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    Anyone currently taking Mohawk-McMaster's RPN to BScN program?

    lisajtrn replied to Insomniac-88's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    No, sorry I wasn't more clear. I was an RPN, then enrolled in Mohawk's diploma program. It was at McMaster, in the Mo-Mac building. I had to take the RN program from the beginning as it was the last...
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    Is nursing for me???

    lisajtrn replied to XcrMat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I forgot to add to my post #3...........Most definitely Nursing is not for you, bedside or
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    Is nursing for me???

    lisajtrn replied to XcrMat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Who would want to spend the money and time to get a Master's to work on a floor, and why on earth would anyone need one? When you have worked and nursed for any period of time you will see that being...
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    do i need to give this more time?

    lisajtrn replied to BotoxBaby's topic in General Nursing

    I am by no means a new grad and recently switched from acute medicine to ICU. I had been in ICU years ago as a student so had some idea what I was getting in to. Needless to say things have changed...
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    Anyone currently taking Mohawk-McMaster's RPN to BScN program?

    lisajtrn replied to Insomniac-88's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I don't have any info on the program in question, just wanted to say that you will not regret going from RPN to RN. I did the same quite a few years ago and have never regretted it. I also am in...
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    been out of school for 1 yr finding it hard to find RN job...help

    lisajtrn replied to mariesearcy's topic in Canada

    I live in Niagara and lots of young girls have relocated or commute here for
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    Nephrology Nursing Certificate

    lisajtrn posted a topic in Canada

    Has anyone done the Nephrology Nursing certificate at Humber? I am thinking about it and would like to know how each module is. I have done Critical Care courses at Mohawk and currently work in ICU....
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    Visitors that are drinking in patient rooms......What do I do?

    lisajtrn replied to Innocent2021's topic in Critical Care

    Would have had them escorted out by security. Sad that this would have to happen to the visitors of a dying patient but this behaviour would not be
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    vent about floating

    lisajtrn replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya sister, been there done that, or should say, had that done to me. It is
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    Oops! I always go home with...

    lisajtrn replied to shescoolie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Love it when you throw some individual lube packets in your pocket and they fall out when searching for change at the coffee
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    Nephrology Nursing Certificate

    lisajtrn replied to lisajtrn's topic in Canada

    Actually I was unable to send you a PM as it tells me your mailbox is full. The critical care courses were good to do. Some were a bit more intense than others. I still have to do "neuro" and "special...
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    Nephrology Nursing Certificate

    lisajtrn replied to lisajtrn's topic in Canada

    Sent you a
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    Obamacare? How will it affect dialysis?

    lisajtrn replied to workingmomRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Is that what Americans need to see...a massive loss of life througout the US before they realize that life is the cost of social healthcare. #17I am Canadian and I can tell you that Life is not...
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    4 Eyes Assessment

    lisajtrn replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    We actually do this all the time without really thinking about
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    Too much fluff in nursing programs?

    lisajtrn replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    Working in a hospital we see a lot of new grads coming out of degree programs who are sadly ill prepared to function in a hospital setting. We have been told by numerous educators from various...
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    first patient died on me

    lisajtrn replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did this patient have orders that included not doing anything invasive? I have had many patients that would not wish for a NG tube or anything else that would cause more discomfort. But would rather...
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    Getting the shaft

    lisajtrn replied to deeya12's topic in General Nursing

    I quickly came to learn many years ago that there are some things that need to be put in written rather than verbal communication before I agree to do
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    RPN vs RN

    lisajtrn replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    This is very true. I worked on a floor with many RPN's who were not prepared to do what was expected of them, felt unsafe and were quite frankly putting their license on the line every shift they...
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    RPN vs RN

    lisajtrn replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    Here there is usually 1 RPN/shift in the ER and she/he does a lot of the grunt work. There are RPN's in obstetrics looking after postpartum, but not looking after labouring mothers and not in the...
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    RPN vs RN

    lisajtrn replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    I agree that in certain areas there is not a lot of difference between what RN's and RPN's do. Aside from management, if you might some day want to work ICU , ER, or the delivery suite or public...
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    RPN vs RN

    lisajtrn replied to smiles_x's topic in Canada

    I became a RPN and after 6 months applied for the RN program. If you can do it just go straight for RN. I have been an RN for 10 years now and after working as both can honestly say RN will open many...
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    You know you've been a nurse too long when...

    lisajtrn replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    You have no problem eating salsa out of a k-basin when there is nothing else
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    Opening or Closing Doors?

    lisajtrn replied to oldcatlady71's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for that , I am hoping that I hear about the nephrology position soon. Hopefully that will lead into a hemo job at some point. The hemo nurses seem to like their jobs and I am not getting any...
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    Highest Paid Nurses in B.C....how is this possible?

    lisajtrn replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    A lot of nurses here actually make more than than management. But that is with
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    Highest Paid Nurses in B.C....how is this possible?

    lisajtrn replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    Working tons of OT. It can be done but then I imagine she had no life outside of