dishes

dishes BSN, RN

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  1. getting in to Ottawa U 2nd entry

    dishes replied to cardamum's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    @narsottawa, Were you assessed by the College of Nurses of Ontario and given a letter stating you need to do an academic bridging program for internationally educated

  2. Nursing Agency

    dishes replied to heartjam2's topic in Canada

    These conditions are typical of agency nursing. It is unfortunate that the job market is saturated with applicants and agency nursing is looking like an option. As a new grad you need supervision and...

  3. CRNE ending, NCLEX beginning

    dishes replied to eeff's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    @fishbutterfly CRNE study guides are not designed to help prepare you for the NCLEX, use NCLEX review

  4. PSW Jobs for first year nursing student

    dishes replied to vanessa240's topic in Canada

    It is possible, some nursing students have been hired by nursing homes or private clients. Chances of getting a PSW job will depend on whether or not the market is saturated at the time you are...

  5. Seeking Advice - CNA

    dishes replied to MonaCoelho's topic in Canada

    The university of waterloo has useful advice on how to add value to your application and increase your chances of being accepted into medical school, some of the list is as follows; volunteer work,...

  6. Seeking Advice - CNA

    dishes replied to MonaCoelho's topic in Canada

    If you are interested in volunteering at a centre that is in close proximity to where you live, look on Ontario association of childrens rehabilitation services, there is list of children's centres by...

  7. Seeking Advice - CNA

    dishes replied to MonaCoelho's topic in Canada

    You can also consider volunteering with an organization that teaches children disability awareness such as Kids on the Block and/or with with an organization that teaches injury prevention to youth,...

  8. Seeking Advice - CNA

    dishes replied to MonaCoelho's topic in Canada

    If you are looking at other children's rehab centres, check that the centre does research in addition to clinical practice. If you volunteer at a hospital or rehab centre while you are a high school...

  9. Seeking Advice - CNA

    dishes replied to MonaCoelho's topic in Canada

    If your long term goal is to become a pediatrician and you want exposure to the healthcare field, you can volunteer at a children's rehab centre. Bloorview kid's rehab centre in Toronto accepts teen...

  10. Help from the nursing community for a recent medical graduate.

    dishes replied to Goomtaur's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are quite a few new grad imgs in Canada who are in situations similar to yours, some are working in clinical research and some are still looking for work. I think you are on the right track...

  11. questions

    dishes replied to harleen dhillon's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Your answers are

  12. Two Years' RN Experience Resume

    dishes replied to TrixieRN1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The 6 month work experience is a red flag, suggest using a modified functional resume instead of chronological as it will place the 6 month work experience at the bottom instead of near the top of the...

  13. Just tired

    dishes replied to lauriepat's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Ahh I didn't understand that from your first post... it was the management who blamed the personal care worker in the case I spoke of as

  14. Just tired

    dishes replied to lauriepat's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You can do something passive aggreissive like this or you can stop and consider when you have a problem with everyone you work with...the problem may not be

  15. Just tired

    dishes replied to lauriepat's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I would be careful about reporting suspected abuse, a hip fracture does not necessarily have to be from a fall. It can be from pathological reasons such as; osteoporosis, infection or cancer or it...

  16. Just tired

    dishes replied to lauriepat's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Although broken hips are usually related to a fall, there are also documented cases of hips being broken when a patient was being turned in bed. In these cases the staff were not aware that a fracture...

  17. Cursed at a patient-fired

    dishes replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The OP enforced what she thought were the rules, but the DON clarified that they we not the rules and that they cannot deny patients food. For those who routinely follow the practice of denying...

  18. Want to get into obstetrics.. needs advice!

    dishes replied to jamd11's topic in Canada

    The course is available to all RPNs and is available through Mohawk as well as George Brown http://coned.georgebrown.ca/owa_prod/cewskcrss.P_Certificate?area_code=PA0048&cert_code=CE0304...

  19. Help... Try to decided on my first nusring job

    dishes replied to nursingforlife22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A fulltime position makes it easier to have work-life balance, a set schedule means you are not constantly receiving phone calls from work on your time off. With fulltime you can predict your pay and...

  20. Cursed at a patient-fired

    dishes replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    sle9403 I have seen patients with conversion reaction disorder improve but before they could improve they had to establish trust in their health care providers first. I would not have stuck with the...

  21. Want to get into obstetrics.. needs advice!

    dishes replied to jamd11's topic in Canada

    I am not a proponent of certification without experience, I think it is better for a nurse take a speciality certification when they can apply the knowledge directly to their work in the specialty....

  22. Cursed at a patient-fired

    dishes replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I saw the posters who explained it was common practice, all I can say is the reasons "that's the way I was taught" and "its common practice on the unit" don't go over very well with nursing regulatory...

  23. can anyone give me at least 3 evidence based nursing practice?please

    dishes replied to webzterwebz's topic in International Nursing

    Suggest you look on the Registered Nurses Association Of Ontario's website RNAO.ca, they have published over 40 best practice guidelines along with toolkits for implementing best practice. If you are...

  24. Cursed at a patient-fired

    dishes replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The patient missed the opportunity for breakfast due to an episode of incontinence in bed. Was it the patient with conversion reaction disorder choice to be incontinent? The rules were not in place,...

  25. Cursed at a patient-fired

    dishes replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Remediation would have been a better way to go, maybe the OP was given advice from management the three times she was reported, but was feeling so defensive that she did not absorb