Little One2 replied to silentmonolith's topic in International
Hi there, Things are slow in Toronto right now. I have also been looking for work. SRT is a great agency to work for. There is sprectrum, VHA, and NHI. Those are some good agencies. Carecor is another one. York central, Humber river, are hiri...
Little One2 replied to silentmonolith's topic in International
Hi Silentmonolith, I don't where your from. But, where I live, the job market for nursing slows down at this time of year due to budgeting. There has been a hiring freeze. Because of sars, the hospitals have not been having interviews. Some hospit...
Up here in Ontario, things slow down in march and april when the budget is due. So even though the hospitals are short staffed, they don't hire until after the budget is done. And of course with the sars going on in toronto, they are not hiring. On...
Little One2 replied to maeyken's topic in International
Well, I thought I would stop by and introduce myself. I have been nursing for about five years. I have experienced different types of nursing areas. Still trying to find which area best suits me. Currently, in community nursing. Looking for som...
Little One2 replied to karbyr's topic in Home Health
It is easy for me to travel 50 to 100 kms (don't what that is in miles). We get four dollars for travel allowance per visit. We can had our car expenses and cell phone on our income taxes. We have to use our own car. I really miss the hospital.
Little One2 replied to PattiRN's topic in Home Health
I just went back into community nursing. I make from 3 visits a day to ten visits. Some patients are daily, BID, or a couple of times a week. We don't get paid to do paper work at home. I may travel 50 km to 100 km a day easy. I refrain from giv...
In Toronto, there are now fifteen who have passed away from suffering from SARS. Here are a few stories I have heard: -there is a guy who was suspected of having SARS, instead of following the order of going home and being under quarantee; he decid...
Little One2 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
Hi everyone, I have just returned to home health care (community nursing or visiting nursing) here in Ontario. I had just spent a year in the hospital(working with wendles), then left to try the ICU. But decided it is not the time for me to work i...
Little One2 replied to tues's topic in International
I'm currently working in the community. Last week, the nurses who worked in the community were told they could not work in the hospital and in the community at the same time in order to prevent spreading SARS. Those nurses had to work only in the ...
I agree, should of called in sick if you were not feeling well. Ten patients is a very heavy workload on a night shift. You need all the energy you have to get through the night. Need all your six senses. Should alert and able to function. By c...