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1. 5-Wire Telemetry. Which lead tracing do I interpret?

   winzer replied to winzer's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks a lot for the prompt response guys! This clears things up a bit. This issue, especially the one discussed on the AACN website, adds a bit of complexity to my (mis)

2. 5-Wire Telemetry. Which lead tracing do I interpret?

   winzer replied to winzer's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks! That sums it up nicely. So, depending on what "direction" the leads are looking, is it possible for one part of the heart to display a tracing that looks like SVT in one lead but another part...

3. 5-Wire Telemetry. Which lead tracing do I interpret?

   winzer posted a topic in Cardiac

   I'm a novice at reading telemetry strips. I'm mostly self taught but also took an intro course. If given a given 6 second strip, I'll analyze for about half a minute and I usually get the...

4. New Grad Nurse + Health Force Ontario INELEGIBILE = Tough Time Finding Job

   winzer replied to winzer's topic in Nursing Career

   If there's a way to send a private message on this forum then I haven't figured it out yet. My email is

5. New Grad Nurse + Health Force Ontario INELEGIBILE = Tough Time Finding Job

   winzer replied to winzer's topic in Nursing Career

   Hi rpnOntario, I don't know where in Ontario you are but, if you're willing to move up north then you might want to try applying to rural hospitals. That's my situation right now and it's been a...

6. I'd like to work for free at a hospital, for a while at least. Is this even possible?

   winzer posted a topic in Nursing Career

   It might sound a bit crazy but I guess I've become a bit desperate. I am from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing 8 months ago. My interest is in adult acute...

7. Assigned to patients with conditions VERY unfamiliar to you

   winzer replied to winzer's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thank your for all the replies. I think when it comes to situation like this, you really have to fall back on the basics and one of the fundamental concepts I was taught in nursing school was patient...

8. What's a not so new grad to do to compete with new grads?

   winzer replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I feel for ya! I just graduated about half a year ago and haven't found employment either. Technically, I'm not considered a "new grad" anymore in my state/province and don't qualify for all the "new...

9. New Grad Nurse + Health Force Ontario INELEGIBILE = Tough Time Finding Job

   winzer posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I'm new on this forum and did a quick search to see if there was a similar post but didn't find one so, sorry if this is a repost. I'm a new RN from Ontario, Canada. As some Ontarians know, "new"...

10. Assigned to patients with conditions VERY unfamiliar to you

    winzer posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here's the situation... Suppose you're a new nurse and, at start of shift, you're assigned to patients with illnesses/post-op procedures/diagnoses/etc. that you are very, very unfamiliar with (or,...