danigirl58

well last night i was working in the high observation section of my unit, finishing up my orientation to this unit (i'm a new grad nurse) one of our patients coded first medical 25 then full code blue. all i can say was wow. this was my first time ev...

hey out there, i was wondering if anyone knew what the passing percentage was for mn and the nclex. by this i don't mean how many people that pass the test but more so the percentage that is needed to pass the nclex exam. i called the mn bon but they...

Does anyone out there know how long the wait times are to attain a visascreen. I received a letter today from CGFN stating that they have received my application for VS ..... and that included was a graph that showed wait times from i think 2004. wel...

hi all i just wanted to ask everyone what there biggest pet peeve is when it comes to your family or friends when discussing difficulties that you are having with school. when i try to discuss things with my family they just say .... oh suck it up it...

my letter of employment was kind of short but long. it had to be on company letter head and it had to state where id be working what unit the wage that id be getting (ft hrs) and that it was to be for a 1 year length of employment. um im not at home ...

For me it was the hardest test that I have ever taken. I left not knowing one way or another as to if I passed. I struggled with the different drug names just little stuff that could all add up to a big fat F

OH WOW, I couldn't imagine my hospital not being able to go on diversion. We are the only level one trauma center in my city and at times everyone is in resess and theres about 3 nurses for 35 Pt's which is not very safe. I think that is a recipe for...

omg this was hilarious. i have my ekg test this week and i always seem to mess these two rhythms up and now i have something to help me remember them :)

I have worked in both unionized hospitals and non-unionized hospitals. I can tell you this when i was working in a non union hospital I truly missed my union. Unsafe working conditions, not getting breaks and being told I do not necessarily need one ...

I had one of my children during my nursing program and in a word or two it can be real hell depending on your program and instructors. Having a child is hard having one during what some may say are the hardest and most hellish times can be even harde...

hey guys i have a few quick questions for all you out there. i just found out that i am going to be having a telephone job interview with a hospital down in tx on thursday. now i have no idea how this type of interview would go or what types of quest...

i am a newer nurse and i can say that i have experienced a lot of negativity and crap that goes along with my job. but honestly i can say that when a pt or their family thanks me for the job well done, or even smiles at me and acknowledges the job th...

but, we will be coming back to mb soon and i cant wait! like i said before, i am from louisiana. so, i have never seen snow lol! i am hoping that there will still be snow there when we get back!! sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh i'm looking out my window and thats...

Hello there, Im in Winnipeg as well :) what kind of info are you looking for?

Here in MB you can still get the diploma nurses course. It's only offered at one place (Red River College) and there are tons on the waiting list to get in, I think its over 3 years now.

bon is bord of nursing .. basically the state are you trying to get a license in.

hey there, i just did all this stuff last may so hopefully i'll b e able to answer some of your questions. yes you can write the nclex before you licensed or passed the crne in canada. all you have to do is chose what state you want (and i will say m...

Hey there, I'm not sure how you'd go about working down in TX as a LPN. Nurses from Canada have to have a RN in order to get a work visa and to get the work visa you have to jump through a lot of hoops with a ton of paperwork. now I know things may b...

I loved working at TMH in TMC however as tym21 said the families and Pt's were very spoiled. Maybe it was the unit that I worked on, but honestly there were many times where I felt more like a paid servant then an educated woman. The people that I wo...

i could not get my ss# until i was in the usa and had proof of my visa screen in passport. thankfully i went through mn to get my license as they gave me a hard copy of it which i was able to endorse to tx. i do know though that you need to be a lega...

canadian13 i just finished the whole process not that long ago and boy did i find the nclex intimidating. i followed susan's method and found that i passed the nclex on my first try. to study i used the saunders nclex comprehensive rn guide to study ...

I know that to some this may not make a lot of since cause knowing me I jumped everywhere but I just needed to go some where where I could just say something about my experience OK so yesterday was the worst day so far of my short nursing Career. I a...

i would agree with this statement completely. my unit uses computerized charting ... which at times could be a whole different form of rant :)... one of the things that i am struggling with is not having a paper mar. my unit uses med carts as well a...

Thanks to everyone that has replied so far :) I know i am not the first nor will I be the last nurse to make a mistake nor will this be my last med mistake that I ever make. I just need to take a hard look at how I do my meds and find a better way of...

does anyone know what tnt stands for or what course is it. i know that its used in critical care but other then that i have no idea. any help would be appreciated. thanks dani