just4

just4 has 3 years experience and specializes in Medical unit and ICU.

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1. Best working conditions for English speaking nurses in Montreal?

   just4 replied to blue-sky's topic in Canada

   Thank you for providing an alternative view. I did move from a medical unit to ICU and I found the working conditions much better. Part of the reason is because the ICU manager does an excellent job. However I also found myself frustrated by many ...

2. Nursing in Ottawa

   just4 replied to Sashat3's topic in Canada

   I think you are focusing too much on French and not enough on finding a job. Your best chances are with an English speaking hospital in Montreal such as Montreal General or Jewish Hospital. There are also agencies that can find work for you in nurs...

3. Nursing in montreal (QC) Canada!!!! Help needed!!

   just4 replied to Stars_nsky15's topic in Registration

   By now you probably should be getting a provisional work license but it probably take until next spring for them to allow you to take the full exam. The French language requirement is nonsense in the sense that you have 4 years to pass those exams, ...

4. Nursing positions in BC are mostly casual. Why?

   just4 replied to Mykami's topic in Career Support

   I guess I am late to respond but this may help others. In a casual position the employer does not have to pay benefits and gets to try out your competence without committment. Personally I insisted on a full time position when I entered the BC nurs...

5. MONTREAL VS BC Nursing- just for fun

   just4 replied to ohhyeahh...'s topic in International

   I have worked in both places. Stay away from Montreal. Quebec has an enormous public debt and no money for health or anything else. There is corruption at every level of government (see the Mafia investigations and resignation of the mayors of Mon...

6. Best working conditions for English speaking nurses in Montreal?

   just4 replied to blue-sky's topic in Canada

   I would say that working a hospital in Montreal is challenging and will get worse both because there is an enormous budget deficit and because there is governmental corruption at all levels. The only place you might find relieve is if you transfer t...

7. Nursing student being displaced to Montreal... help please!

   just4 replied to GeorgiaPeaches's topic in Canada

   PQ is Province of Quebec (sometimes QC). Don't confuse BA with BS. As with EE, you need to work towards a BS, specifically nursing. Forget about anything less, it would make you second class for the rest of your career. All provinces are moving t...

8. Moving to Montreal, need info.

   just4 replied to ccotter's topic in International

   Here is a current article which supports my experience of finding the cost of living in Montreal high. Quebec Could Soon Be Poorest Province

9. Moving to Montreal, need info.

   just4 replied to ccotter's topic in International

   Realistically, I have not found Quebec cheap at all living there the last 2.5 years. I guess it all depends on the specific expenditures that you want to focus on. Take the yearly nursing license fees for instance. I think that they are about 175$ ...

10. Moving to Montreal, need info.

    just4 replied to ccotter's topic in International

    Amy, I think you will find that the pay is lower in Quebec and the provincial income tax is quite a bit higher. You will be able to get a temporary Quebec nursing license based on your Ontario license. It will remain temporary for up to 4 years unt...

11. from ontario to vancouver BC

    just4 replied to s222's topic in Canada

    My own experience last year was not at all bad. I needed to move from Montreal to BC, but I opted to look for a job in Surrey which is only about 25 Km south of Vancouver. Vancouver is easily reached by Skytrain. I had a couple of years of hospita...

12. Ordering books through Amazon

    just4 replied to jazz1983's topic in International

    I have found that Amazon.com (USA) is much faster that the Canadian one, possibly because USA mail is generally faster as well. However, you should also look into Amazon UK.

13. Moving to Montreal, need info.

    just4 replied to ccotter's topic in International

    In the USA you should be working towards a Bachelor of SCIENCE in Nursing, not another BA! I did and the OIIQ had no problem certifying my degree (it took 6 months and lots of paperwork). The Quebec exam is only once a year, so it could take you up...

14. difference between a USA Associates degree RN and BScN

    just4 replied to Glimpsethepast's topic in International

    Some of the information above is not accurate. I say this as an RN with a BSN in the USA and current license in one USA state and two diverse Canadian provinces. In some US states and some Canadian provinces (Quebec for example) you can get an RN l...

15. Is BC really that bad in terms of RN jobs?

    just4 replied to Teebee5's topic in International

    My citizenship is not Canadian and the country in which I was educated is neither Canada nor the country of my birth. I have had a "limited" Quebec license for a couple of years because I have not pushed myself to learn French. I applied to the CR...