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i'm in the ED! yay!!!

we try and relieve each other for breaks. zone 1 (minor side) is 2-3 nurses with 12-14 rooms. breaks are supposed to start at 0830,1130,1630 for days (each lasting 30 mins) and 1 30 min break and 1 1hour break on nights (although it's more likely to ...

hi everyone! i graduated in may and started in a local emergency dept the same month. finished orientation in july, and passed the RN exam, yay!!!! anyways, so i've been off orientation since the end of july and although there are many things i'm sti...

HI everyone! I found out 2 days ago that I have been accepted for a fulltime position in the second biggest er in my area!!! i graduate the end of may, but general orientation starts the middle of may!!! i'm extra excited because generally as a rule ...

sadly we don't have those here in our province. My orientation (just had a few details so far) includes: ~7 classroom days then 16 preceptored shifts, which can be extended if it is deemed necessary. This is only the 2nd year they have accepted new g...

I start in the ER on May 22!

oh my god, i am getting a car too! this is the best week EVER!!!!!!!!!!! I'm almost hysterical i'm so excited! lol

Hi there, i was just wondering if people wouldn't mind posting how many years nursing/healthcare experience they had before deciding to enter a NP program. I'm just graduating with my BSN so i have no intention of pursuing it in the next few years, j...

thanks everyone for your comments, i love getting lots of response! I'm currently doing my final NS placement in the er for the next 4 weeks and it's great, exactly what i always pictured it would be. as for masters, i'm so school-burnt-out i can't i...

Hi there, another question! I'm from canada and was just wondering if there are any canadian NPs on here that could explain a little bit about the pros/cons/difficulties in receiving your NP education in the States and trying to take it back to Canad...

i have talked to them at job fairs and i got the same impression, too good to be true, but i have yet to talk to/meet someone that has actually worked with/for them. i'm just graduating from NS but if after 1-2 years i haven't heard anything negative...

what a great sticky. i'm going to have to copy and paste all the great tips onto one document to take with me! i graduate in ~2 months but will do my final practicum in the er starting next week. being even slightly organized in there will make me fe...

i finished my last exam this morning! i signed a contract at the local hospital on monday! i start my final placement next week! graduation is may 24th. WOOOHOOOOO!

Hi there! i'm about to graduate (May) in canada and i'll be working here, likely in a med-surg unit for about 12-18 months, but then i would really like to experience travel nursing in the states. My questions are: 1) do any of the agencies place pe...

Hi everyone! i'm graduating in may and just signed a contract for my first full-time nursing position. it will be in a local hospital, but not sure what unit (they sort of slot us in where they need us - meaning where no one really wants to work of c...

did you start out as a new grad into the er? that is what my original plan was, but it's essentially impossible to do it where i live, and because of bills i couldn't wait around to start the whole nclex/america process with no income coming in. so i...

wow sounds great! would you mind if i asked you what type of nursing you do and what agency you are with?

ok, let's see. Cape Breton is one of the most beautiful places i have ever been (lived in europe for a couple years and that was amazing, but cb is spectacular for natural beauty) houses are relatively cheap, mostly due to a long history of low emplo...

Hi! i'm from cp but currently finishing my nsg degree in halifax on the mainland. feel free to pm me with questions and i'll help you out if i can.

Hi everyone!! ok, so I thought i had my plans all set, i was sure i was going to try and get accepted at pitt county when i graduate this spring to work in the ED. However, I just had an email from their nurse recruiter stating they had a recent cha...

they came to our big job fair in the fall (i'm in atlantic canada). said basically after 1-2 years experience in a 'demand area', we apply for jobs at hospitals where we work full time as hospital employees and GSA pays for us to attend a local maste...

hey there! i'm planning on moving to the states when i graduate next spring, and am wondering if anyone knows what the rules/regulations are concerning bringing your car with you to the states. i know it has to conform to the environmental and dot st...

I'll be (hopefully) graduating May 24 2007 with my BScN!!!! god it felt like it would never happen. this past term flew by, although that being said it drained every last drop of energy and attention i had to get through it! my last term i do the sec...

Ok, so i thought i had my plans made, but the hospital i wanted to work at after graduation just changed their policy and no longer take new grads into the ED (although when i talked to them at a job fair in sept they never mentioned that change was ...

gitterbug, do you know of any hospitals that take new grads into the er that you would recommend?