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  1. post-baby boom generation and nursing theory

    lxpatterson posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm a nursing student starting a post-grad (post BSc) BSN program. Perhaps I should be posting in the school section but I just want to hear what working RNs. Nursing school has been quite a...

  2. Identifying and differentiating smells

    lxpatterson replied to Martial's topic in General Nursing

    melena stool is pretty bad, that and fresh clotting blood....maybe it's because those smells are always associated with very stressful

  3. Pt selling drugs out of room

    lxpatterson replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very sad! I had an injection drug user being treated for recurrent endocarditis that he gave himself...man, you're 35 with a prosthetic valve, don't you get it? He would disappear for half a day and...

  4. Name one of your favorite things about being a male nurse.

    lxpatterson replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    You use the public bathrooms? I've been indoctrinated by colleagues to use only staff bathroom, which is unisex (but essentially a women's bathroom with a supply of feminine products, face cream,...

  5. UNDERWEAR (Yes, underwear)

    lxpatterson replied to nycnurse92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Male RN here. Didn't realize underwear would cause discomfort. Will remember to wear pants under my gown the next time I'm a patient! Oh, and funny story about gowns. I was in a bicycle accident...

  6. Critical Access Hospitals

    lxpatterson replied to alswjdzla's topic in General Nursing

    I started my career in a rural acute care hospital, rotating between inpatient acute medicine and ER. I think it's a great first job because medical staff and senior nurses are usually fairly...

  7. Nursing School Oopsies

    lxpatterson replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    "Several lessons to be taken away: (1) Don't hand over controlled meds to students, even mature ones whom you trust, (2) Don't carry controlled meds around in your pocket, and (3) Treat your...

  8. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    lxpatterson replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm glad to be Canadian! I've never had to submit to the indignity of a drug test, nor am I aware of any clinicians at hospitals here being required to do so routinely (unless reported for a specific...

  9. All Men Shift

    lxpatterson replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    That's why you always need one female in the headcount. Best ER shift: 1 male RN student, 2 male RN, 1 female

  10. Older professional just starting out

    lxpatterson replied to MrKP's topic in Men in Nursing

    I look at some of the young RNs (1st career, post-BSN, 22 yr old) that started at my current job with me and I think that older grads have maturity and interpersonal finesse that helps avoid a lot of...

  11. Program Admission Advantage?

    lxpatterson replied to igeithner's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've done enough schooling to realize that you're just a number to the school: you present a prior GPA and a sum of money and they produce grades for you to take on to your next stage in life. By...

  12. Critically ill pts wanting to go AMA?

    lxpatterson replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Someone mentioned that legally, an AMA signed by a competent patient is sufficient protection for your licence. Personally, I would document as well that I discussed death and morbidity with the...

  13. Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    lxpatterson replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    That's ridiculous. If we are simply dispensing medications because patients want them then we might as well give them a key to the pyxis and let them help themselves. The reason we don't do that is...

  14. What setting is best for a new nurse grad?

    lxpatterson replied to vregino36's topic in General Nursing

    Float nursing, if you can find a program that will hire new grads, is a great opportunity. Many of the Toronto area hospitals are putting their new grads through a float program. I declined a float...

  15. Doctor's attitude towards nurses

    lxpatterson replied to jrsnars2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha, exactly! I haven't had run ins like that with my medical staff, but that's exactly what I would say to an uppity locum. I stuff order sheets and things like that on a slow night shift as a...

  16. Working with Chinese Americans

    lxpatterson replied to SKayeS528's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course you have to figure out what the patient's preferences are, without assuming they are ok with stuff because they are from a certain culture. But once you have established that someone is ok...

  17. Working with Chinese Americans

    lxpatterson replied to SKayeS528's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a Chinese-Canadian and I have had many asian patients in an urban acute care setting. There are certainly some unique food and lifestyle preferences based on culture, but I have to say one of...

  18. What has your workplace done to retain nurses?

    lxpatterson replied to MikeydzRN's topic in General Nursing

    Being respected and appreciated by colleagues, medical and allied staff (and reciprocating that feeling). That might include bringing in a silly joke gift that is part of an inside joke on the unit;...

  19. Charge nurses

    lxpatterson replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a rural hospital and the differential is on the order of a dollar or two, but nurses are forced to rotate as charge after 2 years of experience at the hospital. Obviously the level of...

  20. Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    lxpatterson replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    I have a background in research with chronic pain and psychophysics prior to entering clinical practice as a nurse. Many of you, from your clinical experience, astutely picked out the fact that all...

  21. What is your degree in other than nursing?

    lxpatterson replied to nija315's topic in General Students

    any crossover between human pathology and plant

  22. Introverted nurses

    lxpatterson replied to NicoleLynch's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually changed careers from an introverted field (research) to nursing. One reason I got into acute care and emerg is because of the challenges of working closely with many people and being able...

  23. What is your degree in other than nursing?

    lxpatterson replied to nija315's topic in General Students

    biochem

  24. Will the job market for nurses EVER improve in Canada?

    lxpatterson replied to theRPN2b's topic in Canada

    Very true! You have to be flexible and eager to take on shifts and be willing to move to underserviced areas. I am a 2 years out from RN school and i chose to move out to a rural hospital from...

  25. Absolutely ridiculous... You can keep your 4 hours

    lxpatterson replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With that kind of attitude, you better hope the nursing schools keep pumping out graduates to maintain the current employer's market. Hospitals and units can develop bad reputations, and once this...