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1. Nursing Student as PSW

   LPN2BECanada replied to EspressoYourself's topic in Canada

   dishes, It is my understanding that I am covered for any liability of the delegated tasks I am trained on to perform for the client and checked off by our agency nurse and that I am, loosely speaking, borrowing her nursing license to do the work unde...

2. Nursing Student as PSW

   LPN2BECanada replied to EspressoYourself's topic in Canada

   I have both, which is why I mentioned both. I also have WCB coverage for home support as well.

3. Nursing Student as PSW

   LPN2BECanada replied to EspressoYourself's topic in Canada

   I work in British Columbia, Canada and we also have similar direct funding arrangement to self-manage attendant services. It's also true that care givers properly trained to perform delegated tasks can provide safer care to clients. But I am not su...

4. Nursing Student as PSW

   LPN2BECanada replied to EspressoYourself's topic in Canada

   Hi there, No matter how hard our intentions are trying to achieve 100% mistake free in medication admin and performing delegated tasks, there will be times that we will make a mistake. However slight or serious it is, patient safety can be compromis...

5. MEN, dont come into nursing

   LPN2BECanada replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Men

   Moving forward into the future, I think gradually some healthcare jobs in Canada will be privatized. In fact, the liberal government allowed An Bang Insurance Corporation (A Chinese for profit corporation), behind closed doors, to secretly purchase ...

6. Nursing Student as PSW

   LPN2BECanada replied to EspressoYourself's topic in Canada

   I am working as a HCA/PSW for both facilities and in home support bonded and insured, but be aware that an HCA (PSW, RCA, YCW, PCA) can only provide medication reminder. HCA with a Medication Management/Administration certification can administer ce...

7. MEN, dont come into nursing

   LPN2BECanada replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Men

   I'm an Asian working as a HCA in Canada (CNA in the US) and we get the stereotyping as we are the ones taking away the jobs of white care aides. But then, that's not true. It's not true for nurses. The real reason why we have so many foreign nurse...

8. Toileting: is it really necessary?

   LPN2BECanada replied to nursemike's topic in Men

   As a CNA (Health Care Assistant in Canada) slowly working my way to becoming a LPN, I am in a similar spot as you are now. I'm about 12 years younger than you, who got into the health care business basically as a forced career change. Just like you...