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  1. Is Med Surg Pre-cursor for Critical Care Success?

    zolly786 replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in General Nursing

    I felt I needed the baiscs before I could move on to a critical area (I did 5 years med surg before taking the training). And I am glad I did it. I worked ICU/CCU for 2 years, and went back to ward...

  2. Highest Paid Nurses in B.C....how is this possible?

    zolly786 replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    i made just over 90 last year in bc. i'm full time, DC1, step 9. rarely work OT, and am in charge a fair bit. i work with some floor nurses who have made in the 150s. to work that much isn't safe to...

  3. victoria bc

    zolly786 replied to lau&usopp's topic in Canada

    I grew up in Burnaby, and now live in Victoria. I did my training at Douglas, and now work at the Jubilee. I haven't worked at the General. It's quite a bit smaller than Vancouver. But I much prefer...

  4. Select Medical Connections? Travel nurse in BC?

    zolly786 replied to jpoparty's topic in International Nursing

    my bad. i didn't know there was a difference.

  5. Select Medical Connections? Travel nurse in BC?

    zolly786 replied to jpoparty's topic in International Nursing

    there are some travel nursing companies in canada. like i said, i know of one. i work with nurses who are hired by said company to work in other health regions (you can't work in the same health...

  6. Select Medical Connections? Travel nurse in BC?

    zolly786 replied to jpoparty's topic in International Nursing

    nope. the only one i know of is solutions staffing. but that's because they're based out of prince george and i know a few people who work for them. sorry i'm of no

  7. Heparinized vs Nonheparinzed saline in arterial lines

    zolly786 replied to saranurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    we use nonheparinized saline for our art

  8. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    zolly786 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i just started in icu in january. i've only had problems with one person. our ward is awesome. we have lpns, rns cnas float here. i don't care, you wanna help, come on board. but i also worked on a...

  9. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    zolly786 replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    i guess it depends on the person. i've seen people in a dead sleep and be able to get up and run a code with no issue. i'm not one of those people. it takes me 30 minutes to defrost. and i guess it...

  10. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    zolly786 replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    my old ward, i was lucky if i got a break. i usually ran to the vending machine to grab a snack and go pee (not at the vending machine, but you get what i mean). my new job is totally different. last...

  11. Prince George, BC - future as a nurse?

    zolly786 replied to Jangaboo's topic in International Nursing

    there is a agency here in prince george that sends nurses to hospitals in fraser heath, interior health, viha and nha. i'm too much of a chicken to go anywhere, but i know lots of other people i work...

  12. Prince George, BC - future as a nurse?

    zolly786 replied to Jangaboo's topic in International Nursing

    in canada, an lpn is an lpn and an rn is an rn. diploma nurses (i think they are the same as associate degree, but don't quote me) are hired here all the time in bc. i think the only places you...

  13. Prince George, BC - future as a nurse?

    zolly786 replied to Jangaboo's topic in International Nursing

    i don't know about the bridging in to the lpn from the care aide. i'll have to ask a couple people at work who have been aides and are now lpns. i'm pretty sure you can't at cnc. and i don't know if...

  14. Prince George, BC - future as a nurse?

    zolly786 replied to Jangaboo's topic in International Nursing

    for me, it was either teaching or nursing. i don't know why, but those were the two jobs i was drawn towards. i was very very very shy when i first started nursing school. to the point that when i was...

  15. Prince George, BC - future as a nurse?

    zolly786 replied to Jangaboo's topic in International Nursing

    i don't think you have to fear anything with employment as an rn in prince george. i know for a fact there are plenty of open lines right now. they may not be permanent, but they are full time terms....

  16. Where to live in Vancouver??

    zolly786 replied to dibleydale's topic in International Nursing

    if you're working at childrens, you're best staying in vancouver or burnaby. to drive from pitt meadows to south burnaby takes at least a half hour (in the middle of the night with no traffic). taking...

  17. Where to live in Vancouver??

    zolly786 replied to dibleydale's topic in International Nursing

    i make 30/hour. i estimate 23 an hour net. because of the rotation, the cheques vary from 1000-2000 each. that doesn't include overtime or stats. once you have your ei and cpp paid off for the year,...

  18. Where to live in Vancouver??

    zolly786 replied to dibleydale's topic in International Nursing

    i'm a bad girl. we've had snow since the 30th and i haven't put them on. i'll do it monday. after my exam tomorrow, i have a week off to do stuff like

  19. Where to live in Vancouver??

    zolly786 replied to dibleydale's topic in International Nursing

    i agree completely, fiona. i get perma road rage when i hit hope, and it doesn't go away until i leave. i'm sick of people being up to their eyeballs in debt and not understanding why i live in a...

  20. Nursing in Alaska

    zolly786 replied to sworr001's topic in General Nursing

    shaazzaamm, it's alaska. what are you expecting? 70 degrees in march? cuz that isn't going to happen. heck, i'm only 500 miles north of the canada/us border, and it's 10 degrees here (-10c) with 8...

  21. Where to live in Vancouver??

    zolly786 replied to dibleydale's topic in International Nursing

    if i were going to move back home, i'd live in mission and work at msa hospital. i can't justify 800 grand to live in the neighbourhood in which i grew up, when i know my parents paid 46 grand in 1971...

  22. Where to live in Vancouver??

    zolly786 replied to dibleydale's topic in International Nursing

    sexy accents? ha ha ha. sorry. it's the whole "english accents are so neat" thing. i don't like kits. but i'm anti trend, and kits is a very trendy place to live. little dogs and lululemon. rent's...

  23. Where to live in Vancouver??

    zolly786 replied to dibleydale's topic in International Nursing

    from sfu to childrens on the bus? no. don't even try. it's not worth your sanity. if you drove, it wouldn't be that bad. i had a friend who lived over by lougheed mall (kinda at the base of burnaby...

  24. Where to live in Vancouver??

    zolly786 replied to dibleydale's topic in International Nursing

    do you have a car or are you going to walk/bus it? i'd live along the oak/cambie corridor. vgh is 12th and heather (between oak and cambie), so i'm sure there's lots of health care people between...

  25. What career would YOU have chosen if you weren't a nurse?

    zolly786 replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    i'd be a pharmacist. i love that aspect of health care, and my husband (who does community pharmacy) makes 60% more than i do. i can't justify another 5 years of school, and having to move 8 hours...