Marie.C

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1. Canadian Nurses in France

   Marie.C replied to alianeco's topic in International

   Hi there, I moved from France to take my nursing in Canada and my mom was a nurse in France. The practice is not the same at all. You don't have a lot of responsabilities. My mom was working night shifts only on a surgical unit and had 14 patients b...

2. Fired, need advice.

   Marie.C replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

   wonderful news! I wish you the best for your new job.

3. I saved my brother's life last night....

   Marie.C replied to jbjints's topic in General Nursing

   I pray for you and your family.

4. Canadian RN exam

   Marie.C replied to mi8kali's topic in International

   If your exam is in two months, you might want to focus on things like med/surg, peds, etc... I don't know Mosby's Comprehensive review but it must covers some pharmacology. May be somebody else can comment on that. Personally, I don't remember havin...

5. Canadian RN exam

   Marie.C replied to mi8kali's topic in International

   Sorry for the wrong info, the CNA website inform about the fact that the exam only consist of multiple choice questions (As of February 2008 and until February 2010). I just saw that they were still selling the same book. I was not referring to the N...

6. is the kaplan review course worth it?

   Marie.C replied to crazylilkelly's topic in NCLEX

   Pinklady, did you think about suzanne's plan?

7. first interview

   Marie.C replied to liz_beth_v's topic in General Nursing

   OctoberBride is right: be yourself!

8. Canadian RN exam

   Marie.C replied to mi8kali's topic in International

   Hi there, I did my training in Canada and wrote the exam 3 years ago. You need the preparation book from CNA/AIIC wich is available in french. http://bookstore.cna-aiic.ca/c267877p16717871.1.html If you want books in french you can look for Soins inf...

9. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

   Marie.C replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU

   I have done cup feeding with term babies when they're not able to breastfeed but never with a preterm. Interesting!

10. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Marie.C replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism

    that's a good point Pelsmith!

11. Is the pay really that bad??

    Marie.C replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    Yes the money is good but when we are stressed and we give a lot we sometime wish for more!

12. It's official -- RN!!!

    Marie.C replied to Lunah's topic in Online Learning

    Congrats!

13. How does California manage to staff with a 5:1 ratio?

    Marie.C replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    In Manitoba (Canada) we talk a lot about the nice working conditions in the states. Looks like it is not that nice! Over there, the ratio is 5:1 for med/surg, 1-2:1 for L&D and ICU. We don't realize how lucky we are I guess!

14. your nursing career dream

    Marie.C replied to Mecene's topic in General Nursing

    I am an ICU nurse form Canada. In the short term, I dream about passing the NCLEX, long term: be a NP

15. Where are you from?

    Marie.C replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    Hi, I graduated from the university of Ottawa and I am in the US.