ShirleyMc

ShirleyMc has 10 years experience.

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1. Are fresh new nurses provided adequate training in Toronto, ON area hospitals (ie: UHN)?

   ShirleyMc replied to Ragnhild_Frydenlund's topic in Canada

   In Alberta, orientation is 4 shifts in addition to an in-classroom stint for a few days. There is no staffing crisis here ATM, due to a huge IEN hiring campaign/program a few months ago. Currently, there are no pick-up shifts, no OT, and casuals str...

2. RN emerg positions in Alberta

   ShirleyMc replied to Gymah's topic in Canada

   As of about 2 weeks ago there is a hiring freeze for nurses in Alberta as per UCP government in that province.

3. LPN Refresher Course - Alberta

   ShirleyMc replied to goodlife85's topic in Canada

   Are you required to refresher?

4. Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

   ShirleyMc replied to MunoRN's topic in COVID

   I have a question regarding elderly and COVID-19.... Do people over, say 70 or 75 years old, generally develop a fever with COVID? The reason I ask is because in nursing school they drilled into our heads over and over that elderly often do not p...

5. Patient's family video and audio recording nursing care

   ShirleyMc posted a topic in Canada

   Do I have any rights here in Canada.... Recently on our medicine unit we've had 2 patients whose families insist on video and audio recording nurses and other staff members while the patient is being cared for. At first the family secretly installed ...

6. Dear Alberta nurses...

   ShirleyMc replied to hellohobbit's topic in Canada

   It took me 23 months to get a RN job after completing the Nurse Refresher Program through MacEwan. It's really tough out there. I even applied in rural Alberta but they were looking for someone with many certificates so that I could work in a small h...

7. Alberta nurses

   ShirleyMc replied to Luckyk's topic in Canada

   It is very difficult to obtain an RN position, even a casual one, as a new grad.

8. Alberta jobs

   ShirleyMc replied to someguy604's topic in Canada

   It's very hard to get a job in Alberta right now, unless you are willing to move, or commute, to a smaller rural community at least 1.5 - 2 hours out of any larger city (Lethbridge, Calgary, Edmonton). Many new grads from spring 2016, yes 2016, stil...

9. Alberta Job Situation

   ShirleyMc replied to RepublicanNurse's topic in Canada

   I understand about AHS/Covenant recruiters choosing from internal applicants first (based on seniority, right?), then if they need to, they choose from external applicants. My question, if (a big "if") they look at external applicants, how are they...

10. Oil and Nursing

    ShirleyMc replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    This is so discouraging, yet so true and exactly what I am seeing on the unit. I am Refreshing right now and near finished, just the last stint which is an in-hospital Preceptorship -- the burn out, lack of respect for the frontline people, the push...

11. Alberta Job Situation

    ShirleyMc replied to RepublicanNurse's topic in Canada

    Joanna, I am wondering where you got this information from. Am also wondering about the Covenant health numbers you mentioned. This is a genuine question as I am totally considering a big shift in career out of health care. I am almost done my Refr...

12. Practical Nursing, Good job oppurtunities?

    ShirleyMc replied to HappyCrumpet's topic in Canada

    You're right Fiona59. I read the post totally wrong, missed something, or got mixed up with another person. Sorry about that. Please forget what I said.

13. Practical Nursing, Good job oppurtunities?

    ShirleyMc replied to HappyCrumpet's topic in Canada

    Have you considered going for your BScN? Speaking big picture and long term, more doors may be open for you. As well, not sure where you are (location-wise and in life), but some courses you take for a nursing degree may be used for a different deg...

14. Nursing Agency

    ShirleyMc replied to heartjam2's topic in Canada

    I worked through a nursing agency for a few weeks here and there during summer breaks and as a new grad nurse. Scarey. I was provided with no orientation and no guidance. Questionable situations. To be honest, I didn't know the difference becaus...

15. Former Alberta LPN moving back to Alberta.

    ShirleyMc replied to MilesLPN's topic in Canada

    Thank you for this. Sadly, your predictions re: Grande Prairie hospital sound realistic given the other examples you've presented and the track record of this province (Alberta). Sigh. I am frantically "refreshing" after years of being out of the p...