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  1. Night shift: let residents sleep?

    Meraki replied to RGuadagna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My grandmother is in a nursing home and is incontinent and would much rather be left to sleep. She often doesn't go back to sleep once awoken and so if staff come in to change her she only gets maybe...

  2. Ottawa hospitals, need some tips

    Meraki replied to saltcity's topic in International Nursing

    I'm really not sure if there is more French on the Civic or the General campus...Ottawa also has a French hospital - the Monfort so many French speaking patients go there as well. Typically a...

  3. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Meraki replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I have a ton of allergies...the strangest and most annoying for me is my allergy/intolerance of coffee, even the smell of coffee makes me start sneezing, makes my eyes and nose run, makes my eyes and...

  4. Ottawa hospitals, need some tips

    Meraki replied to saltcity's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Saltcity, I used to work at the Ottawa Hospital. I think you will find the culture very different. Not punitive at all, no write-ups and to terminate you need a ceiling high stack of paperwork...

  5. Psych Nursing Safe?

    Meraki replied to NurseJJ09's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree with you. Good staffing, along with the unit culture go along way however many of the times when I've seen a patient make contact (push, hit, shove etc..) it is poor decision making by the...

  6. Uninterrupted breaks

    Meraki replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    Tele jelly - we went through the same thing on my unit. Despite people putting in for overtime for not getting breaks and meals and complaining about no time to eat / bathroom etc.. when we...

  7. Psych Nursing Safe?

    Meraki replied to NurseJJ09's topic in Psychiatric

    I've worked in acute psych with adolescents for the last twelve years and I've never been injured nor have I ever seen any staff injured directly injured by patients other than a couple bruises. On...

  8. Giving report in a language other than English

    Meraki replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is rude if you are in front of any one who doesn't understand - patients, families or staff. It really does come across as not wanting others to hear what you say. Similar to how whispering...

  9. HELP - employment with restrictions

    Meraki replied to sandi67103's topic in General Nursing

    There are many,many other OTC and prescription allergy pills that are not sedating. Benadryl has a common side effect of drowsiness and of causing sedation, I wouldn't take it at work. I have severe...

  10. Weight issues

    Meraki replied to Allthatsparkles's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how you calculated that? At 5'1" and 112 lbs (8 x 14) I get a BMI of 21.2 and BMI is a pretty accurate guideline unless you are very muscular... OP - if you are eating healthy and...

  11. Took NCLEXRN April 1. Stopped around 80-85

    Meraki replied to Jingjingmanila's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not sure why you would say this? It isn't rude at all. The OP mentioned she had tried the PVT and it had let her registerasked for opinions. The good student gave her opinion..based on the...

  12. Should I have helped?

    Meraki replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I'm surprised by how many of you feel you can do nothing to help. I'm not talking complicated medical procedures but I can always provide basic first aid. There is no way of knowing that the...

  13. Should I have Not documented?

    Meraki replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others. What was different about this charting that made it stand out to the DON? Do you normally chart who voids and when? Was this voiding pattern for this day different for this...

  14. Should I have helped?

    Meraki replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

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  15. Should I have helped?

    Meraki replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have stopped the first time just to check in and make sure she was okay. People without medical backgrounds tend to always want to help fallen people stand up - it is a way to help. However if...

  16. Health Care Bill

    Meraki replied to VerbalGrl715's topic in General Nursing

    As a Canadian the HCR doesn't impact me but this paragraph made me laugh - I have no idea where you get your misinformation that you proclaim here... 1. "please explain why they all come HERE to...

  17. Last name on namebadge

    Meraki replied to mightymitern's topic in General Nursing

    I have always had my last name on my badge - and I work in psych as well, so with many people who are mentally unstable. To me it is about professionalism and being accountable for my practice. The...

  18. Perfume allergy...what to do?

    Meraki replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it is so much that people don't care as it is that there are SO many allergies now that it is almost impossible to cater to everyone's personal triggers for reactions. Obviously for...

  19. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    Meraki replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    M.R.S.A - Canadian. I also have never heard it said as mersa...until this

  20. Dealing with delusional patients

    Meraki replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Delusional patients have fixed false beleifs - however these beliefs and the thought process that surrounds them could not be more real to them. So whenever you are talking to someone who has...

  21. So why did you want to be a psych nurse?

    Meraki replied to traceness's topic in Psychiatric

    I had chosen nursing school somewhat randomly as I wasn't sure what I wanted to do and it seemed like a possibility. Once I was in it, and as each clinical placement happened, I was more and more...

  22. Fine line between 'education' and "preachiness"

    Meraki replied to Btrfli BSN-LMT's topic in Emergency

    I find that it often works best to educate by asking instead of telling, or at least asking to find out what they already know and what you need to tell them. All the info you shared was obviously...

  23. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks applescrufette, I am glad that your husband has found a medication that works and that has gotten his pain under control. I have a friend who Fibro and I see the pain she has and the difficulty...

  24. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks CFitz RN - I don`t know much about it either other than what it feels like to live with it! Thanks for your prayers - I also am hoping for recovery. Hopefully someday the stigma against...

  25. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks jojo626, ramcda3, cheiserman and caliotter3 for sharing. I've been in school so that has given me so much flexibility. I'm now done school however and am trying to figure out how to go back to...