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    Need Advice

    uRNmyway replied to pinetree88's topic in Emergency

    Right, I think probably this meeting will be a mixture of CYA for the manager, and hopefully if she is a good manager, also a teaching opportunity. But do not blame yourself for this. We are human,...
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    Cooler weather and homeless "patients"

    uRNmyway replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Emergency

    I think for those frequent flyers who don't pay for their own care there should be some kind of limit. For instance, if you show up in the ER more than X number of times for non-emergent situations,...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    uRNmyway replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    I always crack up when someone from the US complains about wait times in the ER. As a nurse who grew up in Quebec, where everyone has government covered healthcare, believe me, 45 minutes, 2 hours,...
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    Sucide lies: is it CYA or blaming?

    uRNmyway replied to Tiffanybaybay's topic in Emergency

    Unless there are different policies between the US and Canada for this too, there absolutely is 1:1 supervision. And you have to chart it. And whoever is providing the coverage has to chart hourly and...
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    The new person is a germaphobe.

    uRNmyway replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I had a colleague when I was right out of school who was a pretty extreme germophobe. She carried Purell with her everywhere. She would disinfect her cutlery if she ate at a restaurant. She even...
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    What to do about refusing Dr. orders?

    uRNmyway replied to nancynurse0828's topic in General Nursing

    Goodness, if I always followed Dr's orders without questioning or being 'insubordinate' I'd have given GI bleeders IV heparin for long-term anemia related MI's, I'd have jammed PO Plavix and ASA down...
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    Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

    uRNmyway replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Huh? Please explain that thought, because I just re-read it a few times and still don't get
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    Hello all, I was hoping to ask a few questions....

    uRNmyway replied to Charagrin's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm going to agree with the previous poster that a CNA position is a strange path to law enforcement. As far as what is expected of you as a CNA, it completely depends on the facility, the department,...
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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    uRNmyway replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Well where I come from, they do less than nothing for their union members. Plus its substantially more per pay period. So yeah, its a deal breaker for me. I'd rather donate it to something useful if...
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    A nurse called me a "little pretend nurse!"

    uRNmyway replied to Amber628's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Um, not all of Canada. I went to school in Quebec. My nursing program was 3 years. Then I had a bridge program for BSN, 2 years, at McGill University that was also available through my school. And...
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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    uRNmyway replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I think it depends on where you are, which union, and who is there to hold them accountable. In Quebec, hospital employees are forced to be in the union, and forced to pay dues. I was an agency...
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    Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

    uRNmyway replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just wish people would stop throwing out the discrimination card. It de-legitimizes those instances when it is truly happening. "Oh, they didn't give me the job. It must be because I am...
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    These two idiots need to have their nursing licenses revoked

    uRNmyway replied to guest416560's topic in General Nursing

    Now I'm sure that someone will try to flame me for this, but I am only saying this because people who get accused often try to throw out straw-arguments... But how many of you think they will try the...
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    These two idiots need to have their nursing licenses revoked

    uRNmyway replied to guest416560's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...first of all, those people definitely deserve to have their licences taken away. If someone did this is the hospital, in a patient's room, it would be over. So why in the WORLD would they be...
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    Just put an end my misery if...

    uRNmyway replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think the OP was referring to someone just diagnosed. I think they were referring to someone who has had MS for a long time, has seriously deteriorated, and can no longer do anything for...
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    Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

    uRNmyway replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that regardless of how valid the reason for you suing TWO different employers, the fact that you did will definitely be enough for most new employers to not want to touch your file with a ten...
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    Letting off Steam, hope my extinguisher is ready

    uRNmyway replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks very much! However, I am here on a TN status, which is a non-immigration work status. One of the requirements for this is proving I don't intend to permanently immigrate to the US. It was...
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    Letting off Steam, hope my extinguisher is ready

    uRNmyway replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I get what you are saying, even while I am here on a work status from Canada. But like someone has said, most employers do not want to sponsor anymore. The credentialing process was long, it was...
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    Pay for home health RN?

    uRNmyway replied to bubblesbanks's topic in Home Health

    Depends on the company. I work HH, and I am mostly in the office. I get paid hourly wage for office, no matter if I am there or if I am doing a patient visit. If I have patient visits, I get paid...
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    Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    uRNmyway replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, unless these posters have actually indulged in 'medical tourism', they are not really users. They made these statements to make a point about the hypocrisy of what was being said. Its like that...
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    Is your workplace haunted?

    uRNmyway replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, I didn't think someone would be so quick to ***** in our
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    How did you handle your first patient dying?

    uRNmyway replied to rubato's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think your first patient death is most often a difficult thing, especially as a student. My first patient death was a woman with terminal breast CA. It was the week before mother's day, her family...
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    Good Samaritan laws in the US?

    uRNmyway posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all! As some of you may have seen in previous posts, I am fairly new to the US from Canada. I have experienced much more culture shock than I anticipated already, and the hits just keep coming....
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    Is your workplace haunted?

    uRNmyway replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    We had something happened where I used to work. There was a hallway with three rooms for isolation cases, 2 positive pressure, one negative pressure at the end of the hall. For the sake of explaining,...
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    Good Samaritan laws in the US?

    uRNmyway replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    Well see, thats the thing. I can understand protecting yourself PHYSICALLY before helping others. IE other thread on MVA with fatalities and victim with extensive facial injuries. Doing full CPR with...