smr21 BSN

smr21 has 9 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Cardiac Cath Lab.

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1. Night Shift Struggles

   smr21 replied to smr21's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Wow, I haven’t thought about that time in my career in a long time, haha! Well, I am still working as an RN and really loving it. A few months after I wrote that post, I ended up getting a spot on day shift. Days were hard, but I ended up r...

2. Cath lab staff

   smr21 replied to tubaman86's topic in COVID

   We have four labs available for use. Typically two get used for interventions, one for EP and one for devices or structural heart. Currently we are running one intervention lab (for STEMIs and urgent/emergent caths both outpatient and inpatient at ou...

3. Clinical Skills on Resume

   smr21 replied to smr21's topic in Job Hunt

   Those are great ideas, thanks!

4. How did you find a job in Vancouver?

   smr21 replied to smr21's topic in Canada

   Yes, I've started looking into rehab and other options. The thing is, I really like working in acute care, but the stories I've heard of full time schedules have me pretty scared...maybe I'm just overthinking it and it isn't so bad, I mean if that's ...

5. How did you find a job in Vancouver?

   smr21 replied to smr21's topic in Canada

   Thanks for the replies! Companibiki - I do have a practising license with CRNBC and I have PR status. When I looked up IEN refresher course, I came up with a year long program - is that what you're referring to? NotReady4PrimeTime - thanks for the in...

6. How did you find a job in Vancouver?

   smr21 posted a topic in Canada

   Hey everyone - I am an IEN who just moved to Vancouver (husband is Canadian and going back to school). I'm neck deep in my job hunt and curious about other IEN experiences with looking for work in Vancouver. I know I'm in for a long and competitive ...

7. Clinical Skills on Resume

   smr21 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hey there - So, I recently moved to Vancouver, BC and am updating my resume. I have only had one job, on a progressive care unit where I worked for almost two years. I'm having a hard time describing what that unit was like on my resume. Namely the c...

8. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

   smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration

   OK, so update - I got my nursing license!! No further assessment needed! RN_Pro, I did my ABSN at Western Carolina University. For anyone who's interested, here's a synopsis of my process... Dec 2015 - started the NNAS process. Some requirements wer...

9. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

   smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration

   Thanks! I hope so too, I miss nursing!

10. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration

    CRNBC has responded to my application. They said I am eligible to have my NCLEX-RN results recognized, so I had the board of nursing from the US contact them. Now I'm waiting for background check results. I imagine that since I passed the NCLEX, I wo...

11. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration

    No request for further testing so far

12. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration

    My report was "somewhat comparable" I did an ABSN option in the US.

13. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration

    Hi there - I just relocated to Canada from the US (not b/c of Trump, my husband is from Vancouver and is going to school here). Anyway, it is a LONG process to get your license here. I started the NNAS review in January, and I still do not have my nu...

14. Mistakes

    smr21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where to start with this one, and I'm nervous to post, but here goes. I'm a new nurse, graduated a year ago, been working since March on a CV surgical unit (step-down from CVICU). I guess I'm wondering what it was like for others during thei...

15. Night Shift Struggles

    smr21 replied to smr21's topic in General Nursing

    meanmaryjean: So, I take a unisom and melatonin between my shifts, and get around 6 hours, sometimes 7. On my stretches off, sleep is really hit or miss. I'm hesitant to get too reliant on sleep aids, but sometimes I will take a unisom or melatonin t...