diver117

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1. "Get out of here... go do some 'doctor' stuff..."

   diver117 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

   wow, much respect to the dr

2. Contract via Kijiji to work in states for a canadian nurse

   diver117 replied to rinks2010's topic in Canada

   I am a fellow Canadian, RN student. Unfortunately as an RPN you would not qualify under NAFTA for a TN visa. You can still work in the US but it would be the standard visa process and that would take a fair amount of time. If they are willing to ...

3. What are nursing clinicals like? (BSN)

   diver117 replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

   I cant speak for the US but in Canada the patients are very real. My last few rotations (Im a BScN syudent, 3rd year) I was assigned a minimum of two patients and a max of 4. I requested more patients. Will you make mistakes? Oh yes, its part of ...

4. Vodka tampons?!?

   diver117 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

   This has actually been around for a few years, it just seems to surface every so often. My brother works in Michigan, a well to do hospital and has seen about 6 cases of it over the last year.

5. US student applying to nursing school in Canada

   diver117 replied to TFoy's topic in International

   I am not a US student in Canada but I do have 2 US students in my class (Ontario). They were accepted the first time around and the fees are not as high as you would think. The possibilities of working in either country are good as Nursing is under...

6. Becoming a CRNA but living in Canada

   diver117 replied to kaltunadan's topic in SRNA

   As a fellow Canadian, I cannot honestly answer the acedemic questions regarding Canadian and US universities. But I can tell you that CRNA is NOT allowed to practice in Canada and you will need 2 years ICU or ER experience before you can even apply ...

7. Nurse Anesthetists programs in Canada?

   diver117 replied to Jasoneks's topic in SRNA

   CRNA does not exist in Canada, here its assistant.

8. Nursing in Canada?

   diver117 replied to breezy7's topic in International

   The first step would be to get accepted to a school and then get a student visa. After you get your BScN, you would be able to apply for jobs , Nurses come under the NAFTA agreement so it would not be that difficult. A student visa is not difficult ...

9. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

   diver117 replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am a scuba and sky diver, the 117 is the feet of my first deep dive (scuba)

10. Is this a correct diagnosis for my care plan?

    diver117 replied to onlyj's topic in Student Assist

    Impaired mobility r/t intentional tissue trauma seconadary to rt. tka aeb inability to support weight on right leg

11. Police Clearances for Ontario

    diver117 replied to diver117's topic in International

    I have called them, emailed them, physically went to the local office and I am currently having my MP get the Minister of Public Safety Involved. The only answer i get is "in process". My co-ordinator has been trying to find out what is going on as...

12. Police Clearances for Ontario

    diver117 posted a topic in International

    This is really for Ontario, Canada nursing students. Have you had or know someone who has had problems with your clearance from the RCMP? I am currently at day 155 waiting and am about to lose my year because I still have not received my clearance ...

13. New Nursing Student with Loads of Questions!

    diver117 replied to soras_mommy's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I own a copy of Dragon and I hardly use it. The copy i own is the regular kind and it does not function very well with the terminology. I find it to be more of a pain in the bum than anything else. Takes hours just to calibrate. I checked out the...

14. is NCLEX recognized as CRNE?

    diver117 replied to obeshiRN's topic in International

    Nope, you must write the CRNE for the province you want to work in. CRNE is Canadian examination, NCLEX is US examination. Two totally different things.

15. LPN programs in Calgary/Bridge programs to RN in Canada

    diver117 replied to Beebop25's topic in CA Programs

    Athabasca is an excellent school and i highly recommend it, i lived in Alberta. The program does lead to a BScN, hence why my friend is doing it, she currently resides in Ontario and is working full-time as an RPN (LPN). The liciensure is Alberta. ...