English ER Nurse moving to Ontario

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Hi everyone, my name is Debs and i am a registered nurse in England. i work in a busy ED dept seeing in excess of 128,000 patients per year , stressful at times but i love my job. My husband is Canadian and so i have just started the process of registering with the Ontario College of Nurses in order to sit the CRNE. Any info of any kind regarding nursing in Ontario would be gratefully received, i did the CD ROM exam in the back of the prep guide and did ok but some of the terminology and drugs are obviosly differant from over here. What do you think my chances are of working in ER? I have extended skills such as suturing, cannulation, plaster application, venepuncture, immediate life support and defib skills. Also tips on living in Eastern Ontario would be great. I know im asking a lot but i need all the help i can get !!! . Thanks

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Hi everyone, my name is Debs and i am a registered nurse in England. i work in a busy ED dept seeing in excess of 128,000 patients per year , stressful at times but i love my job. My husband is Canadian and so i have just started the process of registering with the Ontario College of Nurses in order to sit the CRNE. Any info of any kind regarding nursing in Ontario would be gratefully received, i did the CD ROM exam in the back of the prep guide and did ok but some of the terminology and drugs are obviosly differant from over here. Also tips on living in Eastern Ontario would be great. I know im asking a lot but i need all the help i can get !!! . Thanks

Where exactly will you be living in Eastern Ontario? I live in Northern New York close to the border with Southeastern Ontario and Quebec. It is a beautiful area, however, I've heard that it is hard to find full-time nursing positions. (Help me out if I'm wrong on this). Also, it does help to be bilingual (English-French) as there are significant numbers of francophones in Eastern Ontario.

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Where exactly will you be living in Eastern Ontario? I live in Northern New York close to the border with Southeastern Ontario and Quebec. It is a beautiful area, however, I've heard that it is hard to find full-time nursing positions. (Help me out if I'm wrong on this). Also, it does help to be bilingual (English-French) as there are significant numbers of francophones in Eastern Ontario.

thanks for replying. my father in law lives in Ile perrot, so i would like to live near the quebec border. i have written to Hawkesbury, Alexandria and Cornwall hospitals but with no replies :crying2: and your right, ive heard that getting permanent employment is difficult. My French is appauling at present so Quebec is out of question.

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thanks for replying. my father in law lives in Ile perrot, so i would like to live near the quebec border. i have written to Hawkesbury, Alexandria and Cornwall hospitals but with no replies :crying2: and your right, ive heard that getting permanent employment is difficult. My French is appauling at present so Quebec is out of question.

You will not be able to get a license in Quebec if you are not able to pass a French proficiency exam so Ontario will be your best bet, however, you may still see employers who prefer you to be bilingual. That said, my knowledge of the job market in Canada is limited and it will be interesting to see what others have to say. Whenever I visit Cornwall, I regularly observe a minority of the population speaking French.

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well thats promising then. im hoping to sit the CRNE in June, they have changed the format though now and have short answer questions which have not recieved great feedback, oh well, fingers crossed

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Specializes in ICU.

I know that the Ottawa Hospital is hiring right now - they have lots of jobs posted on their website.

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I know that the Ottawa Hospital is hiring right now - they have lots of jobs posted on their website.

thanks. Do you have there website address please.

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128,000 patients per year? WOW! That's a busy emergency department. That's an average of 363 patients PER DAY?

I know I'm from a very small town, but are there ED's in this world that handle that kind of load?

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128,000 patients per year? WOW! That's a busy emergency department. That's an average of 363 patients PER DAY?

I know I'm from a very small town, but are there ED's in this world that handle that kind of load?

yep there sure is!! we are well staffed though, we have 12 registered nurses per shift to cover resus, minor injuries unit, triage and the ED. it is one of the busiest ED's in England, second only to London.

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yep there sure is!! we are well staffed though, we have 12 registered nurses per shift to cover resus, minor injuries unit, triage and the ED. it is one of the busiest ED's in England, second only to London.

i hope you don't think this rude....but could you tell me what LPN stands for. It is not a term we use in England and as i intend to move to Canada i guess it would be helpful to know....thanks

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i hope you don't think this rude....but could you tell me what LPN stands for. It is not a term we use in England and as i intend to move to Canada i guess it would be helpful to know....thanks

Not rude at all.

It stands for Licensed Practical Nurse.

It's one step below an RN. We usually have at least a year of schooling, nowadays, I've heard some schools go 18 months.

I went for a year back in 1973.

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Not rude at all.

It stands for Licensed Practical Nurse.

It's one step below an RN. We usually have at least a year of schooling, nowadays, I've heard some schools go 18 months.

I went for a year back in 1973.

Debs, LPN's are like our EN's here

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