nursechilespice LPN

nursechilespice has 6 years experience as a LPN.

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   Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

   nursechilespice replied to nursechilespice's topic in Relations

   Thank you for the advice, I scheduled a meeting with my manager, I’m alittle nervous because I’ve never done this before, but it’s gotta be done. He referred to me as a “space cadet” to insult me- like “spacey” or “dumb”
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   Hoyer/ Ceiling Lift Safety?

   nursechilespice replied to nursechilespice's topic in Safety

   I guess incase of any malfunctions?
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   Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

   nursechilespice replied to nursechilespice's topic in Relations

   Thank you very, very much! I really appreciate the constructive advice
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   Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

   nursechilespice replied to nursechilespice's topic in Relations

   Maybe it’s just depends on where we are all located, most hospitals in Toronto have “brown soakers/ sliding sheets” and “blue pads”
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   Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

   nursechilespice replied to nursechilespice's topic in Relations

   It’s a sliding sheet! Haha we call them that interchangeably here- it’s more dense so any loose BMs wouldn’t soak the entire bed.
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   Hoyer/ Ceiling Lift Safety?

   nursechilespice posted a topic in Safety

   I know it decreases patient risk for falls when two caregivers are present during the transfer of a patient by ceiling/ hoyer lift, but I’ve seen a colleague do a successful transfer (I walked in as they were being lowered to bed) alone. I told them...
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   Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

   nursechilespice replied to nursechilespice's topic in Relations

   Thanks! I sincerely appreciate the insight, When it comes to my personal life, I feel like I don’t have any issues setting boundaries etc. But within my professional practice with dealing with patients, I tend to stop myself in the moment because I’m...
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   Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

   nursechilespice posted a topic in Relations

   So this is my second evening shift in a row working with the same assignment (on a CCC vented floor) two of my three patients are in the same room (let’s call them patients A, B and C) I was about 40 minutes late to feed patient A, because patient ...
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   Wearing Scrubs to an Interview...?

   nursechilespice posted a topic in Career Support

   I have an interview in another unit in the hospital I work at for a full time position, the thing is I have work on my home unit at 3pm and the interview is at 2pm... would it be weird to wear my (clean) scrubs? I’ve only had alittle over a year of w...
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    What am I doing wrong?

    nursechilespice posted a topic in Canada

    I’ve been currently working at a CCC facility for alittle over a year, it’s my first facility job (also working as a overnight private duty nurse for about a year and 5 months) Since graduating in 2017, my goal was to get into acute care in Toronto a...
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    am I a nurse or home maker???

    nursechilespice replied to jack1339's topic in Private Duty

    I myself am currently working for a quadriplegic, trached gentleman- been working overnights in his home for a year now, and the past couple months I’ve been noticing his middle aged wife and twenty something kids have been mixing their laundry with ...
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    Guilt for Asking for a Day Off?

    nursechilespice posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work as a private Duty Nurse for a quadriplegic, trached client over nights 3-4 nights a week, I also work partime at a chronic care facility 3-5 days or evenings. I'm also taking classes to get some certificates to work in acute care and eventuall...
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    Proof read my Resume?

    nursechilespice posted a topic in Career Support

    Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could read my resume and give me any pointers to improve it and what to add, I'm within my first year of working as an RPN and I want to have my resume on point and ready to go when I need it! : PAULINA NICHOLE PE...
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    How's my Resume?

    nursechilespice posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hello there! I was hoping to get some feedback and constructive criticism for my updated resume- I'm working as a RPN now, but I wanted to update my resume incase of any opportunities showing up. PLEASE NOTE: the formatting from word to this website ...
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    Upgrading Courses for Bridging to RN

    nursechilespice replied to nursechilespice's topic in CA Programs

    Thanks! I hope I do