Airidis

Airidis

Member

  • Content

    75

  • Visitors

    3,309

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by Airidis

  1. Parents/Patients demanding investigations

    Airidis replied to 15isto2's topic in General Nursing

    My eldest daughter was three months old when she had her first febrile seizure. We rushed her to the hospitlal and by the time we got there she was back to 'normal' we got sent home with no vtests...

  2. Elevated PT, but decreased INR?

    Airidis replied to WalldancerNIT's topic in General Nursing

    Also when first starting a pt on warfarin you want their levels to rise slowly to the therapeutic eange like over a course of 6-10 days you don't want to put them up fast because it increasaes their...

  3. Student/instructor issue?

    Airidis replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student nurse and your that patient's primary caregiver not the student. I would put something in there to cover your ass! I'd hate to see it brought to court and you get grilled in the

  4. Can't Hear Childs Blood pressure

    Airidis replied to littleannabell's topic in General Nursing

    Are you using a pediatric sized

  5. Help! EBP on not inflating foley balloon prior to insertion

    Airidis replied to highlandlass1592's topic in General Nursing

    I love that you've given me a name and date to go by but that research is at least 8 years old, surely there is something more

  6. Help! EBP on not inflating foley balloon prior to insertion

    Airidis replied to highlandlass1592's topic in General Nursing

    My question is if you don't check the ballon then you have a balloon inflate improperly due to a defect and you have that catheter balloon lopesided and its sitting on the bladder wall causing...

  7. Studying for the CPNRE

    Airidis replied to Daisy_08's topic in International Nursing

    I write in may also, and I spent the money on buying the exam test book. I've gone through the test questions and for the most part, after you read through the questions and grade them you can see...

  8. student needs help

    Airidis posted a topic in General Nursing

    I tried posting this in student forums but did nnot get any responses. I have to do a 2 hour lecture on best practice guidelines and improving teamwork. My question is, if you as the nurse had to sit...

  9. student nurse needs ideas : Urinary Tract Infections

    Airidis posted a topic in General Students

    I am a canadian student nurse and I am working as a personal support worker on the weekend with a client who always has unusual smelling urine. She complains of buring,itching, frequency and pain on...

  10. student nurse needs ideas : Urinary Tract Infections

    Airidis replied to Airidis's topic in General Students

    Okay dumb question but if they were testing for a uti and they had a kidney infection would it show on a dip test? She said she had some mild left flank pain but when you "knock" on it the area is...

  11. student nurse needs ideas : Urinary Tract Infections

    Airidis replied to Airidis's topic in General Students

    she's 68 not horribly old, she has a history of having Chronic UTI's but I dont know like I said I was curious as to what else it could be and I'd never heard of interstital cystitis, I dont see her...

  12. Standing orders (Please explain)

    Airidis replied to ScreamBoxDolly's topic in General Nursing

    So if you had a standing order on a postop patient who returned to your floor 6 hours ago, and the dr's standing orders are : In and Out Cath if bladder scan reveals 380ml or greater if patient unable...

  13. OSAP

    Airidis replied to yousushey's topic in International Nursing

    I have used OSAP but if you are approved for a 2 year course - you fill out an extensive application the first year, and then the 2nd year of your program you basically fill out the financial aspect...

  14. well, I can say I am officially discouraged...

    Airidis replied to Rachelmm007's topic in General Students

    You have to look at it in a positive way, things may change when you graduate and if there are still no jobs when you graduate, home care nurses I find always have jobs available! keep your head high,...

  15. Some crazy/funny things that patients did.

    Airidis replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was pregnant and worked on a alzheimers floor and there was this little old lady who could never remember anything. I told her one day I was preggo and a few weeks passed she came up to me and put...

  16. Please, need help with pediatric assignment

    Airidis replied to lazarusstyles's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What about one of those plush animals which can act as a comfort measure but also stimulates babes senses by the different types of fabric its made of and different noises etc it can make. One foot...

  17. Psych Nursing assignment re: what to do for gay 16 yo male who attempted suicide

    Airidis replied to AllisonW's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think a big component in this situation would be looking for the non verbal ques if the male wishes to speak about what drove him to those depths to attempt to take his own life and building a good...

  18. sick! :(

    Airidis replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    I think people also need to point out to their instructors a lot of hospitals (here in Canada anyways) that the hospitals have a if you are sick don't visit policy for visitors and they usually have a...

  19. What is the best NS in Ontario, Canada?

    Airidis replied to RPN_2012's topic in International Nursing

    Conestoga College operated out of Kitchener which is an hour from Toronto currently has the largest placement opportunities. The list of placements we could chose from was astounding, and it offers an...

  20. sick! :(

    Airidis replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    What about emailing your professors and getting a doctors note to give you a few days or R and R? Thats what our policy is, as long as we can produce a dr's note we can write

  21. young mother wants to become a nurse...

    Airidis replied to PrenursingBritt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have 2 children a 2 year old and a 1 year old. Yes there is alot of work in the nursing programs, but I finish in April and the benefits outweigh the risks. I have my eldest daughter do her...