tarahope

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1. Advice on CRNBC Registration Qualifying Courses...

   tarahope replied to mark_v's topic in International

   Hi, I also registered one offsite and 2 in class courses in Kwantlen. I just wondered are these hard courses? I currently have 2 part-time jobs(one is retail saler, one is caregiver) to pay for my expenses. Should I quit jobs and concentrate to study...

2. What to do after SEC assessment?

   tarahope replied to AVKON's topic in Immigration

   Can volunteer hours be counted? Does the 250 hours must work in public facilities? What about home health? Or any clinics?

3. Screwed over?

   tarahope replied to MP RN's topic in International

   Like my friend said, why not take the training that the facility provided? Sitting in the room and still get paid is feeling so good. After got the training, people have more opportunities jump to another better facilities to get more pay.

4. New grad-still wondering when to hold certain meds!

   tarahope replied to RockinNurse's topic in General Nursing

   In my facility, physicians always give a parameter; if not, the pharmacy will call them. How I judge should I hold meds is that I will recheck the BP and Pulse for one full min. Making sure that I double check and obtain the accurate data; and maybe ...

5. resident care attendant

   tarahope replied to chengzz_1110's topic in International

   In BC, they pay is low as well as the working hours are never enough. I've heard that too many people flock into this market so some of them can't find a job after got certificate. Before entering any career, do market research is important.

6. Stucking in processing stage 1

   tarahope posted a topic in International

   I've applied CRNBC in last Dec and then run for all necessary documents. I got my file and register number in middle of January. Then wait until March 15, I sent an e-mail and called CRNBC to find out what's going on. The answer was one verificaion f...

7. Career Change after Nursing

   tarahope replied to unhappy101's topic in Canada

   How about RT?

8. TN help/advice for canadian

   tarahope replied to mardibc's topic in International

   I'd like to share my experience here. I was trained in Asia, and passed NCLEX(California) and IELTS. Being a Canadian citizen, I was able to CA last year to find an employer and got the offer letter. I went to border by land to appy for TN but was re...

9. How to deal with lazy and rude coworkers?

   tarahope posted a topic in Relations

   I've been working in M/S for 6 months and 95% pts give me positive feedback which encourage me keep going. However, I really don't know what to do when my charge nurse neither take pt nor help others. The charge nurse even unwilling to help me to sig...

10. Bringing nurses into Canada

    tarahope replied to nursingbc's topic in International

    I don't think recruit foreign nurses means unethical. Being a foreign nurse and work in US, I can help patients more in terms of culture and language; not all pts can speak English. An old Chinese female pt has told one of my co-workers that she was ...

11. Life is too short to be this stressed

    tarahope replied to missninaRN's topic in New Nurse

    One more thing that I'd like to supply: pharmacy's carzy phone calls over and over again.

12. Frustrated and considering a career change

    tarahope replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in New Nurse

    I have the same feeling like you, and I also start to plan my second job in order to switch my career from nursing to another in the near future. I also like dental hygiene which is a professional job as well.

13. To all foreign nurses in the US, will you retire in US or go back to your homeland?

    tarahope replied to dhel28's topic in International

    An interesting topic.I appreciate US opens this door for me. I want to become a good nurse with US experience then be a volunteer nurse in Asia to help the poor people. So I might retire over there if they need me. Share US's nice heart to others.

14. NAFTA TN Visa and requirements

    tarahope replied to RamonRN07's topic in Immigration

    Hi Suzanne, I am in US now and wondered can I apply for TN visa in any local immigration office so I don't need to leave US? If yes, should I go by myself or hire a lawyer? I have all the require doucuments in hand. Thanks.

15. Have noticed racist threads right here in the past two days!

    tarahope replied to lpn2icu's topic in Relations

    I also have heard that Jewish are welcome without limit so many Russian nurses said they are Jewish (no DNA check), and they come to work happily. What I mean is do not aimed any foreign nurses. The nursese shortage is being exist for a long time. Wh...