AMY30

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1. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

   AMY30 replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

   I have two jobs. First, I have been a charge nurse in a small LTC home on a native reservation. I do 5 med passes on the day shift for 50 residents. I deal with Down Syndrome, Parkinsons, Huntingtons,...

2. NAI descent: Roll Call

   AMY30 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   Hi - I am full-blood Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) - Oneida of the Six

3. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

   AMY30 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

   You asked- "Is this risk really that relavant? And should it be deemed "high risk." And one article I read type cast homosexuals in general so what about lesbians? I know donations have to be...

4. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

   AMY30 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

   Honey, I just finished my third year of my BScN. I am here to tell you that poop is everywhere all the time so hold your breath and get used to it. For instance, I worked in a LTC in between 2nd...

5. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

   AMY30 replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

   So far, the best I've come up with is, "It sounds like Christ is important in your life. Tell me more about that." : I think this is the most appropriate answer. As a nursing student I was under...

6. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

   AMY30 replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

   [There is no easy fix to this dilema other than requiring the same base education for all. Which is a long way from becoming reality. It is reality now in Ontario. There is no more 2 year course for...

7. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

   AMY30 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

   I do that too, but then I always wonder - where are we supposed to put them? Any suggestions are welcome - our hospitals have linen bags in the hall that are shared between 8-12 pts. During am care...

8. Experiences of the male nursing student

   AMY30 replied to framps's topic in Male Nursing Students

   Hi, sorry to intrude as I am a female nursing student but I have a few things to say. Before I started my training I was dead set against male nurses. Now I find that male nurses are a considerable...

9. I'd like to become a Hospice Nurse.

   AMY30 replied to CarpeDiem2004's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I am in my third year of the BScN at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON. Last term I spent three wonderful months working in a hospice. Til this experience I was so afraid of death. This has all...