OttawaRPN

OttawaRPN

acute care med/surg, LTC, orthopedics

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  1. Rode up on first accident outside of hospital....

    OttawaRPN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    The first rule of emergency first aid - survey the scene/assess hazards; take note of leaking fuel, fires, traffic, downed power lines - if you can't enter the area w/o risking your safety, don't do...

  2. Rode up on first accident outside of hospital....

    OttawaRPN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always stop, I just don't have it in me to keep driving. You never know when someone might need first aid or CPR; apply pressure to a wound or splint or simply keep someone awake, 'til medics...

  3. Bad flu shot

    OttawaRPN replied to Granjan's topic in General Nursing

    What the heck? Inside, as in near the

  4. Drawing Labs from IV Line

    OttawaRPN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    I've wondered about this myself. We are discouraged from putting a PIV into an ACF because this area is lab's territory, but if they could draw from there it would certainly be convenient, however...

  5. Need help with what a nurse-initiated intervention can do. Can someone please help me

    OttawaRPN replied to ptrico's topic in General Nursing

    I think she wants someone to tell her if her answers are right or wrong. Which would be the equivalent of doing the homework for

  6. is NCLEX recognized as CRNE?

    OttawaRPN replied to obeshiRN's topic in International Nursing

    Although we share the same continent, Canada and US are two separate countries so no, your NCLEX is worthless here. Which province are you thinking of working? You need to contact the provincial...

  7. Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    OttawaRPN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Unless of course he had a "Manary Gland"... a la Robert De Niro's character/Meet the

  8. IV start question.

    OttawaRPN replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    All of our saline locks/hep locks have standing orders for qshift flushes. Very often I will pull back to check for patency mostly d/t force of habit but even if there is no blood return, I still...

  9. canadian nursing programs

    OttawaRPN replied to poohbear32's topic in Canada

    All of the programs are very competitive so you may not even get your first or second choice, it would also depend on how long you're willing to wait to get into your dream school. I would suggest...

  10. Drawing Labs from IV Line

    OttawaRPN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    I have never in my whole 5 years of practice done this, or seen it done, for the very reason Bill and Goonette replied: potential contamination of blood sample. Anyone know of best practice on

  11. The tragic patient

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, all. The patient had been declared legally incompetent and his POA wife is dead-set (pardon the pun) at any discussion regarding end of life. She is under the impression he can recover some...

  12. Thinking about leaving 1st nursing job after 5 months- any suggestions

    OttawaRPN replied to TheEmmyRN's topic in General Nursing

    All I'm going to say on this subject is after having worked for several employers who as quick as a whip would not hesitate to throw their staff under the bus sometimes, seemingly, for no other reason...

  13. Question about PRN meds

    OttawaRPN replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    TID, BID, OD times are normally set as per the facility's convenience corresponding with med pass times. The only instance pharm sets the times is when the MARs are computer generated otherwise we...

  14. Question about PRN meds

    OttawaRPN replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    TID is three times/day not necessarily 8 hours apart, it could be 0800, 1700 and 2100 for example. Using your Lorazepam at hs example, if he's got a prn order then yes he can receive another dose if...

  15. Jobs After First Year of Nursing School?

    OttawaRPN replied to ktrout's topic in International Nursing

    That's been talk in Ontario for quite some time but nothing has come of it yet. Most facilities will only hire those with a PSW certificate, so those who are HCA or PCA have to retake components of...

  16. Jobs After First Year of Nursing School?

    OttawaRPN replied to ktrout's topic in International Nursing

    By accreditation, do you mean regulation of health care aids, like nursing,

  17. What would you do?

    OttawaRPN replied to Hystericka RN's topic in General Nursing

    The same thing it means in the

  18. IV start question.

    OttawaRPN replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    And so it went interstitial. D'uh. I guess we saw that coming. Please tell this nurse she needs to review her venipuncture

  19. What would you do?

    OttawaRPN replied to Hystericka RN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe internationally, the acronym means something

  20. Is everyone having to go through "annual" fit testing?

    OttawaRPN replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    It could be mandatory to your institution, which is enough of a reason. I work at several hospitals so the Fit testing is a pain in the behind since they are all after me for it, but I've worked...

  21. Pain Management - Is It An Important Focus Of Medical Care?

    OttawaRPN replied to ParamedicFNPwantabe's topic in General Nursing

    Add Canadian paramedics to your list. We have several levels but ACP (advanced care paramedic) or CCP (critical care paramedic) especially have rigorous entry requirements and training and do way...

  22. what's on your whiteboard?

    OttawaRPN replied to snoopdrew's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, several posts indicated they were in patient's rooms, go back and

  23. Jobs After First Year of Nursing School?

    OttawaRPN replied to ktrout's topic in International Nursing

    After your first semester of nursing school, you've covered the basics of HCA work and can work as one in many facilities. I don't know about the two you mentioned, maybe someone from AB can answer....

  24. Time management issues

    OttawaRPN replied to sameasalways's topic in General Nursing

    ahhh yes, the proverbial "hiding" to chart, i do this all the time and think it's sad that nurses have to resort to such unsophisticated conduct in order to complete an increasingly important function...

  25. CRNE October 2010

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

    janfrn -- It's a lost