lemur00

lemur00 BSN, RN

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  1. Depressed New Grad

    lemur00 replied to relizabeth's topic in Canada

    Only if they're actually doing something they're not allowed to do. It depends on your contract and there are variables you have to be aware of. For example, here temp positions can sometimes be...

  2. The future of nursing. Everybody is impacted. Big discussion in SK.

    lemur00 replied to magnoliya's topic in Canada

    Additionally, I think LPNs can probably do most bedside nursing. AND I really support them doing immunizations because then PH can be about something OTHER than just doing immunizations all the time....

  3. The future of nursing. Everybody is impacted. Big discussion in SK.

    lemur00 replied to magnoliya's topic in Canada

    This isn't the typical turf war, though the media has definitely portrayed it as one. What is really happening is a conservative government trying to pit two unions against each other (note that only...

  4. Where the heck are all the jobs?

    lemur00 replied to Freddy614's topic in Canada

    That's the real rub that I think a lot of people new to the field miss. It's not that there is a major glut of qualified applicants, but that austerity measures keep nurses from being hired in the...

  5. Where the heck are all the jobs?

    lemur00 replied to Freddy614's topic in Canada

    As mentioned, not getting callbacks has nothing to do with union work and everything to do with whether they are hiring in the facilities/regions you want to work in. Saskatchewan has one of the...

  6. RN job with 'normal' hours?

    lemur00 replied to htanis's topic in Canada

    You'll have more luck if you're flexible enough to take a position that includes 8 hr day/evening and weekends, on call or 12 hr weekday rotations (eg interventional radiology, endoscopy, clinics,...

  7. Is the RN--->BSN push a clever way to get older nurses out of the way

    lemur00 replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    We went to mandatory BScN in Saskatchewan almost 20 years ago (and LPN has become the diploma designation). Diploma RNs who already had licenses were grandfathered in. If they want to do advanced...

  8. Shift work help.

    lemur00 replied to frozenyogurt's topic in Canada

    One of my reasons for going in to health care was so that I could work nights. I have never slept at night and I'm really sensitive to sleep deprivation. I have a lot of difficulty functioning both...

  9. Obtaining an RN job in a city in Canada directly after graduation

    lemur00 replied to jgibeault's topic in Canada

    You can make casual work, you just have to accept that it might be the only option and get on with it. I know someone who went back to Vancouver to work after being here for a year or two and she got...

  10. Obtaining an RN job in a city in Canada directly after graduation

    lemur00 replied to jgibeault's topic in Canada

    You have to be aware that there's usually a reason a unit is willing to give permanent full time to new grads (ie no one wants to work there). It may end up being okay to work, but it's better to go...

  11. Highest Paid Nurses in B.C....how is this possible?

    lemur00 replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    Actually Saskatchewan usually stays roughly on par with Alberta (intentionally to retain our own grads). I made 35.15/hr in my first year of nursing, including the tiny dispensation for my degree....

  12. how are you repaying your student loans?

    lemur00 replied to mariesearcy's topic in Canada

    I worked the minimum amount that I could (which turned out to be 2/3 time during school, picking up in summer) throughout school and paid for my education out of pocket. Since I made too much as an...

  13. When someone asks you what you do for a living, do you say "nurse" or "RN" or "LVN"?

    lemur00 replied to HHN2472's topic in General Nursing

    There's actually a long standing misperception in some places I've worked that LPNs can't tell people they are "nurses" (totally false and I've told many people so). Even without that, I've noticed...

  14. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    lemur00 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Saskatchewan 2. Just about finished my first year 3. Nurse A, Medicine 4. 34.94 +.21 for having a degree (woohoo) 5. Shift differential:3.75 weekend premium: 3.10 charge pay: 1.90 6. SUN I made...

  15. What's the nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    lemur00 replied to Niki_RN's topic in General Nursing

    4-5:1. I work on medicine/renal and we have two nurses for each team of 8 patients on both days and nights (though on days we have a charge nurse in addition to the team nurses). There will usually...

  16. Nurse Tech and first patient fall. Worried about being fired.

    lemur00 replied to guyman123's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. Reliable patients are left on their own. When I was on neuro we had lots of back surgery pts who were independent. You assess based on history and the pt's condition on that day. If you...

  17. I regret forever not going to medical school

    lemur00 replied to nurse2dr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    28 isn't that old--several of my classmates went to nursing school in their 40s (one was even in her 50s). You probably have at least some of the pre-reqs already, why not just ditch nursing school...

  18. Has anyone tried team nursing? Opinions?

    lemur00 replied to circularstaircase's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I should also add that our teams consist of 1 RN, 1 LPN and 8 patients (or ten if there are overcapacity patients). LPNs in SK have a much greater scope of practice than basically anywhere and thus...

  19. Has anyone tried team nursing? Opinions?

    lemur00 replied to circularstaircase's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We follow team nursing on the unit on which I work. It is often confused with "functional nursing" where each member of the team has a very defined and narrow role (ie vitals or meds). That is not...

  20. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    lemur00 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    I work in medicine/renal. We do a head to toe assessment (rather than a systems assessment) on all patients at the beginning of shift except those who have been approved for LTC, who are assessed...

  21. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    lemur00 replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. I've worked both and they both have their pluses and minuses. 12s however really have to be scheduled right to be advantageous--there have to be longer blocks of time off between them to...

  22. What is the Problem?

    lemur00 replied to rkumiwcc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had issues with the aides at my one job when I WAS an aide. One time I complained to my LPN co-worker that anyone who is afraid to deal with poo should NOT be an aide (this group frequently tried to...

  23. New Grad RN can't find work!

    lemur00 replied to nobu's topic in Canada

    SK is kind of behind the curve and we have yet to really reach glut levels, probably because we have better ratios than some other provinces, and a lot of our population is rural. We also haven't been...

  24. New Grad RN can't find work!

    lemur00 replied to nobu's topic in Canada

    If you're a PN student, I think you'll be just fine. They're usually always shorter on LPNs than RNs, though again, you just have to be willing to go where you're needed. There is going to be a major...

  25. If i did something wrong?

    lemur00 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    The OP was pretty clear that both patients could get the water themselves and one insisted the nurse do it, even though the other patient was perfectly fine with getting her own water. That has...