jordanl

Hello, I'm a student presently trying to decide between nursing and x ray tech, I got into both programs for this fall. I'm hoping to get the opinions of people who are already in the nursing profession. Thanks guys!

Hi there! I am currently a second year BScN student in Canada. My goal once I am done school is to become an Oncology Nurse. Recently I have begun taking a year long Oncology program through a well recognized Cancer Institute in the province I live...

Hi there, I have a question about a patient I have that I am hoping someone with more experience might have seen before. So this patient (post op) I have has an enterobacter infection that has formed abscesses in the abdominal cavity,this is being tr...

Talking to alot of the nurses in my hospital, if they knew then what the know now, they would not be nurses. I was a bit suprised to hear this. Anybody else feel this way?

Unfortunately, being able to show up for work is a job requirement. Continuing to give her consequences and chances is enabling her behaviour. Find someone reliable and who will actually work at the job. Everyone wins!

It really sounds like their loss and they don't deserve you as an employee. Find another place of work that will appreciate the good things you bring to the table.

Hey everyone, I have posted a few times on here regarding stuff sort of like this. I am currently a lab tech at our hospital. I really thought I wanted to be a nurse, and most days I still do. Then I look at how miserable my job in the lab makes me a...

Hmmm.. If you could go somewhere in nursing outside of floor nursing, do you think that would be a better environment? Possibly public health, or cancer clinic?

Thanks for the response! I find the lab to be incredibley repititive and a little bit of a snore. I feel like I would like something with more variety. I feel like I'm on autopilot most days. Nursing seems like a good fit, but I'm a bit worried mayb...

that would be why i am asking, because i don't know. so i could probably do without the ignorant comments. thanks.

Would you suggest your chosen profession to someone trying to choose a career? If yes, why? If no, why not? Thanks :)

I hear you on that! I got accepted into nursing school and an xray program, and I'm thinking x ray might be the way to go!

I'm from northern Alberta in Canada, where students have jobs before they graduate. So luckily I don't have to worry about that! :)

I'm a nursing student and as dumb as this may sound, does the gross side of nursing ever get easier to handle? Does dealing with poop and sputum start to gross you out less after a while? Do catheters and genital upkeep become less uncomfortable? The...

I never said everyone wants to live there, not everyone wants to live in a huge center either, the OP asked where the jobs were and where people worked, so I gave that information. I'm not sure why you feel the need to argue with me over nothing. As ...

Oh I for surely know it isn't the glamorous job the show on TV. I work in a hospital now , so I didn't go into this blind expecting it to just be giving out meds to people ha ha. I just didn't think certain things would make me as uncomfortable as th...

Ba ha ha ha ha, that is amusing!

Which they do, and Grande Prairie is 60 000 people, its not a tiny little town. As for weather - its the exact same as Edmonton and we have had better weather than southern AB has all year.

I live in Grande Prairie, AB which is about 4.5 hours north of Edmonton. Currently this week alone we have posted another 18 nursing jobs for our local hospital. Our area is STARVING for nurses, new grads have jobs lined up before they are even done ...

Thanks very much! I would love to hear your pros and cons list if you have a minute , please and thanks!

Hmm... Okay, thanks for the insite everyone! Some good things for me to think about, I'm leaning towards nursing and have been all aloing but I'm sort of scared to go into nursing after hearing all of the stories and how many nurses don't like their ...

Funny, I have the same preference!

In alberta, Canada the starting wage is right around 22.00/hr.. We are the lowest paid province in Canada!

Hello everyone! I'm looking for some advice from couples who both work shift work. My husband is a firefighter so he works 2day shifts then 2 night shifts back to back then four days off. I am a nursing student who when I graduate I only want to work...

Okay that sounds like a good idea! Our casual set up here is basically any left over shifts that aren't filled by the fulltime or part time staff members the casual staff are allowed to pick up. Then the casuals are also called in if they are short s...