Aeterna

Aeterna BSN, RN

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  1. Dexrazoxane (Zinecard) Administration

    Aeterna posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Just the other day, I had to administer IV Dexrazoxane due to a patient receiving Doxorubicin by IV push. The instructions specifically read that the span of time between starting the Dexrazoxane and...

  2. What's the job market like in the Toronto area?

    Aeterna posted a topic in Canada

    I've been applying to several hospitals in and around the GTA (think the Golden Horshoe, mostly) and have had no luck - not a single call back. I posted my resume in the Resume Help section and got...

  3. CRNE pass rates

    Aeterna replied to classylad's topic in Canada

    Trust me, you won't need statistics like that in deciding a nursing program. You're overthinking it The CRNE is not purely an academic exam that tests your knowledge of things like pathophysiology,...

  4. Chemo patient to nurse ratios

    Aeterna replied to jbluehorseh's topic in Oncology

    Tell that to my manager! It's honestly an on-going problem on my unit and a big reason why RNs are leaving in

  5. Do you work at Hilton?

    Aeterna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you the amount of times I've had patients expect me to fix their TVs or get them TVs. Once, on a very busy day, a patient was ringing his call bell constantly because he hadn't received...

  6. ONA pay scale

    Aeterna replied to shawtee's topic in Canada

    I'm almost 100% certain it affects everyone in the union, not just the new hires. I was hired in 2010 and was around for the 2011 increase, and I'm pretty sure my hourly wage was automatically...

  7. What's the job market like in the Toronto area?

    Aeterna replied to Aeterna's topic in Canada

    I'm not entirely sure myself. I'm not interested in certain specialties, which I've already listed. However, I'm pretty open to anything else related to acute care nursing. I was thinking either...

  8. What's the job market like in the Toronto area?

    Aeterna replied to Aeterna's topic in Canada

    Yes, unfortunately for immigrants, a little Canadian experience is often considered better than a lot of foreign experience in the eyes of a lot of employers (including but not limited to hospitals!)...

  9. What's the job market like in the Toronto area?

    Aeterna replied to Aeterna's topic in Canada

    Thanks for the insight! I'm feeling not quite so bad about the complete lack of responses. As much as I was hoping to get a job closer to my hometown (within the GTA), I may have to expand outwards....

  10. Tell me about your unit's general attitude & morale...

    Aeterna replied to sofla98's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Morale is incredibly low where I am now. It is frankly scary the amount of nurses who are leaving or are applying to other places. If I added up those two groups, I'd probably list about a third of...

  11. What's wrong with my resume?

    Aeterna posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Throwing my resume up for critique because I can't seem to get any call backs - I've sent perhaps about a dozen job applications over the past couple of months and nothing! As a bit of background, I'm...

  12. What's wrong with my resume?

    Aeterna replied to Aeterna's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for the pointers :) As for my BScN, I don't necessarily have to emphasize it. Here in Ontario, nursing diplomas are extinct now, and even before I started nursing school, Ontario hospitals were...

  13. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    Aeterna replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It depends on the facility's policies and the patient himself/the family. I did not know that some facilities require bed alarms. In my unit, there are no bed alarms at all! Literally, they do not...

  14. My coworkers are great because....

    Aeterna replied to wooh's topic in Nurses Rock

    My unit is crazy - it's high acuity, very fast-paced, constantly underfunded (seemingly compared to other similar floors), and chaotic. It's difficult to recruit new staff to our floor because it has...

  15. New-ish RN, missed an order.

    Aeterna replied to Herman66's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To err is human! We all make mistakes at some point in our careers. Any nurse who says she/he has never made a mistake is either lying or isn't aware of it! We all miss something or another. We are...

  16. CBC with diff (questions)

    Aeterna replied to eaRNed's topic in General Nursing

    "Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests" by Pagana and Pagana. I have the 3rd edition. I'm not sure if there are others or what they're

  17. Why do the unit nurses treat the students like this?!

    Aeterna replied to CT Pixie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know a lot of my nurse co-workers don't like students. From what I gather, it's a control thing - nurses have so little control in a typical hospital environment (everything is dictated by patient...

  18. CBC with diff (questions)

    Aeterna replied to eaRNed's topic in General Nursing

    What you might want to do is investigate what a CBC diff includes and then investigate what each type of cell does. From there, you can logically determine what a high or low value indicates. At a...

  19. If you could do it over again, would you still have gone into nursing?

    Aeterna replied to jay65's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I find myself asking that question, too! I'm honestly not sure. I've only been a nurse for about 2 years now, and going into work stresses me out so much! I mean, there is the occasional good shift...

  20. Med Math Examples

    Aeterna replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree so much! Many teachers never both to explain why formulas are the way they are, which would lead to an understanding of what you're looking for, what info you need, and how to go about solving...

  21. Math help

    Aeterna replied to momtojosh's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The wonderful (but also awful) thing about math is that there is often more than one way to look at a problem and solve it. Your way worked and is logical, but I prefer to think of things Esme's way....

  22. So...you've had a bad day?

    Aeterna replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree and disagree with the OP. On the one hand, I can certain empathize with a lot of people, and sometimes overbearing or demanding patients/families have a legitimate reason for being that way,...

  23. Death- your experiences

    Aeterna replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that once you've reached a certain age and/or stage in a chronic/terminal illness, then you should be a DNR. However, that is my personal belief. It was actually how I was raised. I remember...

  24. What is your definition of nursing research and evidence based practice?

    Aeterna replied to hanshinn81's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like a homework question

  25. Improving your resume as a new grad

    Aeterna replied to sallynewnurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'd love to take the ACLS course but my friend took it upon being hired in ICU, but it still cost her somewhere around $200 to take it. I think she stomped her feet a little and got reimbursed...