laurasc

laurasc

Gen Surg, Peds, family med, geriatrics

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  1. Flu vaccine saga

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Darla, I can't imagine being in that position. Thankfully in Canada our supply is good. We started our flu shot clinics October the 12th, running 3 clinics a week and that first week we gave close...

  2. Quality/Length of Call

    laurasc replied to kst's topic in Telephone Triage

    8 to 15 minutes per call eh? Gee, I wish! I work the telephone triage desk at a large family practice clinic where we not only triage patients from our clinic and call group (ie other docs when they...

  3. "Cookie Cutter" uniforms

    laurasc replied to Limik's topic in General Nursing

    You took the words right out of my mouth....er....keyboard. :chuckle Tell the office manager that you don't have a problem wearing the same colours but that you don't have the money to buy new...

  4. Salary to live in New Jersey?

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yowza! :uhoh21: That's even worse than here! We were blown away by the salary offer which is higher than anything offered here for the same job, but I'm beginning to realize that it's just as...

  5. Salary to live in New Jersey?

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    We know nothing about that area. Are there areas to avoid or areas that are good? Is it better to commute in from elsewhere? Thanks

  6. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    laurasc replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, my dad did that to himself once. Had to give himself a Fleet and just about burst the bottle trying to squeeze the contents out. It wasn't until he pulled the bottle out and looked at the tip...

  7. wondering if Canada has flu vaccine?

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in International Nursing

    I'm not....One word....BUCK! As in the almighty one, moolah, $$$. Our pharmaceuticals are costing US pharm companies a mint. Our beef would also cut into the US' beef profits too...now that they...

  8. New standards for injections?

    laurasc posted a topic in General Nursing

    At work we are in the middle of a hellish flu shot season. (Thankfully I'm not scheduled to do the clinics... ) One of the nurses was saying that she recently read that the latest studies show that...

  9. New standards for injections?

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'm not comfortable not using the alcohol swab prior...just a habit I guess. But I still wonder about the withdrawing part. I give a lot of vaccines that the patient has to pay for, you...

  10. wondering if Canada has flu vaccine?

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in International Nursing

    Our clinic will only give the flu shot to people who have a VALID OHIP card. Those who are not patients have to have their cards cleared through OHIP before they are give the shot. We have lots of...

  11. We did an RN call audit at work

    laurasc posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    First of all, the clinic I work in, the nurses are divided into 3 duty stations. The first is called Triage where the nurse answers calls from patients for results, med renews, questions, problems,...

  12. Merck and Vioxx

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Oh Yes! Yesterday alone I dealt with at least a dozen Vioxx calls. Thankfully I talked my docs into giving me a standing order for a replacement med. They all agreed to Mobicox 7.5 mg or 15 mg...

  13. FLU vaccine questions

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Our Flu shot clinic will start on October 18. The flu shots will come within the next week or so. I have NO idea how much we've ordered though. Here in Ontario we have a universal flu shot program...

  14. documentation question

    laurasc replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Med refills....the bane of my existance. I work in a clinic with 7 docs and a patient population of about 15,000. Of the 7 docs, 2 use the computerized rx program and the rest do not. One is...

  15. A resident swore at me!

    laurasc replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new grad I had one of the residents berate me in front of my patient because her NG tube kept blocking. It was really humiliating for me and I was both angry and close to tears. When I...

  16. Have you guys received your flu shots yet?

    laurasc replied to SoldierMedic's topic in General Nursing

    In my area it doesn't start until late September, early October. Here in Ontario we have a universal flu shot program...everyone can get a flu shot free of charge if they want, there are no...

  17. Nervous! Interview help needed for peds!

    laurasc replied to texas121's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Well...don't tell them you can't stand children or parents. :rotfl: (just kidding) I don't know what they will ask specifically, but having worked in peds offices for 10 years I can tell you what...

  18. Rude nurse....

    laurasc posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Last Christmas my brother gave me a Nurse's calendar full off funny nursing stories and tales. This was yesterday's. I know this should be in the nursing humor forum, but this one is particularly...

  19. Pollinex-R Question

    laurasc posted a topic in International Nursing

    I posted this question in the Outpatient Nurses forum but didn't get any responses because most of the nurses there are American and I don't think it's available there under that name. I could really...

  20. Pollinex-R Question

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in International Nursing

    Guess no one has any experience with it. That's okay, I think I've figured it out myself. In case you're curious, the Pollinex prefilled syringes come with 23g needles and never block. Since my...

  21. (#@!^&!!) Pollinex!!!

    laurasc posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Can someone PLEEEASE tell me what the :angryfire trick is to giving that stuff without it blocking the needle??? I've tried giving it after it sat at room temp for a couple of hours (as is...

  22. Well, it's over....

    laurasc posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I used to work at a family practice clinic that also ran a walk-in. I was the only nurse there and frequently worked with 3 or 4 doctors together along with helping with the walk-in. I enjoyed the...

  23. Well, it's over....

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Last dig...like I said, they are known for that. I called the office manager and very nicely told her I thought there had been a mistake on my 4%. She started to argue with me, saying she gave me...

  24. Well, it's over....

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Last dig...like I said, they are known for that. I called the office manager and very nicely told her I thought there had been a mistake on my 4%. She started to argue with me, saying she gave me...

  25. Well, it's over....

    laurasc replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Well nurses, I'm just finishing my second week at my new place. Do I like it? WEll...let me put it this way...yesterday I went back to my old place to pick up my last paycheques and waundered around...