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Have you talked to the practisoners where your children are following, or the center you would like to work at? They might could tell you what the preferred education/certification is. The hospitals around me were looking for CDE. A degree was an added bonus.

I wasn't allowed to have a beard while working at a rural hospital, as there was a possibility of wearing a N95. I was allowed a goatee. Now that I have a desk job at the same hospital I've grown a beard.

I recently did some training at the Diabetes Education Center (DEC) at the hospital that I work for. Our goal is minimum one foot exam per year. It can either be done at the DEC or their family doctor's office. Inlow's 60-second Diabetic Foot Screen is used. For logistics: A disposable pad was placed on the floor and we did it with the patient sitting in the office chair. I don't deal with any billing so I can't help you there. They showed me how to use the Screen and watched while I did it. I'm trying to get my CDE so I have done some diabetic foot exams in the past. Here is the link to the screen. I`m not sure if it is used Canada wide. I believe that it is used at all the DECs in Ontario. http://www.diabetes.ca/CDA/media/documents/clinical-practice-and-education/professional-resources/60-second-diabetic-foot-screen-tool.pdf

When I went to school they paired up the guys in assessment class when we were learning to do bed baths and chest assessments. For some reason they didn't want the male and female students together when they were in partial states of undress. :imbar

This is a list of wages that I got off http://www.canadianrn.com They have not updated it in a few years British Columbia $24.70 to $32.42 Alberta $23.75 to $30.11 Saskatchewan $19.29 to $23.44 Manitoba$20.46 to $24.12 Ontario $20.50 to $30.24 Québec $16.04 to $23.30 New Brunswick $17.93 to $21.83 Nova Scotia $19.52 to $22.91 Prince Edward Island $17.69 to $21.55 Newfoundland $16.83 to $20.82 Wages based on Provincial Collective Agreements. Shift premiums and benefits not included.

I got mine a couple of weeks ago. The only side effect was bit of a headache the next day. I live in Ontario so it was free.

I'm positive that the people with the extra work load are not going to hate you.

Unfortunately that is it.

As far as I know it the chart belongs to the institution and the patient can view it or have copies made (for a small fee). Last hospital I worked at the head nurse had to go over the chart with the person during regular business hours. Guideline for Ontario Nurses in independent practice 2) A member shall provide copies from a client health record for which the member has primary responsibility to any of the following persons on request: 1. The client. 2. Apersonal representative who is authorized by the client to obtain copies from the record. 3. If the client is dead, the client's legal representative. 4. If the client lacks capacity to give an authorization described in paragraph 2 http://www.cno.org/index_publications.html

According to pass-any-drug-test.com codeine can be detected in your urine for up to 5 days. http://www.pass-any-drug-test.com/drug_detect_times.html

My previous job was at James Bay Hospital. They give $2500 (1,601.93 USD) for first year, $3000 ($1,922.29 USD) second year and $5000 ($3,203.82 USD) for every year after that. It's the most northern hospital in Ontario and very isolated. You can get to the town of Moosonee by plane or train. No roads leading anywhere at any of the three sites. Current job has no retention bonus but I'm in civilization! http://www.jamesbayhospital.org/

Even if the nurse says she got a new catheter I'd still get your mother to monitor your fathers urine and report any changes in clarity or increased smell to his MD. (It would probably be a good idea to have her do that as a matter of routine if she doesn't do it now.) I don't know if your parents would have to pay for lab tests or if they have insurance to cover it but a C&S of his urine could ease your fears. If the nurse admits to having little experience in giving uncircumcised males catheters then I'd call the agency and request that they send someone to supervise her next visit to insure that she is doing it correctly.

I drive about 8 Kilometers to work one way. Last job was at a nursing outpost so I had a 30 second walk to work.

Some hospitals (how many I can't say) train their own non-regulated workers. If they want "certified Positions" you could try a community college. As for becoming an RPN you need to go to college or if you have gone arlready then get in touch with the CNO (see disher's post) to see if you can take the exam or need upgrading. The college I went to has as courses for both. http://www.conestogac.on.ca/programs/schoolhealth/index.html