CanuckLPN73

One can obtain a Bachelor Degree in any field and then later on, if they wish to change careers, can enter the After Degree RN program which is 2 years! Otherwise, one can enter University right after HS and do their BSN in 4 years. The Athabasca Un...

From Alberta, Canada.....$25.17/hr plus $1/hr when I'm in the Charge Nurse position, plus $5/hr for nights and $2.75/hr for evenings and $3.25/hr for w/e's. Just graduated and started work last summer :)

Passed....first attempt!! :)

Hi , I know as a Temp LPN, one is not allowed to work in a facility unless there is another LPN in the facility, however if there were no other LPN's in the facility, would the temp LPN still be covered with an RN working the floor? Curious...thanks ...

Hi sjamesrn, Just received an email from CLPNA and yes, you are correct, if there is no Active LPN available, then I can work under an RN or RPN (any one with full registration)!! Not that it really matters to me, I also asked the CLPNA about GPN an...

I thought I would ask the question here first, however yes I did email them as well. And again my question is not about what to sign...but if one could work with an RN supervising them or if the supervision needs to be through an Active LPN. Now tha...

Hi Fiona, I am in Alberta as well. However right on the CLPNA website it states So I am not going to argue that point. All I was inquiring about is whether one is able to work if there is an RN on the floor rather than an Active LPN. The reason I a...

GPN? I haven't heard that before, but yes. I write in Sept. As a GPN though, from my understanding on the CLPNA site we sign as a LPN though, http://www.clpna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/doc_PracticeStatement2_REV2011.pdf I know we need an LPN ...

If someone's HGB is low (preop 95) shouldn't their RBC's be low as well (in this case it's normal)? having a low Hemoglobin value would indicate insufficient oxygen, which would increase respirations and pulse, but then shouldn't their BP be high in...

Thanks...reading this and starting to put things together...:)

Sorry I am completley lost here.... I thought that when one had low oxygen (Im assuming low O2 because of the low Hemoglobin) that their BP would be high, which is why when we put one on Oxygen the BP drops. However this patient (case study) has her...

I have one year left for the PN diploma(grad in April) and Im scared to death as well. Burnout here too but am gonna hold my breath, close my eyes and go for it! I will be so glad when this is all done!

That's why I said that it depends on the person...:)

I remember being at camp years ago and the girls were having farting contests in the cabin I was in....

As a mom of two teenage boys I would have to disagree... sure some are gross however the same can be applied to girls... IMHO I think it depends on the person...I know mine are like day and night compared to each other however that said both are grea...

You are absolutley correct when you say it varies even amongst the same province! Some places will not allow a HCA to do bowel care, eyedrops, nasal drops, medicated creams (Voltaren), etc...and others it is our job :).I am not allowed to pour or pas...

In Alberta LPN's start out about $24 and go up to $29, however this doesnt include wage differential which is $5 for nights and $2.75-$3.25 for weekends and evenings(so in the mid $30's for those at the high end of the increment level)...:) As an HCA...

That doesn't apply to all of Canada, as I mentioned it depends on where one works. We can do very basic dressings, LPN's and RN's do the majority however. We don't insert cathetors however we do change the bags, empty the bags, watch for bypassing et...

Depends on the school. My course was 5 months, however now I see they changed some of the courses, added a few and shortened the program (would make more sense if it were longer). Also some places will pay $13/hr +, yet if one is hired by AHS or oth...

What is ALF? I wear scrubs...any kind I want...I have flowery ones, black ones, pink, blue, Christmas scrubs, Valentines day scrubs, Spring Scrubs, I have scrub pants that are capri style...I have warming jackets, sometimes a shirt under my scrub top...

Thankyou ...:) More info then what I actually need at the moment but am sure that will help in the near future :)

Reading in my med book. oxycodone-Endocodone, Oxycontin, Percolone, Supeudol oxycodone/acetaminophen-Endocet, Magnacet, Oxycet, Percocet oxycodone/aspirin-Endodan, Oxycodan, Percodan Soooo I'm doing research and wrote down patients med as oxycodone ...

oxycodone for prn (acute) and Oxycontin if the pain is chronic? arthritis would be one...can be acute at times and chronic at other times...

Ahhh Thanks :) And being SR the person would either not get the amnt needed as fast for their pain control (as it the drug is being released slow and longer) or if they chewed it or had it crushed (accidentally thinking it was Oxycodone) then that i...

Looked up Oxycontin and on same page...and is under oxcodone...then under Availability it states for oxycodone has controlled realease tablets (Oxycontin)...so Oxycontin would be a SR tab where as oxocodone would not. But other than that they would b...