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    Charting..... HELP!

    I remember being told many years ago that the word "appears" should never be found in a patient note. State the facts. Rather than saying appears to be comfortable, state the facts, i.e.: resting in...
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    New grads shouldn't work in ICU?

    Honestly, you don't even know what you don't know
  3. We have had BSN entry to practice for some time now and I agree it is a ploy to move the RN away from the bedside and have less expensive RPN"s /LPN's replace
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    when to start compressions?

    LOL---Most definitely. You would never do compressions on someone who is talking to
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    Relocating to Canada

    I work in a hospital in Ontario, Canada. Most hospitals here are under the Ontario Nurses Association union. A nurse at top of pay scale makes about $44.00/hour. Of course there are shift premiums,...
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    80% BSN staffing by 2020

    The scope of practice of the RPN has increased quite a bit in the last few years. I was an RPN before becoming RN and we did not give meds, hang blood, start IV's . They have now been doing this for a...
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    80% BSN staffing by 2020

    As a person who has lost a loved one, due in part to nurses who were unable to recognize and intervene a serious event. I most definitely will not have any of my loved ones looked after again by...
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    80% BSN staffing by 2020

    The scope of practice of the RPN has increased quite a bit in the last few years. I was an RPN before becoming RN and we did not give meds, hang blood, start IV's . They have now been doing this for a...
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    Is the ICU for me?

    I transferred to ICU about 6 months ago after working med-surg for 13+ years. One of the reasons I want to go back to med-surg is the "I'm an ICU nurse" attitude that I see so much of. The love of...
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    Anyone here management in a union facility?

    The staff nurses don't walk out. Management is walked out to their car by security. They come in to work and at some point are called to a meeting where upper management is waiting with security. They...
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    80% BSN staffing by 2020

    I live in Ontario Canada and here a BSN has been required since 2005. All diploma programs were stopped shortly before then. We never had ADN. I do not have a BSN and have absolutely no interest in...
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    Anyone here management in a union facility?

    In my hospital most that have left nursing and gone into management are walked out after a few years. I don't know what it is like there. Upper management wants things done that go against most...
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    Telemetry to ICU.... To stay or not....

    I know all about the ego quirks. I get along with everyone just fine and I can do my job perfectly well. I just can't tolerate the way some behave and the attitude they have towards nurses in other...
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    Telemetry to ICU.... To stay or not....

    I transferred to ICU after 10 years as an RN on the floor and was an RPN for 3 years before that on the same floor. This is my second career. I am most likely going back to the floor as soon as an...
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    Advice needed

    If you are unionized make sure you have a union rep in the