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  1. Difference between Australian and US/Canadian Nursing

    nikki_nurse posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    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?...

  2. Need career advice for an RN who doesn't know where to go

    nikki_nurse replied to mcdq's topic in Canada

    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...

  3. nurses don't know when they're orientating

    nikki_nurse replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    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...

  4. New Grad RN - Please Review/Critique My Resume

    nikki_nurse replied to nursetribe's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    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...

  5. Ontario RNs and RPNs

    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...

  6. Difference between Australian and US/Canadian Nursing

    nikki_nurse replied to nikki_nurse's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    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...

  7. Comfort Needed: First Experience with out of hospital death

    nikki_nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  8. Comfort Needed: First Experience with out of hospital death

    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...

  9. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    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...

  10. Head Lice - Protocol at camp

    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...

  11. 7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    nikki_nurse replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    He is definitely in the placebo stream. Really? Have you seen the other patient? Wow. Thinking back, I haven't seen our intern since

  12. 7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    nikki_nurse replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    His lungs are clear, had a BM this am, denies pain and that is all I have to report. See you in the

  13. Phone interview... what to expect?

    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...

  14. Rural Nursing-when working by yourself

    nikki_nurse replied to Sandra11's topic in Rural

    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...

  15. New Grad with Chronic Fatigue

    nikki_nurse replied to morningland's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    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...

  16. Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    nikki_nurse replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here in Ontario, Canada we have a new graduate initiative where the hospital applied for funding from the government to train a new graduate nurse. They then can hire a nurse and train them with the...

  17. Looking for opinions...

    nikki_nurse replied to Vaxene's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with one of the above posters who mentioned a place to crash when you work the 3 12's. You said that you have family back to go home to, but if you are working 3 12's straight (I'm not...

  18. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    nikki_nurse replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I would also strongly recommend that you fill in the scan tron as go along as you may not have time at the end of the exam to copy it over from the test booklet. What I did was circle the answer on...

  19. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    nikki_nurse replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Hi everyone, I wrote the exam in February and have a few tips/answers to questions I have seen here. I definitely recommend wearing layers that you can put on/take off. It was cold in the room that I...

  20. Follow-Up After Job Interview

    nikki_nurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had an interview last week and I did send them a thank you email along with my references. It has been one week and they said that it would take about 2 weeks to hear back from them. I was wondering...

  21. Ontario's New Grad Tuition Reimusement

    nikki_nurse replied to nikki_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    i have looked through the website but i wanted to know if anyone else had done this program and if they had any additional information besides what is on the

  22. Ontario's New Grad Tuition Reimusement

    nikki_nurse posted a topic in International Nursing

    Does anyone have any additional information about this reimusement? I know the general facts of what are online, but I am wondering if you get the money up front or if you have to wait, and if you...

  23. CRNE Feb 2011

    nikki_nurse replied to man78's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I called the CNO earlier this afternoon to ask about the snow. They said that the exam would not be cancelled since it is a nationally written exam. They advised to prepare for more travel time. They...

  24. CRNE Feb 2011

    nikki_nurse replied to man78's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I would be interested in a study group... maybe once or twice over

  25. CRNE Feb 2011

    nikki_nurse replied to man78's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I am also taking the CRNE in February. I live in Ontario and I am planning on taking a prep course. I am soo nervous for the exam as I just want to pass the exam so I can start