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WE NEVER use them. Not even for croup now. We do humidify the air in the room though (if indicated) If they do not have a dry sounding cough or a lot of mucous than no we don't even use humidity. Amanda

Did you check your school liberary? What about asking your teachers? if you did all this than good for you! If not than remember that the net is new, and MANY assignments were done from the book method. Amanda

RN / RPN REQUIRED Must be able to work long hours with frequent mandatory overtime and regularly missed coffee breaks. Few holidays or weekends off. Must be able to keep massive amounts of paperwork up to date while making split second life and death decisions. Must be unaffected by frequent verbal abuse and able to neutralize occasional physical assaults. Must display patience, kindness and understanding at all times. The ability to effectively communicate with people who are illiterate, uneducated insane hysterical or enraged is required. Must show no aversion to blood, vomit, oozing infections or human body waste. Job involves daily exposure to infectious bacteria and viruses as well as radiation and carcinogenic medications. Frequent staffing shortages necessitates your ability prioritize and efficiently carry out the work of 2 or 3 people. Applicants must possess a keen interest in coping with grief, uncertainty, depression and loss on a daily basis. As a part of the multidisciplinary team you will be expected to collaborate with clerical and janitorial staff, physicians, respiratory technicians, social workers, chaplains, security guards, physical and occupational therapists, laboratory and x-ray technicians, maintenance personnel and dietitians. You are required to have an understanding of all the roles and responsibilities of these team members as you will be requires to carry out many of their duties in addition to your own. Salary is in no way commensurate with knowledge, ability or experience. Due to the frequency with which employees develop physical injury and emotional breakdown, we are pleased to offer a comprehensive benefits package. Only serious applicants need apply.

1, RN 2, 1yr 3, Ontario, CA 4, yes 5, yes 6, most times 7, NO 8, NO 9, We do and it is OK 10, I LOVE IT 11, no 12, on a 12 hr shift 3 breaks 13, rotate 14, 1 15, For most times 16, I do not know it I would strike, it would depend on what it is for.

I tried to email you, but the address was wrong..it would not go through. I am a paediatric nurse in Ontario. If you would like my help email me [email protected] Amanda

You are NOT alone. I also have been a nurse for 7-8 months. I also have my days where I think serving fries and bugers would be much better... But then i have a pt smile and say "thank-you" It makes you feel like it is all worth it. Maybe you need to be in a different unit...maybe paeds. I know that if I had to deal with adults all day I would be not happy. Maybe ask your manager is you could go and observe another floor for 1-2 days, and see if you would like it better. We DO NOT need to stay in jobs that are worring us. and stressing us. Amanda

We had a problem with staffing also. My advice to you is to DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. Also keep track of the type of pts, and critical or non critical. the number of staff and pt assignments, for your records, that way when you do complain , you can say look....... Once we did this, we were able to show that we needed more staff, and got it.

Did you even try??? I found the part of the web site she mentioned above... If you followed the instructions you would have found a site with nice stories, and funny comics.... Amanda

I am a nwe grad in Ontario, and I make 20.50 an hr. pluse weekend, shift premiums. I noticed you are from Ontario also. If you go to the CNA web site and click on facts, on the right hand side, you can get a list of provences and min/max rates for hospitals. You can ask at Human resources what bonuses are available...some places have sign on bonus's and some have one after two years...

You are not the only one who has this problem... some of my freinds would keep a baggy of drier sheets in thier bags, and in the Am before doing morning care, would put a sheeet on her shoulder (under her bra strap) and when teh smell was over whelming she would just turn her head to the side and smell the sweet smell of bounce or downey Hope that helps PS my thing was teeth..I COULD not remove, replace or brush ANYONES teeth..

When ever I started a new rotation I went to the floor a few days or 2 weeks before and asked if i could write down the stock drugs on the unit. This usually gave me a good idea of the more common drugs used. You caould also speak to the pharmacist in the hospital, they should have a list of them. Amanda

Hi I am a nurse in Canada..I do not know how much things change from here to there but where I work the following are a few of our policies... We change the tubing every 72 hrs The sight depends on the age....Babies, under a few months a foot/ankle is OK or a scalp vein. For older kids ( that can crawl walk, grab, pull) a hand or anticubital is best. We generally make 2-3 attempts before we call someone else. usually two nurses try and then the DR tries, and if we still have no luck than we call the anesthitist is called. If you are looking for specific information I am sure there is a book on it somewhere. Amanda