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  1. LVNs training RNs???

    Guppy replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    ...sorry I disagree with all who said that it is ok for an LPN to train an RN..in most facilities RN's have different responsibilities than LPNs..look I am not saying that LPN's do not...different...

  2. can't get a job

    Guppy replied to mLPN79's topic in International Nursing

    I work in the US and my hospital laid off a couple hundred nurses earlier this year..hence we are now short and they are not hiring..even before the lay off charge nurses and sometimes management has...

  3. Nurses who work with the police?

    Guppy replied to CarinaBallerina's topic in International Nursing

    I had the opportunity to train through my hospital and you dont have to have ER experience. Experience is mandatory though. Good

  4. Nurses who work with the police?

    Guppy replied to CarinaBallerina's topic in International Nursing

    Well with my SANE position (sexual assault) I have ALOT of interaction with the police with statements and evidence ect. As far as I am aware there is no RN's at Police stations. In the States there...

  5. Nurses who work with the police?

    Guppy replied to CarinaBallerina's topic in International Nursing

    There are a few jobs out there. I am a sexual assault nurse we work with the Police/Detective Division. I am based in the ER at my hospital. There is a programme in Toronto that the Nurse will go...

  6. More RN's being cut in Ontario

    Guppy replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in International Nursing

    ...look all this happened mid 90's...it will turn around you just have to be willing to take whatever is offered right now. For the new nurses this is the time to try the different types of nursing...

  7. new family of wife & son Iam a RPN

    Guppy replied to daverpn's topic in International Nursing

    I would recommend that you upgrade to RN if you are thinking about leaving the country. At my hospital here in the US they dont hire RPN's....but then with the economy they are not even hiring

  8. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

    Guppy replied to L&D.RN's topic in Forensic

    ....the hospital I work at in PA has a similar type SANE programme we have "regular" RN jobs and submit 40 hours of on call for SANE every 6

  9. Next step on my path from med-surg to SANE?

    Guppy replied to vega's topic in Forensic

    ...talk to the person in charge of the SANE programme at your hospital. I am a SANE nurse at my hospital and I am on call 40hrs every 6 weeks. I work full time on the Oncology floor. Very...

  10. How do you wash your scrubs?

    Guppy replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    ..OK I have had scrubs for over 13 years and you can hardly tell they are that old...I wash mine in HOT water and depending what is on them when I come home..I wash them again and then I shower under...

  11. Sick to my stomach

    Guppy replied to 2bornot2b's topic in International Nursing

    ...welcome to the world of nursing...so you can't possibly know everything or in a few years you will not remember every single thing you learn't in school...on the positive side it does not mean you...

  12. BScPN - Pysch nursing in Canada!! Q's

    Guppy replied to nterval's topic in International Nursing

    ...as an experienced RN who has worked med/surg and Psych both in the US and Canada what they are teaching in the classroom and what happens on the floor are sometimes two different things. If you...

  13. New to county jail nursing

    Guppy replied to goldbug21's topic in Correctional

    ...don't believe everything you hear and be aware of your surroundings at all times and never give out personal information even to other staff within hearing range of inmates. Loved when I worked in...

  14. are canadian RNs still going to USA

    Guppy replied to nurse4hearts's topic in International Nursing

    ...I was an RN in Ontario and I moved to to the US about 5 years ago and I can tell you most hospitals I know are laying off hundreds of nurses each. If you are accepted into a position here in the...

  15. C's In Nursing School

    Guppy replied to redraider1977's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your question...NO it won't affect anyone hiring you as an

  16. Why am I doing this, anyway?

    Guppy replied to PedsDrNurseTheo's topic in General Nursing

    ...I tell you some days I wonder too but most of the other days or nights I know

  17. Complicated Eating Disorder/MS/Bipolar Mom with Stress -- Help!

    Guppy replied to coventrysleeps's topic in Psychiatric

    I work with Eating Disorder patients and I can tell you no matter how much YOU want them to eat they are not going to ...it sounds like your patient needs inpatient treatment to get her over this...

  18. Canadian RN to work in Philly

    Guppy posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am an RN with experience moving to Philly next year summer...I already have my PA nursing license do I still have to write the NCLEX? I did hear that changes to the Homeland Security as of July 25,...

  19. Methadone

    Guppy replied to Crawsu's topic in Correctional

    Oh before we dispense we have to call the pharmacy and verify last dose and last drink and the amount and if they are any "carries" before we even do the initial testing for any other drugs and the...

  20. Should I be mad at Hospice? My mother...

    Guppy replied to Roland's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work in a Hospice and we also use Haldol for nausea...it is not out first, second or third choice and it is usually used for relief of end-stage restlessness and for nausea. It is a difficult...

  21. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    Guppy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was a nursing student I had to give this 80 year old lady a S/C needle ...it was my first time....of course there was no fatty skin anywhere on her so I chose her arm i must have scrunched my...

  22. What exactly is palliative care?

    Guppy replied to leslie :-D's topic in Oncology

    I work in a HIV/AIDS Hospice in Canada and sometimes our clients and families request interventions that we might not agree with but it gives them some semblence of control...However it has to be done...

  23. Methadone

    Guppy replied to Crawsu's topic in Correctional

    I work in a jail in Toronto, Canada. We the RN's give out the methadone ...our pharmacist usually prepares the individual obttles but if it is on the weekend we have a stock supply that we "pour"...

  24. HIV/AIDS Nursing in Philly

    Guppy replied to Guppy's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the great response to my request for info on HIV/AIDS Hospices in Philly...I have already emailed a few.

  25. HIV/AIDS Nursing in Philly

    Guppy posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Can anyone tell me if there is a specific Hospice for HIV/AIDS patients in Philadelphia...or if there are special wards in hospitals for this population. I will be moving to Philadelphia next summer...