sistaAfua

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1. Struggling as a new nurse :'-(

   sistaAfua replied to Lou7's topic in New Nurse

   aonedayatatime, I love your advice cos you've advised me as well and it will take me a long way as a new nurse struggling to get my first job. I hv a casual job now, there was this evening all i heard was nurse someone its bleeding from the nose. I w...

2. Please I need advice!

   sistaAfua replied to Q_vick03's topic in New Nurse

   Hmmm, its very scary for those of us coming into the profession if people will have to deal with emotional abuse to become competent. If the new person cant ask questions cos of an intimidating preceptor then whats the point of the training. Its bett...

3. Nursing Interview

   sistaAfua replied to sistaAfua's topic in General Nursing

   thks dear, exactly what i need cos I answer the questions but am not sure if am saying what the interviewer really try to get out of the answer. thanks.

4. How realistic is my plan?

   sistaAfua replied to ground's topic in CA Programs

   Just like all the others i wd say that it depends on you, for me i cdnt hv done RPN working full-time, cos lots of paper writing, research n plus being a single parent. So i decided to work pt while attending school pt as well, cos i had to take care...

5. Newly Registered RPN required to do upgrade course -- ASSESSMENT

   sistaAfua replied to jay_j's topic in Canada

   Ok, am in the same boat with you. The assessment course you can do it at Humber college, there are also private colleges that offer wound care, catheter, IV, assessement etc in a package. The school is on matheson n hurontario its call mississauga nu...

6. Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

   sistaAfua replied to Morettia2's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for the encouragement, you have truly inspired me to know that i can also do it. I started my first job at a longterm care after 2yrs of license, aft one year i worked with temp agency to different hospitals and with no orientation. It was sca...

7. Fired from first job

   sistaAfua replied to stevejer's topic in New Nurse

   I can understand what you going through and your plans to change career, nursing is career that makes you look on your shoulder and worried about license and if ... all the time. If you can go back to school then why not. Wish you the best in any dec...

8. Fired from first job

   sistaAfua replied to stevejer's topic in New Nurse

   I can understand what you going through and your plans to change career, nursing is career that makes you look on your shoulder and worried about license and if ... all the time. If you can go back to school then why not. Wish you the best in any dec...

9. Nursing Interview

   sistaAfua posted a topic in General Nursing

   hello folks, i need help in answering interview questions. I have graduated since 2012 as an RPN/LVN, and i have not been able to get anything stable only picks shifts with the agency. can anyone help me on proper ways to answer interview questions ...

10. Agency Nurses

    sistaAfua replied to crNAtion's topic in Agency

    I hear you my dear, its a challenge going from one place to the next all the time, and as someone mentioned if you need to be on certain income to survive it can be a risk taking cos you not guaranteed with hours/shifts

11. Agency Nurses

    sistaAfua replied to crNAtion's topic in Agency

    Its quiet a challenge to work with staffing agency, especially as a new nurse. I have been relunctant to take a shift because of the unknown on different hospitals and different floors each time. Any advice of on new nurse working locally with staffi...

12. How to deal with angry doctors

    sistaAfua replied to ann915's topic in New Nurse

    Am also a new nurse looking for work, and am already anticipating what is out there, that was very very rude and unprofessional. Infact it was an abuse and a threat of course. I thinks it calls for to let your manager know about this so he doesnt get...

13. what other job opportunities can rpn have aside from bedside care?

    sistaAfua replied to nurseJL's topic in Canada

    Hi dear i think its just because you are new, i am also in mississauga and finished around same time, am working with agencies at the moment as i have not been able to get anything yet, i get overwhelm too cos i am not oriented in any unit i go to a...

14. New Grad Nurse, already feeling the burn

    sistaAfua replied to mermer_rn's topic in New Nurse

    I got a very good advice for myself. your post is very detailed. thks

15. My first job As A Nurse

    sistaAfua replied to sistaAfua's topic in LPN/LVN

    thks dear