OttawaRPN

OttawaRPN

acute care med/surg, LTC, orthopedics

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  1. Is Your Hospital Doing Something Similar?

    OttawaRPN replied to peds_mike's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard of hospitals taking this approach and I'm not bothered by it. They'll still be selling juice, water, Vitamin water, iced tea etc. so not like anyone is going to become dehydrated. I don't...

  2. Followed MD Order--Now Do I Look Incompetent?

    OttawaRPN replied to LaurenBoog's topic in General Nursing

    You did nothing wrong. You followed md order and you followed protocol - if they have some unwritten rule about Ativan dosing that is their problem, not yours. They are using you as the scapegoat...

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

    OttawaRPN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    Bottom line for me is if someone is willing to put their religious beliefs ahead of optimum patient care, then they have no business being a nurse, doctor or in any other medical field dealing with...

  4. Fellow Nurses, I need help! Tips PLEASE!

    OttawaRPN replied to missjayhawk47's topic in General Nursing

    Really? You are perpetuating the notion that nurses are nothing more than glorified waitresses, which is exactly the sort of nonsense that gets you in trouble around here. You appear to recognize...

  5. excessive talking and opinions might hurt me in the medical field

    OttawaRPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes your ideas aren't so

  6. Reality Checks

    OttawaRPN replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    "I don't care if you have a medical degree, I still know this patient better than you

  7. Centrum Jobs, did somebody heard about this?

    OttawaRPN replied to erisirene's topic in General Nursing

    Surely there is a government agency you can report these scammers to so they don't keep getting away with

  8. Is nursing just okay?

    OttawaRPN replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    Yet another thread on why can't nurses be nicer to the students. Having you following me around increases my workload substantially and since my plate already runeth over, if I'm crabby at you it's...

  9. What to do with co-worker that is drinking

    OttawaRPN replied to robby5313's topic in General Nursing

    Report her. That's all you can do. So management is aware of her drunkenness but choosing to do nothing about it? You'd think the potential liability issues would be enough to scare them into action...

  10. Underwear and patients

    OttawaRPN replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    As his nurse, I would advise him to get loud. Really loud. Seriously. This sounds like a power struggle b/t the almighty "professionals" and this poor misguided boy with the professionals allowing...

  11. why nurses cannot have a nail polish..?

    OttawaRPN replied to ar.en.greta's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm pretty sure that safety pins are a bad idea as they can become undone and injure the nurse or even a patient if it falls off (and ring can become lost). I figure that if you don't want to wear...

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

    OttawaRPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Oh you mean like a ship full of

  13. Nursing Diagnoses- drug overdose

    OttawaRPN replied to ztasweetie's topic in General Students

    OP, did the dog eat your psych text

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

    OttawaRPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Rodeo

  15. Changing roles for LPNs or RPNs

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

    Marleyna, you are asking a question which pertains more to Canadian nursing which might explain some confusion among the American posters. You are right that the lines are becoming more and more...

  16. nursing and paperwork; what paperwork?

    OttawaRPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, that's right. Yet another oddball question not really deserving of an appropriate

  17. nursing and paperwork; what paperwork?

    OttawaRPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    If/when you become a nurse, you will understand what everyone is talking

  18. Adult medical day care centers

    OttawaRPN replied to sleepy1010's topic in General Nursing

    MDCU allows patients to avoid a hospital admission for treatment so expect lots of IV therapy - transfusions, chemo, IV Abx, etc and sometimes sedated MRI/CTs and other diagnostic procedures....

  19. New RN, not interested in bedside nursing

    OttawaRPN replied to nf87654's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new grad, you're extremely limited. There are many non-bedside nursing jobs but I doubt many employers will hire a nurse without clinical experience, since this is the bread and butter of nursing...

  20. Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    OttawaRPN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I warned ya it dragged! Regarding your previous post on number of attempts allowed to write the licensing exam; I guess I can concede with two attempts (taking into consideration stress, nerves etc.)...

  21. resident care attendant

    OttawaRPN replied to chengzz_1110's topic in International Nursing

    HCAs have a job description, not a scope of practice. That term is applicable to regulated health professionals

  22. What is the least amount you would work for as a RN?

    OttawaRPN replied to K.Jamison, RN's topic in General Nursing

    What perks could possibly justify barely over minimum wage? Maybe free groceries for a year, all expense paid Alaskan cruise or free use of company Lear jet but otherwise... what a joke, any nurse...

  23. How does BON handle + marijuana screens from nurses in states that have legalized it?

    OttawaRPN replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    Where in my post did I compare marijuana with

  24. Dealing with rude doctors..

    OttawaRPN replied to TNgirl2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yet another thread on rude docs? I just can't seen to understand the distress. I'm pretty thick skinned and really don't care how ignorant/sarcastic/arrogant they are, if I need something from them...

  25. MO degeneration.

    OttawaRPN replied to comnursesall's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously?! How many threads on this nonsense do we