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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. I'm considering doing a second degree in nursing...advice welcome! :)

    dishes replied to lmlgrey's topic in International Nursing

    if you plan to study in quebec but work in another province, see mcgill's information on preparing for professional licensure, note that students wishing to be licensed in any canadian province other...

  2. Processing in soiled/ dirty utility room

    dishes replied to safety_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting the thread beckster, I missed that discussion the first time it came around. I am not a proponent of macerator systems because of the increased environmental waste but it seems like...

  3. Processing in soiled/ dirty utility room

    dishes replied to safety_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just so you know, it has been more than 25 years since I used an automatic bedpan washer, but if my memory serves me correct, I used the automatic bedpan washer in the dirty utility room and waited...

  4. Processing in soiled/ dirty utility room

    dishes replied to safety_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about your friend. I have worked in facilities with automatic bedpan washers and facilities with hoppers and facilities with macerators, but do not have a preference for any one system...

  5. Will a mandate requring RN's to obtain BSN's contribute to a shortage?

    dishes replied to mttzakr87's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    brandon That is not the way it works here in Canada, the education requirements for a registered nurse to enter practice is a 4 year degree and the requirements for a practical nurse to enter practice...

  6. GTA Ontario grads

    dishes replied to slinger's topic in International Nursing

    Staff nurses do not have enough information about their hospitals' budgets and human resources planning to forecast future workforce demands. Staff nurses do know that the hospital administrators...

  7. Will a mandate requring RN's to obtain BSN's contribute to a shortage?

    dishes replied to mttzakr87's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If you believe nursing employment is not affected by the economy, you are in for a harsh wake up when you are competing in the job

  8. Will a mandate requring RN's to obtain BSN's contribute to a shortage?

    dishes replied to mttzakr87's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think your information about Canada having a shortage of nurses is out of date, we currently require a degree to enter practice and we do not have a shortage, we have a surplus of nurses. The...

  9. Graduating in May & Getting married in September

    dishes replied to butt0167's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you will not be ready to commit to a permanent position until after September, suggest you apply for casual or per diem

  10. Forced ultrasounds

    dishes replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    obprof It is my understanding that a translady partsl ultrasound is done because it is the more accurate than a pelvic ultrasound, is this correct?

  11. Forced ultrasounds

    dishes replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the law in Texas is the woman can decline to view the images and listen to the heartbeat, but must listen to the description of the exam. Here is a news link regarding the Texas law...

  12. Forced ultrasounds

    dishes replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Having the ultrasound is not the barrier to having an abortion, it is not a new practice and is required for medical safety. The law is about full informed consent, the pregnant woman will be offered...

  13. Forced ultrasounds

    dishes replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know where you get your information from brandy, but it is not based on medical literature. The ultrasound is ordered by the doctor who does the abortion and it is a basic ultrasound not a 3D...

  14. Forced ultrasounds

    dishes replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The medical reason for doing the ultrasound prior to abortion is to accurately determine gestational age, if an abortion is done in the second trimester rather than the first trimester, there is a...

  15. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    dishes replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to go back 100 years to find nurses and doctors who died during outbreaks, this happened during the SARS outbreak in Toronto in 2003. It is still fresh in my memory and no I will not...

  16. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    dishes replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how it is logical to view the repeat test takers as the problem, they are simply individuals who have been permitted to take the exam multiple times, the real problem is the BONs that have...

  17. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    dishes replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The BONs are the regulators, they are the ones who officially release the exam results, they know who passed and who failed, they track the number of exam attempts. If a nurse believes that their...

  18. Entry to practice competencies- COMPETENCY #80

    dishes replied to magnoliya's topic in International Nursing

    The stages of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation are linked and circular,as shown the visual image in the document. There is overlap of the stages and interconnection between stages,...

  19. Entry to practice competencies- COMPETENCY #80

    dishes replied to magnoliya's topic in International Nursing

    Maybe it is just because I don't know exactly what CNO is asking you for, but I think deconstructing a CNO document is a too challenging of a task and there must be simpler a way to show that you meet...

  20. Entry to practice competencies- COMPETENCY #80

    dishes replied to magnoliya's topic in International Nursing

    In competency #24, assessing prior knowledge is part of the planning stage because it helps the nurse to plan what to teach, implementing is the actual teaching

  21. Entry to practice competencies- COMPETENCY #80

    dishes replied to magnoliya's topic in International Nursing

    Oh, I thought you were a RN and noticed that this is the RPN competency document, that's why I asked. An example of how a nurse can meet competency number 80 A patient complained of unremitting pain,...

  22. Entry to practice competencies- COMPETENCY #80

    dishes replied to magnoliya's topic in International Nursing

    Magnoliya, are you a RN or

  23. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    dishes replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The regulators know how many times a national exam was attempted before passing. The regulators also know based on complaints, if a nurse is competent to practice. Therefore, the regulators are the...

  24. Entry to practice competencies- COMPETENCY #80

    dishes replied to magnoliya's topic in International Nursing

    The book review you posted did not clarify the CNO document for me. I think the definition of relational practice is based on relational knowled. Out of curiosity what is the reason for your...

  25. Entry to practice competencies- COMPETENCY #80

    dishes replied to magnoliya's topic in International Nursing

    The definition of relational practice is in the document you posted, are you looking for something else? Relational practice: An inquiry that is guided by conscious participation with clients using a...