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  1. Questioning myself

    I get the same feelings! I know this doesn't help but know your not going through it alone. I've been a medical/tele nurse for 2 years and switched to the ED back in oct 2013. I still feel so new!...
  2. New Graduates-How long to find first job

    Hi Vintage! I wanted to let you know the hospital I work at will hire our RPNs full time (I have seen postings and new hires) however majority are for the nursing resource team (float pool). Not sure...
  3. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    I completely agree! Resite and move on.... I used to be a floor nurse for 2.5 years before I started recently floating down to our ED permanently. And we used to get soiled patients sometimes...it...
  4. No more phlebotomist in the hospital?!

    I'm in Toronto, Ontario. We have a lab that's avaliable for blood draws as well but we have a policy in the ER we can do it ourselves. To be honest our phlebotomists will get upset with us if we keep...
  5. No more phlebotomist in the hospital?!

    I agree with the above poster, I would much rather be doing my own draws and EKGs, vitals, etc. I work in Canada so practice could be different here- we do TOTAL patient care...and literally...
  6. Nurse Practitioner specializing in Trauma/Emergency?

    I don't know if this helps but we have NP's In Ontario that do work in the ER. We have one on most of our medical, surgical, and long stay unit. But we also have 2 that specifically utilize with our...
  7. How to draw labs in contracted pt?

    Hand or foot always works. Never had to try the foot yet but hands and many times fingers even. I'm in the ER so sometimes I even have to call the lab when I really can't get
  8. long day at work and legs!!

    I use compression stockings but the sports kind. They kind of look like baseball socks but help so much being on your feet for 12 hours. I get them from a pharmacy where I live (In Canada) but you can...
  9. patient death from PE

    It happened to me too at 30. No family hx only risk factor was birth control. Only got a DVT tho...no PE..been 2 months since and finally back to work. Never had SOB throughout. I'm definitely...
  10. how are you repaying your student loans?

    I work full time and worked part time up until now. After I graduated I made a deal with my mom that if she allowed me to move back home and not pay rent I would contribute that amount (plus all my...
  11. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    I work on a very busy medical unit as well. I do focused assessments on my patients daily and as needed if there's an issue and as ordered. I find with patients on medical floors, their conditions can...
  12. US New Grad applying for Ontario Board of Nursing

    Go to http://www.cno.org that will tell you all the requirements you need to practice in Ontario. My neighbor went through the same as you not to long ago. She graduated from Florida with a BSN and...
  13. Inadequate orientation

    I'm so sorry this happened to you! My friend started in home health and had the same experience. Only one week of orientation and then they expected her to do oncall immediately when she was a new...
  14. Nurses out there! What was your hardest Nursing semester???

    For me my hardest semester(s) was 3rd or 4th so for us that was year 2. We had med/surg for placement but alot of our core classes were in year 2/3 like patho, pharm, advanced a&p, etc. for me...
  15. Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    Completely agree with
  16. been out of school for 1 yr finding it hard to find RN job...help

  17. My interview at a Hospital with the lions

    Keep your head up!! Excuse my spelling and damn
  18. My interview at a Hospital with the lions

    I had an interview a few months ago very very similar to yours. Felt that I was treated unfairly and all they did was belittle my previous experience. However I had to turn around and look at it at a...
  19. Coumadin therapy

    This is exactly what we do except I work on a medical floor and our hospitals pharmacists dose it based on daily
  20. Montreal to Toronto

    Good luck! :) let us know what city/town you
  21. "It's been 2 HOURS!"

    Again please forgive my ignorance. Makes sense! However if pt didn't have insurance do they still get treated? Or is it a hassle when they have to leave the hospital and
  22. "It's been 2 HOURS!"

    Woops!! Reread your post. Out of curiosity what is your average wait time? Is it 2 hours? Sorry for showing my ignorance with this but I have never recieved medical care in the states and I heard if...
  23. "It's been 2 HOURS!"

    This is the states im assuming!? lol 30min and your seen?? wow!! Average wait time for us is 4 hours. Your lucky if you even get in to be seen when you first register with triage (if its serious you...
  24. Question about giving Lovenox

    Educate them if they refuse!!! There is a reason it is given - as a preventative measure. Trust me from experience always advocate to give it!!! I know first hand what is it like to have a DVT then...
  25. Montreal to Toronto

    **previous poster - blah post night shift sleepy spell mistake