VanLpn

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  1. CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    VanLpn replied to Karen06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked in LTC making $21.50 an hour plus 10% instead of benefits. I hated it and took a pay cut as a pych tech. Now I get 18.36 an hour plus 10% instead of benefits. I cannot imagine doing this work...

  2. Night shift and Sleeping

    VanLpn replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... guess that's why I prefer the labour laws in

  3. Night shift and Sleeping

    VanLpn replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean what break? I'm talking about the break that they are entitled to per their contract. They get 2 hours worth of breaks. You can take it as 1 hour plus two 30 min breaks or take it all...

  4. Night shift and Sleeping

    VanLpn replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    My wife said everyone on her unit(cardiac) slept in the breakroom for 2 hours on their break. They just combined all their breaks into one. Instead of taking 3 seperate

  5. how long to take off after a baby?

    VanLpn replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    i think it's sad that you have to worry about things like health insurance coverage while trying to plan time with your baby. my wife(an rn) and i are considering having another baby and if we do she...

  6. Nurse assaulted

    VanLpn replied to Nursebarebari's topic in General Nursing

    I was assaulted at work a few months ago. I work in a very rough neighbourhood in addictions. There was 2 staff assaults within 3 days. I narrowly missed the first one where a staff member was hit...

  7. single mothers: best area of nursing to go into re: hours and salary?

    VanLpn replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

    You're going to have problems then. Who is watching them while you're in school now? You will probably have to look into paying for private childcare. If you absolutely cannot work any nights,...

  8. Registered Pyschiatric Nurses working in Eastern Canada and The U.S

    VanLpn posted a topic in International Nursing

    i've been considering getting my degree in psychiatric nursing, however a few things give me pause. from what i can gather rpn's are pretty much a western canada thing, is this correct? also, i have...

  9. Registered Pyschiatric Nurses working in Eastern Canada and The U.S

    VanLpn replied to VanLpn's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you. The BSN does seem like it is the best option for me. That's wear I'm leaning right now. I think I have a very good chance of getting into UBC's accelerated program. I know several people...

  10. While Warning About Fat, U.S. (Government) Pushes Cheese Sales

    VanLpn replied to GM2RN's topic in General Nursing

    there are better sources of protein and calcium and they don't have all the cholesterol and saturated fat that cheese has. if people want to eat cheese, fine...but let's not pretend it's a

  11. Registered Pyschiatric Nurses working in Eastern Canada and The U.S

    VanLpn replied to VanLpn's topic in International Nursing

    That's part of the reason that I'm attracted to the psych nursing degree, that and my degree in psych. It sounds like most of N.America doesn't know that psych nurses are trained on medical wards...

  12. someone tell me it gets better after RN school???

    VanLpn replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

    This happend to me as well, during my clinicals in LTC, I actually saw my life flash before my eyes. I looked at allthe pictures that were on the wall of my residents when they were young and then I...

  13. Primary household earner?

    VanLpn replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    My wife is the primary breadwinner. I am going back to school for my RN next year. We both work at the same place, I as a mental health worker, she as the RN. I make $18.50 an hour, she makes $35.00...

  14. Who offers a 3 year BScN degree? (Canada)

    VanLpn replied to Kamimel's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Vancouver Community College has a new 3 year RN

  15. BSN to DNP (with a HIV/ AIDS focus)??

    VanLpn replied to aarin80's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm interested in this as well. I believe there is a program in the bay area. if you found any others, i'd love to

  16. Ages of male nursing students?

    VanLpn replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Wow! 41 people failed/dropped out. That seems like awfully

  17. Canada's healthcare saved her; Ours won't cover her

    VanLpn replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i don't have disdain for those that cannot afford health insurance. i also don't consider those that cannot afford insurance "deadbeats". we're off topic and the moderator already asked that we get...

  18. Racist Patients

    VanLpn replied to Williss2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. I don't see why hospitals need to cater to this. A patient should not get to dictate the race,culture,sexual orientation,religion/non- religion etc of the nurse caring for them. If the...

  19. Canada's healthcare saved her; Ours won't cover her

    VanLpn replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    so, your father took advantage of a subsidized university education made possible for him because of the higher taxes and then left never to return... classy guy. for him to take advantage of a very...

  20. Ages of male nursing students?

    VanLpn replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm 29. I just finished my CNA program. There were 5 other men in my class of 40. I will be doing an accelerated BSN starting Sep 2010 (I'll be 30). I will be 32 when I graduate. My wife is finishing...

  21. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

    VanLpn replied to david18's topic in Men in Nursing

    i am not a nurse....yet. i am a cna however. i have found that males tend to get more respect from patients. the amount of respect i received from nurses varied greatly. some of them went on about how...

  22. Accelerated BSN program at UBC (Vancouver)

    VanLpn replied to tkhun's topic in International Nursing

    My wife is finishing her BSN at UBC this August. The first semester was very intense. Several people failed/dropped out. You are just kind of thrown into it. They start clinicals in the third week and...

  23. Just wanted to say Hello =)

    VanLpn replied to sunflower777's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations! I am a new grad as

  24. beginner pay rate

    VanLpn replied to more than a mom's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow, I had no idea how little CNA's made in the U.S. I just completed CNA training(it's a 6 month program here) and most jobs in my area (Vancouver) pay between $18-22 an hour. I have worked a lot of...

  25. Pay range in florida

    VanLpn replied to ashtongracy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    8.05 an hour? OMG that is low. I realize that you are in a different region and Country than I am but still. I was making that at starbucks 2 years ago and I didn't have to wash anyones backside or...