Fox88

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1. MONEY! How can I afford this!?

   Fox88 replied to Fox88's topic in General Students

   OSAP is the ontario student... something...! It's student loan money from the provincial government. It's really hard to get though. I'm not worried about paying back my loans at the momment, just extending it and was wondering how other people work ...

2. MONEY! How can I afford this!?

   Fox88 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm entering my 4th year in June (I take summer classes so that I don't have any in consolidation) and am wondering how the heck I'm going to afford this! I'm a nursing student in Ontario, Canada and am very reluctant to apply for OSAP because that w...

3. Nursing with the Canadian Forces?

   Fox88 replied to Kince's topic in International

   Ok so I went today... and I'm now leaning more on the "no go" side of things. Apparently they don't count all the training or summers into the time that you owe them and it would be almost a five year minimum commitment. I dont' think I can handle th...

4. Nursing with the Canadian Forces?

   Fox88 replied to Kince's topic in International

   Ok so today I think I'm going to go check out what they have to say at the recruitment office! Wish me luck! This may sound stupid but what do you mean "check out the reserves before signing on the dotted line"?? :stone I figure it can't be that b...

5. Nursing with the Canadian Forces?

   Fox88 replied to Kince's topic in International

   I was just at the Ryerson Nursing fair and was really discrouraged by most of the hospitals and recruiters there except for the armed forces. They really caught my interest. I'm now going to be looking seriously into what they have to offer. I keep h...

6. Sexually abused elderly female client

   Fox88 posted a topic in General Nursing

   My aunt is a coordinator at an ACL (Assisted Community Living), residence for seniors and is getting a new client in the next couple of weeks who was recently sexually abused by an intruder into her home. The woman is in her eighties and although she...

7. Hello,anyone in Psych rotation or have been?

   Fox88 replied to TaraRN2004's topic in General Students

   I'm starting my psych rotation this week (I've also mentioned this in other threads), and I'm kinda worried. I wasn't when I first heard that that's where I'm going to be but the rumours about it being a boring experience where you can't really pract...

8. What does a Psych RN do exactly?

   Fox88 replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm a second year nursing student in Canada and I've just found out that my clinical this semester (12 hrs a week for the next 14 weeks) is on the psych ward at our local hospital... I keep hearing that we're going to be pretty bored from people at s...

9. Where are all the Canadian students?

   Fox88 replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in International

   Hi, I'm a second year student in the Seneca/York program. I absolutely LOVE it! I'd love to be able to keep in touch with you guys out there because sometimes I really feel like I'm drowning and I wonder what I've gotten myself into! I'll get throu...

10. where do u go to school?

    Fox88 replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in Canada

    I'm in the Seneca/York Collaborative program... liking it so far... I'm a bit worried about the huge class sizes they tell us about when we get to York though!

11. Nursing Journal Articles

    Fox88 replied to A_Nightingale55's topic in General Nursing

    also, proquest nursing journals is a good one and Medline... don't know the exact links off the top of my head... I access them through my colleges' webpage though... maybe if you searched though you could use those as key words... Hope that helps!

12. A NuRsInG sTuDeNt NeEdS HeLp!!

    Fox88 replied to LahLah's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Carla, You sound just like ME! Unfortunately I'm not a professional nurse you're looking for becuase I'm a nursing student in Ontario Canada, 1st semester as well! How are you holding up? If you ever want to talk to a nursing student from Ontario...

13. Ideas needed for improving nursing practice

    Fox88 replied to RN from OZ's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student and this is what some of our courses are all about. CARING! One of our teachers says that she is trying to change and improve nursing one bit at a time through us. SHe doesn't say that people who have been nurses for a long time...

14. Cleft Lip & Palate + support

    Fox88 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm trying desperately to find info on Cleft Lip & Palate. I'm looking for anyone who has info on post operative nutrition relating to clefts. I was born with a cleft myself but I was fairly young when I had most of my operations. Also, I'm ...