tonybologna

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1. CRNAs Educate Obama on Supervision Rules- www.change.gov

   tonybologna posted a topic in CRNA

   President elect Barack Obama has a website for Americans to share their ideas. The website is www.Change.Gov and the postings are made in the citizen's briefing book. Americans can search the site for topics of interest and then use the site to vote ...

2. Nursing in Quebec

   tonybologna replied to noon's topic in International

   My fiance loves her nursing job here. She likes the people she works with, and enjoys the liberal vacation and holiday schedule (vs the U.S.). As was said above, they never force her to work overtime, but do ask sometimes. For someone though that is...

3. Nursing in Quebec

   tonybologna replied to noon's topic in International

   There are many wanderful aspects to Quebec and I agree they must protect the French culture. The issue here is not the fact she has to eventually pass a french exam, the issue here is that her results are sitting on a desk of someone who is on vaca...

4. Nursing in Quebec

   tonybologna replied to noon's topic in International

   Well here's an update. She went to work today to see if her supervisor could call the office of french langage of quebec to see if they can sign her paper stating she took the french exam to send to the OIIQ. Apparently, the presidencia, who is the p...

5. Nursing in Quebec

   tonybologna replied to noon's topic in International

   Stay away from Quebec. Here is our story. I applied to McGill University for MBA and was accepted March of 2005. We made the trek for her to interview in Montreal in June. She was offered a job to any hospital basically. She accepted an offer at the...

6. CRNA at columbia

   tonybologna posted a topic in CRNA

   Can anyone tell me the cost of nursing anesthesia at Columbia? Its not reallly clear from their website. I multiplied the # of credits * the hourly rate and got $37000. It was mentioned in a previous thread this is an expensive University, but my num...

7. nursing anesthesia at Columbia University

   tonybologna posted a topic in New York

   Can anyone tell me the cost of nursing anesthesia at Columbia? Its not reallly clear from their website. I multiplied the # of credits * the hourly rate and got $58000. (58 credits * 1000 dollars per credit). It was mentioned in a previous thread th...

8. US one-year accelerated BSN program recognized in Otario?

   tonybologna replied to rhp123's topic in International

   My fiance went to Duquesne Univ in Pittsburgh for their 1 year accelerated program, practiced in PA for one year, then we moved to Montreal. The order of nurses in quebec recognized her degree as equivalent. I dont' see why Ontario would be any diffe...

9. Moving to montreal from tx-taking the professional exam soon

   tonybologna replied to rubriam's topic in International

   She can still, however, work the full twenty months in montreal without passing the french exam because they give you 3 tries to pass the french exam, each try being one year apart. She would work the entire time under the temporary license. However...

10. Moving to montreal from tx-taking the professional exam soon

    tonybologna replied to rubriam's topic in International

    Thanks for the info. She probably won't learn french since she would only be there for 20 months, which is the length of my MBA program, if I get in. I am 26 and the average age is 29 so that is working against me... I am waiting for their decision.

11. Moving to montreal from tx-taking the professional exam soon

    tonybologna replied to rubriam's topic in International

    I am glad I found this board because I am applying to MBA school at McGill and Concordia. My fiance is a registered nurse here in PA. I have a few questions for you. Did you take the OIIQ exam before or after you moved to Montreal? I assume you have ...