lisa118

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1. References for New Grad

   lisa118 replied to lisa118's topic in International

   I'm hoping that I work with one consistently enough that she/he would be willing to do it. We'll see soon enough. Thanks for the ideas. I have tons of references from my own business (web design/programming) but they are not related to nursing at all...

2. References for New Grad

   lisa118 replied to lisa118's topic in International

   Yeah, no luck there. There is only 2 of them for our program.

3. References for New Grad

   lisa118 posted a topic in International

   I am in a situation where one of my instructors will be on extended holidays and the other is very pregnant and due near our grad. I certainly can use my preceptor as a reference but do you have suggestions for others that I could use? I start my acu...

4. Where to live in BC?

   lisa118 replied to rockstarjk's topic in International

   Well, we all know how sensationalized the news can be too. The "recession" didn't last very long. I do whole heartedly agree that there is mismanagement of funds in this province. The Olympics, as much as I love them, I think will be the demise of th...

5. Where to live in BC?

   lisa118 replied to rockstarjk's topic in International

   Yes, there are definitely some cutbacks on the mainland and Vancouver Island but most of those have been in administrative and support departments to date. When reading these articles, consider also the statistics of nurses that will retire in the ne...

6. Where to live in BC?

   lisa118 replied to rockstarjk's topic in International

   I have lived in Vancouver for 20 years. I have lived in Surrey, New Westminster, Burnaby, East Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, South Vancouver and Downtown. Out of all of those areas, I enjoyed Port Coquitlam and South Vancouver the most. When...