Lucydog14

Lucydog14 has 13 years experience.

Lucydog14's Latest Activity

1. Overtime in Ontario

   Lucydog14 replied to datlogic's topic in Canada

   Are you unionized? If you are check your contract. I would be putting in for it.

2. What's the most consecutive hours and days you have ever worked?

   Lucydog14 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Nursing

   I've done lots of 16s. Once when I was working 8 hour nights I did 16 in a row. Now I work 10 hour days and today is 3 of 9.

3. American RN trained in UK wanting NY licensure

   Lucydog14 replied to Alyson Melody's topic in Registration

   Any board in the US will require you to be generalist trained.

4. UK nurse registration for Ontario

   Lucydog14 replied to Bobbins's topic in Registration

   Are you in Ontario now and have you been working as an RPN? You would need to get your BSN and if you are going to work in Canada you should get your BSN there.

5. Can't work two jobs?

   Lucydog14 replied to themanz's topic in Canada

   It's not uncommon for facilities to have a rule about staff not moving between settings. You may have to try and pick up as much as you can at job #1.

6. Vaccination Mandating

   Lucydog14 replied to Ariemay82's topic in COVID

   Yeah because its our fault people are gullible idiots. Have actually talked to an anti vaxxer?

7. Canadian School Nurses?

   Lucydog14 replied to StudentRN56's topic in Canada

   It's not really a thing up here asfar as I know. But I'm in Ontario so it may be different in BC. Do you have a BSN?

8. Less stressful nursing job in ontario

   Lucydog14 replied to Antony's topic in Canada

   It can be. Residents are more independent and easier to communicate with due to less cognition issues. You could try community nursing as well. How long have you been a nurse? Pretty much any area will have issues.

9. Less stressful nursing job in ontario

   Lucydog14 replied to Antony's topic in Canada

   Have you tried a retirement home?

10. Vaccination Mandating

    Lucydog14 replied to Ariemay82's topic in COVID

    People can choose to not have the vaccine but they also have to accept the consequences and restrictions.

11. Can an American register with the NMC with an ADN degree?

    Lucydog14 replied to hyena's topic in Registration

    As far as I know you need a BSN.

12. Irish trained psychiatric nurse to usa

    Lucydog14 replied to Jmhegarty's topic in International

    There are no Psychiatric nurses in the US. You need to be generally trained and have completed theory and clinical hours in adult, peds, OB/gyn and mental health nursing.

13. How to report concerns

    Lucydog14 replied to Batnursediva's topic in Canada

    You need to document incidents and keep copies. If you bring your concerns forward present them calmly and don't exaggerate. I would also look for another job

14. American educated RN leaving america

    Lucydog14 replied to LP2017's topic in International

    I was responding to the person that claimed 5-6 patients per room, all paper charting and grueling schedules.

15. American educated RN leaving america

    Lucydog14 replied to LP2017's topic in International

    I don't know where you got your ideas from but none of that is true about nursing in Canada.