beesnest

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1. Gloves to draw up medicine

   beesnest replied to gpmedsec's topic in Infectious Disease

   No one I know uses gloves unless they are working with

2. Judgement call?

   beesnest replied to nurse54361's topic in General Nursing

   I would have done the same, You did an amazing

3. Facial coverings effective?

   beesnest replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

4. HATE bedside nursing

   beesnest replied to Clueless in CA's topic in General Nursing

   Number one nearly got me out of nursing. The facility you work in can make all the difference. Try moving, maybe from rural to urban, or vice

5. How do YOU organize lines/leads/cords/etc? And other make-do tricks of the trade?

   beesnest replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

   Anyone have

6. Genuine question that I know is going to make me sound like a TERRIBLE nurse...

   beesnest replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

   KateMI That sounds appropriate, but what were you thinking should have been done differently? I’m missing the

7. Unprofessional Conduct Online

   beesnest replied to Anon4thispost's topic in General Nursing

   I see the point OP, but sometimes people have moments and say stupid things. I have a huge bias against NeoNazis and might say something nasty about them online, but if one came in I would still care...

8. Mandated to serve

   beesnest posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   I’m in Canada, and the healthcare system gets its money from the government. That’s resulted in conflicts of interest in the past, government passes laws removing union powers because contract...

9. NOT an ICU nurse but assigned by SUP

   beesnest replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

   Probably. I was thinking more if the paperwork wasn’t filled out

10. NOT an ICU nurse but assigned by SUP

    beesnest replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    With your PICU experience, I think you’d take great care of that patient, because you had the ICU RN to call about questions. The lack of orientation to the floor is concerning, but they ought to...

11. Notes in 3rd person style

    beesnest replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most RNs have graduated from university these days, so not comprehending English is an argument easily rebutted. You might get a faster answer by reaching out to local nursing schools. A lot of us...

12. Mental health peers

    beesnest replied to beesnest's topic in Emergency

    There’s only one actual program I’ve found, but I expected there were a lot more, and I was hoping to make contact with more than one. From my research, peer support is more used in substance...

13. Mental health peers

    beesnest replied to beesnest's topic in Emergency

    https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/wounded-healers-how-peer-support-workers-help-patients-in-crisis-1.4439694 https://hospitalnews.com/a-peer-support-program-with-time-for-compassion/...

14. Mental health peers

    beesnest replied to beesnest's topic in Emergency

    We were thinking a volunteer contacted through the local homeless shelter to sit with a patient while they are waiting in the ER. It can take hours, and someone acting as a buffer could help everyone....

15. Mental health peers

    beesnest posted a topic in Emergency

    I’m volunteering with a shelter/resource centre for the homeless, and they want to hook up with the ER by providing companions for mental health patients in the ER while they wait. Does anyone have...