michellemck

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1. What's the job market like in the Toronto area?

   michellemck replied to Aeterna's topic in Canada

   i am in the gta and having the same issues. my experience is similar to yours and am pretty open to where i look for work. i too want to stay in the acute sector and although i know i could get something within a long term care setting/home visitin...

2. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

   michellemck replied to kheemooy's topic in CRNE

   just to let people know, got my results today, in ontario, they are out! letter was dated yesterday so you should receive it today or tomorrow i assume. normal post. oh, and I passed! whoop!

3. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

   michellemck replied to kheemooy's topic in CRNE

   i feel the same. wrote it in toronto yesterday. studied very hard. in hindsight, have no idea how i would of studied differently. give me another few months and it wouldn't of mattered. of course, i didn't remember everything and know i got some...

4. uk educated nurse trying to register in ontario

   michellemck replied to michellemck's topic in International

   Yeah I have been in Canada for 2 years now though only recently got my PR. Initially applied under FSW visa, it's still sitting gathering dust somewhere in the UK office. Ended up applying for spouse visa, my fiance is canadian and got that within ...

5. uk educated nurse trying to register in ontario

   michellemck replied to michellemck's topic in International

   also, being from the UK and working most shifts short handed, I can tell you, I certainly was concerned with staff shortages. One nurse doing the job of 2 nurses is putting the the lives of patients at risk therefore a danger to the public so I thin...

6. uk educated nurse trying to register in ontario

   michellemck replied to michellemck's topic in International

   Well to be fair, it must be a lady and her dog! I take it she's my case manager and she always returns my emails. Don't think the dog cant type! They are on the May 2011 queue, I am in the Aug 2011 caseload. I take it I am in the Aug queue as tha...

7. uk educated nurse trying to register in ontario

   michellemck replied to michellemck's topic in International

   Yeah, I have read the cno's annual reports and although they give an estimate for time taken to register for canadian RN's, they do not state a timeline for IEN's only that it can, and is likely to take longer. Their staffing levels are also stated ...

8. uk educated nurse trying to register in ontario

   michellemck replied to michellemck's topic in International

   thanks for the reply. i understand that the system is the system and i chose to move here so i should shut up and put up. i have no problem undertaking more training to meet requirements. i am more annoyed at the length of time it has taken the C...

9. uk educated nurse trying to register in ontario

   michellemck posted a topic in International

   Hi, am an RN educated in the UK. Have been trying to register with CNO for a year now. They have still to assess my stuff and am so annoyed at how long it takes. I moved to australia and the WA board there assessed my stuff in less than 2 months s...