Always consider the patients condition first. You never want to interpret an ABG and that it. Look at the patients situation and consider what state they could be then utilize objective data to further provide evidence or support your findings. PATIENT FIRST! ALWAYS! The NCLEX also expects this of you! 1. Look at pH = […]
Root words help you understand concepts- cholescytectomy = removal of gall bladder; Cholestyramine medication that lowers cholesterol by excreting bile.. “hyperemesis gravidarum” = hyper means a lot; emsis means to vomit; gravidarum means pregnancy Pancrealipase Ase = enzyme What is an enzyme; used to break down foods Pancrelipase is a medication containing lipase, protease, and […]
Emergency Room Nurse Specialty Program Review 2020 – BCIT ER/ED Nursing I have finished my specialty training to become an emergency department nurse. I am very excited but equally nervous. There is a lot to know, and I have to continuously learn from my colleagues who are more experts in this field. However I just […]
How to interpret Arterial Blood Gases ABG’s for Nurses QUICKLY! (2020) Always consider the patients condition first. You never want to interpret an ABG and that it. Look at the patients situation and consider what state they could be then utilize objective data to further provide evidence or support your findings. PATIENT FIRST! ALWAYS! The […]
I recently finished my first week at the Emergency Department as a RN student. As some of you may know my hospital has sponsored me to become an ED nurse. Through this program we have clinical and courses we must pass in order to become a specialized ER nurse. Throughout the past year I have […]
NURSING SCHOOL IN CANADA 2019 IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (B.C) CANADA – UBC/LANGARA/BCIT/VCC! In this video I explain why UBC’s Nursing program is the best in the province. Having a short, condensed program has many advantages.. I explain them in this video. I am not saying that other nursing programs are bad, in fact they may […]
Tips for Interviewing for Specialty 1. Situational questions — Always ABC’s, patient safety, culturaly sensitive etc…. ○ knowing how to deal with families — distraught family members, ○ know who the demographic is of people that come in, ○ what are major problems that you may face (multicultural in hospitals in canada) ○ How you […]
I used to SUCK at inserting IV’s. It was terrible, I knew how to do them but no matter what I did I KEPT blowing the vein or going “through and through” and it SUCKED. IV access is probably one of the most important nursing interventions in all of nursing. I would put it as […]
IV insertion analysis and explanation Hi everyone, In this video I am going to take my IV insertion short video, which you can see here and slow it down a little bit and explain the process a bit more. In this channel I talk about all aspects of nursing, if you are interested in learning […]
The differences in the 2 countries. You work 4 shifts in a row. 2 day shifts and 2 night shifts. This is the standard in Canada. In the US this is different, you work 3 day shifts or 3 night shifts for the week. Private health care and Free health care. This obviously has huge […]
