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Hey everyone.. Just a general question. I have been fortunate enough to preceptor a student for thier final clinical preceptorship - 340 hours. I was looking for some insight as to how to be an effective preceptor. ie. What do you expect in a precept...

Hi there everyone! Sorry if I'm asking a retarded question - haven't had any experience dealing with central lines before... My pt has a left central line triple lumen... Our hospital policy is Flush with 5cc NS and follow with 3cc heparin lock flush...

Hey.. So I have my diploma & i am wanting to work in BC.. Since BC is one of the provinces that require degree entry practice.. Will I still be able to register to work there??? Thanks in advance!

hi everyone, i am a canadian nurse ready to accept a travel assignment with cctc. i would like to go to the san francisco area. in particular i need good transportation ie. bart access. are there any hospitals that are connected directly with a trai...

Hi everyone! I am contemplating doing an MBA in public management. I am wondering if there is anyone out there that has done so before or has an opinion on it. I would like to know what kind of opportunities exist for nurses holding an MBA (Masters i...

Yes! that is correct! Each unit has one emergency stretcher, recently a few units have another extra stretcher making it a total of 2 stretchers. Of course the ER sends up pts that are "stable" & already waiting for a bed. We have no choice to s...

After a recent turn of events in our hospitals here (overcrowding of ER, pt dying in waiting room, miscarriage in waiting room etc) the health region has enacted "Emergency Capacity" program. This program comes into effect in each hospital if: ER rea...

Firstly, I believe you should review your nursing ethics carefully. We have a professional bond with our pts that END when they are discharged. I am sure you had that initial feeling of uneasiness when YOU KNEW that the relationship was crossing ther...

Thanks Neuro Geek... I will for sure spread the word.. I'm sure many nurses are still using nailbed pressure especially now since "sternal rub" is not allowed! Trap pinching is where it's at!

Hi Everyone! I'm am on my way down to California in a couple months. I am a Canadian Nurse about to take a travel assignment with a hosp (unsure of which on exactly yet) in San Francisco. Apparently, I have heard very bad stories regarding the way t...

Hi! In my neuro orientation we were taught: Do: 1st Peripheral Stim: nail bed pressure 2nd Central Stim: trap pinch Now I have always questioned the above sequence, wondering if we can just go to central stim? (I no longer work Neuro) Can you please ...

Hey Gals, I too read through the 17!!!! pages of negotiations/positions as of April 5th & I am utterly appalled. How can the employers REALLY treat us this way when there is a critical shortage, problems with retention & recruitment to say th...

THAT IS BS! What the heck. Sure some nights are boring & you may find useless things to do... But for the most part - on my gen surg unit anyway - we are constantly on the run. There are three nurses (1 lpn, 2 rn's). Some nights we run like mad d...

I am just getting used to using these on my unit - so this question may seem silly... I had a pt with blood, ins gtt, and tpn going the other night.. Is there anything NOT compatible when running through a central line? I mean it's not like regular p...

Just wanted to pass on a nasty thing published in the Edmonoton Sun this Saturday Nov 4/06. I am in an outrage as this writer obviously does not understand our work beyond simple tasks. Is this really all some people think we do all day!!!***@@@$#$%$...

Here's my letter: RE: Nov. 7: Ivan Miller, It's unfortunate that you find it insulting nurses are regarded as professionals. Nurses save lives, tend to sick ones, create a shoulder to cry on for family members, and make critical decisions on a dai...

here is yet another posting in the paper's opinion section.. the first one is really bad, the next one is a sort of rebuttal.. omg i don't know where to begin how frustrated i feel reading this in the newspaper. :angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angry...

so happy to see all the responses to this! got off night shift this morning - emptied my bladder right before leaving the hospital and welll welll -- my eyes struck wide when i saw the article posted in the nurses bathroom.:angryfire:angryfire:angr...

Hey I'm travelling to vancouver soon - wondering where/ name of good uniform shops are!?? Thanks in advance!

Through and through I have found literature that states piptaz is not compatible with RL... Does anyone know why? I can't figure it out!! THx in advance

Hey there - I used to work in stroke/ neuro for just over a year - I left because I couldn't take all that back breaking work... Nowadays my back still has it's days because I carry a lot of stress on it. I find that lifting weights and stretching be...

I worked a stroke/tele unit for just over a year.. There were 15 beds with two tele epilepsy/induced seizure beds. We never had to give tpa on the floors as tpa would be done in emerg. I found it a very physically demanding area to work in as much fo...

Pneumatic Compression / Sequential Compression Stockings This has been bugging me for days... I have heard - if a pt has decreased mobility and you leave the pneumatic compression stockings off for >2hours and then place the compression stockings ...

hey... the last time i had a day like that i started humming out loud.. that seemed to work for me.. somehow it calmed me down and cleared my head... sounds funny but it helped!

This is what we do on our unit for IVIG admin - dilantin filter - turn the iv pump sideways to minimize bubbles (we get ours supplied in glass bottles) if you get glass bottles up try not minimize the movement of it - otherwise you'll be in the room ...