zaleah

zaleah

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  1. I love nursing in Canada because...

    I have worked in the states and in Canada, Canada is better because 1) client's are patients (they come to us for help0 2) they are allowed to seek a second opinion 3)the money 4)ONLY ONE GUNSHOT...
  2. Triage Notes-forms from various hospitals

    We recently went to an EDIS system, however everything is still paper. We have a triple fold nursing note that includes triage. We worked very hard on it, and it seems to work well. All facilities...
  3. Vet tech calling herself RN

    I like animals better then people------I cannot afford to work in that field though and still feed my animals!!!!!!!!!(and keep a roof over their
  4. Vet tech calling herself RN

    One thing I think we all need to remember is that "nurse" is a noun and a verb. One can 'nurse' a loved one at home--no credential required, one can 'nurse' a beer, one can 'nurse' a baby---all mean...
  5. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    I agree, I am a professional. And if you have the means of doing all that perfect stuff on every patient, all power to you. Posturals at triage? Sometimes on a good day;. and if I end up in...
  6. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    I agree, the hospital often sides with the patient. In some situations they are just a diffuser, and much like any other job they have to agree with the "customer" (Iknow, I know...they are patients...
  7. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    After you see how long families try to keep these old (or young) 'dead but does not know it' pt's going, and how much torture it is to them (families and pt's)--you too will learn to
  8. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    I will be a hard a@$ here...so she miscarried, so what? She was not in danger---she needs an ultra sound at some point....why do gyne's not explain to women that unless they go through x number of...
  9. What Gets to You??

    I agree with the whole snot thing......is that not why God made RT's? Trachs or any other holes where they are not supposed to be and are leaking stuff.........ie colostomy's YUCK. The other kind...
  10. LOL--someone threatened to have me arrested in the emerg where I work and I put my hands together in front of me and stated "Here take me.....look around, do you think I want to stay here?" The...
  11. Kaycee must be in Canada, that is the most irritating---I Pay taxes you know!!! "yeah, no kidding, so do we all, it's guarenteed, like death" is my favourite reply, only with a family I think can take...
  12. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    please send me a copy, and if you have updated more please pass them on. I am always looking for fun stuff to put up at our christmas party and this just wins the game!!!!!! Thanks in advance
  13. Family Witnessing Code Activities

    I have done alot of research on this... bottem line .... it is great for families, lawsuits go down, they recognize how hard we work, they greiving time is lessened as they were there when the patient...