OttawaRPN

OttawaRPN

acute care med/surg, LTC, orthopedics

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  1. Bed Bugs

    OttawaRPN replied to Prissilla1484's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The LTC facility I worked at had a scabies infestation which took an incredibly long time to get rid of. All residents were treated prophylactically with Permethrin (staff had the choice) and all...

  2. Occupational Therapy Or Bachelors In Nursing?

    OttawaRPN replied to ReeseB's topic in General Nursing

    If I knew then what I know now, I would have chosen

  3. Pet Peeve

    OttawaRPN replied to MadNursePa's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient whose first name was Honey. And so I called her....

  4. What can get you fired??

    OttawaRPN replied to kelsie*bear's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I worked with an HCA who was a cross dresser in his spare time. A few times he showed up for work in a toned down version of his female persona, but because he worked on an advanced dementia unit,...

  5. Delegation Situation

    OttawaRPN replied to StephRN08's topic in General Nursing

    PCA = patient care assistant. We don't use that term much either. Orderly or HCA (health care aid) or PSW (personal support worker) interchangeably.

  6. Delegation Situation

    OttawaRPN replied to StephRN08's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, it sounds like the PCA runs the show here. Why, I have no idea. But what a waste of your skills and professionalism, they certainly don't need a well-trained nurse carting patients all over the...

  7. Your best nursing tips/tricks

    OttawaRPN replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    How to tell if your patient is playing possum: Gently open their eyes - any resistance to eye opening is a tell. Once open, the pretending patient may roll their eyes back up into his head until you...

  8. Your best nursing tips/tricks

    OttawaRPN replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I've improvised a splint using cardboard and cling for those ultra confused patients. Works

  9. Mucomyst

    OttawaRPN replied to StephRN08's topic in General Nursing

    I've only ever given it via neb which by the sounds of it, is way more pleasant than

  10. what is nursing school like?

    OttawaRPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    If you're finding it easy, I'd consider that a big red flag. I doubt you'll be bragging about it when you're not prepared enough to pass your licensing

  11. Patients and the race card

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

    Previous posters mentioned the use of race as discriminating factors and my on-topic post was no

  12. Patients and the race card

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

    A question for all of you... I worked with an HCA once who, from her very first day of work, was an all around bad and miserable worker. Sleeping on the job, taking extra long breaks, not pulling her...

  13. Sanitary covering of tattoos for the workplace?

    OttawaRPN replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what the others have said. Forget the makeup and just go with the long sleeves, you can roll them up when elbow deep in poo or when washing

  14. Newer nurses with TOO much confidence?

    OttawaRPN replied to kidnurse98's topic in General Nursing

    I admit I don't have that kind of patience with know-it-alls. If they follow me into a room, I'm more likely to say "hey, since you seem to have so much time on your hands, you could change that...

  15. Fluid restriction question

    OttawaRPN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope that order isn't clear enough, always clarify. Intake is all intake unless specified

  16. How did you know nursing was right for you?

    OttawaRPN replied to aceshigh's topic in General Nursing

    I like working with male nurses too, the extra testosterone balances out some of the unnecessary theatrics that comes with working in a predominately female environment. And contrary to popular...

  17. Working on a large nursing unit

    OttawaRPN replied to ILoveMyJobRN's topic in General Nursing

    Rollerblades?

  18. Primary household earner?

    OttawaRPN replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Hubby has the cushy job with perks and benefits I could never get in a million years of nursing. But that's okay because it gives me the ability to work part-time/casual at multiple hospitals so I...

  19. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    OttawaRPN replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    I find this very disturbing. FB is a SOCIAL networking site, there is absolutely no reason to add an instructor or manager or any boss as a "friend." Anyone who does is quite simply asking for it...

  20. Canadian Burn Nurses?

    OttawaRPN replied to followyourbliss's topic in International Nursing

    The Ottawa Hospital houses the Regional Burn Centre and Sunnybrook in Toronto has a well established burn unit. OP, I think you might be limiting yourself if you're only interesting in working in...

  21. Palliative Patients Who Are Full Codes

    OttawaRPN replied to sabrina_RPN's topic in General Nursing

    I surely don't understand the point of being palliative and full code, thankfully none of the docs I work with would stand for this ambiguity... not to mention this leaves the nurses with a huge...

  22. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    OttawaRPN replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    I would argue this. Parents may believe they are acting in the best interest of the child but only if the child holds the same concept of morality, same philosophy of life, same religious...

  23. Diluting IV push

    OttawaRPN replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

    Every facility should have a parenteral drug guide available for staff which lists everything you possibly need to know about administration, compatibility, contraindications etc. If your facility...

  24. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    OttawaRPN replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    A patient in this scenario would be almost impossible to change, which is a lot worse than someone who at least owns up to their shortcomings. I'm not sure how nonjudgmental I can be if the patient...

  25. Nursing Judgement

    OttawaRPN replied to pinky22786's topic in General Nursing

    That is the strangest policy ever, our med times (od, bid, tid, qid) are standardized for sake of convenience but we often cross out a time to put "patient's time." Especially true with hs meds, why...