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  1. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Pavu!! Congratulations!! You must be ecstatic - to succeed on your final try! I am so PROUD of you. I passed too! I passed! I can't believe it - I'm

  2. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Oh, you guys, I'm smiling from ear to ear for you....... I'm SO HAPPY for you. I can't wait to get home and check.

  3. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    CONGRATS!!! Where in

  4. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    This wait, frankly,

  5. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    No news yet in

  6. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    You are in my thoughts and prayers, pavu. Yours will be the first response I look for when people are posting their results on here. Please let us know what the outcome is. I can't imagine how...

  7. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Hi pavu, Sure. "Entitled to Practice With Restrictions" (and the restriction being: I can only work as a RN in the place of my employment, as per the regulations of a temporary licence holder). And...

  8. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Nothing yet in Toronto. Probably won't arrive by mail until next week, unfortunately. One thing to do: I keep checking the CNO website. If you've registered in the temporary class, their website will...

  9. CRNE OCTOBER 2012

    rant replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Stressful. The exam was more challenging than I expected it to be. There were a lot of knowledge based questions, which didn't bother me (although I know that I certainly got several of those wrong)...

  10. Depression in final year.

    rant posted a topic in General Students

    In my final year of my BScN. Been diagnosed with a bunch of stuff within the last year, namely borderline personality, major depression, anorexia nervosa. Finding that I cannot cope anymore. Was a...

  11. Depression in final year.

    rant replied to rant's topic in General Students

    there is... elegance to this. sometimes, platitudes are in place for a reason. thank you. i am humbled. i hear what you are saying. i know it's true. but, i also wanted to do a masters, or...

  12. Canadian RN to UK -- how's the situation?

    rant posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello, lovely UK nurses! I've been reading the boards all afternoon, trying to get information about overseas nursing. There have been a lot of threads which have addressed my questions (especially...

  13. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    rant posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've recently encountered a bit of an ethical dilemma at work. For the first time, I had to float on a pediatric oncology ward, and I read in the chart history of one of my patients that the nursing...

  14. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    rant replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply, and the thoughtful answer. My question to you: What would you tell the daughter if she asked you what was wrong with

  15. RPNs/LPNs vs. RNs

    rant posted a topic in Canada

    I know this has probably been discussed a fair amount on this forum, but as a RPN/LPN that is currently bridging to become a RN, I wanted to share my experiences, questions, and conclusions about the...

  16. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    rant replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have schizoid personality disorder. PD aren't talked about much in nursing, and I believe, in general (and also concluded from having read this entire thread), most of the mental health issues...

  17. Nursing and sexual orientation

    rant replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    As a Canadian citizen, I wish you well on this quest. However, I would caution you to rethink your statement. While politics and religion may not as superimposed as they may be in the States, the...

  18. Canadian RN to UK -- how's the situation?

    rant replied to rant's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you for all of the replies and insight. Karenmaire, I am sorry to hear about the situation your Irish friends are facing. I have British citizenship by descent, so I am wondering if, because of...

  19. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    rant replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    Silverdragon, I think that would be a fantastic idea, and would advocate for it. As someone who is newly looking into international nursing, this thread holds a wealth of knowledge that, while...

  20. RPNs/LPNs vs. RNs

    rant replied to rant's topic in Canada

    I feel a little saddened by this post. Fiona, I can -- within an intellectual realm only -- understand your frustration with the students/new graduates that you work with. I can imagine their newness,...

  21. RPNs/LPNs vs. RNs

    rant replied to rant's topic in Canada

    thank you for the link to the cna document. i agree with your assessment that the pathway into the different "levels" of nursing will be smoother and easier to implement. it may make the lines less...

  22. RPNs/LPNs vs. RNs

    rant replied to rant's topic in Canada

    That's why I included LPN.. I hoped that might clarify. I apologise if it

  23. McMaster Post RPN?

    rant posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I was wondering if there are any nurses out there who have done/are doing the McMaster 3 year Post RPN program? Not the ones offered through Mowhawk/McMaster or Connestoga/McMaster, but the one...

  24. McMaster Post RPN?

    rant replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    It's a RN briding program, for RPNs to achieve a

  25. I think I made a bad choice.

    rant posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a RPN student, just entering pre-grad. I've been assigned to a step-down ICU (acute respiratory), and I've been having some serious personal identity and self-doubt issues since the commencement...