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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. help please

    I am curious, where does the idea that the CNO may give preference to an IEN with a second courser education come from? Is the idea coming from nursing schools in the Phillipines? recruitment...
  2. help please

    king 2005 There seems to be perception that second-coursers are more likely to be accepted by CNO but I cannot find any facts to support this. The CNO makes the decision by looking at the total years...
  3. apoplexy Hospitals in Ontario have not used agencies to recruit IENs for a number of years. Some Phillipino nurses are being lured to Ontario by agencies to work as live-in-caregivers. The plan is...
  4. It will not matter and will not have an effect on another provinces jurisdiction. However, you may experience difficulty finding work, so you will be better off applying to a province where you have...
  5. Advice please!

    I don't know the answer, but since you have not completed one year of post secondary school, maybe you will be considered a new applicant instead of a transfer, OUAC will know the answer to this...
  6. Advice please!

    jojojaja Sometimes students have an experience that makes them want to re-start with a clean slate. The first step in making a decision to transfer schools, is to become fully informed. Make...
  7. Advice please!

    jojojaja If you are asking if the Ontario University Application Centre will realize you were already enrolled in a program if you apply using the OUAC 101 form, then the answer is yes, suggest you...
  8. RN ethical dilemma

    If you think that by attempting to teach health information on at least a monthly basis, you will be disrespecting the patient's right to free will, you can ask the patient if they wish to have...
  9. X-treme I don't know if you figured out the answer to your question (this is a very old post so I am guessing you have) but the doctors listed in the Public Sector Salary Disclosure list are doctors...
  10. canada query You can ask Health Force Ontario if there is an organization that assesses internationally educated health administrators to see if their education is equivalent to Canadian health...
  11. SONOGRAPHY

    jwylde Medical sonography is a physics and anatomy intensive program. I am not sure what remedial classes you are currently taking, but if you are taking physics and anatomy and you are getting above...
  12. SONOGRAPHY

    The American registry for diagnostic medical sonography (ARDMS) is the place to look for information about ultrasound imaging. ARDMS adminsters the certification exams. The ARDMS website contains a...
  13. wanting a new job

    llg's post offers some very wise career advice, can it be moved to the stickies at the top? regards
  14. wanting a new job

    You can start planning your career by doing a detailed self assessment, http://www.rnao.org/Storage/13/764_Part_2_-_Self-Assessment.pdf
  15. Nursing Interview Questions HELP/ADVICE!!!

    Walk into a room and find an unresponsive patient? Identify cardiac/respiratory arrest, activate code blue and intiate CPR. The steps you take after that depend on the hospital's policy. Mentor...
  16. How should I approach getting a BSN?

    Since you completed the business degree 20 years ago, and universities often restrict transfer of credits to certain time periods, it is unlikely you will be able to transfer the business credits...
  17. It is easy to find evidence based nursing research, pick a specialty area and focus your search, for example if you choose the specialty of urology nursing and focus on the procedure of catheterizing...
  18. Moving to Nova Scotia

    It is better to have heat & electricity included in the rent, especially for a family. In 2008 & 2009 thousands of tenants living in apartment buildings in Toronto, were switched from having...
  19. Unfortunately, you cannot do much about your colleagues back injury, but you can take steps to try and prevent this type of injury from reoccurring. Maybe the staff could write a group letter...
  20. RN's Replaced By RPN's - GTA

    As a RN I am concerned about this trend, but not surprised. I figured this was the direction we were headed years ago, especially when I looked at the courses for the RPN diploma programs and saw how...
  21. Full Code

    Vtmalenurse Have you read the articles in the sticky entitled "Advice When the State Board of Nursing Calls?" https://allnurses.com/nursing-career-advice/advice-when-state-385018.html If you are...
  22. Full Code

    I agree you do not need anyone telling you should have known better, it is not going to help your situation. FYI, I remember reading a study that showed approximately 30% of the nurses did not know...
  23. Full Code

    It is a stressful way to learn and yes there are other nurses who did not perform CPR in circumstances similar to yours, they went through a hearing, followed the recommendations and resumed working,...
  24. Ethical dilemmas encountered by nurses

    IMO, out of all the above ethical situations, the description of the surgeon talking on the cell phone while operating on a patient, is the most current . The other ethical issues have been discussed...
  25. 3 year NP programs, accelerated?

    You can find accelerated NP programs by using the search tool on allnurses https://allnurses.com/post-graduate-nursing/any-direct-entry-357095.html