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  1. Crne

    epg_pei replied to AussieKylie's topic in International Nursing

    It seems hard at the time, and you walk out wondering if you know anything, but I don't know anyone in my class who failed....it does have a lot of what people call psychosocial or community type...

  2. I REALLY want to be a psych nurse, and i'm close to graduating with some questions!

    epg_pei replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Psychiatric

    Likes: The time I can spend with people doing therapy and seeing results; nurses who help me get better. Dislikes: The amount of time I have to put up with complete jerks who have no desire to engage...

  3. New Members

    epg_pei replied to studentnurses3's topic in International Nursing

    I graduated last spring from UNB, and my experience so far is that diploma nurses have tons more fundamental nursing knowledge...I have also heard a lot of dissent from diploma nurses regarding the...

  4. Glad to hear no one killed in Hawaii.....

    epg_pei replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope they get through this okay....I remember driving past the Kona Community Hospital on vacation a couple of years ago when I was a student....at the time I thought "that would be a nice little...

  5. What do you think of where you work?

    epg_pei replied to Little.Bird's topic in International Nursing

    I was going to reply last night and cancelled, but since you're reeeally interested..... I went to UNB in Fredericton and came back home to PEI for my preceptorship. I found having to adjust to the...

  6. Moving to the States with a car

    epg_pei replied to ltvixen's topic in International Nursing

    http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/entering_us/7importingyourcar.htm

  7. CRNE results?

    epg_pei replied to AnonymousCanadian's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I just read on my grad class blog that NANB will start sending their results out on the 21st. I don't know why the

  8. Advice on dealing with a patient with delusions

    epg_pei replied to Aussie_Amy's topic in Psychiatric

    I just had my first exposure to a pt with long-standing hx of paranoid schiophrenia, dx 12 years ago. I guess I did not quite handle it the best way. I directly challenged the pts beliefs, telling him...

  9. What is "orientation?"

    epg_pei posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, it is a somewhat silly question, but I'd like to hear from other new grad nurses exactly how your unit or institution prepares you for your role. How long are your orientation periods? What kind...

  10. little help

    epg_pei replied to kr15's topic in International Nursing

    As far as I can tell it's a multiplier. Meaning multiply 40 hrs a week (or whatever your facility considers full-time hours), by the decimal number. Example: A .6 position is a 24 hr a week job, 40 x...

  11. So WHY did you go into Psyche nursing?

    epg_pei replied to NurseCard's topic in Psychiatric

    I've only been in it for a month, but it sounds pretty much like what you said. I am a new grad, who went through a med/surg preceptorship, and found that wsn't my cup of tea. I too seem to be all...

  12. Wrote the CRNE on Wed...

    epg_pei replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in International Nursing

    I think it's the whole province, but don't quote me, the CNA would be the best place to find out stuff like

  13. Wrote the CRNE on Wed...

    epg_pei replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in International Nursing

    Same here, the afternoon was brutal, everyone I've heard from says the same thing....cross everything you

  14. Safe Pt Ratios for Med Surg

    epg_pei replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I went to school in New Brunswick and did almost every institutional clinical at the Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton. They do primary nursing there, and I saw that nurses usually had 6-8 patients...

  15. My Pre-grad Clinical has deteriorated into Hell On Earth

    epg_pei replied to Gaelic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your experience was similar to mine. Except it sounds like you are a fantastic new grad nurse! Medical is not my area, I basically failed to meet my own goals in preceptorship. But you sound like you...

  16. Crne

    epg_pei replied to HollieRN's topic in International Nursing

    I'm doing mine too. I have the study guide but all I've done so far is used the practice questions on the cd. I am doing ok, about 80% with those questions. I don't feel like that covers the scope of...

  17. Just quit my first nursing job.

    epg_pei replied to rsmn17's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't quit my first job, but if I had to keep going to the medical floor where I did my preceptorship, I would not have lasted another month, let alone a year. Med/surg is incredibly harsh for a...

  18. Charting within a team nursing environment

    epg_pei posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi folks, Two weeks to go until I complete my preceptorship. I have gained so much in practical knowledge in this preceptorship. I think I should have had much of it down before now, but so long as I...

  19. First offer not what I want...

    epg_pei posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    The local hospital has offered me a one-year position in psychiatry. I do want to practice mental health nursing, as an adjunct to med/surg nursing, but I don't want to commit completely to psychiatry...

  20. First offer not what I want...

    epg_pei replied to epg_pei's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the replies. I did make it very clear in my application that med/surg was my number one choice, psychiatry second. The HR person said the other day that med/surg opportunities would likely...

  21. Nursing jobs in B.C.?

    epg_pei replied to mmullin1980's topic in International Nursing

    I'm from PEI, studying in NB, so I guess I am SOL...too bad it sounded like a great program...I'd love to live in the Interior for a while, I loved travelling through that

  22. Nursing jobs in B.C.?

    epg_pei replied to mmullin1980's topic in International Nursing

    I was looking for the New Grad incentive program, I think it was Interior Health that was offering, but it seems to have disappeared. Does anyone know if that program is off the table for now? I see...

  23. York, Ryerson or Humber? need help choosing....

    epg_pei replied to marieve's mommy's topic in International Nursing

    Check your

  24. I Got In!!!

    epg_pei replied to carolinapooh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations! I remember 4 years ago being where you are today...and this morning I am packing my things, getting ready to go home and start preceptorship...enjoy the ride, and don't forget to take...

  25. how does healthcare work in Canada..?

    epg_pei replied to higgy1's topic in International Nursing

    Healthcare in Canada is almost exclusively publicly funded. There are private providers who charge for some services, but federal legislation (The Canada Health Act) prohibits direct patient billing...