Guest233447

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1. New grads! What do you wish you learned/ experienced in nursing school!

   Guest233447 replied to dennis09x's topic in International Nursing

   Graduated from the 2 year LPN program in AB. New grad as of this past May. I felt scared and excited, I knew that I knew the "book stuff" because I had a GPA of 3.9 but I knew that "book stuff"...

2. CPNRE Sept 14, 2011

   Guest233447 replied to NRSIIIIZ's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

   Got my results today - PASS! I'm in AB. Best of

3. CPNRE Sept 14, 2011

   Guest233447 replied to NRSIIIIZ's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

   A bunch of girls from my class got their results yesterday. I'm still waiting, nothing in my mailbox yesterday. There was a girl who was just unbelievably... er, well, anyhow, none of us expected her...

4. CPNRE Sept 14, 2011

   Guest233447 replied to NRSIIIIZ's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

   The info on results we were given stated that failure to pass notices would be sent by Registered

5. RPN/LPN jobs in Canada

   Guest233447 replied to Trishrpn80's topic in International Nursing

   I turned down the offer of a full time line. I'm staying casual. Currently working full time hours, but want the flexibility of being able to choose when I can get time off. For the record, even...

6. New Calgary hospital staffing plan to exclude LPN's?

   Guest233447 replied to Guest233447's topic in International Nursing

   Page 4 of the new Fall issue. In the "From the College" article titled, "A Collaborative Practice Strategy" I'll excerpt the relevant part: As a new grad LPN, I would LOVE to see a MAJOR advertising...

7. New Calgary hospital staffing plan to exclude LPN's?

   Guest233447 posted a topic in International Nursing

   Just reading the Care magazine in which it mentions that the new mega-hospital in south Calgary may be planning to staff the hospital using RN's and HCA's and not LPN's? Any of you know of this is...

8. Edmonton nurses: where to buy scrubs?

   Guest233447 replied to Maygen's topic in Canada

   Daily Scrubs .ca. I've bought all Koi pants, because theirs are the best in terms of being both comfortable and flattering. I buy my scrub tops at Giant Tiger and sometimes

9. LPN, will I be respected as a nurse?

   Guest233447 replied to Still-A-Student's topic in International Nursing

   A new grad LPN from my class is currently being orientated to the NICU here... so it does

10. Well, I'm not a Curious Student anymore...

    Guest233447 posted a topic in International Nursing

    and so I'll be retiring my Allnurses' account here. Can't believe the 3 years went by so fast. I got lots of good advice in my posts and readings here (read a lot more than I ever posted). I...

11. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    Guest233447 replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Ogopogo - I can't believe how the time seems to have flown. I am so happy to nearly be done, I know that a casual position is a foot in the door and I'm happy to start there. Things are...

12. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    Guest233447 replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    I tidy patient rooms when I go in - who likes a big mess? But tidying and cleaning (we got a tutorial on which rags are used on which surfaces!) are two different things. *sigh* I am afraid this...

13. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    Guest233447 replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, you guys are all confirming my gut feeling. I did get an offer today for a casual position on a med/telemetry floor, so I'll resign and let the housekeeping/nursing duties go to some other...

14. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    Guest233447 replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    The on-site pharmacy will be packaging all the meds with pt name, name of pill, description of pill ie: "Mr.Smith, Levodopa, round, white pill" and these will all be kept in a locked pill box and in a...

15. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    Guest233447 replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and doing the residents laundry (not including facility linens) and cooking breakfasts in the "cottage". It's the Eden philosophy - less "institutional" which I guess blurs the lines between...