jurbyjunk

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1. am I wrong?

   jurbyjunk replied to jurbyjunk's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all of your input. Thought that you might want to know the latest. I have decided, after all, to go to this party. In fact, I can hardly wait. My best friend said "so, why haven't you applied for her job?". Yesterday, Monday, I did. Toda...

2. am I wrong?

   jurbyjunk replied to jurbyjunk's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the feedback, I needed the affirmations. And the chuckles. Am of two minds about going to the luncheon, leaning towards a "no go" and taking myself out to my favorite Greek restaurant, having some "ouzo" and eyeballing the MALE belly dance...

3. Mario mourns semi-death of his own life

   jurbyjunk replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

   Get yourself a pedometer, attach it to your belt, and at the end of the day, check out you're "mileage". You'll be surprised at just how much exercise you did get, just walking. Which is, as far as I know, supposed to be the best exercise going. Hang...

4. am I wrong?

   jurbyjunk replied to jurbyjunk's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, just finished submiting this, and got two replies. The internet never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for your support of my views. No, I'm not a saint. Just been a single mom trying to put food on the table. Being Southern, I suffer from what I ref...

5. am I wrong?

   jurbyjunk posted a topic in General Nursing

   This is going to be a "longey", so I apologize in advance. I have lots to say. This is in chronological order. I should tell you up-front, that all of these occurences, other than 2, have occured "in private", with no witnesses. My nursing unit's Chr...

6. I cant argue anymore friends........

   jurbyjunk replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

   Meant to mention that I know what you mean about dayshift. I work permanent evenings, have for 11 years now. In the States, I worked permanent nights. I've always maintained that if God meant for me to get up at an ungodly hour of the morning to go t...

7. I cant argue anymore friends........

   jurbyjunk replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

   Wendy, if you want to eyeball jobs available in BC, go into search and http://www.bcnu.org. Two entries will pop up. Click onto "job vacancies", then Healthmatch BC and follow the 'point and click" instructions. I'm at the happy stage in my life wher...

8. Hi, I'm the Bad Guy

   jurbyjunk replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

   I once did a "mat leave" in a retirement home in Vancouver, Youville Residence. We had different "ratings" for each floor. The top floor (and weirdly enough, the bottom floor) residents were "indpendent", the 2nd floor was "intermediate care" and the...

9. Moving to Canada from USA

   jurbyjunk replied to gypsyangelrn's topic in International

   Hey RNonsense, what they did to us here was, unfortunately, not a joke. I run under the theory that we irked (well, that wasn't what I originally wrote but figured it wouldn't get through the censor) them by turning down the contract, then we embarra...

10. Moving to Canada from USA

    jurbyjunk replied to gypsyangelrn's topic in International

    While I'm thinking about "travelling nurses", has anyone taken or know anyone who has, the "primary care nurse practitioner" program offered at SIAST (Sask. Institute of Applied Science and Technology)? Last May/June I spent 5 weeks in Zimbabwe (but...

11. Moving to Canada from USA

    jurbyjunk replied to gypsyangelrn's topic in International

    Yes, you are right about the orientation. One is supposed to get an orientation to a new unit. Orientations, however, can be either a one day overview or it can be a decent period of time, hopefully "buddying". Am I right in thinking that you've been...

12. Moving to Canada from USA

    jurbyjunk replied to gypsyangelrn's topic in International

    Hi Fergus. Didn't realize that you had asked about manditory OT. Sorry, I wasn't kidding when I wrote that I was sans reading glasses. When I did finally put them on, realized that you had asked. Was busy writing out reply when my little 7 lb cat "wa...

13. Moving to Canada from USA

    jurbyjunk replied to gypsyangelrn's topic in International

    Actually Fergus, if you've listened to Sindi Simpkins's (sorry, not sure if I've got her name spelled correctly) comments in re bed/hospital closures = displaced nurses, she has stated quite clearly that, since nurses can be moved around the province...

14. Moving to Canada from USA

    jurbyjunk replied to gypsyangelrn's topic in International

    If you're looking for a provincial government which has any respect for nurses, don't look at BC. Their answer to the over 1000 position nursing shortage? Close hospitals (yes, hospitals - according to the health minister, as long as a hospital is w...

15. where do u go to school?

    jurbyjunk replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in Canada

    I went to the University of Arkansas, graduated back when dinosaurs roamed the plains. LOL. Actually, graduated December 1965.