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Couldnt you say that even if I went to nursing school say...in Texas but decided to move and practice nursing in Michigan for example? I would still be "taking" a spot away from someone that wanted to go to NS in Texas... or what about all the nurses that come from other countries like the Phillipines, etc. Just a thought

I already have all my student loans paid off from working during school. As long as I have a job and a place to stay, why should it matter where I want to live. I'm not required to stay in Canada just because I went to nursing school here. I've always wanted to move to the states, I have family there. Would you still think the same if I decided to move to another province versus the States or even move to another country? I want to live somewhere new, experience life before I have kids / get married, etc. Don't get me wrong, I like Canada but I've always wanted to move out to the States for the longest time

Going into my last year of BCSN here in Canada...I want to write my CRNE and then write my Nclex really soon afterwards so I can move to the States. I am studying for the CRNE and also just bought the 4th edition of Saunders to do Suzanne's Plan for the Nclex but am slightly worried since the Nclex seems alot harder compared to our exam...its alot more science based. Anyone else have the same plan?

The doctor was in the room and even said she was cheyne stoking + kussmauling What is a neurological breathing pattern? Isn't that CS and Kussmaul? thanks

I had a patient 2 weeks ago with Kussmaul AND cheyne stokes resps with doll eyes and was unresponsive to sternal rub, voice, etc with RR of 32 - 40...it occured all of a sudden and the physician said that her brain hemorrhage was getting worse and even said she wont live the night. She is still with us 14 days later....she is eating now, able to speak (incohenrently but is able to speak at least) and she looks 1000 X better than she did that night) Her vitals are stable now! I was SO surprised when I came back from vacation and saw her considering the condition she was in when I left I also thought that CS resps basically meant you were gonna pass away soon but i guess not

Sorry, but the testimonial by the blond haired girl just cracked me up! Watch it here: http://www.prismcareerinstitute.com/nursing.aspx I thought it was funny

Ok, the part about nurses peeves me off...just because we give meds doesn't mean every single nurse in the universe abuses em or steals em!!!. I know what they were trying to say though, it just seems like it came out wrong in the article http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10529415

I never said that Canadian schools HAVE lax standards compared to US schools...I was saying that other people seem to have that impression based on our lower grading scales based on on other threads on AllNurses I am happy with my Canadian nursing school and am happy with the quality of education that I have received :). I think I will be well prepared to write my CRNE (hoping I pass next June when I write it!) Maybe it came out the wrong way, but I was trying to say in my original post that other people sometimes think that we Canadians have a worse education bc alot of our schools don't require like 80% to pass nursing classes (I am only talking about my NS and the several others I know of that have grading scales like this...I am sure there are some NS in Canada that have higher passing grades...) I was trying to say that just because we have lower passing grades it doesn't make us worse nurses (contrary to the belief that many people on Allnurses state that they wouldn't want nursing students who only require a 63%, etc to pass their nursing classes taking care of them in a hospital) I think I will be a good nurse regardless of my NS low requirements for passing nursing classes and electives. It depends on the person anyways, some people can be super book smart and have bad interpersonal skills in clinical. I'd rather be good at both Cheers, Muhaha

lewis and dirksen is a good one brunner and suddarth is also good both are expensive though like over 100 dollars!

There was literally nothing to fill up with lotion...it was all full of gunk!. Next time I encounter the same thing, I will try your trick though. Sounds like it would be helpful

Yep, checking the skin folds is something I always do...you never know what can be growing there (fungus, etc). Sometimes you see a layer of lotion / cream / powder that can be wiped off because it's caked on

Ugh, Today I was cleaning my pt and I was wondering why her bellybutton looked black. It kept bugging me. Well....I had to dig and actually PULL on it to get it out (it was that stuck to the inside of her bellybutton ick!) and out came a HUGE ball of dried up skin cell stuff and covered with some gross black crusty stuff. It was this big chunk of hard dried icky material. The washcloth helped get it out. The patient didn't mind either. I don't think the pt had the inside of her bellybutton cleaned in about 6 months, thats the best I can describe it! It was so bad that I was gagging LOL I guess I had a bad shift! However, the pt looked alot better afterwards! Edit * whoops hit enter as I was typing the title...its supposed to read "pt's old" haha sorry!*

I gagged once and ALMOST threw up while changing someone with a BM. I was surprised that I didn't throw up, usually it doesnt bother me too much but this time I almost barfed Its natural...we dont have iron stomachs...we are human!

I have posted a few threads on the fact (sorry to bore you guys! lol) that US schools usually have higher grading scales than our Canadian nursing schools... Usually whenever I state that my nursing school only requires 63% to pass nursing classes and 50% to pass electives, alot of the US nursing students reply that we must not know that much, they wouldn't trust an RN that only needed 63% to pass a class to care for them in a hospital etc, we shouldn't be nurses if they only require us to know 60% or so of nursing knowledge as a bare mininum. Now I know that not every school in Canada has the same grading scale, but several large universities (including U of T) have similar passing grades for their nursing classes. I totally respect USA students for their hard work (believe me when I say that if I had to have 80% or 85% in each nursing class in order to graduate, I would most likely fail nursing school! lol) Now its not like I strive to get 60's in nursing school (my GPA is 3.2 right now so I am not doing too bad :X) but it is a tad annoying when others make statements like that. I always respond politely to their replies, and state that its just the way canadian nursing schools seem to do it (at least the ones that I know of but I am sure others have had higher grading scales!) But its a free country and to each her (or his!) own :p:specs: Just wondering if anyone else had noticed this? I am NOT trying to start a flamewar between us and other nursing students. I am just curious about others responses! thanks!

I bet if you ask most canadian graduates of a BSCN program they have similar grading scales, if not then, maybe a little higher. I checked out the websites of several universities in my province that have the exact same grading scale for their BSCN program...63% for nursing, 50% for non nursing / electives. In fact, my university based BSCN 4 year program only requires a 50% to pass anatomy and physiology (its a year long 26 week course) For example, the University of Toronto (in Ontario, Canada) is a very good nursing school - its the biggest university in the province, if not all of Canada if I am not mistaken! They have like 50 thousand students in total and it says on their website that "Note: For all NUR courses the passing grade point value is 1.7", which is a 60 - 62% by their grading scale. http://www.nursing.utoronto.ca/academic/regulations/grading_undergraduate.htm I'm not complaning...its just nursing school is graded differently down here than in the States for some reason . I know if I had to pass every class with a 80% like alot of you guys do, I don't think I would pass nursing school! :X I guess the US doesnt care that much because they hire Canadian grads like crazy and we produce great nurses!