emergnursejudy

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1. Temporary Licences

   emergnursejudy replied to JV-RN's topic in Canada

   Best thing to do is to see what your scope of practice is under a temporary licence. Its usually defined pretty well there. Alone in the building as a grad nurse...could be scary and I doubt that you would be able to do this.

2. CRNE February 6th, 2013--> prep course buddies!

   emergnursejudy replied to shannonwhite's topic in CRNE

   So I will share what I personally learned from this, having once been in your position not too long ago. I failed my CRNE, felt hopeless, went through all the emotions, and am now working as an emerg nurse. there is hope, so jump back on the horse an...

3. What's the job market like in the Toronto area?

   emergnursejudy replied to Aeterna's topic in Canada

   Its interesting that with changes in the economy, the first things that seem to be cut or condensed are the roles of nurses. Hospitals attempt to balance budgets, and they immediately cut educational benefits for nurses, or the positions altogether. ...

4. ONA pay scale

   emergnursejudy replied to shawtee's topic in Canada

   It also depends on the collective agreement that your hospital has with your union. At my hospital, we were without a contact for a year, and it went to arbitration. Now I don't think all hospitals had the same issue, although we are all under ONA. I...

5. Nursing in Alberta

   emergnursejudy replied to UK_RN_AJ's topic in Canada

   I really depends on the hospital you are working at. I work presently in the emerg in Ontario, and although I can't talk for nurses in Alberta, we are basically trained to do pretty much everything. Okay, a bit of correction in my statement, everythi...