canoehead BSN, RN

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    Emergency critical thinking

    canoehead replied to Gabriella.A's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a patient thats very ill reheorifice in your mind what might go wrong. Check to see that you have the equipment or that you know where it is if you need it. Gradually you'll be the one...
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    Any advice would be great

    canoehead replied to Murse 2022's topic in General Nursing

    As a LEO you've been in charge, but be aware that some of those nursing professors will want to be the boss of you from the beginning. Knuckle under, for your own
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    "Addiction" Nursing is an outdated term.

    canoehead replied to havenrn's topic in Addictions

    Changing the name doesn't change the
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    Travel Nurse: Job Description, Salary, and How to Become One

    canoehead commented on Erin Lee's article in Nursing Career Explorer

    Its not wise to travel as a new grad, and I doubt any hospital would hire someone without
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    Anti Vaxxer I Knew Became A Nurse

    canoehead replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

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    Things you wish doctors would do/say differently?

    canoehead replied to Larissa5838274's topic in General Nursing

    True, if you are discharging the patient please let them know they need to allow time for the process after you put in the order. When I'm calling in the middle of the night I really don't want...
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    Patient gets biopsy in U.S. after she says she was denied in Ontario due to ransomware attack

    canoehead replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    They absolutely have a lack of access to routine preventative care. In my province about 1/3 of the population cannot get a family doctor. I have one, and it takes 6 weeks for an appointment, if you...
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    Anti Vaxxer I Knew Became A Nurse

    canoehead replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not antivax, but I was thoroughly offended when they mandated Covid shots before they were approved by the FDA. I am not a science experiment. There are more reasons than stupidity to decline...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    canoehead replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    One more. I miss the Rolodexes that had numbers available from the dawn of time. You had extensions for unlisted government offices, doctors relatives and their side chicks, the maintenance...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    canoehead replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Working on an infectious disease unit before the arrival of disposable gloves. I remember having kids with diarrhea, or snot, and it was flying everywhere. We'd gown up to treat the kids, but there...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    canoehead replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the baby bus, Babies would stay in the nursery and every 4 hours they'd be rolled out to the postpartum floor on a large table with partitions for each baby. An hour later the nursery nurse...
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    How to Care for the "Difficult" Patient

    canoehead replied to Vanessa Waits BC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You bust me
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    License Being Reported By Admin

    canoehead replied to Lina561's topic in General Nursing

    What a knob. Report away! Good luck with staffing
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    Overly sensitive, or bullying/inappropriate behavior?

    canoehead replied to evilolive07's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Business requires you to be available for your shifts. You've had a rough year, and taking leave is understandable, but your employer wanting to be clear about needing you to be dependable is also...
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    Blood on Shoes

    canoehead replied to nathalie chavez's topic in General Nursing

    Your shoes are going to be dirty, whether they look it or not. You've got to just live with that fact. You did great getting rid of the stain
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    How to express concerns to manager?

    canoehead replied to Truthseeker123's topic in General Nursing

    Put it in writing, ONCE. And expect to be ignored. But if it ever comes back to someone (or you) not being trained, or not having staff, you have documentation that you spoke to
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    Do you regret becoming a nurse?

    canoehead replied to jengood's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing opens a huge variety of career options. We have the honor of being at births, deaths, and family crisises that no one else sees. Also, nurses know for sure if your genitals are normal or not....
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    How to Care for the "Difficult" Patient

    canoehead replied to Vanessa Waits BC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I'll come back when you xxx" calm down, stop swearing, are willing to answer my questions, "That's not a part or my job" or "that's not a service we offer" if they are asking you to do...
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    Safe Patient Limits bill

    canoehead replied to NKICU's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Call their
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    What was she thinking?!

    canoehead replied to pharmanurse11's topic in General Nursing

    there's no reason at all that a nonskilled phone answering/restocking/sitter job could not be created in every SNF unit. Not answering the phone is a administration problem, not a nursing
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    Made a mistake, help!

    canoehead replied to Alovesmusic z's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked pediatrics, the admission consent included all the meds the doctor ordered. If the doctor ordered something the parents told them not to, thats on the
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    Outside Food in the Hospital

    canoehead replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    I, for one, would be interested in seeing that
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    We can't eat

    canoehead replied to vintagegal's topic in General Nursing

    They will pay you as little as they can, it all depends on what you will put up with. As a staff nurse I was making less with 30 years experience than when I was a new grad, when I compared todays...
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    Mandated to Work 16.5 + Hours

    canoehead replied to Irving's topic in General Nursing

    I bring up the mandation issue during my interview. I can volunteer to help in a crisis, and have, but being mandated is not acceptable. After 12 hours, it's up to me if I can or will continue, and...
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    Have you ever left in the middle of a shift?

    canoehead replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I have for a death in the family, or being unable to stop vomiting. Twice in thirty years. Early in my career I had anxiety attacks regularly but would go in the bathroom, organize my brain, or cry,...