Eilana

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1. 1st Med Error

   Eilana posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm sure there is a thread around here somewhere, but I feel like I should share this. I'm still a student nurse and the other day, I missed giving 2 scheduled doses of insulin; I only gave the...

2. Knock Knock Joke

   Eilana posted a topic in Nursing Humor

   Knock Knock ... Who's there? Billy. Billy Who? Billy

3. Jobs worked to get through school

   Eilana replied to nursethelma's topic in General Nursing

   I work as a waitress and then doing full time schooling for my degree. Thankfully my boss is very understanding and try to schedule me for weekends and later shifts on weekdays when she knows that I...

4. The 1st Time You Cried on the Job

   Eilana replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for sharing your stories. After my crying episode, I felt so silly for breaking down in the first place for no apparent reason! Upon retrospect, it felt good to just cry (you know what...

5. The 1st Time You Cried on the Job

   Eilana posted a topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday, I did something that I didn't think I would do on the floor: One minute I was just laughing and cracking jokes and the next thing I knew I started crying in front of my instructor. There...

6. Experiences with Diabetic Patients

   Eilana replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

   After being diagnosed with diabetes, how has your perception of health changed? Do you considered yourself to be healthy (did you, prior to your

7. Treating Pt in Pain

   Eilana posted a topic in General Nursing

   How you ever encountered pt. who are in pain and you are helpless as to how to treat them? One of my first clinical experiences on the floor and I had this lady, age 69. She was admitted for...

8. Experiences with Diabetic Patients

   Eilana replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

   There is a lot information about diabetes like diet, glucose monitoring, support groups, treatments etc ... what do you think is the biggest misconception about diabetes (from people who do have...

9. Experiences with Diabetic Patients

   Eilana replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

   I know that one of the most important thing to changing a health behaviour is for the pt to want to change. Diabetes often requires many lifestyle changes on the part of the client with alterations...

10. Experiences with Diabetic Patients

    Eilana replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you don't mind me asking, was your grandmother's compliance due in part of her diabetes ... (ie, she was afraid of the secondary effects that stem from diabetes). Some pts are compliant simply...

11. Doubts about Nursing - 1st yr clinicals

    Eilana replied to dave1's topic in General Nursing

    Like many of previous replies, I would just like to emphasize that it is important for your daugther to think about why she chose to go into nursing as profession. What is about unique nursing is...

12. Experiences with Diabetic Patients

    Eilana posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone wouldn't sharing their experiences dealing with diabetic patients. What were the patients' perception of health? How did their experiences affect you as a nurse? or...

13. before clinical breakfast ideas?

    Eilana replied to kimhaw's topic in General Students

    yup, definitely a fan of the peanut butter + toast combo. i used to never eat breakfast but i found myself hungry at around 1030 or so, but clinical days are just too long for you to not have...

14. Need to talk to a RN about general issues on Nursing

    Eilana replied to Eilana's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, thank you for answering my post. um, I'm not a student from Douglas College, so hopefully you're still game for helping me out. Talk to you

15. Need to talk to a RN about general issues on Nursing

    Eilana replied to Eilana's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, I'm a nursing student looking to talk to a RN about issues regarding nursing (such as past experiences, current views, trends etc). If any RN is willing to help, please PM or is willing to...