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  1. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    aywl replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mark, will read

  2. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl posted a topic in Canada

    To be honest, do you do the full head to toe pt assessment every

  3. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Besides, when I found other nurses make mistake or missed something, I never reported to the management, I just corrected it if I can, I believe nurses got enough stresses from pt and their family,...

  4. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    ............................................................................... Besides, when I found other nurses make mistakes and I never reported them, I believe nurses get enough stresses from...

  5. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Summarize: for complicated patients, for sure we should and I did full assessment, for pt's with minor surgery, like D+C, laparoscopy (this kind of pts most Likely go home the same day after surgery,...

  6. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Agree

  7. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    that's what I observed ER nurse did when I was pt , I think it's a good way; it's not necessary to do the full head to toe

  8. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    This is exactly what happened in my unit, new grads listen to every pt's lung even if at night, even if o2sat is 100%, listen to the bowel sound every shift even if this are no issue there, I think...

  9. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Anyway, maybe I change my questions as followings are better: When you do your assessment, if pt's o2sat is 97%, will u still listen his lungs sound? If pt had bowel movements 6am, will you listen to...

  10. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Pete, for the skin opening and dressing, of course I checked every shift, the head to toe assessment in my unit, means system by system, lung, GI system (bowel sound), I know some new nurses listen to...

  11. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Technically, in order to fill the computer assessment forms, nurse should do the full head to toe assessment each shift on each patient, but in reality, how many nurses did that and it's really...

  12. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Why I asked this question? Last Friday, my manager pulled me to her office, told me one nurse in our unit complained me didn't do the full head to toe assessment sometimes, I feel so surprised...

  13. So you want to move to Alberta for a job

    aywl replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    In our unit, no matter who you are, lpn／rn/ na, casual or part time employee, every month only have 1 to 2 shifts to pick

  14. Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    aywl replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    I also don't understand how our manager to do the cost control? Seems nobody care why this unit need so many RNs instead of LPNs? I know RNs don't like to see this, but this is the fact: there are...

  15. Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    aywl replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    Don't mention central line, even if pt with peripheral line, there are lots of medication, like electrolytes, potassium chloride, magnesium, etc, LPNs are not allowed to hang, if pt has panto...

  16. Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    aywl replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    i am in calgary, working for a acute hospital, our unit is same like NB, limited LPN's practise scope even if LPNs are certified, manager said: "you can initialize IV in other unit, doesn't mean you...

  17. Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    aywl replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

  18. RPN vs RN

    aywl replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    Thanks for your kind

  19. RPN vs RN

    aywl replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    I witnessed New RN made tons a mistakes also; the reason I want to move to full scope just because our unit DON'T need

  20. RPN vs RN

    aywl replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    Exactly like VIN said, even in the same hospital, different units have huge difference, I am looking for the unit where LPN has full scope

  21. RPN vs RN

    aywl replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    In calgary hospital, every unit is different, in our unit, manager and educator just make lots of rules to limit LPN practice scope, I believe they will never let LPN touch central line, that's I said...

  22. RPN vs RN

    aywl replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    I work for a oncology unit for AHS, our unit is totally different, most of our patient are post op, only some of them the acuity are high, more than half the acuity are not so high, but every shift,...

  23. If i did something wrong?

    aywl posted a topic in Canada

    I am a Lpn working in a surgical unit for FMC for years now, yesterday I had one patient who is a post op patient, she almost called me q 30minutes for warm blanket, later on she experienced diarrhea...

  24. Advices Needed

    aywl posted a topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I have been working as a LPN for 7 years, with bachlor degree of chemistry back home, I almost done my BN in athabasca university, but due to some reasons, I was kicked out (I completed about 20...

  25. If i did something wrong?

    aywl replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Thanks for understanding, daisy; I am a person good at action instead of talking, but I feel people prefer listening to good words than looking at what you actually