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  1. AHS undergrad nurses employment

    I worked as a UNE for two-ish years. I was orientated to the unit, and after a few shifts just sort of left to my own devices. It was medsurg, and the charge assigned me less acute patients. I also had a reduced patient load (one less during the day ...
  2. I'm a fairly new grad - and looking back, in nursing school, skills seemed so important. It's hard to put it in perspective but skills don't really matter. Take that with a grain of salt, but let me explain. Anyone can do a skill, putting in an IV, c...
  3. Coping skills for anxiety?

    If you happen to work for a big organization sometimes they offer confidential counselling services. I know my company does! Otherwise I think it's best to just talk to your co-workers or manager and let them know you need some extra help/training/su...
  4. Recommended Certifications for Nursing Students

    I took a TNCC course to upgrade my assessment skills, ACLS is a good one, anything with reading EKGs, skills online (public health) has some good free ones Welcome to Skills Online - Skills Enhancement for Public Health, IHI has a free program/certif...
  5. Are there Rn jobs in Edmonton/Calgary? 2016

    I got a call from a manager yesterday - and they said that there is a hiring freeze in Calgary. No external candidates can get in. ??
  6. High school refresher courses - Pre health

    I had to redo all of my high school science and math courses in order to qualify to enter nursing school. It was an intense long journey that took me a year and a half. It can be done but you need to be dedicated and have some sort of financial plan....
  7. Advice for a future nursing student?

    Congratulations! It looks like your first semester will be a nice transition from Arts & Science to Nursing. I can't say for sure without looking at course descriptions but I can give you some general advice from my experience A&P 1: Know al...
  8. NCLEX

    prep u is an online quiz maker with nursing questions from different categories (process, oncology, etcetera). It also has rationale for questions and "grades" your overall performance showing you what topics you need to work on.
  9. NCLEX

    My school has given me access to passpoint/prep-u. It seems to have Canadian content now. There's a lot of questions on it but I have no idea how it will compare to our NCLEX.
  10. Gyno floor, what to expect?

    Hi everyone, I have found out today that my first hospital practicum will be on a gynological floor. Could anyone give me a heads up on common diagnosis, procedures, meds, tips and tricks? I'm planning on researching this by myself but a heads up for...
  11. CRNE ending, NCLEX beginning

    I have seen so much confusion about what is going on with the CNRE to NCLEX. I was under the impression that we would keep our test but it would be developed for the computer, making it more accessible, easier to administer and standardized. It seem...
  12. Contacting Employers after Applications

    It worked! All they needed was a little proding.
  13. What city are you in??

    Calgary, Canada
  14. CRNE to NCLEX

    This has been blown out of proportion. We will still have the CRNE. The only difference is that we will be taking the exam on computers rather than writing it, which will be waaay better. I'm not sure why people are spreading this rumor, but they did...
  15. Contacting Employers after Applications

    Thanks for the reply. I really do want to contact them and see where I'm at in the line up! I'll report back when I find out.