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  1. How did you know hospice nursing was right for you?

    annabanana2 replied to purplevega's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice and home health is the same thing where I am, so when I started in home health I found that I loved working with clients who were referred for palliative care. To me it seems like the most...

  2. Moving on up

    annabanana2 replied to MrsSilverFox's topic in Canada

    Amount of vacation time will be standard for the whole province because that's negotiated by the union. A new grad starts at 155 hours and I think it goes up by 7.5 hours yearly after that? That is...

  3. Verbal warning about sick calls.....please advise

    annabanana2 replied to SaffireWeldon's topic in Canada

    I'm a Canadian nurse. There is no such thing as FMLA here - you may be eligible for EI sickness benefits but that's more of a long-term thing. Which province are you in? You almost certainly have a...

  4. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    annabanana2 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of the client I had who can be a bit crotchety at times but overall is a decent guy - one Christmas Day I went to visit and he said "you know, I give you crap sometimes, but I just wanted...

  5. I'm Stumped

    annabanana2 replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Man, back in my day they didn't even tell us what periods WERE until 5th grade. And if anybody had theirs before then they didn't tell a SOUL because news like that travels fast. Kids these

  6. At a loss for words..

    annabanana2 replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That was my question. What supports does Mom have? What more can be put in place? What can be done to keep kiddo safe while the courts figure things out (because lord knows that's not a quick...

  7. Crisis Intervention Training (CPI) for ICU RNs

    annabanana2 replied to BrandonB779's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't work in ICU but I have taken the training several years ago and quite honestly found it pretty useless as well. It was very very expensive and taught me little that I didn't already know....

  8. IV Insertion in School?

    annabanana2 replied to meganec17's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't learn in school either. IV starts and phlebotomy were basically an additional "course" run by a different nursing school in the area that our health authority would pay for you to attend...

  9. Are we doing good for our patients?

    annabanana2 replied to GeologistRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Same here. I briefly considered something like NICU while I was in nursing school because I loved working with babies but I couldn't cope with what I perceived as torturing these little beings for no...

  10. 12/5: What I've learned this week - No, I don't have "just a second" to help you

    annabanana2 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Dumb question, but what does "SC port" mean for you guys (I'm not in the US)? These are the ones we use: We do not flush before and after with saline, it's not necessary and given that the max...

  11. Medication

    annabanana2 replied to Han_cam's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is where I went for that information when I was in nursing school: The Hospital for Sick Children - Motherisk - Drugs in Pregnancy. Hopefully using a Canadian source is okay for

  12. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    annabanana2 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm working Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve, but not New Year's day. I'm okay with it for now, I don't have kids or a partner to worry about. Maybe later in life I'll try harder to have time...

  13. The Dark Side of Nursing...

    annabanana2 replied to maeli's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The expected death of a "palliative" patient is very different from the unexpected death of a baby (or adult, for that matter). Sometimes it's sad, but lots of the time it's just kind of peaceful....

  14. Allergic to my job?

    annabanana2 replied to Hopeful1003's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I don't have an answer, I just wanted to interject that you don't actually need antibacterial soap (not to provide effective cleansing, anyway, if your workplace requires it that's another...

  15. Where did you start working right after getting your RN license?

    annabanana2 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I went right into home health/hospice. I'm in Canada so probably it's a bit different here, although the majority of our nurses did come from significant acute care experience. I continue to be...

  16. Wound and vac assistance?

    annabanana2 replied to Zelda21's topic in General Nursing

    Totally fair to remove identifiable information but unfortunately a really key bit of information was also yanked - it's a pressure ulcer, unstageable, wound base is 100% grey slough. Wound care is a...

  17. Wound and vac assistance?

    annabanana2 replied to Zelda21's topic in General Nursing

    Wounds with a base that are > 30% slough (that grey ick) should not have a VAC on because it's useless. That wound will have to be debrided

  18. Nurse in a bar... Should you help?

    annabanana2 replied to crc2015's topic in General Students

    I mean... if the situation were exactly as described in the OP (literally NO ONE ELSE is able to help for whatever reason), what worse injuries could you cause? The guy's already dead. His heart is...

  19. Requesting words of encouragement… I’m a new grad having a breakdown at work right now.

    annabanana2 replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not an ICU nurse, not even an acute care nurse, but was very recently a new grad so I know the "oh my god what am I doing how did I end up here I can't do this" feel. Take a big deep breath. Notice...

  20. Tubigrips

    annabanana2 replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Always calf to toes. There is ZERO point in putting on compression that stops at the ankle. All you're going to get is a nice bulge of edema above it. And for Tubigrip, always in a double

  21. 11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    annabanana2 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I totally remember being a student and being legitimately excited to toilet patients. Seriously. Maybe because early on in nursing school that was really the only thing I could do that was actually...

  22. Sharpie on Tegaderm

    annabanana2 replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    While we're on the subject, can we talk about why IV3000 also has "1-hand" on their packaging? Is that meant to intend that you can put it on with one hand? Because if so, good lord, how on earth is...

  23. Sharpie on Tegaderm

    annabanana2 replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    No, of course it doesn't. I'm talking about the non-sterile Tegaderm that comes on a roll - the IV dressings, Tegaderm Absorbent and Tegaderm Hydrocolloid I can't speak for. I wouldn't recommend...

  24. Tips for Being a Good Patient

    annabanana2 replied to keepitsecret's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I mean, cool, I get that, but falling and whacking your head on the floor would be even more uncomfortable than being eyeballed every few seconds by a nurse who, quite honestly, probably won't even...

  25. In love with my psyche nurse?

    annabanana2 replied to Hyacinthk's topic in Psychiatric

    When you come right down to it, we're just strangers on the internet. You're completely allowed to have whatever feelings it is that you have. And lord only knows what your nurse was thinking or...