NotReady4PrimeTime RN

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    Part time RN seeking Insurance advise

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to mariesearcy's topic in Canada

    You're actually talking about benefits when you're talking dental insurance. Casuals don't get benefits and in some provinces even part-timers don't get full benefits either. Here in Alberta as a...
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    Going from peds home health to hospital

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sarah2416's topic in Pediatric

    Personally, I think that home health nurses are very competent and well-prepared for the usual hospitalized peds patient. If you're always the only person there when things go sideways, you develop...
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    Brock University vs. Mohawk-McMaster Nursing Program

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to knierlle's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I honestly don't think that the school you graduated from has that big of an influence on employers as most people think. When it all comes together, what matters is whether you pass the registration...
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    Question about seizures at extubation in TBI patients

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to rnfostermom's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Please don't ever apologize and call yourself "just a nurse" when you seek more information and a better understanding of something you're observing. This career of ours requires... no - DEMANDS...
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    OSCE, CRNE, Safe Practice

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Sagid's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    You CANNOT discuss specific questions from the CRNE. You agreed to that when you applied to write. It's considered a very serious breach if you do discuss specific questions, not on on this forum but...
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    CRNE

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to harjit12's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    You should have withdrawn from the third attempt. As soon as you learned your family member had died you should have contacted CNO and withdrawn. CNO isn't the reason you failed the exam 3 times. Your...
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    CBC article this morning on immigration/nurses

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnonymousLPN's topic in Canada

    I agree. The list is so out in left field. I really don't think this means that immigrants will be guaranteed jobs, just that they would be able to work in Canada when they get here. There's so much...
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    Problems with transcript, not eligible for writingcrne

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Merrin's topic in Nurse Registration

    You tell the person that answers the phone that because they are unable to answer your specific questions you need to be able to speak to someone actually involved in assessing IEN credentials. If...
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    Berlin's and toddlers

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We send our Berlins (all of our VADs actually - Berlins, Heartmates, Heartwares) to the cardiology ward as soon as they no longer need ICU-level care and have been doing so since 2005. To be quite...
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    York University 2nd Entry Nursing 2014

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to karekare's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Admin note: Please remember that this is an open forum that anyone with internet access can view. It's not the same as a closed group on Facebook where everyone is there for the same reason and have...
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    Problems with transcript, not eligible for writingcrne

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Merrin's topic in Nurse Registration

    The most likely outcome to reapplying with the new transcript to CNO is that they'll be very suspicious of the new transcript. It could look like a fraud issue, even though it's not. "We rejected this...
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    CNO refuse to take CRNE.

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to iamdi's topic in Canada

    In 2015 it's true that our Colleges of Nursing will accept "old NCLEX-passers" BUT... the exam a person has written as part of the registration process is only one part of the process, the very last...
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    CBC article this morning on immigration/nurses

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnonymousLPN's topic in Canada

    We did wander a ways off topic. Sorry... Back to our regularly scheduled discussion. It does boggle the mind that the government sees a shortage of nurses when there really is a shortage of...
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    Recent RN or CPN in Montreal, Quebec

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to shurchik's topic in Immigration Advice

    I guess you'll find out. D'apprendre la langue française n'est pas aussi facile que ça en a
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    CBC article this morning on immigration/nurses

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnonymousLPN's topic in Canada

    Sadly, it isn't just the much-maligned IEN who has trouble with English spelling and grammar. I've seen lots of examples of locally-educated-from-day-one nurses with Masters degrees who have poor...
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    Resignation with only 2 weeks notice?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNexplorer's topic in Canada

    You really don't want to burn any bridges if there's even the most remote possibility you'll ever want to work in Alberta again. I think you'll find that the travel company will be more flexible than...
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    Steps in Becoming a RN in Alberta as a IEN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ianmiyoh11's topic in Nurse Registration

    The reason why you can't find any prep materials for the CELBAN is because CELAS wants to be sure you are able to function linguistically at the minimum level required to pass the test at any given...
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    Resignation with only 2 weeks notice?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNexplorer's topic in Canada

    Temporary employees are still considered to be UNA members, with all the rights and responsibilities that brings. UNA wasn't the party wanting that language and that requirement in the collective...
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    June 4th CRNE

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to backwoods's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    The CPRNE was written on May 2 and the first reports of results were a couple of days ago... about 6 weeks after the exam. The spring sittings for each of the exams are the largest groups because the...
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    Pediatric Chest Tube Securement Devices

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to nterenzoni's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We don't pin our chest tubes to clothing either. A strip of FlexiTrak is stuck to the kid's abdomen/chest to take some of the tension. We do (and not by choice!) wrap a piece of waterproof tape around...
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    need advice, help (Canadian second year student)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to wordemup's topic in Canada

    That's too bad. There's so much that could be done to mitigate this for you. Like I said, nothing in an evaluation should come as a surprise. And that doesn't just mean the formal mid-term evals, it...
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    need advice, help (Canadian second year student)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to wordemup's topic in Canada

    It's really too bad that all this came at you out of the blue. Evaluations should never be a surprise. Your instructor should have given you specific areas where s/he feels you're not quite making the...
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    anybody here working for two staffing agencies the same time?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jrcbtst's topic in Canada

    Yes, you've explained that in multiple other threads. You've been given a lot of good advice. You've chosen to apply for work through two different agencies and now you're worried that either you...
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    OZ nurse wanting to work in Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnjzAus's topic in Nurse Registration

    Essentially, an enrolled nurse is equivalent to a Canadian LPN. But LPN isn't on the list for skilled worker emigration. So you will not be offered a work permit. If you really want to work as a nurse...
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    anybody here working for two staffing agencies the same time?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jrcbtst's topic in Canada

    You were warned - by me - that agencies will not give you a regular schedule or even any guaranteed hours. They do not provide benefits. They will not provide any kind of security or consideration to...