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My first job right out of school was in a rural hospital in Northern Alberta. While the pace is slightly slower than urban hospital, and the patient's acuity was not as high, I was able to lo learn...

Your letter sounds a bit inflammatory towards the manager. I get that you're frustrated but try to word your email in another way. And don't complain about what other people do; mind your own...

I would be lying if I said that money didn't factor in me choosing nursing as a job....however that's not to say that money is the sole reason I went into nursing...but a very important factor of why...

It's just a little poke, I promise!

I graduated in June 2011 from Vancouver, and I was unable to find a job in BC. So I moved to Alberta in Sept 2011 when I landed a full time job offer. That full time job offer was in a remote rural...

Like Joanna, I got my first job in a rural setting, and while rural life wasn't what this big city girl was used to, it was good experience. I got my year of experience, the town that I worked in got...

1) Yes, you'd need an Alberta licence before you can work in Alberta. It is a condition when you are hired. No licence, no work (or delayed work). 2) Yes there are jobs. In Edmonton, you can try...

Know when and how to say "no"--don't let anybody guilt trip you into doing anything that you know isn't right. Set personal boundaries and leave work at work. Don't be "that" nurse that everybody...

As others have said, yes, there are jobs in nursing where there is no contact with bodily fluids...but to get to those jobs, you must pay your dues by starting out in bedside nursing. Any type of...

I worked the Saturday night shift when clocks turned back...got one hour of overtime pay. But man, 13 hours was LOOOOONG!!

I know it stings that you were let go without any warning. But you know what? It does get better, and I speak that with personal experience. My first job out of school was in a rural town. I...

I usually say something to the effect of "So you want me to give Mr. Smith two T3s stat and then he can have it q4h prn after that?" or I repeat everything they say after them. "So that's....two T3s...

"Sir, covering yourself with slime isn't going to bump up your ER wait time..."

Money shouldn't be the ONLY reason you do nursing. I've read your other posts, and I get the feeling that you are drawn to nursing because of (potential) high income and (perceived) job stability....

I grew up in Vancouver as well, and I find Edmonton to be quite a nice city to be in. Sure, Calgary's bigger and has a bit more stuff to do (but I stand by my point that there really isn't anything...

I got offers for both the Royal Alexandra and the new hospital in Calgary recently. I turned Calgary down (shocking, I know. Who would turn down a new shiny hospital for an older hospital!?) because...

My first job was in an acute care unit at a small rural facility...while the unit was named acute care, much of the patients' acuity there is quite low (all the high acuity ones were sent out to...

It looks like CNO already told you the exact reasons why they are denying your eligibility for the CRNE, and it seems like you're not wanting to hear their reasons. To be licenced in Ontario, you...

I agree with what others have said. I thought I screw up on a phone interview...and two weeks later, I got the job! Go to the interview, and quit assuming the interviewers have already made up their...

I think that before you start applying to jobs, you should take a breather. It sounds like (from what you said in your post anyway) that you have quite the unresolved issues going on for...

1) Sh*t will happen (literally and figuratively); learn to deal with it. 2) No, you did't kill the patient. You did what you can for the patient, don't beat yourself up over his death. 3) Talking...

I want to let you know that no matter how bleak the job market looks right now, how many "no"s and rejections you get in your job search, how badly you bombed interviews, it does get better. Even if...

I voted for money because part of the reason I work as a RN is for the paycheques (I would be lying if I told you I would work for free)...but I also work as an RN because I LIKE what I do.

So I just has an interview for a RN position in a new hospital in the city that I'd like to move to, and overall, I felt that I had a great interview. However... ...when they asked me if I had...

This is why I consider myself to be very lucky to have a full time job to go to...even if it's in a rural town in the middle of nowhere. But I've heard that with some experience, more jobs open up...