xmaaay BSN

xmaaay is a BSN and specializes in Operating Room.

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   What Hospital Floors Have The Most Amount of Ambulatory/Independent Patients?

   xmaaay replied to bnursing3's topic in Canada

   Definitely Mental Health, Mom & Baby units, Peds
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   What am I doing wrong?

   xmaaay replied to nursechilespice's topic in Canada

   I wouldn't take more courses to be honest. The only thing I would be focused on is getting your RN, you will then be more competitive for hospital jobs as there are more RN jobs than RPN jobs.
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   New here and would love some advice please!

   xmaaay replied to Nursekd's topic in Canada

   Were you applying out of the province at the time? If you were, how did they interview you?
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   Australia trained OR RN looking to move/work in toronto

   xmaaay replied to firecat777's topic in Canada

   All our hospitals here are public! All OR nurses are trained to take on a scrub role, Im not sure what a "scout" is though, we don't use that term here, is it the nurse that works outside the sterile field?(That's called the Circulating nurse here). ...
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   New Nurse Feeling Overwhelmed, Terrified, and More

   xmaaay replied to newnurse101's topic in Canada

   Don't be afraid to ask for more orientation!!! I have seen a lot of nurses not comfortable in a job, they were usually always granted more orientation when asked.
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   Moving to another Province: Obtain a license or a Job first?

   xmaaay replied to xmaaay's topic in Canada

   Im not able to PM, but I was wondering how long did it take you to find a job? Are you in Rural / Northern Alberta or did you manage a job in Edmonton/Calgary? Its so discouraging reading the posts about getting jobs w/ AHS ?
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   Moving to another Province: Obtain a license or a Job first?

   xmaaay replied to xmaaay's topic in Canada

   Thanks everyone for the replies! My thinking was maybe the "grass is greener" in Alberta than it is in Ontario (Cheaper real estate, cost of living, etc.), but I guess ill take my time and see what happens before moving out there !
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   Moving to another Province: Obtain a license or a Job first?

   xmaaay posted a topic in Canada

   Hi Everyone, I am currently an OR nurse in Toronto, Ontario, I have recently been thinking a lot of moving to Calgary, Alberta. I don't want to move out there unless I have a job lined up, can anyone provide any insight on the best way to handle j...
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   Australia trained OR RN looking to move/work in toronto

   xmaaay replied to firecat777's topic in Canada

   Im an OR nurse in Toronto, I can't really tell you what is the difference between here and Australia is but, I would say its really hospital dependent as well. Some OR nurses here are trained to work in all services that the hospital provides, where...