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only clinical is pass/fail.... but i wouln't say that makes it any less challenging than any other class. All the rest of the classes are graded, and yes you do need to do well, especially if you have a preference for your last year of study. THey on...

Hi, I recently went through the process of trying to get registered with the Irish nursing board. I am a Canadian trained nurse with expereince in ER from Ontario. I started the application process last september 2007 as I was leaving for Ireland in ...

I'm not sure what this fear of not having experience stems from.... alot of people do the RN program straight out of highschool with little work/life experience (myself included, not meant to be a put down!). The whole point of going to school is to ...

Hello, I suppose it will depend on a few things. I can give you information that pertains to the ONA's collective agreement, but that will only be relavent if you are working in ontario at a unionized hospital. Part time you do get paid 13% in lieu ...

I work emergency too and I feel your pain. People today are so egocentric. There is really nothing you can tell them that will make people like that lady you mentioned feel better about waiting. It's frusterating becuase when they start that converst...

If that's the area you want to work in and you have a palcement there, I suggest you work really hard at your placement, make sure you meet the manager of the unit and at some point in your placement, express your interest in working there. Some staf...

would it being competetive prohibit you from applying? 60 sounds like a large number for a graduate program as those who do thesis based need to be superivised by a nursing professor. From what I know MAC takes only 17 students in thier graduate prog...

I don't believe I am missing the point at all. I believe this discussion on poop is missing the point. I know LOTS of people i went to school with who have not set foot on a hosopital/facility floor since graduation who work in pretty much most of th...

Have you considered a job in public health? Counselling? out pt. Psych, Diabetes RN?, health informatics? (there have been a few RN's I work with who left the unit for a time to work on developing and implementing computer programs such as electronic...

I gave a detailed account of my expereince in annother thread. If you click on my name you should be able to find it... I think the original title was "dublin anyone" or something like that. As I detailed there, I found after many difficulties that a...

I can try to give you some information, although I dont' know how well I'll be able to answer the specific questions. 1. being male - not sure what you already know about this. Do you mean preferential consideration? Even if this was the case, I'm n...

Thanks guys. I would have thought 4 years would be enough too, and to be short by 1,000 hrs just didn't make sense to me. I did go through the transcrips, and contacted my school directly. What I found was over 4 years I received aprox 1,200-1,300 hr...

As i recently learned, any nurses from canada/us/austrailia (bascially non eu) do not qualify for direct registration. They say they look at everyone on an indivisual basis, but if your education is from can/us/etc... it apparently will not contain e...

I just came accross this thread and thought i'd add my 2 cents. I graduated from McMaster Nursing 2 years ago. I know alot of people have criticisms of the program - it's certainly not perfect, but i have to say I enjoyed it immensly. The problem bas...

Have you found a place to do your 6 week adaptation yet? and are you working with an agency to find work or doing it on your own?

I used to consider paramedicine too. i though it would be more exciting, more intense. And I know in alot of cases (shotings, traffic accidents) it is. I am an RN and I ended up working in a busy inner city ER (so I have lots of contact with paramedi...

Hello... if anyone has had a similar experience.....please help. I was educated at McMaster University and completed my BScN in 2006. I worked since then in a busy inner city ER/trauma centre - it was great! In January 2008 I moved to Dublin as my lo...

I haven't had time to read all the posts, so if this seems a bit off, I apologize. I am a Canadian, got my BScN from McMaster University 2006 and since then worked in a busy inner city ER/trauma centre and loved it. In Januray of this year i moved to...

I'll try to help if I can.... I took the test in June 2006 after completing my degree at McMaster, in ontario. The book was helpful, read the introduction very carefully - there is actually a wealth of knowledge for how to take the test. I found that...

Hi, I am in a similar situation (canadian nurse, needing adaptation placement) I suppose it depends on where you are based in Ireland, but I'm based in the city centre and none of the 'approved' hospitals in communiting distance are taking on anyone ...