OttawaRPN

OttawaRPN has 5 years experience and specializes in acute care med/surg, LTC, orthopedics.

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1. Tell me this doesn't happen all the time.

   OttawaRPN replied to grannyrn65's topic in General Nursing

   There are two sides to every story and obviously we haven't heard the nurse's side. What I find curious is why patients, who have some disagreement about the level of care they receive, don't say...

2. Renal question

   OttawaRPN replied to licha's topic in General Nursing

   I dislike bladder scanners b/c they have to be reprogrammed on occasion and like most electronics, cannot guarantee to give you an accurate reading. They only real way to check for residuals is to...

3. Extra dose of septra ds

   OttawaRPN replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

   Why would there be a prn for an Abx? I'm wondering if you mean like an emergency drug box. At any rate, you will never know if a dose was given until you ask your partner; just goes to show to check...

4. if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

   OttawaRPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

   Chicken

5. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

   OttawaRPN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

   They may not be able to discriminate based on religious beliefs but they most definitely can and will discriminate based on qualifications. Like most jobs, nursing is very competitive so if they find...

6. Rn Health requirements?

   OttawaRPN replied to FutureRNontario's topic in International Nursing

   Alicia, I think you are looking for some hard and fast rules about what medical conditions should preclude someone from becoming a nurse. Well, there aren't any. A large proportion of the population...

7. As if it isn't hard enough to find a job....

   OttawaRPN replied to SDALPN's topic in General Nursing

   But why don't those employers use monster.ca, workopolis.com, government affiliated job banks or any other dedicated job search site? Because those sites charge a nominal fee but any yahoo can post...

8. how do you become an organ transplant tech.?

   OttawaRPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   A friend of mine is a cornea retrieval nurse - she travels wherever and whenever and harvests those corneas pretty much any location the body happens to

9. As if it isn't hard enough to find a job....

   OttawaRPN replied to SDALPN's topic in General Nursing

   No reputable employer would use a smutty site like craigslist to advertise job openings. Anyone who is lame enough to peruse those sites looking for jobs deserve whatever crap they have

10. Rn Health requirements?

    OttawaRPN replied to FutureRNontario's topic in International Nursing

    You mean will they discriminate against someone who has ADHD? Of course not, that would be against the law. The only health requirements are the ones enforced by your school ie) up to date...

11. CRNE October 2010

    OttawaRPN replied to narmeen18's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Wow, I'm appalled by some of these egotistical posts! The reason you aren't passing your repeated attempts at the exam is because YOU have not learned enough. It's that simple. You can dissect all...

12. Acceptance to BSnN, Biology/Chemistry

    OttawaRPN replied to KateWindsor's topic in International Nursing

    All of the nursing programs in Ontario are very competitive right now so they are choosing the cream of the crop to fill their seats. I know many students who are re-doing their pre-reqs in hopes of...

13. As if it isn't hard enough to find a job....

    OttawaRPN replied to SDALPN's topic in General Nursing

    I would call him just to say... you can shove that thing up your own

14. answering the patient's daughter's call = invasion of privacy?

    OttawaRPN replied to neurontin's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is not A&O and the caller is not the POA, I provide no information other than "I'm sorry but you have to speak to regarding her condition." Unless you know the family, you never...

15. answering the patient's daughter's call = invasion of privacy?

    OttawaRPN replied to neurontin's topic in General Nursing

    Is the daughter the