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  1. AHS Jobs.....Poof! Gone

    lilaclover6984 replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

    I know!! With only 2 years seniority with AHS, I am petrified!! I work .7 nights. My only hope is I hold onto my line because nobody else will want the straight

  2. Fired after orientation-advice?

    lilaclover6984 replied to ontheway84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You only worked there three months. I wouldn't even bother putting it on my resume. They sound pretty

  3. Ontario RNs and RPNs

    lilaclover6984 replied to Ivgotsunshine22's topic in Canada

    Yeah I don't have kids, nor am I on any prescription medication other than the odd abx for a UTI. The only time I use my benefits is for the dentist and I've never had much done there other than a...

  4. Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    lilaclover6984 replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous posters who said "it's because we don't put up with crap" But also I think part of the reason we don't put up with crap is because we don't have to. Most nurses are...

  5. Graduating Nurse from Ontario Moving to Calgary

    lilaclover6984 replied to blissity's topic in Canada

  6. Graduating Nurse from Ontario Moving to Calgary

    lilaclover6984 replied to blissity's topic in Canada

    Yeah all of us AHS employees just got an email saying there may "not necessarily" be layoffs. So in other words it is something they are considering and a good possibility. Uggg Probably not the best...

  7. Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    lilaclover6984 replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    No advice here haha I'm yet another nurse divorcee And the advice someone else gave of marrying another healthcare didn't work out so well for me. I was married to a

  8. Working conditions worsening at AHS?

    lilaclover6984 posted a topic in Canada

    Hi everyone, I know we've recently seen a similar thread on here but it seems things are continuing to get worse with AHS. My unit has not been replacing sick calls on days and evening shifts for a...

  9. Working conditions worsening at AHS?

    lilaclover6984 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

  10. Working conditions worsening at AHS?

    lilaclover6984 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    Thank you for your responses. I just feel something needs to be done just by really sure how to go about it... We need to draw the line somewhere. We can't keep letting management make conditions more...

  11. Working conditions worsening at AHS?

    lilaclover6984 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    Thanks Fiona, Do you know where I might find these forms ( AUPE)? On a quick search I didn't see them. I will definitely be doing as you

  12. tips and tricks to keep nursing knowledge/skill?

    lilaclover6984 replied to deelorlene's topic in Canada

    It's a rough time to be a new grad LPN. Having just moved to Calgary from BC only 2 years ago ( spent 2 years in Vancouver and 2 in the Interior) I know that the job market in Alberta is tough right...

  13. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    lilaclover6984 replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  14. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

  15. AHS Cost Cutting and Fee Increases

    lilaclover6984 replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    Wow! And here I was thinking that it was just my unit! We are strictly instructed not to replace first sick calls. Only if we receive 2 sick calls are we allowed to replace 1 of them an that is ONLY...

  16. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    The honest-to-God reality, though, is that many nursing homes have minimal sterile supplies and have policies stating clean technique for straight caths. Please don't imply that nurses performing...

  17. Graduating Nurse from Ontario Moving to Calgary

    lilaclover6984 replied to blissity's topic in Canada

    I work at Foothills in Calgary and I really like it there. I pay a little extra in rent since I live right downtown,directly next to a train station. But it saves me money in the end because I HAVEN'T...

  18. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    This!!!!

  19. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

  20. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly

  21. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    No, I'm not a brand new nurse. I've been working as a nurse a little over 4 years now in a few different areas. Long enough to have seen the realities. Prior to being a nurse I worked in several...

  22. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    This is what makes nursing such a miserable job sometimes. Nurses that wont stick together. Why can't we work together to optimize pt care without stabbing each other in the back? Discuss things as a...

  23. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

  24. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    Why didn't you just ask the nurse when she was doing it anyway? It didn't have to be a confrontation like " you're doing that wrong", just a question as to why she was doing it that

  25. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    lilaclover6984 replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing