Gwailo

Gwailo has 3 years experience and specializes in Emergency.

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1. Computer flex schedule/staffing

   Gwailo replied to lubbnurse1's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Flo, We are also doing paper scheduling and we are experiencing some problems with this format. It sounds like internet based self sheduling would work well for us but Im having a hard time finding a suitable program/system for it. Can you let me ...

2. Does your ED/ER hire new grads? (and related ?s)

   Gwailo replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

   My ED actively recruits new grads from the local university. We have recently begun a new initiative called the "trauma day" where fourth year students are given a TNCC type presentation and then given 3 or 4 different scenarios where ED RN's play in...

3. How many of you are LPNs vs. RN/BSNs???

   Gwailo replied to Notanurse's topic in Men

   BScN (2005) Graduated at 35. I'll let you know if it was worth it in 15 years time!

4. Nursing School Bloopers

   Gwailo replied to Jabber964's topic in Humor

   I'm doin my pregrad and the other day while preparing a syringe to administer meds via tube, I was eliminating air when the plunger got stuck. All of a sudden the plunger freed itself and a large "wad" of water hit the ceiling like a bullet, bounced ...

5. suspension for refusing patient 9

   Gwailo replied to amyliz976's topic in Safety

   I guess the question is, did you leave the patient without any care or was there someone to take over? I can't imagine that you did but hypothetically, If the patient had been assigned to you and there was no one else to take over then your standards...

6. OB Clinicals

   Gwailo replied to carolynd's topic in Men

   I felt a little out of place especially as a 2nd year student I was all fingers and thumbs. I couldn't have expressed a whole lot of confidence at that time. I had one or two moms who requested a female RN after I asked them if they prefered one, but...

7. Roll Call

   Gwailo replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   Here!!

8. where are the nursing shortages?

   Gwailo replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

   There is an international nursing shortage and Canada is no exception. although by the government's actions you wouldn't have thought so. Canada, with a small population of 30 million or so will be short about 113,000 nurses by the year 2016. This is...