Persephone_

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1. Difference between PN and RN.......

   Persephone_ replied to 2bornot2b's topic in International

   What is with this hostility being exhibited to her by you two? She's just asking what the difference is between an RN and an RPN/LPN. It doesn't mean she knows absolutely nothing about the profession. This is what the point of being a student is. She...

2. 36.96 /hour long term care

   Persephone_ replied to constantly_learning's topic in General Nursing

   It's not that much of a difference from the States.

3. WHY do we need more nurses

   Persephone_ replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

   This is hilarious, truly. Unfortunately for us, if new nurses aren't trained for the future, who will take care of us and our families? As nice as it sounds, retraining older, seasoned nurses will work for a while, but you must remember that they ar...

4. Are you curious when other NS students don't believe in Cdn RN's d/t grading scales?

   Persephone_ replied to student456's topic in International

   Not to belittle the US's grading standards, but the only logical thing I can think of is that their standards are lowered, and that they get extra marks for attending class/handing in homework assignments No country has smarter students than the othe...

5. RPN/LPN/RNA all the same???

   Persephone_ replied to willow2004's topic in Canada

   I see. And what type of facility do you work for if you don't mind my asking?

6. RPN/LPN/RNA all the same???

   Persephone_ replied to willow2004's topic in Canada

   I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound like RNs have more responsibility than PNs. I respect what you do as I used to work with several PNs who are great nurses. My mom also recently became an RPN. The CNA usually says what sounds good to nurses, ...

7. RPN/LPN/RNA all the same???

   Persephone_ replied to willow2004's topic in Canada

   I'm sorry I do not mean to offend you, but I would really like to see where you're getting this information from. They will never make PN the entry-level of nursing in Canada. First of all, it is not economical for either student or hospital/health c...