fenders

fenders

ICU, Trauma, Neuro, Informatics

Member
  • Content

    56
  • Visitors

    2,232
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    0

About fenders

fenders has 7 years experience and specializes in ICU, Trauma, Neuro, Informatics.


Fought Leukemia in 2000 became a RN shortly after graduating in 2008 from university. Working in ICU, ED doing agency and working on both sides of the border. Volunteer firefighter in Canada. Looking forward to retiring as soon as I can lol. plan lottomax or 649.

Latest Activity

  1. Getting a US license?

    Your sooo right - not ready4primetime. That would take much longer and cause lots of problems with the Border. I thought she was a permanent resident. never mind then lol. Good luck with
  2. Getting a US license?

    I'm sure you can. It didn't take me 2 years. I did the same as you and got my NY license just in case I was going to use it as I live on the Niagara border. I lucked out and just happened to browse...
  3. Getting a US license?

    Good to see others insight in this. In my case it's just extra money for spending over there. But yeah in the ED I work at they don't take breaks at night. There are times when it isn;t so busy but...
  4. Getting a US license?

    That's Intersting StudentRs, I initially got a Michigan License but it wasn't considered equal to NY state. The mentallity on guns is a little crazy.. I just wanted to mention that hawaii is...
  5. Getting a US license?

    I work on both sides of the border. It took me some time to get everything together. i got my Ny license and then applied for cgnfs. To me it's all a money racket. Almost like I had to verify my...
  6. Sunnybroook hiring process

    It takes awhile, they do outsource their background/ref checks. i worked there for a few years. Great place to work. I left sue to high prices of housing in TO but would go back their in a heartbeat....
  7. I went to Ryerson and we had students that came from UofT becuase they thought there was toomuch theory. that was years ago though. I chose Ryerson because of the location to downtown and they have...
  8. That'll be interesting. They wil definately have to change the content especially dosages, measurements etc. The canadian exam which I remember did have questions about our health care system which I...
  9. taxes for courses taken

    I gotta friend who did taxes for a living one time, his dad had his own business as well. He said sometimes when you call cra you'll get three different people telling you three different things. He's...
  10. taxes for courses taken

    Thanks Janfrn for clarifying this. My wife and I are ready to send ours off but thought the 500.00 in courses I spent (which come with a tax reciept) might be claimable. arrrgh. Somewhere along...
  11. Hey guys, Just wondering where people claim their acls or occupational improvement courses on their taxes. Called revenue canada and they havn't a clue. I got a tax recipt for the course. Revenue...
  12. taking NCLEX RN this august 2010 in NY

    kaplan and saunders review, the thick one.. there are lots of critical thinking questions on the exam i found. know your basic drug calculation plus know how to calculate mcg/kg/min medications. I'm...
  13. taking NCLEX RN this august 2010 in NY

    hey there, I found some it was similar to the canadian exam. Lots of charge nurse questions and picking the patient you would see first or which patients you would assign to staff (lpn, rn,...
  14. taking NCLEX RN this august 2010 in NY

    Took the NCLEX Fri am september 2 2010 and the PVT worked. I paid the 8.00 and it said I passed. Thank you all for your information. In canada we have to wait 6-8weeks mandatory for our result and it...
  15. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    I just did my nclex in Buffalo on Friday am. Got the pop up and sure enough paid the 8.00 and passed. I also had 265 questions on the exam and thought it was over. wahooo!. I believe it