush saline lock? I'm confused.

    Higgs replied to boggle's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. It may or may not make any difference at all, but if it means I don't need to spend valuable time (or someone else's) trying to re-insert a cannula into a pt with no veins/oedematous arms/lots...

  20. Level of intelligence

    Higgs replied to Divest's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear that everyone's grammer is bad. Hope she gets better

  21. Hygiene More specific facial hair

    Higgs replied to benr98's topic in General Nursing

    ...you need to be aware that a N95 mask might be a problem, depending on the shape/spread of your 'tache... I have to shave off my beard for the yearly fitting - but grow it back again. If I ever need...

  22. Question about Pain

    Higgs replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    ...the act of dying (ie the moment of death itself) is not painful at all - it's the disease which leads to death that can be painful. Death is not always painful, and doesn't have to be - depends...

  23. Octreotide

    Higgs replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    In palliative care we use it (amongst many things) for reducing GI secretions eg with intractible obstruction or terminal diarrheas... ...I guess where you work determines what you use it

  24. Im Having a hard Time Deciding if I want to be a RN.PLEASE HELP I NEED ADVICE!!!

    Higgs replied to Angela.Tris24's topic in General Nursing

    If you're not sure if you want to be a nurse or not, then you shouldnt go into it. Dont waste years studying for something that you may not want to do. If you're not 100% absolutely positive you want...

  25. Giving notice.

    Higgs replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

    'Dear XXXX I am writing to hand in my resignation from the post of XXXX with immediate effect. I am hereby giving a month's notice (in my experience a years employ means about a month's notice) from...