Never_too_late

Never_too_late

(palliative care/oncology unit)

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About Never_too_late

Never_too_late has 1 years experience and specializes in (palliative care/oncology unit).


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  1. Grief. Mine!

    So how do you cope? Move on? I have lived such an experience lately. A short staffed night with a highly acute pt requiring one on one care and the other patients on the unit (palliative care unit...
  2. epidurals

    Change the catheter every 3 days???????????? That's bizarre. Ummmmm.. not where I work. The dressing gets changed by Pain Service when needed but the catheter stays in as long as it works or whatever...
  3. Hospice in hospital setting

    I would guess that a 'typical day' differs from one institution to the next. Here is mine: unit has 14 pts daytime ratios: 3-4 pts / nurse + 1 PAB (4 nurses) evening/nights: 4-5 pts/nurse + 1 PAB for...
  4. Hey everyone, Living in Canada. Male. 47. Single parent with 2 teenagers. Graduated July 2006. Passed Boards in September 2006. Got a full-time position (permanent!) at an adult teaching hospital....
  5. ADVICE: 42 yr old Male: Nursing

    I'll be graduating next summer. I'll be 47 when I graduate. I did a 2 year accelerated program at a college (I'm in Canada). Other than being told: 'Gee! Your older than my dad!' a few times too many...
  6. Giving report about a patient over the phone to a doctor

    Thanks VickyRN! It wasn't the exact same post but it gave me the acronym: SBAR. I was then able to find the thread again, it was tips for first year nursing.. Maybe the SBAR is of interest to others...
  7. I'm certain I read a thread about this over the holidays: Giving report about a patient over the phone to a doctor. I don't know how old the thread was and can't find it again. It mentionned the...
  8. Can't wait to get a life.

    OK, I miss having time to develop and nurture a new relationship. My wife and I split 6 years ago. My new girlfriend made a run for it after 3 years once I had made up my mind (or lost it, she would...
  9. Our clinical instructor was fired mid semester...help!

    Teachers may go off on sick leave, for example. Not much you can do about that. So, yes, changes can occur. Aren't you happy to get a new teacher if the ousted one was not providing you with good...
  10. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    What you need.. every minute: determination: its not always easy but its worth it. hourly: a reality check..'I am not losing my mind, i am just in nursing school'. daily:a hug and a smile from...
  11. Do you cover your books?

    Well.. I cover ALL my books. Don't we pay enough for these books? I want mine to stay clean and last a long time. Another plus is when textbooks circulate in the class because so many fellow students...
  12. hard of hearing to RN

    This is my particular problem: a central auditory processing loss. I have been checked out by an ENT and an audiologist. I have borderline hearing but do not yet need hearing aids. The quickest way...
  13. Where do you keep your stethescope?

    Nylon belt and belt bag that carries stethoscope, scissors, tape, gloves, pen... Not too big. Would be perfect but haven`t seen anyone fashionably wearing one of those in a hospital uniform...
  14. Hearing problems and stethoscope choices

    Over the last week or so, I have consulted my school lab techs, various manufacturers and suppliers of electronic scopes, and you here at allnurses. Last week, on loan from the store, I took a...
  15. What does your screenname mean?

    Never_Too_late .. to start over again: For me Nursing is a major mid-life career