higgy1

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1. uk rn asking about crnbc...

   higgy1 posted a topic in International

   Hi to one and all I'm a UK trained RN applying for registration in BC. I sent all the required paperwork to the crnbc in November 2005 and I'm still waiting to hear if I'm eligible for registration. The secure area of the crnbc website informs me th...

2. uk rn asking about maple ridge...

   higgy1 posted a topic in International

   Hi to one and all I'm a UK trained RN and in the last stages of getting registered in BC. I've had a job offer from Fraser Health which I'm going to take up and start working (ideally) summer 2007. I work in surgery (colo-rectal and vascular mainly, ...

3. UK RN needs advice/wise words

   higgy1 posted a topic in International

   Hi all, hope you are doing well. I've been offered a surgical nursing post with fraser health. I understand that this means I can work anywhere within fraser health so my questions are... 1) which facilities within fraser health have surgical units t...

4. how does healthcare work in Canada..?

   higgy1 posted a topic in International

   Hi all I'm an RN in England and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how the healthcare system works in Canada-particularly in BC. Is it publicly funded, like in Britain, where anyone can get any care they need? Or is it private, where if you don'...

5. how does healthcare work in Canada..?

   higgy1 posted a topic in International

   Hi all I'm an RN in England and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how the healthcare system works in Canada-particularly in BC. Is it publicly funded, like in Britain, where anyone can get any care they need? Or is it private, where if you don'...

6. length of time to exam results?

   higgy1 replied to carcha's topic in International

   Hi Carcha, thanks for the speedy reply. 10 weeks? Is that all? Gosh! I'd kind of imagined it would take way longer than that. Good news indeed! Went to Ontario this August - what a wonderful place. Thanks again.

7. length of time to exam results?

   higgy1 replied to carcha's topic in International

   Hi Carcha bit of a related question really....I'm in the UK and just filling in my application forms for registration in BC. How long did your friend have to wait for the system to process him before he got an exam date? Thanks very much.

8. British nurse asking about the difference between a RN and RPN...

   higgy1 replied to higgy1's topic in International

   Wonderful, thanks fiona59. That explains it nicely - i understand what you mean. We've a leaning towards Ontario - planning a summer holiday there this year to have a looksee... many, many thanks for your help...

9. British nurse asking about the difference between a RN and RPN...

   higgy1 posted a topic in International

   I currently work in the UK as a RN on an acute surgical ward at my local hospital and within the next few years my family and I are hoping to emigrate from the UK and settle in Canada. Can anyone tell me the difference, in practical terms, between...