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Now that 7 provinces have made BScN minimum entry to practice, the bridge program is difficult to find and can be very selective. One of the biggest problems/concerns for professors and students was the lack of academic preparation at the diploma lev...

I'm north of the border in Ontario, and the shortage is in a crisis state. Just RNs alone, there are approx 20,000 due to retire this year and only 3,200 new grads pumped out. The average age of a nurse here is almost 50, so the shortage is going to ...

The regular weight fabric is almost like a light canvas when you first receive them - quite stiff, but two washes with fabric softener and they're good to go, and I agree: they age well, becoming more soft with every washing. I have Aviators in both...

x2 on the Aviators. Get over the initial sticker shock; they'll last for years. Order by the end of the month and save 20% off in-stock items. and no, I have no affiliation with the company except as a loyal customer.

From my recent post: "Thought I'd chime in - I recently ordered 2 pr of Aviators with custom options and they were on my doorstep within 30 days across the border to Canada". The leg opeings are straight cut. The 30 days from order to doorstep includ...

I met a girl in nurse's training and married her the year after grad. We're both RNs celebrating our 20th year nursing class of '88 reunion this summer, followed by our 19th wedding aniversary in the fall. Our middle child (daughter) is going off to...

State where you are currently employed? Ontario, Canada How old are you? 40 years old You describe your ethnicity as: caucasian heterosexual married (only once) with children. How's that! How long have you worked as an RN? 20 years How long have you...

Of course it's true! We guys call on our female co-workers all the time to find us things when we think we've looked everywhere and we return the favour by fixing anything on the unit that's broken :) (Or at least we'll take a crack at it, maybe t...

My books cost about the same as my tuition, if I remeber right. Total cost RN diploma $500/semester x3/yr = 6 semesters =$3000 total tuition circa 1988.

Dulcolax or glycerin suppositories, but more commonly I've seen fleet enemas given.

I know it was clear in your post that you don't like scrub tops, but these uniforms stand out, come in a gazillion colours and look very masculine. The company will add up to 3 lines of embroidery for name, title, etc in block or script letters on th...

Well, after the priorities of time with wife and 3 kids... It's been 5 years of constant renovating our 1890 Queen Anne home - we're in the middle of gutting/restoring 2 master baths and then all we will have left is the kitchen, slated to take place...

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I think your question would be better answered if we knew what type of nursing you were doing and the types of things you were exposing yourself (and your hands and your ring) to. I wear my plain gold band everyday to work, but off it comes, along wi...

Will your job entail long periods on your feet walking/standing, or is there deskwork involved to give your dogs a rest? If you'll be on your feet most of the time, and need a dressier-style of shoe than running shoes, I second the 'chef shoe' recom...

I still call nursing my first profession, despite beginning an apprenticeship in tool and die right after high school; it didn't last very long, though, and I went right back to upgrade my sciences and was off to nursing school by the time I was 19. ...

ER & Psych; in my region there has been 7 serious assaults in ERs and 3 in psych. One of the assaults in psych was severe with life-threatening injuries. People don't have to ask why there are police officers stationed in the ER dept's round the ...

We have a no lift policy at my 320 bed LTC facility, as does most LTC facilities in my area. We have ceiling track passive mechanical lifts installed in most rooms, and also make heavy use of active lifts and low friction transfer sheets, sliders and...

Similar thread here: https://allnurses.com/forums/f212/what-color-suit-purchase-job-interview-224918.html I disagree with going more casual. You cannot go wrong, and will not be over-dressed, with a simple tailored single breasted suit, the more con...

X2!

My last OB/Gyn rotation as a student was over 20 years ago, but the scars remain... I can laugh now, but being a 19 yr old baby faced student probably made things that much worse for my patients in our small community hospital. The upside was that t...

Absolutely true; has much less to do with nursing/health care and much more to do with female-dominated workplaces.

I should have clarified: our policy is that if you can't pass the fit test during times where you need to wear N95/respirators, you are off work without pay. Since I couldn't pass my fit test with a beard, I would have to choose whether or not to kee...

It's true you can't be mask-fitted with facial hair. I had to be clean-shaven to be tested. Our policy is that during an event where we would need to wear N95/respitrators, workers with beards would be off work unpaid until they shaved and were able ...

DISCLAIMER - I'm only speaking of my own experience as a male working with women in health care for the past 20 years, after having worked in factory-type settings with men: No question, working in a predominantly female environment is much different...