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  1. Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Like insulin or for example if someone had a head injury and you hold trazadone so that symptoms of head injury isn't mistaken for side effects of the sleep

  2. How do you deal with dizziness and syncope?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are some interventions you usually use to deal with syncope and dizziness? I know checking the blood sugar, and vital signs should be the first you do. Then having the person lie flat and and...

  3. Can a manager force you to stay for the next shift if relief does not arrive?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in Canada

    I just want some clarification? Because I was just told by my manager that I would have to stay on shift if they cannot find relief for the next shift because, according to her, the college of nurses...

  4. What are your thoughts on the idea of it taking four years to be an RN?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Students

    I felt like the last two years of my bachelors was a complete money grab for my university as I learned nothing practical or useful and would have completely at ease graduating at the two year

  5. How soon did you get your full time job position?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I currently have 8 months of RN experience under my belt. I'm currently a temporary part timer. Before my current job, I was a permanent part timer. I'm looking to apply for a new job maybe after...

  6. What are your thoughts on the idea of it taking four years to be an RN?

    Guest878640 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Students

    Had I been let out two years earlier, I could have gone on to do my

  7. Is it easy to get a job in America than in Canada?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I keep hearing about how American hospitals sometimes pay certain high achieving nursing students their tuition in exchange for locking them in contracts (presumably full-time) after graduation, and...

  8. How soon did you get your full time job position?

    Guest878640 replied to Guest878640's topic in Nursing Career

    Where are you based? I'm in Toronto, Ontario,

  9. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking either ER or ICU since both fields require continuing education. What, in your experience, is the hardest nursing

  10. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    Guest878640 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost 25. I want to try out the hardest type of nursing to challenge

  11. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    Guest878640 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Hard as in the specialty that requires the most amount of critical thinking and the field of nursing which has the fastest

  12. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    Guest878640 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in long term care for the past six months and do not require continuing education. It is offered, but not required as entry into the field; whereas, if you look at ER positions, many...

  13. How likely is it for a Canadian nurse to work in New York City?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm a Canadian nurse with few months of experience under my belt. I was wondering: what are my chances of landing a job in new york city? I heard the nursing market is saturated there but still...

  14. How likely is it for a Canadian nurse to work in New York City?

    Guest878640 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    What about Hawaii and California? I have heard they are saturated as well, but still remain

  15. I just answered all 265 questions on the NCLEX, what are the chances of me passing?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I answered 265 questions on the NCLEX in 5 hours. What are the chances of me passing? And how long did it take for you to receive your results through

  16. I just answered all 265 questions on the NCLEX, what are the chances of me passing?

    Guest878640 replied to Guest878640's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks floridaRN38, I appreciate that.

  17. Which is the standard diabetes test?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We know that hypoglycemia is less 70 mg/dl and hyperglycemia is greater than 200mg/dl. But from what method exactly are we measuring these values because there are several different methods and each...

  18. Is it normal to have not retained any information in nursing school

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm studying the NCLEX and realized that I retained close to nothing in regards to the courses that are related to nursing like anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, health assessment. During school,...

  19. Where can I take the Hesi Exam?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm about to take the NClEX exam in two months time. Before I go into the exam, I would like to make sure that I know I will pass considering we only get three tries at the NCLEX in Canada. I know...

  20. What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm going to start working as soon as I pass the NCLEX. I have heard a lot about bullying in the nursing field. I was wondering what is the most severe form of bullying you've seen in your career? I...

  21. What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    Guest878640 replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, this is not a troll post.The clinical director said that every time they sat down, someone took their chair away. Yes, the staff had priority in seating. However, I'm sure there were times when...

  22. Is Emerge nursing harder than medicine, med-surg and rehab?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I asked around and am getting mixed messages. It is hard for people in my school to go into emerg for the final semester of nursing school. It is a restricted You have to have an A average in order to...

  23. Is it normal to be ostracized as a student?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was in my last semester of nursing school, and there was one nurse at the the hospital in which I was placed at who really didn't like me for whatever reason. She would ignore me at lunchtime, and...

  24. What is the most complex clinical procedure you had to do in your career?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    As a student in her final year, the most complex clinical procedure for me has to be cleaning and packing a wound. I did this numerous times during clinical. What about

  25. What do you do to improve critical thinking?

    Guest878640 posted a topic in General Nursing

    After watching a nurse demonstrate a clinical skill, I envision the steps in my mind. In addition, I try to find out the rationale for many of the practises that occur in clinical.