boomshakelaka

boomshakelaka

Member

  • Content

    33

  • Visitors

    1,382

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    26

All Content by boomshakelaka

  1. BCIT September 2019 Intake Discussion

    boomshakelaka replied to wizkid1's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    BCIT has a partnership with the hospitals that gets their students a bursary for preceptorship. It’s basically like being paid but you are not hired by the health authorities. You are also not...

  2. New Grad Nurse Might Lose Job Struggling In Orientation

    boomshakelaka replied to Scrubba Dub's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that OP is probably the common denominator. she's messing up and the preceptors have to give feedback and criticism. whether or not OP is getting it, it should always be done in a respectful...

  3. Platelet Administration

    boomshakelaka replied to rn39648's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    interesting. i need to find this article and bring it up at work as we do platelet transfusions quite regularly and this is the

  4. Platelet Administration

    boomshakelaka replied to rn39648's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    over gravity it could take about 20 minutes. how fast is this push and pull method? what i understood is that platelets cant be administered under pressure. the cells become unstable/break so the...

  5. how do you pick what school to attend

    boomshakelaka replied to CURLYKATE's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    given that you're going to be stuck going to that school for 3 or 4 years its good to do some research before you apply. if you know where you're going to be staying and dont plan on moving, apply to...

  6. When Your Loved One is Admitted

    boomshakelaka replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear that this happened to your mom. We have personal time off to use for a reason - situations like this. I couldn’t work if this has happened to my family - knowing everything that...

  7. New Grad Nurse Might Lose Job Struggling In Orientation

    boomshakelaka replied to Scrubba Dub's topic in General Nursing

    OP. Have you figured out what you’re going to do? Are you choosing to complete your

  8. BCIT September 2019 Intake Discussion

    boomshakelaka replied to wizkid1's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Don’t get me wrong. Bcit is still and amazing school and you’ll become such an amazing nurse if you do choose to go. But they are currently going through a lot of changes to the curriculum - you...

  9. BCIT September 2019 Intake Discussion

    boomshakelaka replied to wizkid1's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Yes I don’t know why they are struggling compared to the other students then. Maybe it’s just these individual students or they’ve implemented some changes even to those about to finish the...

  10. 5 yr Nurse Burnout

    boomshakelaka replied to ambersky004's topic in General Nursing

    2 years in and i feel i might be. i used to have so much patience for my patients, but now i have less room for compassion. i sometimes take out my stress on my friends and family and its so unfair....

  11. New Grad Nurse Might Lose Job Struggling In Orientation

    boomshakelaka replied to Scrubba Dub's topic in General Nursing

    When i was a new grad and just got hired I hated orientation. I hated the person orientating me, the educator and my manager. I felt that i wasn't being supported enough and they would only focus on...

  12. BCIT September 2019 Intake Discussion

    boomshakelaka replied to wizkid1's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    When i went to bcit two years ago, the NCLEX was not incorporated into the program. most of us paid to take a course at kaplan or hurst. Langara on the other hand had incorporated it into their...

  13. Is this even Legal?

    boomshakelaka replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    that is insane. could they not float a nurse from another unit to help? if you feel unsafe taking care of 16 patients you should call in sick

  14. BCIT September 2019 Intake Discussion

    boomshakelaka replied to wizkid1's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I am currently working in med surg and we get preceptor students from UBC, Langara and BCIT. BCIT used to have a good reputation but my colleagues and I have experienced working with some recently who...

  15. Oral care in patients

    boomshakelaka posted a topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing student, i've observed that not every policy a hospital has is being upheld by nurses. one for example is oral care. Policy says every 12 hours, with 4 hour mouth assessments, but i...

  16. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    How much do you get an hour in the final

  17. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Thanks! also while in school, what level can we start applying to work as an

  18. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Thanks! also what do they say about the ease of finding a job while in the program and

  19. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    For level 1, how were people placed into clinicals? was it based on where they lived? or was it completely random? Also, was it possible to switch with someone if they wanted your clinical location...

  20. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I'm in the greater vancouver area and didnt receive anything yet. I wonder if we'll receive a hard copy of that letter of

  21. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Thanks! this is

  22. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    anyone see this fee in additoin to the $3100 tuition in their account summary? What is this fee for? [TABLE=class: datadisplaytable] [TR] [TD=class: dddefault]DY10[/TD] [TD=class: dddefault]Tech...

  23. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    So I called financial aid as I was filling out my tuition deferral form and they told me that for the upass it be $35 x 4 months =

  24. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Thanks! and that's a lot of money!

  25. BCIT January 2014 Applicants

    boomshakelaka replied to matchalatte's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    where did u get that exact figure