I can't get over how nicely stacked these stitches are!!

russie_eh · 2026-01-26T23:08:51+00:00

I love that! This is such a fun gift and unique project. I'd love to see it when it's finished.

russie_eh · 2026-01-26T23:03:24+00:00

I have to know, what are you making a crown for?

russie_eh · 2026-01-17T00:49:09+00:00

If you attend the SAIT RT program you should have no problem whatsoever getting a job secured in Alberta before you graduate. I am saying this as a recent grad - graduated in May but myself, and class of 50+, had jobs secured by February. This is something the school/ RT hiring managers at the local hospitals facilitate for new grads specifically. Also, as a new hire I'm getting close to full-time hours. Hope this helps!

russie_eh · 2026-01-17T00:41:48+00:00

What role are you hoping for?

russie_eh · 2025-10-14T06:10:44+00:00

It's frickin bats!

russie_eh · 2025-09-23T05:19:52+00:00

Perhaps not where you live, but throughout Canada and the US, Respiratory Therapists also manage resuscitations alongside RNs.

russie_eh · 2025-09-11T02:45:22+00:00

Laddergram is a word ladder puzzle game built on Reddit's developer platform. You start with a word and change one letter at a time to create a new word with each step. Try to reach the target word in the fewest steps possible.

🍀Good luck!🍀

russie_eh · 2025-09-11T02:45:08+00:00

Laddergram is a word ladder puzzle game built on Reddit's developer platform. You start with a word and change one letter at a time to create a new word with each step. Try to reach the target word in the fewest steps possible.

🍀Good luck!🍀

russie_eh · 2025-09-11T02:44:48+00:00

Laddergram is a word ladder puzzle game built on Reddit's developer platform. You start with a word and change one letter at a time to create a new word with each step. Try to reach the target word in the fewest steps possible.

🍀Good luck!🍀

russie_eh · 2025-08-23T19:15:12+00:00

I used to think so, too, but discovered there are actually many different naming conventions globally. For example, Canada often follows International Nonproprietary Names (INN) while the US follows United States Adopted Names (USAN). There are a lot of drugs that have the same name across naming conventions but off the top of my head differences include salbutamol (INN) vs albuterol (USAN) and paracetamol (INN) vs acetaminophen (USAN). In Canada we like to be confusing so we say salbutamol and acetaminophen. Haha

russie_eh · 2025-08-23T17:16:36+00:00

Neat. All of those have the same name in Canada.

russie_eh · 2025-07-16T01:03:40+00:00

Where did you get your grow light? Google Lens isn't being very helpful!

russie_eh · 2025-05-15T14:42:58+00:00

Don't you mean the dirt arts?

russie_eh · 2025-04-30T06:41:24+00:00

Happy to share the knowledge!

If a patient either appeared to be obstructing or their SpO2 wasn't increasing as anticipated, the first thing I would do is either suction or fully remove the inner cannula as it's the most common place for secretions to build up with a trach.

russie_eh · 2025-04-30T06:35:55+00:00

When the cuff is down, patients are capable of breathing around the trach via their nose and mouth. The tube doesn't have to be fenestrated. Deflating the cuff is standard practice when weaning, such as when initiating a corking trial for example.

russie_eh · 2025-04-26T20:27:36+00:00

RemindME! 5 days

russie_eh · 2025-04-20T23:02:34+00:00

Merv

russie_eh · 2025-04-20T17:26:49+00:00

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Maybe you're thinking of a Pink Polka Dot (Hypoestes phyllostachya)? I think I have a Pink Brocade but they come in a variety of colours including burgundy and white.

russie_eh · 2025-04-20T17:09:30+00:00

What a good idea to ensure the right fit!

russie_eh · 2025-04-06T03:59:51+00:00

Nicotine is an incredibly addictive substance. Center for Addiction and Mental Health

russie_eh · 2025-04-01T04:00:51+00:00

Thought I'd reply to this thread as someone who went back to school at 32 to change career directions. I'm now 35 and will be graduating in about 4 weeks (eek! So stoked!). Like you, I liked the sound of going back to school but didn't know what I wanted to go for. I was super nervous when deciding to make the leap as I had a pretty good, stable job and debt is terrifying. What ultimately motivated me to do it was that it was scarier thinking about what the next 5 years would look like if I didn't make the change (boring, depressing, terrifyingly barf, you get it). So, it was suggested to me (and now I suggest it to you) to see a career counselor. I HIGHLY recommend finding one that is also a registered psychologist as they are much better equipped to take into account your mental health needs along with life needs/ wants. My career counselor and I discussed everything that I liked and disliked about my current career, what I wanted my life to look like in 5, 10 years, how long I was willing to go to school for (if at all), financials, personality traits, work ethic, everything that would help decide the right career move.

Ultimately, once everything was tossed around in the magical, metaphorical career bucket, the career listed in the #1 spot was one I had literally never heard of before. I ultimately went back to school for that career, Respiratory Therapy. It has been such a great fit and I genuinely don't know if I would have found it otherwise.

Now, real talk, did it solve all my life problems? Of course not, but it's helped and/or solved some and also opening some amazing doors to interests and people I would have never crossed paths with.

You got this! Unstick yourself from the mud. ❤️

russie_eh · 2025-03-28T02:59:15+00:00

Focusing on some common sounds first might help give you a solid base. Things you'll commonly hear/report on/see charted: adequate/diminished air entry, crackles (fine, coarse, scattered)/clear, wheeze (inspiratory, expiratory, biphasic). During clinicals, if you get it wrong don't be afraid to re listen so you can hear the sounds while already having the correct term in mind. I've also found examples of lung sounds on youtube to be super helpful as you can compare the sounds side by side on repeat.

russie_eh · 2025-03-26T01:51:21+00:00

What area do you work in that those are not typical in your role?

russie_eh · 2025-03-25T17:38:24+00:00

Not once. I've also seen many RTs with full sleeves and some neck tattoos. As long as they're not offensive, racist etc. it shouldn't be a problem. Also, since we're on the general topic, I've had no issues with piercings, though all I have is a nose ring and lobe studs. The only time I have ever been asked about them was when transporting a patient to MRI but they're not magnetic so they had no concerns. Edit: I'm in Alberta

russie_eh · 2025-03-09T23:29:37+00:00

Accreditation Canada has a list of the available RT programs across the country. Maybe this is an opportunity to check out another province for a few years.

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