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  1. LPN course Canada is 2 years...

    brithoover replied to emt... rn student's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The scope regarding skills is quite similar but RPNs are giving "stable" pts whereas the RNs will take more predictable ones. RPNs can't push Meds, pack dressings, deep suction, ect. At the...

  2. Am I a bad person?

    brithoover replied to RegMurse12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Very uncalled for. If she has earned to interviews then she deserves the right to

  3. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    brithoover replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Whaaaaaat???!! That's

  4. New Nurse Teaching Students

    brithoover posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a newer nurse graduated 2010. I've recently started taking on daily nursing students when they are there and if they are paired with my patients. I must say a majority of them make me VERY...

  5. TKO: to keep open

    brithoover replied to babaloo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I use TKVO with pts with central lines that don't have fluids running but need IV antibiotics. This makes it so you don't have to access and reaccess the line every time you need to hang the

  6. Can I make a fuss about this or do I just grin and bear it?

    brithoover replied to txnurse4thewin's topic in California Nursing

    When I worked as an RN in LTC we were responsible for our own creams, powders, and simple dressings. The wound care did the more complex

  7. Patient safety while floating

    brithoover replied to Lexus02's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The only RN in the ICU? Yikes. I am a float nurse that has been floated to the ICU. After I get report anything I do not feel comfortable with I take up with the charge nurse in the unit. It is then...

  8. IV Therapy

    brithoover replied to yrnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If the line is dormant you would need to flush the line to access

  9. IV Therapy

    brithoover replied to yrnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If it is a dormant line you need to flush to access it. If fluids are running then you would not need to flush (as long as the ax are compatible with the

  10. Dementia

    brithoover replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don't rethink your nursing career..just maybe rethink your nursing focus! I was in LTC and could not deal with dementia so I moved on to

  11. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    brithoover replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Love this

  12. Having a difficult time with my Practicum Experience:

    brithoover replied to mistymae22's topic in General Students

    The same things happened to me when I was a student. It felt like no nurses had time for me and wouldn't teach anything. So I swore I would be great with the students I had. Now that I'm a nurse I'm...

  13. Having a difficult time with my Practicum Experience:

    brithoover replied to mistymae22's topic in General Students

    Just remember this experience when you are a nurse with a student a few years down the road and do your best to teach them as you would like to be treated now

  14. New nurse with job that is causing anxiety and depression

    brithoover replied to nurseGi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Start looking for a new job immediately! Continue to work hard and improve at this job while looking for something new. Your manager clearly is not providing the supportive environment a new grad...

  15. New Nurse Teaching Students

    brithoover replied to brithoover's topic in General Nursing

  16. What's on Clinical Checklist?

    brithoover replied to Lisalala's topic in General Students

    I never had a "checklist." Your instructor will be very specific about what they expect from

  17. RN Unit for Unknown NP Specialty?

    brithoover replied to MBAWkg2bNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You are getting a little ahead of yourself. Becoming an RN is a long journey. Focus on this before worrying about NP. You will experience a variety of specialties in RN clinicals and will then know...

  18. New Nurse getting forced into Float Pool...Need Advice!

    brithoover replied to RNmomFirst's topic in Nursing Career

    I am a float nurse at my hospital in Canada. I make the same wage as everyone else in the hospital (we are all on a pay grid). I float to every department in the hospital except OR and PACU. This was...

  19. I pick the days that I'm dumped on....

    brithoover replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    I currently quit the float pool for which I worked only 5 months. Treated horrible, same pay. I once worked a night shift on the cardiac floor and they gave me 3 admissions through the night while all...

  20. Catch 22 to get certified or get a job in Oncology

    brithoover replied to delilas's topic in Oncology

    I had the same problem. I just kept applying over and over and just got a job in peds onc (put out over 15 resumes for this job over a 2 year

  21. Zofran: IV push or Piggy Back?

    brithoover replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in Oncology

    I know for raglan 10mg and below can be pushed. Anything above should be

  22. Double usage of saline flush? (flush and reconstitution of drugs)

    brithoover replied to pineau's topic in Oncology

    I frequently use pre filled flushes to dilute morphine, dilaudid ect. I put a label on it just as I would if I were hanging a