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1. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   Thanks for this. Yes, I have been online and seen GF Strong rehab center. I will do this!

2. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   Thanks for that, it's very encouraging!

3. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   Your reply has been an eye-opener, for sure. I so appreciate all the replies on Allnurses since they are from nurses actually on the job. Priceless. Well, you have given me a glimpse into the Canadian healthcare system. I am originally from England, ...

4. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   Again, very helpful. About specialty, I am going to be taking my CRRN exam (Rehab RN specialty) soon. Do Canadian hospitals accept USA specialty qualifications as far as you know? I have worked on a specialty spinal cord injury acute rehab unit for 1...

5. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   Oh wow, this is a pretty dire report - but exactly the kind of real information I was hoping for. PAPER CHARTING - now that's a real blow! Our docs put all their orders in electronically, and all meds are bar coded (very difficult to make a med error...

6. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   My Carmel Valley is actually in the San Diego area, but I know the Monterey Carmel Valley well and it's beautiful. I don't know about the hospital there, though. You will probably double your salary if you work in California. But you might want to th...

7. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   Thanks. Right now I work 40 hours/week.

8. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   Thank you for your reply. I have prepared the NNAS form for BC, but the cost is $600, then another $500 for the BC license. So I was trying to get a "feel" for how nursing really IS in Canada before taking on this large expense. From what I can gath...

9. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

   CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

   Thank you so much for your very informative reply! This really helps me envision what nursing might be like in a similar setting (acute rehab) in Canada. I work in a Veterans hospital, spinal cord injury unit. RNs take a max of 3 patients (direct, fu...

10. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

    CarmelValley replied to CarmelValley's topic in Canada

    That's very helpful. From what you say, it seems you are working 42 hours/week over the course of 30 days doing 12 hour shifts. In USA the standard for full time is 36 hrs/week. For government hospitals, it is 40 hours. So you guys are working harder...

11. Full time in Canada 36 or 40 hours/week?

    CarmelValley posted a topic in Canada

    Hello Canadian nurses, I work in San Diego, California, but am considering a move to BC. Can you tell me what is normally considered full time in Canada? I work for the government, so we do a 40 hour week. What do most hospitals/clinics consider full...

12. Passed NCLEX 1st try, 75 questions. How?

    CarmelValley posted a topic in NCLEX

    Here are some ideas about the NCLEX. I read a lot of Allnurses posts before taking the test, and heard from people who had not made it after several tries. I want to help. First thing, try to go to a REALLY good school. My school's tests were much h...

13. Will I be shunned?

    CarmelValley replied to studentgolfer's topic in General Students

    I think the academic climate is largely shaped by your school. I have heard some horror stories of highly competitive schools, and we have had transfers from those schools; however, I'm just finishing an LVN-RN program at a community college and have...

14. Anybody graduated from or currently in CSUDH RN-BSN program?

    CarmelValley replied to jboogie58's topic in California

    Hi there jboogie58, I'm also probably starting my RN-BSN at CSUDH in the fall. I have found the faculty most helpful - I made an appointment to meet with one of them, and they answered all my questions. This may be a way to go, if you still have unan...