OttawaRPN

OttawaRPN

acute care med/surg, LTC, orthopedics

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  1. decision, quit after 30yrs & ride Harley for ever (oof which $ able) only 54(rs

    OttawaRPN replied to huberusone's topic in General Nursing

    Riiiiiide, Sally, Riiiiide

  2. LVNs training RNs???

    OttawaRPN replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    that is the biggest load of crock i've read in a long time. nursing is lifelong learning, not about learning only during buddy shifts. so assuming there's an alleged lawsuit, the defense lawyer is...

  3. Hi-looking for info on Corrections nursing as an LPN

    OttawaRPN replied to followyourbliss's topic in International Nursing

    Here you go -- All federal agencies do fall under the Public Service Commission of Canada, btw. Correctional Service of Canada Careers An LPN/RPN friend of mine recently got hired on at Kingston...

  4. New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

    OttawaRPN replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

    No. That just

  5. Filter needles...are they necessary?

    OttawaRPN replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    Where I'm from, rubber stopper vials are universally seen as single-dose with big red letters "single use only" plastered on the label - in fact, assume single use only unless otherwise specified. I...

  6. New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

    OttawaRPN replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

    If I were the recruiter and you pulled this stunt on me, you would get a blatant "don't let the door hit you in the orifice on the way out" response.

  7. LVNs training RNs???

    OttawaRPN replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    Who says the nurse wasn't washing her hands between patients? Gloves and other PPE are worn when there is inherent risk of exposure to blood or bodily fluids, not just to keep your hands clean....

  8. Rpns authorized to start and monitor Ivs?

    OttawaRPN replied to Mamacojo's topic in International Nursing

    First off, in Canada, we have two terms describing the Practical Nurse - Registered Practical Nurse (RPN in Ontario) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN in rest of Canada.) In the western provinces the...

  9. what other job opportunities can rpn have aside from bedside care?

    OttawaRPN replied to nurseJL's topic in Canada

    Any "paper" job is going to severely limit your patient interaction time. If you want lots of paperwork and nursing one client at a time, try home

  10. Afraid as a new nurse

    OttawaRPN replied to LPN_thts_M3's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There isn't a nurse in the world who hasn't felt like you do at the beginning of their career. Remember that this profession is lifelong learning meaning every single shift, every single patient,...

  11. Filter needles...are they necessary?

    OttawaRPN replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    How much time do you

  12. places to volunteer to get your feet wet and see if nursing is for you?

    OttawaRPN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    A nursing home would be a good area for you to get your feet wet in the death/dying continuum. Many family members of residents employ sitters to stay with their loved one at the end of life, when...

  13. New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

    OttawaRPN replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

    Geez, I read the title of the thread and was expecting to read a true example of discrimination in the workplace. Foiled again. It's getting lame how often people play the discrimination card at every...

  14. RPN or RN for my dream job?

    OttawaRPN replied to runningnurse39's topic in International Nursing

    Of the departments you mentioned, surgical inpatient units employ RPNs, the others do not. Some ERs do but you would only be working with level 4 or 5 patients on the CTAS (triage and acuity scale)....

  15. "Think like a nurse"

    OttawaRPN replied to beatrice1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Huh? Development of critical thinking abilities is likely to improve the accuracy of nurses' diagnoses,

  16. What is the most important trait to have as a nurse?

    OttawaRPN replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Nursing

    You need to be able to hold your bladder for very long

  17. which nursing speciality is at most risk for being sued?

    OttawaRPN replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    If your life was ruined from shoddy medical care resulting in loss of income, loss of property and hundreds of thousands of $$$ of unpaid medical bills, not to mention the emotional damage, you'd be...

  18. What area of nursing should I choose?

    OttawaRPN replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say... LTC is the least favourite for me. Mostly because of the bureaucratic bullcr@p but also because I was losing many of my skills. Oh yeah, this thread is about most favourite... so far...

  19. Bedside Reporting

    OttawaRPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my facilities recently implemented a mandatory "bedside reporting" protocol which has created a lot of chaos and bad tempers. My issue has and always will be the breach of confidentiality. We...

  20. "Shotty Neck"

    OttawaRPN replied to PrairieRose's topic in General Nursing

    Ha...

  21. Bedside Reporting

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    Take a look at my post again. Not caps, simply a font gone wonky. What you call "walking rounds" and the type of bedside reporting expected by my management team are obviously two different things -...

  22. Bedside Reporting

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I wasn't clear. The purpose of this bedside reporting is to promote explicit transfer of accountability and enhance patient satisfaction by promoting nurse-patient communication... ergo ALL...

  23. WHY??

    OttawaRPN replied to Julie_RN2b's topic in General Nursing

    This statement isn't taking into consideration a very prominent occurrence that happens on busy units... interruptions. And lots of 'em. So 45 minutes has gone by and you STILL haven't properly...

  24. HELP

    OttawaRPN replied to lovenursing100's topic in General Nursing

    Has the patient been undergoing

  25. WHY??

    OttawaRPN replied to Julie_RN2b's topic in General Nursing

    If your employer doesn't allow you to come in early to get organized, then simply take the time needed at the other end of the spectrum - after your shift starts. I don't know how many times the ward...