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  1. Best working conditions for English speaking nurses in Montreal?

    just4 replied to blue-sky's topic in Canada

    Thank you for providing an alternative view. I did move from a medical unit to ICU and I found the working conditions much better. Part of the reason is because the ICU manager does an excellent...

  2. Nursing in Ottawa

    just4 replied to Sashat3's topic in Canada

    I think you are focusing too much on French and not enough on finding a job. Your best chances are with an English speaking hospital in Montreal such as Montreal General or Jewish Hospital. There...

  3. Nursing in montreal (QC) Canada!!!! Help needed!!

    just4 replied to Stars_nsky15's topic in Nurse Registration

    By now you probably should be getting a provisional work license but it probably take until next spring for them to allow you to take the full exam. The French language requirement is nonsense in the...

  4. Nursing positions in BC are mostly casual. Why?

    just4 replied to Mykami's topic in Nursing Career

    I guess I am late to respond but this may help others. In a casual position the employer does not have to pay benefits and gets to try out your competence without committment. Personally I insisted...

  5. MONTREAL VS BC Nursing- just for fun

    just4 replied to ohhyeahh...'s topic in International Nursing

    I have worked in both places. Stay away from Montreal. Quebec has an enormous public debt and no money for health or anything else. There is corruption at every level of government (see the Mafia...

  6. Best working conditions for English speaking nurses in Montreal?

    just4 replied to blue-sky's topic in Canada

    I would say that working a hospital in Montreal is challenging and will get worse both because there is an enormous budget deficit and because there is governmental corruption at all levels. The only...

  7. Nursing student being displaced to Montreal... help please!

    just4 replied to GeorgiaPeaches's topic in Canada

    PQ is Province of Quebec (sometimes QC). Don't confuse BA with BS. As with EE, you need to work towards a BS, specifically nursing. Forget about anything less, it would make you second class for...

  8. Moving to Montreal, need info.

    just4 replied to ccotter's topic in International Nursing

    Here is a current article which supports my experience of finding the cost of living in Montreal high. Quebec Could Soon Be Poorest

  9. Moving to Montreal, need info.

    just4 replied to ccotter's topic in International Nursing

    Realistically, I have not found Quebec cheap at all living there the last 2.5 years. I guess it all depends on the specific expenditures that you want to focus on. Take the yearly nursing license...

  10. Moving to Montreal, need info.

    just4 replied to ccotter's topic in International Nursing

    Amy, I think you will find that the pay is lower in Quebec and the provincial income tax is quite a bit higher. You will be able to get a temporary Quebec nursing license based on your Ontario...

  11. from ontario to vancouver BC

    just4 replied to s222's topic in Canada

    My own experience last year was not at all bad. I needed to move from Montreal to BC, but I opted to look for a job in Surrey which is only about 25 Km south of Vancouver. Vancouver is easily...

  12. Ordering books through Amazon

    just4 replied to jazz1983's topic in International Nursing

    I have found that Amazon.com (USA) is much faster that the Canadian one, possibly because USA mail is generally faster as well. However, you should also look into Amazon

  13. Moving to Montreal, need info.

    just4 replied to ccotter's topic in International Nursing

    In the USA you should be working towards a Bachelor of SCIENCE in Nursing, not another BA! I did and the OIIQ had no problem certifying my degree (it took 6 months and lots of paperwork). The Quebec...

  14. difference between a USA Associates degree RN and BScN

    just4 replied to Glimpsethepast's topic in International Nursing

    Some of the information above is not accurate. I say this as an RN with a BSN in the USA and current license in one USA state and two diverse Canadian provinces. In some US states and some Canadian...

  15. Is BC really that bad in terms of RN jobs?

    just4 replied to Teebee5's topic in International Nursing

    My citizenship is not Canadian and the country in which I was educated is neither Canada nor the country of my birth. I have had a "limited" Quebec license for a couple of years because I have not...

  16. Male nurses hired faster?

    just4 replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

    That was not my experience. I am a male and a couple of years ago I graduated at the top of my class of about 48 (also about 10%

  17. Am I selfish for going back to school?

    just4 replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    You need to ask yourself whether you are doing it for your kids or for yourself due to midlife crisis. Somehow you all have been managing so far, and in 6 more years your youngest will be out of the...

  18. Male nurses hired faster?

    just4 replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

    I also feel that males are favored a bit more. I don't deny that I am competent and nurses are in high demand, but I have always been given an offer for every job for which I have applied. I also...

  19. Where to work in Montreal

    just4 replied to lostintranslation's topic in International Nursing

    I work in a major hospital. We only have RNs and CNAs. However I have also worked in a nursing home where they have RNs, LPNs and

  20. Male nursing and needing chaperone

    just4 replied to Sirkraker's topic in Men in Nursing

    Unfortnately it is even worse than I describe. I limited myself to the hospital environment. However, in my province 2 million people have no family doctor because there are not enough of them....

  21. Male nursing and needing chaperone

    just4 replied to Sirkraker's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm not making excuses, I am stating facts. In an ideal world all health care would be free and there would be enough staff to cater to all of the patients' physical and emotional needs. Every...

  22. Male nursing and needing chaperone

    just4 replied to Sirkraker's topic in Men in Nursing

    Where I work there is no staff available to cater to modesty. I insert and remove urinary catheters all day on men and women. My colleagues are equally busy and we have no time to drag each other...

  23. Montreal Gen Hosp area

    just4 replied to dollarman's topic in International Nursing

    MGH operates in English. That does not mean that occasionally you will not run into patients or their family who will try to get you to speak French. I have never quite figured out why they chose an...

  24. Nursing schools in Montreal Canada

    just4 replied to waithera's topic in International Nursing

    If you are looking for English colleges you can go to Varnier or Dawson or John Abbot (colleges are called CEGEP here). You can also easily Google CEGEP for French speaking ones. Most have the winter...

  25. Male nursing and needing chaperone

    just4 replied to Sirkraker's topic in Men in Nursing

    gender discrimination is illegal, period. it does not matter whether the person being discriminated against is male or female. the fact that your workplace selectively discriminates only against...