silentdivide

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1. Canadian nurse wanting to nurse in the US

   silentdivide replied to silentdivide's topic in Travel

   Thank again Ned. This is some great information. I have heard back from a couple already (the two large ones) and am looking forward to how this will transpire. I imagine it will be more challenging given that I do not have a work permit, but I do ha...

2. Canadian nurse wanting to nurse in the US

   silentdivide replied to silentdivide's topic in Travel

   Wow, thank you NedRN! Very informative. See this was the difficulty in the first place--I googled various agencies and never came across any of the ones you mentioned. What I will probably do is check out the agency websites and forward a resume to e...

3. I'm bipolar, can I be a psychiatric nurse?

   silentdivide replied to Frybot's topic in Psychiatric

   Of course you can! I know a couple of colleagues with bipolar who are psych nurses with me. They are also good friends of mine, too. It's just like any other illness or challenge in your life--just be conscientious and proactive not to let it affect...

4. Canadian nurse wanting to nurse in the US

   silentdivide posted a topic in Travel

   Hi all! As the title states, I am interested in finding an agency that would help me head down to do contract work anywhere on the west coast. I'm hoping some people from this amazing community could share some wisdom. About me: I've got a license in...

5. How is your staffing ratio

   silentdivide replied to ToothFairy(5)'s topic in Psychiatric

   Psych ER here in Canada 1:6 ratio max usually and on inpatient CAU 1:5 on days and 1:7 on nights. Only RNs, no other classes of staff other than 4 security officers. It can get pretty intense sometimes. 14 seems like too much in your case. I worked s...

6. can someone please tell me what are the psych hospitals in the san diego area?

   silentdivide replied to daffodil:)'s topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for this!!

7. Psychiatric nursing... do you really lose all your nursing skills?

   silentdivide replied to lilmoongoddess's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi there :) I'm an RN (gradded 2012) and work full time in Psych Emerg and Psych Intensive Care in BC, Canada. I can tell you that it has been nothing less than an incredible experience. My clinical decision-making/judgment, assessment, and communic...

8. Jobs for new graduate in BC (e.g. Victoria, Nelson)?

   silentdivide replied to LOTR_fan's topic in Canada

   I work in Victoria--casual RN on a few floors. I graduated from UVic. From what I've seen, this is a highly competitive place to find a job as an outsider...because there are a lot of nurses wishing to relocate her from the rest of Canada. And what w...

9. Surgical vs Medical

   silentdivide replied to mid-winter's topic in Canada

   I would suggest Medical for sure. You can't go wrong with either, but keep in mind that the majority of patients coming in through ER have not just undergone surgery. The culture and knowledge expectations of a surgical floor is usually tailored to t...