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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Help, my school won't allow me to take Nclex.

    dishes replied to Jdv13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Personally I think fearing the exam will be random and irrelevant to nursing is unwarrented, but if you think the conditions the school has imposed are unfair and breach of contract, consult a lawyer....

  2. Career possibilities for older student with 1 year of NP courses

    dishes replied to Hygaeia's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience people who routinely project blame on others, are not suitable colleagues to work with in any

  3. Employer's Negative Response to Teaching Hospital Experience

    dishes replied to slr0610's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I disagree trueblue, managers don't have time to waste to conduct interviews to "put nurses in their place". slr, your answers may have showed that you recognized there is a difference in the two...

  4. Employer's Negative Response to Teaching Hospital Experience

    dishes replied to slr0610's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sounds like the managers wanted to hear answers that showed you had thought about and had insight into potential transition problems. Maybe your initial answers were weak and did not show much insight...

  5. Resignation & New-Grad Internship Contract Question

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

    I can see how an employer has legal right to enforce a contract based on a recruitment and retention bonus. These type of bonuses are offered to Canadian nurses to work in the northern and remote...

  6. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    dishes replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    BostonFNP, increasing the base level of education did not slow down the number of nurses entering new practice in Canada. During the past 15 years, Canadian provinces changed their entry to practce...

  7. Need advise about denied vacation.....

    dishes replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for clarifying ksrn Glycerine, were you originally hired into a combined CNA/secretary position? or were these two separate positions and you happened to be working

  8. Need advise about denied vacation.....

    dishes replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know nurses who had work related injuries and fought with their employers about inability to accommodate, they went through years of stress and ended up working in desk jobs at different employers...

  9. Need advise about denied vacation.....

    dishes replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very sorry to read this

  10. Resignation & New-Grad Internship Contract Question

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

    One thing I have always wondered about is how can these contracts be enforced legally? Have any American nurses gone to court over one of these contracts? In Canada, labour laws supercede contract...

  11. Continuing education on a resume

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

    A certificate of completion of CE is not the same as certification. The certifications I was referring to are the nursing speciality certifications like; critical care, case management, gerontology,...

  12. Advice needed - when the charge nurse just won't listen

    dishes replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    You can try to disarm her with charm, ignore her tone and respond to comments such as "so you survived critical care" with yes, thank you for asking, are you surviving charge

  13. Advice needed - when the charge nurse just won't listen

    dishes replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    Ask her how come she denied your request for a break but granted the staff a break when the MD asked for

  14. Continuing education on a resume

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

    I was advised by a HR manager that nurses should not put continuing education on their resumes unless it is full program or an exam that resulted in certification. They should not list attendence of...

  15. Need advise about denied vacation.....

    dishes replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Email the head of HR and ask for special permission due to the extenuating circumstances, attending your sisters wedding is reasonable

  16. Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

    dishes replied to rajm's topic in Canada

    Have you looked at the clinical nurse specialist association of Ontario's standards of practice? The assumption is a CNS is an advanced practictioner who holds a Masters or Doctoral degree from a...

  17. Nursing in America/Canada

    dishes replied to Catherine_'s topic in General World

    silverdragon Do you know anyone who obtained a healthcare position under

  18. LPN grad in the Philippines

    dishes replied to hana0613's topic in International Nursing

    Try asking the California board of vocational nursing & psychiatric

  19. What happens if we fail the 3rd attempt in Canada?

    dishes replied to youhee's topic in International Nursing

    Look on the CARNA website, if someone requires special accomodation they need to notify CARNA 2-3 months prior to writing the

  20. RN from Philippines applying for Live-in Caregiver Program in Canada

    dishes replied to kinstot's topic in Immigration Advice

    Your cousin will have to try advertising in the Edmonton area for the live-in caregiver position and see what kind of response she gets, if local qualified applicants apply for the position, then...

  21. Registered Practical Nurses in Ontario (average required)

    dishes replied to hashim0ham3d's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I don't think the direct from high school applicants need to worry about taking pre-health as their applications are higher in priority then mature

  22. Nursing student being abused by teacher and staff

    dishes replied to kyliel's topic in General Students

    I understand that it will be difficult to change schools, likely it will mean starting over again. The only attitude that the op has control over is their own, I really can't see how a recording is...

  23. Nursing student being abused by teacher and staff

    dishes replied to kyliel's topic in General Students

    Agree with Red it sounds like a no win situation, change schools, get past feeling hard done by and focus on accomplishing your

  24. Not being able to renew GN permit until you pass CRNE...is that true?

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

    I am not sure but I think when it comes to CARNA your allowed to renew the GN until you either pass the CRNE or have attempted three times, CARNA are the only ones who can answer

  25. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    dishes replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is the economy and timing, nursing schools have increased their enrollments over the past ten years, in anticipation of a huge nursing shortage that was based on studies done in the 1990's...