Hi, I feel like I'm in the same position as you. In a RN and I worked acute care in a rural hospital for a year and now I'm working in LTC. I'm thinking about trying to get into acute/ER care at our...
Just coming from the other side, I was assigned someone to orientate and wasn't let notified beforehand and I felt like I was a deer in the headlights since I had no idea. It was also my first time...
You need to use action words in your resume. Here is a list Resume - Action Words and Phrases For example you say "Managed high-volume customer accounts and provided superior customer service to...
nikki_nurse replied to Ivgotsunshine22's topic in Canada
I graduated two years ago and got a job in March (after finishing in Dec and writing my exam at the begining of Feb). I did get to do the new grad initiative but I did move about 8 north of Toronto to...
Thanks for the comments. Keep them coming. Yes I am in Canada but I included US as well to try to get more comments. I actually worked in a small hospital with 11 acute care beds so we had both RNs...
Hi, Just wondering what are some of the major differences between Australia and US or Canadian Nursing. Are there different medications that are used? Is the scope of practice of the nurse different?...
nikki_nurse replied to nikki_nurse's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for the comments. They think that he had a heart attack or something along those lines. I thought that I would be more shaken up and having my anxiety increase (also due to other issues going...
So tonight I was called out of my basement apartment to front of the house because the older gentleman who lived there had fallen. When I got there, he had no pulse and was not breathing, and he was...
nikki_nurse replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing
I was working in long term care on night shift and one of the residents had just been started on an antibiotic for cellulitus. I had gotten into a routine and while I noted that she had the...
nikki_nurse replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Camp
The summer camp that I work at, we do lice checks in the evening after the have arrived earlier that afternoon. Any campers who have lice gets their hair shampooed with lice shampoo and combed through...
nikki_nurse replied to deelpn85's topic in Nursing Career
When I did my phone interview, I had papers spread out so that I could answer or ask questions. I did as much research as I could about the hospital and then the questions that I wanted to ask about...
In my experience, it depends on the patient's condition. We have two RN's as well as two RPN's (only on day shift) working at our hospital with the MD on call. If it was a trauma patient coming in, I...
I would hope that you would be able to continue with nursing since you just finished your degree. I agree with others who have posted who said to try and get a position at a doctor's clinic. Is it...