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Hi Lalaxton I finally completed the hiring process for FNIHB and am scheduled to head up to sioux lookout in January. I will be completing the orientation in the first month and am very excited. Besides buying some good winter gear what other things do you recommend I do before heading up? What resources would you recommend--I have been reading about native culture and issues in the communities and speaking with friends who have gone up. Thanks

hey lalaxton thanks again for your advice--ive finally decided to apply to health canada--i spoke to the hr rep and she told me they offer one month orientation and i can go part time with them--a month at a time--a good option for me as i have a partner and cannot leave my life for one year in toronto--so i think ive found a good option--i did speak to the agency and found that it would probably not prepare me for the north--they did offer orientation (an informal 3-4 sessions with an NP) but it seemed alittle too informal to me--i felt nervous about it and thought i should go with my gut--i took your advice into consideration so thanks so much! nicole

I am looking for a nursing position in a northern community--i would like an experience which provides a certain degree of training/orientation I am open to any advice/interested in hearing others experience I work in intensive care at the moment but would like to pursue a career in community health nursing Thanks

The situations that you all describe are happening in my workplace as well--and i find it very difficult to nurse such patients feeling i am doingmore harm and creating ill health than good--i agree these situations are very costly to the health care system and cruel in many situations--i feel that some physicians feel quality of life simply means having a heart beat--I have spoken with colleagues who are british trained nurses and have been told that these things would not happen in the U.K.-----------does anyone have any experience of how end of life decision making happens in intensive care in other places besides the U.S. and Canada?

The situations that you all describe are happening in my workplace as well--and i find it very difficult to nurse such patients feeling i am doingmore harm and creating ill health than good--i agree these situations are very costly to the health care system and cruel in many situations--i feel that some physicians feel quality of life simply means having a heart beat--I have spoken with colleagues who are british trained nurses and have been told that these things would not happen in the U.K.-----------does anyone have any experience of how end of life decision making happens in intensive care in other places besides the U.S. and Canada?