martysgurl

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1. Where Do I Start?

   martysgurl replied to changeOFplans's topic in International

   To my understanding most colleges offer the Practical nurse program. It is 2 years and then you write your Registration exam. When you have passed that your a RPN :) I live near Ottawa and I do know that Algonquin College offers the course. Good Luc...

2. A quick vent

   martysgurl replied to bellehill's topic in Pain

   Wow well said !!! Nothing makes me more bitter then a daughter/son of a patient telling you what to do when the patient themselves is capable....

3. Fall Prevention

   martysgurl replied to oceanblue's topic in Geriatric

   Our policy is alike to others.. no restraints is first We use ALOT of tabs monitors..if your not familiar with them there a clip which is attached to a box. You clip it onto the residents clothing and when they get up it rings the call bell and sound...

4. Skin Care Products

   martysgurl replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Geriatric

   We use ALOT of zinc and vaseline mixed together. Don't ask me how it works but it does. Now i'm from ONtario so are products will vary no doubt. But we use alot of Cavilon. It looks like a white lotion and it works wonders on stage 1's especially th...

5. Self-Employment

   martysgurl replied to raduda's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I'm just wondering if the money is just as good when your self employed. I have often thought about doing that. I worked for a month with a company called para-med. They provide home nursing. A family wanted me to sit in a room with there 80 some ye...

6. Incident reports

   martysgurl replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   Wow how awful. Its like you have all the time in the world to sit and write a 15 page essay..:rotfl: Ours are one sheet front and back. We have a skin protocol for brusing , fall assesments and a head injury protocol if needed. Why is it that the pe...

7. Question about Fentanyl/Durogesic patches

   martysgurl replied to Tookie's topic in Pain

   Duragesic patches Rock !! We use them alot on our geriatric patients. We use them OA , long term pain control , palliative etc. There great for the patients that don't take meds well. I've found that they are generally lethargic for the first week un...

8. where do u go to school?

   martysgurl replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in Canada

   Algonquin College in Pembroke :chuckle I'm a small town girl through and through :chuckle

9. ontario rpn's

   martysgurl replied to sandradee705's topic in International

   I live around the Pembroke area and RPN's can work in any hospital that i'm aware of. Arnprior , Renfrew , Pembroke, Deep River etc. When I worked in Arnprior we had alot of the same duties as the RN. We would have the same patient number but they w...