orangecampino replied to orangecampino's topic in Nurse Management
Thanks for all your feedback. I ended up writing emails to all the unsuccessful candidates - personalized emails to the ones I'd interviewed, and generic emails to the 50+ who didn't receive an...
orangecampino replied to orangecampino's topic in Nurse Management
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I work at a moderately small centre (40 staff members) with no HR department, so most of these HR-type issues are up to me. I feel a lot better about the decision to...
I am a new supervisor (2 months in) and I am already going through my first hiring process, so I'm learning as I go! I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on the best way to contact unsuccessful...
hi futurdoc, i attended ubc school of nursing. for the last semester of school, ubc offers special "avenues" classes based on the students' interests - ie. public health, pediatrics, maternity, acute...
Yes, this. It is our health authority's policy to swab, and I think it makes sense because a) the tops of the vials aren't guaranteed to be sterile, and b) even if the tops were sterile, they could...
orangecampino replied to noworries's topic in Canada
I received my BSN from UBC Nursing, and currently live in Vancouver, BC. I'm hoping to move to a smaller town on Vancouver Island when the right nursing opportunity comes
Hi twalt, I'm not sure if you were asking me or someone else, but I am a registered nurse who did extra education in public health. I specialize in 0-5 year olds and their families, and sometimes it...
Have you thought about public health nursing? I am unable to stand for any period of time due to a chronic leg injury. For me, public health is a great career for me because sometimes I am sitting at...
orangecampino replied to LOTR_fan's topic in Canada
The job market for new grads in BC is not very good right now, to be honest. Most new grads seem to get hired into positions on the unit that they did their final preceptorship in. But you never know...
It really depends on how much time you want/need to devote to studying and how good you are at managing your time! It probably wouldn't be a problem to have one weekly volunteer job. It's important to...
Hi jasn, Congrats on heading into your final practicum! I had a fantastic experience with my preceptorship in public health. I was lucky, because my two preceptors were very willing to provide...
It probably depends on the health authority's policies, but it is possible! I did my final preceptorship in a public health unit and then got hired on as a new grad. They originally told me that they...