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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    dishes replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    woodenpug, I cannot follow your logic, it does not make sense to debate that court hearing details are opinions not facts by discussing the reliability of weather reports.

  2. Sleeping on the job

    dishes replied to mairose15's topic in General Nursing

    If my colleague was in poor health and was found sitting staring intently at a wall for 1/2 hour to hour, my reaction would be to express concern for her health and to encourage her to seek medical...

  3. advice on what to study to refresh myself? acls?

    dishes replied to jrowmom's topic in General Nursing

    The courses are available online, here is a link to one online course outline http://www2.athabascau.ca/syllabi/nurs/nurs326.php

  4. advice on what to study to refresh myself? acls?

    dishes replied to jrowmom's topic in General Nursing

    A health assessment and physical examination course is a good way to refresh skills.

  5. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    dishes replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I think students taking courses through either Kaplan or Phoenix, should consider making a plan B, because it is possible that one or both of these schools could end up financially ruined after the...

  6. Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    dishes replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Looking at how the patient is responding to illness/ disease/disorder is not unique to nursing, the interprofessional team look at the patient from this point of view.

  7. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    dishes replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    News articles can be a starting point to help focus a literature search. In the case of the Kaplan and University of Pheonix lawsuits after reading the news and wikipedia reports, the next place I...

  8. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    dishes replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    Both Kaplan and Phoenix University have had multiple class action lawsuits filed against and this should raise red flags for employers as well as potential

  9. Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    dishes replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with onaclearday, theories that are based on caring, evidence based practice and health promotion are not unique to the discipline of nursing, all health care professionals base their practice...

  10. Thinking of becoming an RPN

    dishes replied to Hatt's topic in International Nursing

    I don't know what criteria you used to help you decide your second career choice as a RPN, but if you looking for work that is similar to a police officers as far as front line action goes, then I...

  11. Is Athabascas BN program equivilant to a Bscn in Ontario

    dishes replied to kitkat1967's topic in International Nursing

    kitkat Personally, I am surprised that CNO is telling you that they do not accept BN education, because they do, as is evidenced by the Humber grads who are approved to write the CRNE. It is possible...

  12. Is Athabascas BN program equivilant to a Bscn in Ontario

    dishes replied to kitkat1967's topic in International Nursing

    It seems the person you spoke to at the CNO did not give the correct information, Ontario's has recognized nursing degree BN programs, one example is Humber...

  13. Critical Care Course in Toronto area

    dishes replied to faithhopeRN's topic in International Nursing

    I am not confident that taking the critical care course will improve your job prospects in an acute care hospital in the Toronto area, as most of the Toronto hospitals that have critical care units...

  14. CRNE Feb 2011

    dishes replied to man78's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    For an overview of the differences between the NCLEX and the CRNE check this site http://www.registered-nurse-canada.com/nclex.html

  15. Student caught stealing....

    dishes replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, a co-worker took money from my wallet, I was concerned that she took my money because she had big problems, so I phoned her and let her know that I was worried about her, she ended up...

  16. Interview outfit--is this ok?

    dishes replied to SydneyJo1's topic in General Nursing

    I would not wear jewelry that reflects my religious beliefs to a job interview.

  17. Anyone writing CRNE for the 3rd time?

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

    Having a full understanding of all of the competencies and feeling confident about your knowledge are key to choosing the correct answers and passing. In addition to reviewing the competencies and...

  18. Hospital diagnostic and treatment areas: separate inpatients and outpatients?

    dishes replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    LouCadet There are some knowledgable diagnostic nurses who post in the radiology nursing section of allnurses, you can ask the moderator to move your thread to this area.

  19. Hospital diagnostic and treatment areas: separate inpatients and outpatients?

    dishes replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    LouCadet In the case you are looking at, what is the average percentage of outpatient vs inpatient diagnostic appointments? For example is it 50-50 or 80% outpt vs 20% inpt? If there is a high...

  20. Hospital diagnostic and treatment areas: separate inpatients and outpatients?

    dishes replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    Having outpatients go to a single area of the hospital to have tests is more practical then having outpatients wander all over the hospital for various tests.

  21. Hospital diagnostic and treatment areas: separate inpatients and outpatients?

    dishes replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    Some considerations that makes it desirable to separate inpatient and outpatient diagnostic services are control of infectious disease and pandemic planning. For example, in 2003,Toronto experienced...

  22. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

    dishes replied to dhatcher's topic in Immigration Advice

    wastedyearsofprime CRNBC warns IENs against moving to BC without a full understanding of the requirements that must be met to in order to become registered. What factors contributed to you moving to...

  23. A Conversation with my Supervisor

    dishes replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the conversation was unreasonable, given that strep throat is not contagious after 24 hours of antibiotic and the symptoms improved, the average healthcare employer would expect the...

  24. Is everyone having to go through "annual" fit testing?

    dishes replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    In Ontario a directive for mandatory fit testing was instituted after the SARS outbreak in 2003. During the SARS outbreak, healthcare workers wore the recommended N95 masks, however they were were not...

  25. under Live-In Caregiver Program (LCP) in Canada to take the CRNE

    dishes replied to pik-nik's topic in International Nursing

    Hi pik-nik I am not sure which province you are living in, but if you are in Ontario I encourage you to ask the staff at Care4nurses Center for Internationnaly Educated Nurses your questions, they are...