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1. How come its so hard getting into USA nursing school vs Canadian ones!

   CanadaProud replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

   This is an interesting discussion.. I was wondering it myself. Two years ago I was in a program that was taking me no where (I was really unhappy with it), so I applied for a BScN program in Ontario....

2. What? I can't put my mom in a nursing home!

   CanadaProud replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Chuchie, I know this is a really hard thing for you to go through. For the last year 1-2 years I helped my mom care for her great Aunt (She was the sole support system). She found it very...

3. Living off student loans smart idea or not?

   CanadaProud replied to rkim525's topic in General Nursing

   I'm currently in Nursing School and am mostly working off loans. After my first year I was able to work as PSW which helped to pay back some of the money I owed before incurring more. It is tough to...

4. Cystic Fibrosis - a Nursing Specialty?

   CanadaProud posted a topic in Pulmonary

   Is there anyone who is a nurse specializing in Cystic Fibrosis? If so how did you manage it (ie. are there specialized courses, or did you work on a CF unit, etc.) CF has affected my family greatly...

5. Giving report in LTC

   CanadaProud replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Night Owl, I am still a student, but I can at least tell you what I saw when I was in hospital. We all did sit in the report room, but each nurse from the shift before us spoke into a tape recorder...

6. Anyone have dogs and work 12hr shifts?

   CanadaProud replied to xokelly2's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad to see that you're so concerned about your dogs, but since it's a night shift and they'd be sleeping most of the time I think they would be fine at home by themselves. I don't think them...