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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Fiona59 replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Gag me with a spoon. Thank Gawd I don't work in the
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    Fiona59 replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    Today, I found an email. Dated May 12th. Wishing me a Happy Nurses Week. Alberta Health Services. Not even the Nurses Breakfast this year. The two unions did
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    Required to stay after night shift?

    Fiona59 replied to notanumber's topic in Canada

    This would never be done in Canada. Employee Assistance gets involved. The tardy issue is rarely addressed. It's just too much paperwork for Managers. I can tell you exactly who will arrive at...
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    RPNs in nephrology?

    Fiona59 replied to arabella0423's topic in Canada

    Yes. Fistula are usually a 14 or 16. CVCs as well, usued mainly by new patients who are waiting for their fistula to be ready for
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    RPNs in nephrology?

    Fiona59 replied to arabella0423's topic in Canada

    The containers of diaylasis fluid are heavy. You carry multiple bottles over the course of a shift. You clean and restring your machines and have to move the biohazard containers. The patients are...
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    PPE with C. Diff patient

    Fiona59 replied to Loveyou09's topic in General Nursing

    New strains of CDiff don't have that wonderful stench. There are Cdif patients in the community who are discharged home. Their families aren't on isolation. The lucky ones have homes with multiple...
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    Alberta jobs

    Fiona59 replied to someguy604's topic in Canada

    What type of connections do you think people have to get
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    Nursing rejection advice

    Fiona59 replied to lightmegas's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Honestly? It's a crap shoot. I applied to both programmes and the Education programme with all of the electives completed as a mature student. Got accepted to the U of As Education course. Both...
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    Is nursing a good career choice? I've heard so many horror stories!

    Fiona59 replied to Raven1994's topic in Canada

    Dishes, the programmes are cutting back on clinical hours. The LTC rotation used to make or break it for many students. Five days a week for a month. Now some unis are one day a week for a month....
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    Advice for Studying for CPNRE While Working?

    Fiona59 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I worked and most of my class worked before writing the exam. Just book yourself off for a couple of days prior to the exam. A lot of what you know, you will be reinforcing by working. The key is not...
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    Is nursing a good career choice? I've heard so many horror stories!

    Fiona59 replied to Raven1994's topic in Canada

    Five eight hour night shifts will take down the hardiest of night
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    Is nursing a good career choice? I've heard so many horror stories!

    Fiona59 replied to Raven1994's topic in Canada

    To make it through nursing school you have to deal with feces and vomit and sometimes the dreaded GI bleed. Have you thought about how you will deal with shift work? Nursing school does shifts and...
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    Which job better for career?

    Fiona59 replied to Cdgagnon's topic in Canada

    Rotating shifts are the norm in Canada. Usually day/evening or
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    Is it worth it to start as an RPN/LPN then bridge to RN after?

    Fiona59 replied to AlexisF's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    You are still a student in a PN programme. From your posting history it hasn't been an easy course load for you. Why do you think a degree programme would be easier for you? Langara isn't an easy...
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    Favorite Motivational Quote

    Fiona59 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive your enemies, but remember the bastards
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    Male Patient Modesty Question

    Fiona59 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

    I seem to remember this thread issue from a poster who joined just to discuss it, a few years back. My question is "did you ever think of pulling up the sheets when the caregiver walked away from...
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    Advice from current nurses or students?

    Fiona59 replied to Pianoplaya94's topic in General Nursing

    I've been nursing for two decades now. I've never been looked down on by a doctor (and I've worked with some real Princes) I've been looked down on by my coworkers. The BScN looks down on the...
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    I'm in Ontario looking for info and difference

    Fiona59 replied to Tal261's topic in Canada

    LPNs are independent and work under their own licence. They report to the Charge Nurse as do their fellow
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    Is it worth it to start as an RPN/LPN then bridge to RN after?

    Fiona59 replied to AlexisF's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I mean confused. Why did you do your research on Practical Nursing in Vancouver and then attend school in Ontario. Two very different job markets. In BC an RPN is a registered Psychiiatric Nurse...
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    I'm in Ontario looking for info and difference

    Fiona59 replied to Tal261's topic in Canada

    Ontario is the only province that uses the RPN designation. The rest of the country uses LPN. What to you mean by "prefer
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    No Orientation for a Shift?

    Fiona59 replied to Newgurl17's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You were asked to come in and cover a four hour time period. There will never bee an orientation for that. When I worked hours like that it was more a "keep the place running and help out where...
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    Medical Tourism

    Fiona59 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital sees the complications of medical tourism. Bariatric, you go through a programme called weight wise. Does all the education on diet, exercise, psych issues, what led to the weight, etc....
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    My inner snowflake

    Fiona59 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's been mandatory since 2009 in my province for RNs to do the degree programme. No change has been
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    RPN preceptor

    Fiona59 replied to Student Rpn's topic in Canada

    The last three new hires on my unit have all been U graduates. All have been placed on learning plans and given extended orientations. The PN grads from Norquest haven't had problems. The new grad...
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    RPN preceptor

    Fiona59 replied to Student Rpn's topic in Canada

    For their final placement/consolidation? I've buddy shifted them when they are on the units for shifts and when their knowledge base was the same as a PNs. But most were not happy to mentored by...