RN58186

RN58186

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  1. Things you've had to do to get care done...

    RN58186 replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    A bit off topic, but reminded me of something..... I was looking after an 89 year old Jewish grandmother on the evening shift. The MD had ordered Premarin vag cream for her at HS. So I filled the...

  2. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    RN58186 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a pt who I looked after post kidney transplant. At one point he told me that "a doctor" put him into renal failure purposely as an experiment to see how he would handle it. (Of course years of...

  3. does edema hurt?

    RN58186 replied to blackbird singing's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it hurts. I am diabetic and don't have neuropathy so I really feel it. When it is bad I can hardly walk. I have had a nurse look at my legs when they are bed and tell me they were going to...

  4. Employee of the month

    RN58186 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Our managers don't do a whole lot of recognition during the year, but they go all out for Nurses' Week. They do a catered lunch, hand delivered treats to our desk every afternoon, thank you cards,...

  5. Nursing as a first degree

    RN58186 replied to puppies1123's topic in General Nursing

    Did a Theology degree first. But nursing is my true

  6. No advocate in management

    RN58186 replied to lacunawestward's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I am not sure I could work in the American system. Our system is far from perfect, but I never want to be caught between what my pts can afford vs what they need. Never is there the question...

  7. No advocate in management

    RN58186 replied to lacunawestward's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I read this thread and I realize how lucky I really am. First of all, in Canada we have socialized medicine so it isn't about profit for the hospitals. That's not to say some of our CEO's...

  8. How long is your commute?

    RN58186 replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    45-60 minutes depending on traffic. Parking $105 per month. 10 minute walk from parkade to the clinic --IF the elevators are

  9. Pay for psych nurses in Alberta

    RN58186 replied to VanLpn's topic in International Nursing

    As far as I understand, RPN's in AB can only work in mental health. I have never seen an RPN on any unit other than a mental health

  10. Conflict of interest? Family member? Please help!!

    RN58186 replied to newbiern41's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, where I live, these situations are considered conflict of interest. I know police officers, and if they are called to an emergency that involves their family, they will try to get another...

  11. Thoughts about Organ Donors?

    RN58186 replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    I work in kidney and pancreas transplant. Our surgeons do not harvest any organs until 2 physicians declare brain death. Our centre has a 100% ask rate--that is to say 100% of pts who are declared...

  12. Hate my boss...what a jerk

    RN58186 replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    My manager is great, it is my supervisor I have problems with. She does not like me and makes no effort to hide that fact. Before I say anything else I should let you know I work in an outpatient...

  13. the good times - your thoughts! :)

    RN58186 replied to butterfly134's topic in General Students

    Nursing School was great. I loved learning, althoiugh I remember feeling totally overwhelmed at times but a glad I stuck it out. I tell my pts frequently that I am living proof God has a sense of...

  14. Not sure if Nursing is right for me

    RN58186 replied to vwbeetle's topic in General Nursing

    I remember during my first year of nursing school thinking "What the heck have I gotten myself into?" But now, 23 years later, I love nursing and can never imagine doing anything else. I walked into...

  15. Union

    RN58186 replied to necc2008's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been part of a union. They have been great when I have needed help with my supervisor who tries to pull all sort of swtuff on us. I wouldn't work and not be a part of a

  16. Nurses,what is the highest BP you've ever seen recorded on a pt.?

    RN58186 replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    I saw 260/168. I still remember it because the doc didn't believe me. This was mid seizure with blood spurting from this lady's central line. When the code team arrived they got the same thing and...

  17. How do you deal with Sexual Harassment from Pt

    RN58186 replied to Dezy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had one pt who tried to reach under my dress uniform. I politely but firmly moved his hand, told him if that happened again I would be pressing charges. I told my manager immediately and she had...

  18. Where are you from?

    RN58186 replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    Born and raised in Calgary, went to Nsg School in Edmonton (many years

  19. Thinking of starting a Nursing School..

    RN58186 replied to cinsha's topic in International Nursing

    I don't have a lot of information to add to this discussion, but one of my RN instructors was teaching at NorQuest last I heard. I learned a lot from her and she was really thorough in what she...

  20. hemo nurse

    RN58186 replied to medyas's topic in International Nursing

    I didn't have to take any formal courses when I worked on the inpatient unit. I had a quick orientation and was thrown into it. In all fairness, I had done nephrology in Nsg School so it was mostly...

  21. No creativity in nursing? Hah!

    RN58186 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    One night many year ago I had a pt who was bleeding from his central line after dialysis. We had put our usual pressure dressing on it but it was still bleeding. A colleague and I were in the supply...

  22. Help With Finding Product

    RN58186 replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in International Nursing

    Is there a dietitian you can talk to? I know the one I work with always seems to know where to suggest pts shop. Just a

  23. hemo nurse

    RN58186 replied to medyas's topic in International Nursing

    Most of the dialysis nurses I know do the CNA exam after working in nephrology for a while. Most dialysis positions want some renal experience first, often it is obtained on the inpatient unit first....

  24. What color Littman Classic II SE stethoscope do you have?

    RN58186 replied to KGMM's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    One of the doctors I used to work with was notorious for walking away with other people's stethoscopes...... At one point he came to the unit with 27 of them to return. And he wonders why I never...

  25. Best MD note

    RN58186 replied to beckster_01's topic in Nursing Humor

    A pt had been discharged from hospital without a cause being found for his symptoms. When he was admitted again a week later with the same symptoms the admitting diagnosis was "Recurrence of...