Tammy90

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  1. What is a residential nurse?

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am trying to google about what a residential nurse is and I am not finding much? Sorry if this is obvious, I just have never heard of one before. thank

  2. Punny nursing names

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Hey guys! Thought I could use your creativity cause I dont have any! Haha But I joined roller derby and I need a name So I was thinking something nurse related. I work in LTC. Any suggestions for a...

  3. Differnece between root cause and risk factor?

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have an assignment to do and I get confused what the difference between these two So risk factor means that there is something that puts a person at a higher risk of developing a certain illness or...

  4. Bed rails protocol/algorithm?

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello all! I was just wondering if anyone would be willing to share their facilities bed rail algorithm. I work at a private LTC facility. We typically follow our provicials guidelines and...

  5. Bed rails protocol/algorithm?

    Tammy90 replied to Tammy90's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do you mind sharing the assessment? Do you have anything about when one is using an air

  6. Bed rails protocol/algorithm?

    Tammy90 replied to Tammy90's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do you mind sharing the restraint assessment form? Just to gain a sense of what we could do/use for our

  7. Bed rails protocol/algorithm?

    Tammy90 replied to Tammy90's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We rarely use full side rails. We will keep the upper rails up more for re-positioning in bed. Specifically, we only use full bed rails for those on air mattresses since the rails need to be up or...

  8. Not feeling good enough to be a nurse

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hello everyone! I was wondering when did you guys feel confident as a nurse? I have been working in LTC for almost a year now and I just feel so stupid. I am a floor nurse and recently started my...

  9. New nurse- Metformin/ gliclazide when not eating.

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hello, I am a new nurse working at a long term care facility I have a resident who has type 2 diabetes. He is on Metformin and Gliclazide. Yesterday there was a possible flu outbreak (unconfirmed)...

  10. Need help finding a palliation issue

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, I have an advocacy project to do and I am having troubles on what palliation to do. We need to find articles to support this issue and why there needs to be change and how we are gonna effect...

  11. Need help finding a palliation issue

    Tammy90 replied to Tammy90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Opps sorry. yes Palliative care. I was thinking to do something like that, as that is a very interesting topic, but I feel that everyone in my class is going to do that. So I just wanted to see if...

  12. question about patient decision making

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If we give a patient all the information about a procedure that they want but they are advised to not have, like a surgery, because of their circumstance, can the patient still push for the surgery?...

  13. "nursing issues" ideas

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Canada

    I have to write a literature review paper in one of my classes and I just am stuck on ideas for the paper. For example, nursing shortages was one that was given by the teacher. I don't want to do...

  14. What is relational ethics exactly?

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have been doing my readings, but I just cant seem to grasp fully what it means? Is it just how we interact with people and how ethics plays into how decisions are made and what we do for patients...

  15. Nursing issues ideas?

    Tammy90 replied to Tammy90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Perhaps it is different in Canada about the nursing shortages? Oh yeah staffing mix is getting big here. They are hiring more LPNs than RNs. That may be a possibility. Thank you for the ideas and...

  16. Nursing issues ideas?

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to write a literature review paper in one of my classes and I just am stuck on ideas for the paper. For example, nursing shortages was one that was given by the teacher. I don't want to do...

  17. Wanting a watch that is both digital and analog??

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hey guys, just wondering if you guys have found a watch that is both digital and analog? I can read analog, but I take forever, and sometimes mess up my times, but i need it for the second hand so I...

  18. Tachypnea and infection

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, I am in my newborn rotation and I am just going over infection/sepsis notes What is the patho behind high resp rate and infection? why does it happen? is it because the infection increases the...

  19. Question about IVPB?

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello all, I am in my third year and I am still uncomfortable with IVs. bleh anywho, I was just wondering, with a IVPB, lets say 50 ml of Ancef, if you have an order for it at 1200, and then at 1800,...

  20. Question about giving acetaminophen and ibuprofen (tylenol and mortin) post partum

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, I am starting my newborn and maternity rotation and I did a buddy shift and was curious about giving medications and wasn't able to ask her about it My primary nurse gave the patient mortin...

  21. Need help critiquing a qualitative study please??

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to critique a qualitative study and they said identify the concepts of the study? and also identify conceptual or theoretical frameworks if there are any. I am getting confused as to what the...

  22. What is a contemporary health issue?

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My instructor asked me what was a contemporary health issue I saw this week in the hospital. I tried googling I found this definition "A contemporary health issue is a health concern that involves...

  23. What is a contemporary health issue?

    Tammy90 replied to Tammy90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ohhhh gotcha! thank you very

  24. Team running name for a group of student nurses

    Tammy90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey guys, I have a group of nursing friends who are going to do the color me rad run and we want a name that reflects nursing? we have found so far some potential names like alert and oriented...

  25. Team running name for a group of student nurses

    Tammy90 replied to Tammy90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    HAHHA clever . I love that one! we decided on RN= Runs with