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  1. Evaluate this situation. What did I miss?

    edimo replied to Billy_Ruben's topic in General Nursing

    I would have called solely based on the fact that it had been several days from the last blood culture draw. Repeat cultures should have been taken (typically, our sets are good for 72 hours where I...

  2. Nurses that don't work holidays?

    edimo replied to kegardne's topic in General Students

    This is true. At my workplace, we are expected to work half of the scheduled statutory holidays though out the year. And when it comes to Christmas, there's usually a rotation between working...

  3. Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    edimo replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

  4. How NOT To Be An Annoying Nursing Student

    edimo replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Passes on doing something because they've done it "once" before. Having their phone on them and checking it on a regular basis. Not open to constructive

  5. Taking away chairs from nursing station

    edimo replied to pinkessence_58467's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello varicose veins, puffy feet and ankles, and back problems! Geez Louise, never have I heard such a ridiculous idea before in my life. Taking away chairs to improve charting?! The complete opposite...

  6. Unknowing Canadian and the ACA

    edimo posted a topic in General Nursing

    With a lot of talk regarding the Affordable Care Act in the news and on these forums, I wanted to ask why people feel their jobs are threatened and why people seem so against this health care reform?...

  7. Unknowing Canadian and the ACA

    edimo replied to edimo's topic in General Nursing

    Whoops, premature reply lol my bad! That is truly awful. The thing that has always perplexed me and saddened me is that when people are faced with a hardship and just trying to recover from a medical...

  8. Unknowing Canadian and the ACA

    edimo replied to edimo's topic in General Nursing

  9. Unknowing Canadian and the ACA

    edimo replied to edimo's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness! Well thank heavens I didn't get into politics because I would be completed exasperated with the foolishness that is going on. As elected members, you would think that they would put...

  10. Penguin Cold Caps to reduce hair looss during Chemo??

    edimo replied to electricblack's topic in Oncology

    I haven't heard of this either and have not seen it in practice. However, I would rationalize that it's along the same effects as when we give popsicles to patients during certain chemo infusions to...

  11. "Just a Nurse"

    edimo posted a topic in General Nursing

    I came across this article that was circulating among some of my fellow RNs on their FB pages and thought it was a great share...definitely worth the read...

  12. "Just a Nurse"

    edimo posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thought I would share this wonderful article that I found circulating around some of my fellow RN's fb accounts...definitely worth the read...

  13. What is your Holiday pay like??

    edimo replied to ricksy's topic in General Nursing

    Where I'm at, we work 12 hour shifts and do self scheduling. If you work the holiday, you're paid time and a half...if you don't, up to you whether or not you want to use any of the 12 SH to be paid...

  14. CRNE EXAM JUNE 2013!

    edimo replied to Helper11's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    hello! i wrote the exam two years ago and out of curiosity, went to go look for my letter...i received my letter july 13 and i live in ontario. typically, ontario (gta) are some of the last to receive...

  15. Unit Clerk's current job demands in Ontario?

    edimo replied to Divi RN's topic in General Students

  16. Unit Clerk's current job demands in Ontario?

    edimo replied to Divi RN's topic in General Students

    I had absolutely no experience and no medical secretary certificate either. When I started, I was a casual and basically worked my way up...I took A LOT of notes lol Start looking at some of the...

  17. BMT nursing questions

    edimo replied to danceyrun's topic in Oncology

    LaRoseRN summed it up pretty nicely and was very thorough. As for length of stays; I've seen auto transplants stay for an average of 3-4 weeks and allo transplants for at least a month...but allos...

  18. Unit Clerk's current job demands in Ontario?

    edimo replied to Divi RN's topic in General Students

    ^ yep, I'd say that's pretty accurate lol especially the customer service

  19. Unit Clerk's current job demands in Ontario?

    edimo replied to Divi RN's topic in General Students

    Can you clarify what a "nursing unit clerk" is? Just wondering what specifically nursing has to do it with. I was a unit clerk for 8 years and the tasks were varied but thoroughly helped me to...

  20. How do you keep yourself from quitting?

    edimo replied to PurplePRN's topic in General Students

    Working in a hospital while going to school motivated me; they all knew what I was in school for and there was no way I was going to drop the ball and not get through it lol Also, being able to...

  21. Should i call sick or no?

    edimo replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Haha please, they're sick just as often if not

  22. 3 most important things to know for an oncology nurse

    edimo replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Oncology

    Agreed...once you have a good assessment to work from, any changes in status will become apparent to you and oncology patients are known to turn on a

  23. Oncology & blood transfusions

    edimo replied to bsnanat2's topic in Oncology

    We typically transfuse it hgb is below 80 and plts 10...or if they're symptomatic or bleeding, even if they're values are above the stated

  24. day/night rotations

    edimo replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know percentage wise; where I'm at the shifts premiums are $1.95/hr evenings, $2.35/hr nights and $2.50 for weekends...probably why I don't mind working nights weekends since that's $4.85/hr...

  25. Should i call sick or no?

    edimo replied to aywl's topic in Canada