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1. Health Superboards: do they work?

   studentchar posted a topic in Canada

   Hello! First off, I just realized I have to change my username! No longer a student, now officially an RN! Yay me!! I'm in NS, and we are looking forward to a provincial election this fall. Two of the three parties are proposing merging the provin...

2. Pathophysiology text?

   studentchar posted a topic in Canada

   Hello all, What pathophysiology book do most Canadian nursing schools use? We don't have a dedicated patho class in my BScN program-it is incorporated into our med-surg, anatomy, etc classes. I'd like to pick up at used text to help me with my stu...

3. Questions from a new grad Re: moving to another province

   studentchar replied to studentchar's topic in Canada

   Thanks so much for the info! Good to hear that there's lots of work, I've been worried! I will remember your tips re: licensing and negotiating moving expenses. If I could stumble upon that opportunity it would be great!

4. Questions from a new grad Re: moving to another province

   studentchar replied to studentchar's topic in Canada

   Thanks for the info guys! Fyreflie, I'm in cape breton. From the feedback from this year's grads and announcements locally there's not going to be a whole lot of work for new grads. My husband can't find work, so we figure we'll move back to AB wh...

5. Questions from a new grad Re: moving to another province

   studentchar posted a topic in Canada

   Well, to clarify, I'm not a new grad yet, another year left to my BSCN. I already know that I want to move to another province, I am not looking to stay in the province that I went to school in. Is it possible to register in a different province th...

6. Is LTC really a kiss of death for new grads?

   studentchar replied to studentchar's topic in New Nurse

   Sorry guys, I should have clarified things a bit more: -the commitment would because they paid tuition fees, I'm in my third year right now so they would just pay for the last year. -the facility is not the one I currently work at, but I am very fam...

7. Is LTC really a kiss of death for new grads?

   studentchar posted a topic in New Nurse

   So, I'm a third year RN student and I have a chance to guarantee myself a full-time job after graduation. The only problem? It's in LTC, and I'd have to commit to a year, maybe 2. I'm in Canada, so the shortage hasn't quite hit us yet, I'm sure I...

8. Job application- Alberta Health Service website.

   studentchar replied to MissMcCoy's topic in Canada

   Wow, thanks for the honest and detailed response Janfrn! It's such a shock at how quickly things seemed to change (I worked in support services in a hospital in Edmonton and saw scores of new out-of-country hires, stories of booking overtime shifts, ...

9. Job application- Alberta Health Service website.

   studentchar replied to MissMcCoy's topic in Canada

   So, I have a question-sorry if this is hijacking the thread, and let me know if you want me to start a new one! As a new grad, educated out of province, what are the odds that I would get hired as an RN? I see scores and scores of external postings ...

10. Case Study Presentation

    studentchar posted a topic in General Students

    I have to do a case study presentation based on one of my patients in clinical. I really have no idea where to start. Has anyone had to do one of these? Any general hints/tips that I can use?

11. Give it to me straight.

    studentchar posted a topic in International

    I am in my second year of nursing school on the East Coast of Canada. Before I applied I heard 'Oh you'll have your pick of jobs' a lot. Now we are hearing from our instructors that we may not have our pick of jobs, but that there will still be job...