beehive8 replied to dibleydale's topic in International
Dibleydale, I'm not sure if I'm too late in replying to this thread but I lived in between BC Children and VGH (worked at VGH) and I would highly recommend that you live in Vancouver to avoid the long commutes. I lived on West 16th and rent was on th...
beehive8 replied to ghostcat's topic in International
Are you looking to buy a place or rent first? If you're going to rent, the neighbourhood I'm living in is very nice and fairly close to BC Womens. I live at Cambie/W. 16th Avenue. Our complex has apartments and townhouses if you're thinking about ren...
beehive8 replied to bubbles30's topic in International
I worked with Vancouver Coastal Health and was recently hired by VGH. I'm moving from Toronto to Vancouver and had a really good experience with them. They're very helpful. I was also in contact with Health Match BC and didn't have such a great exper...
We're thinking of moving from Ontario to B.C. and I was curious to hear about your nursing experiences in B.C. We're thinking about Vancouver but certainly up for looking at other places too. I have heard that rent is pricey...is it comparable to re...
beehive8 replied to beehive8's topic in International
We live in Toronto now and we're hoping to move to one of the larger cities in B.C. We're getting tired of the increasing gun violence in Toronto and B.C. is so beautiful. The nursing job fair is coming to Toronto so I'll probably go to that and spea...
beehive8 replied to tutusandfrogs's topic in International
I subscribe to Nursing Made Incredibly Easy and Nursing 2006. I also get the "Canadian Nurse" but I get that with my RNAO membership. There are a few Canadian nursing journals out there. Betty
Depends on what type of program are you looking for? I have a friend who finished her Masters through Athabasca U and said it was a great experience as she was able to work full-time while doing it. I'm in the process of applying to Athabasca for the...
Hi everyone, Thought I'd pick your brains about ethical dilemmas you may have experienced or witnessed in your practice...pls share your stories. Many thanks, Betty
beehive8 replied to nightingale's topic in Emergency
When I interviewed for the ER years ago, I didn't have any ER experience, just a variety of M/S. I was given alot of scenario type questions to test my ability to critically think and prioritize (ie. triaging patients with different chief complaints...
beehive8 replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in International
Hi, I'm currently completing my post RN work at Ryerson, just transferred from doing part of it online at the University of Victoria in BC. I work in the ER, live in Toronto and just got married...whew, enough info for ya!?!