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  1. doing CRNE in october 2007

    NovaScotiabound replied to sm6531's topic in International Nursing

    Think again. Do you know how many overseas nurses fail this exam? You should at least get the study

  2. Agenda for change (again)

    NovaScotiabound posted a topic in International Nursing

    I don't know if anyone has any experience of this problem, but I would welcome any advice please. My post was re-graded in May this year and the pay increase backdated to november 2006. When I hadn't...

  3. Agenda for change (again)

    NovaScotiabound replied to NovaScotiabound's topic in International Nursing

    I wish I could count the hours I work for free! However, my criticism has not been of individual staff, but of the system. I have been nothing less that polite and respectful of individuals. I have...

  4. doing CRNE in october 2007

    NovaScotiabound replied to sm6531's topic in International Nursing

    I have been doing the prep guide, mostly from the CD ROM. I have been trying to look up terminology/drugs which are different from the UK and I have been brushing up on basics like shock. I have...

  5. doing CRNE in october 2007

    NovaScotiabound replied to sm6531's topic in International Nursing

    I am a RGN in the UK. I qualified in 1983. I will be taking the CRNE in October too. I am taking it in Nova Scotia. Where are you going to be doing

  6. Agenda for change (again)

    NovaScotiabound replied to NovaScotiabound's topic in International Nursing

    I am not ringing them every day, in fact, I have only phones 3 times since May. I still think that when pay is owing from November 2006, and payrole have been aware of since May 2007, to be unable to...

  7. Agenda for change (again)

    NovaScotiabound replied to NovaScotiabound's topic in International Nursing

    Yep, they said I would get it eventually, and I do appreciate the workload issues. However, as I was awarded this in May 2007 and am planning to leave May/June 2008 for move to Canada July/August and...

  8. New pay offer

    NovaScotiabound replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    I have been in my current post for 1 year. I was employed initially on band 5. I received a letter a couple of months ago saying that under agenda for change my post had been re-graded to band 6. I...

  9. CRNE Scrapped Short Answer?

    NovaScotiabound replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in International Nursing

    Does this mean that there is going to be a new prep guide, or a supplement to it? I am going to be in Canada in a couple of weeks, so if there is anything I need to buy in preparation for October when...

  10. Where are you from?

    NovaScotiabound replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    I would agree. Training does (and always has) differed from provider to provider. Whilst there are some givens in terms of syllabus, there are a number of variables in experience. For example some...

  11. Getting employment in Nova Scotia

    NovaScotiabound posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi everyone My family and I want to move to nova Scotia next year (we love it there). My only hurdle - after I pass the CRNE - is finding a job. Where are the best places to look. My recent experience...

  12. Getting employment in Nova Scotia

    NovaScotiabound replied to NovaScotiabound's topic in International Nursing

    I have looked at that but I am not sure where the specialities are that I could work in. Do you have any info please?

  13. Where are you from?

    NovaScotiabound replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    I was a bit concerned when I applied as my old nursing school doesn't exist anymore. However, the local University had records from when they took over and they provided my transcript for a small fee....

  14. How to apply for first-aids certification

    NovaScotiabound replied to WYZQ07's topic in International Nursing

    I get my basic life support (CPR) training annually from my employer in the UK. Is this adequate for Canadian employers who ask for cetification in basic life support or do I need something

  15. Where are you from?

    NovaScotiabound replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    You really are a mine of information. Thanks very much, I feel more confident

  16. Where are you from?

    NovaScotiabound replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    Thank you so much for your reply. It is great to hear from someone who has actually done it. I have spent some time in Nova Scotia already and so I am familiar with the geography. I am lucky in that I...

  17. Where are you from?

    NovaScotiabound replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    Hi there, I am not in Canada yet but I hope that no-one minds me posting here. I am currently nursing in the UK but my family and I want to move to Nova Scotia. We have applied for permanent residency...