OttawaRPN

OttawaRPN

acute care med/surg, LTC, orthopedics

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  1. Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    OttawaRPN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How is it possible to graduate high school

  2. One bad egg...

    OttawaRPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So recently the Chief Nursing Executive as my hospital decided that all nursing staff are required to wear hospital provided lab coats while on duty, along with the ID badge, no exception. To the...

  3. One bad egg...

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    Students tend to very conveniently forget that they are visitors to the facility and nothing more, there for your own educational purposes with no benefit whatsoever to the hospital except to...

  4. Working 12 hour shifts

    OttawaRPN replied to Berdena K's topic in General Nursing

    My hospitals have both 8 and 12 hour rotations so shifts overlap and there's often early or late evening 4 hrs available for staff to pick up extra. It must be hard on the staffing office to keep...

  5. One bad egg...

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto for the students. Too bad the rotten eggs can't be replaced with those shiny, well rounded

  6. Charting at bedside and team nursing question

    OttawaRPN replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Team nursing is the approach many hospitals are trying to get away from. At least with primary nurse model of care there's a good opportunity to establish a strong nurse-patient relationship, ensure...

  7. "under the table"

    OttawaRPN replied to natalia13's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. Natalia, there are decent jobs out there where you won't have to question its legitimacy - hold out for one of those, I doubt you will be

  8. One bad egg...

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    No lab coats allowed; scrubs of any colour, school emblem patch on shoulder and school supplied name tags clearly visible on scrub top. I'm thankful for the students who stay in line,

  9. One bad egg...

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    "For her white coat stunt, or was this just the icing on the cake?" Yep, a culmination of several disagreements b/t her and the

  10. "under the table"

    OttawaRPN replied to natalia13's topic in General Nursing

    This is correct, as along as all earnings are declared to Revenue Canada so they can take their

  11. One bad egg...

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    THIS. I thought my post was clear in suggesting that the student was a frequent trouble maker, but seemingly only a few of you got that. For all of you who tried to make excuses for her, she is known...

  12. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    OttawaRPN replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that was harsh. Am I missing something

  13. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    OttawaRPN replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the parents are mind readers there is no way they could possibly know what the patient wants, they can assume based on what they perceive to be good judgment but that's about the extent of it....

  14. The real pay in nursing....

    OttawaRPN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    It's those little moments, coming at the most unexpected time, that remind us of why we are here. Great

  15. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    OttawaRPN replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    This is a good example of parents believing they are doing right by the child, but in fact doing their daughter a huge disservice. Kids of all ages are very perceptive and figure things out on their...

  16. Chewing Gum

    OttawaRPN replied to Otessa's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I chew gum for a variety of reasons, it staves off thirst and hunger and keeps the breath minty fresh. Ain't nobody gonna touch my Trident. But I'm neither a cow nor a Grease gang member

  17. US Nursing student needs help in Canada.

    OttawaRPN replied to Bek1975's topic in International Nursing

    Not necessarily, you need to contact the nursing regulatory body for the province you wish to practice in, they will determine your

  18. RPNs/LPNs vs. RNs

    OttawaRPN replied to rant's topic in Canada

    You fail to mention that those certificate RPNs who graduated prior to 2005 and received additional skills training to advance them at par with the diploma RPNs also have many years of bedside...

  19. Distance education in Canada

    OttawaRPN replied to Beebop25's topic in International Nursing

    In addition to Athabasca, there's also St. Francis X in the Maritimes but that one offers post RN

  20. Are we sacrificing hands on patient care for academics?

    OttawaRPN replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider your program top notch if they're not giving you adequate perceptorship/consolidation experience. This would be the clinical hours where you begin by taking on 1 or 2 patients...

  21. Nursing concerns....

    OttawaRPN replied to Vaikinglee's topic in General Nursing

    You say you care for people but why are you considering nursing if the basics creep you out? There are many other "caring" professions in health care that may be better suited to someone who's...

  22. disappearing nurses notes!

    OttawaRPN replied to ltcnightrn's topic in General Nursing

    We have to act defensively because our workplaces have made us suspicious and paranoid, they would incriminate us in a heartbeat if it meant saving themselves, that's how it works. Which is why I...

  23. disappearing nurses notes!

    OttawaRPN replied to ltcnightrn's topic in General Nursing

    What do you all mean by "rewriting" notes? Does your legislation not mandate that you strike one line through the entry and write "error" beside it? The notes are still legible, (never scribble out,...

  24. What if every nurse walked out for one day?

    OttawaRPN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    GreyGull, your post only addresses the immediate needs of the individual nurse, but what about the global picture? It’s easy to say we should have known what we were getting into, and we can always...

  25. Lurkers

    OttawaRPN replied to themoreyouknow's topic in General Nursing

    It's too bad you can't say.... "Hey, I have an obese lady just finished on the bedpan and need an extra pair of hands to wipe her butt, I see you've got some free time, follow me please..." ...and...