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Hello, I am currently one year into practice in a community / Indigenous health setting up north and I'm hoping to do a MPH next fall. Are there Canadian nurses here who's doing a MPH and wouldn't mind sharing their experiences on their respective pr...

When I applied to my MN and MPH programs, I used my university professor (Faculty) as my academic reference. By college, do you mean the college where you are taking the periop program ?

Hello, Did anyone do the NP diploma/certificate program (1 yr) that many Canadian schools offer to nurses who have already completed a Masters in Nursing (MN/MSN)? What made you decide to pursue NP after doing a MN instead of directly enrol...

Following as well !

I would definitely recommend finding something you love doing. I went into community/public health nursing up north right after I graduated from my nursing program knowing that global health is my passion. After having some experience (around 1.5 yea...

Hi everyone, I'm curious to know if anyone has applied to the Masters of Nursing or Masters of Science in Nursing for the September 2020 intake. Which schools did you apply to and did you hear back from the program ?

We also use the same care model for 9-10 patients that we have and I'm the team lead as a RN. I noticed that we would be required to constantly communicate to keep other team members updated on every patient's health status - meaning, as a team lead ...

Hello, I am a recent graduate nurse with no previous work experiences in nursing (other than our rotations) and was offered an interview for a full-time community health nursing position in a remote area. Community health is a passion of mine, but I ...

After 6 months of my med/surg job, there are certainly times when I miss my public health job. However, I feel like I'm learning constantly and it's great to interact with allied health on a frequent basis.

Hello Andreaest, I actually did ! I worked as a rural CHN for about 1.5 years and just started my position on a med/surg floor at a large academic centre. It's a steep learning curve since I'm no longer considered a new grad, so I have to overcome t...

Sure ! I'll send you a message and feel free to let me know what questions you have. Messaged you ! Let me know if you see my message.

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I recently moved from BC to Alberta and while I was still working my previous job in BC, I worked on and submitted my application for CARNA. It does take 1-2 months for paperworks to be reviewed and approved so I would suggest you start the process e...

Hello, I'm a relatively new home care nurse and am looking to become a wound care nurse some time down the road. I don't think I want to commit to a 2 years Masters in Wound Healing just yet, but the 9-12 month IIWCC at UofT does sound intriguing. ...

Thank you so much for this information. Do you currently work as a wound care nurse? I'm wondering whether it's difficult to get into the CAET program?

Not a problem at all and glad to help! I was doing full time community health/home care and casual bedside, but to be honest, I didn't do as many hours as I'd hope for the hospital since my primary job was a lot on the plate already. So I would still...

I have been working in BC with a focus on Indigenous community health for the past 1.5 years since graduation and have recently moved to Edmonton about 2 months ago. Applied for AB license this May while I was finishing off my work in BC. Just landed...

For certifications, it varies depending on the community. Even though you might hold an immunization cert. from Australia, when you work in the communities, depending on the province, you'll still need to acquire the provincial cert/skills sign-off. ...

Hello @caramel79 ! I enjoyed my time working in an Indigenous community as a community health nurse in Northern BC. The community I worked at is great for families. I can direct you to a couple communities if you want to work remotely and in British ...

Hi peripateticRN, I've worked in an Indigenous community in BC (within close driving proximity to Yukon/NWT) as a CHN for almost a year and a half and it was definitely the best experience I've ever had. Everyone was nice and knew each other in the l...

I would love to know the nursing job situation in Edmonton. I understand that there are multiple threads on nursing in Alberta already, but would love to be updated. I'm a relatively new RN with one year of experience in remote community health and t...

Thank you so much for this info! This is incredibly helpful! Are you aware at this time if AHS/ Covenant is hiring med/surg nurses? When you say keywords, are they the keywords used on the specific job profile posting? ex.) public health nurse = #imm...

May I also ask what the "certain criteria" means? Do I have to completely fit the job profile. When they say it's is required to have....etc. experience in the job posting, are they flexible in terms of willingness to train you ? Thanks so much !

Oh wow, that's pretty rough. Is AHS pretty saturated with nurses rn? Do you know what makes the process take so long?

Thank you for your input. I'm open to doing casual /temporary positions to start off with. Do you know if nurses in Alberta often work multiple jobs just to get full time hours?