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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. EpiPen Alternative

    If I were you I would pull the video until my malpractice insurer had assessed the video for liability concerns and my lawyer had assessed if the image of Epipen on the video is copyright...
  2. EpiPen Alternative

    Safety concerns that I had with the video are; storing a pre-loaded syringe in a toothbrush holder is a safety hazard if a young child gets their hands on it. There was no discussion about chemical...
  3. EpiPen Alternative

    Suggest you show the video to your malpractice insurance provider to see if they have any concerns regarding liability. I missed some of the instructions because the audio was difficult to hear during...
  4. Labour & delivery

    You say 'you are looking into entering labour and delivery', what does that mean? Were you recently hired as a RPN on a labour and delivery unit? If not, you need to find a RPN job ASAP, as your proof...
  5. Aussie trying to work in Eastern Canada

    @sarah I don't know why your posts about your assessment didn't show, if the post didn't reveal the content of the competency based assessment and just provided general information such as; when you...
  6. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    I agree with PinayUSA, I am a nurse in Toronto and know that if Phoenix and Houston hospitals were not able to recruit American nurses, their next step would be to recruit nurses through job fairs in...
  7. Aussie trying to work in Eastern Canada

    sarah have you received any instructions about the competency based assessment you are expected to
  8. TN Visa for Canadian Nurse Practitioner?

    Have you talked to an attorney? They are in the best position to advise you and check that you have the right supporting documents so that it will be less likely you will be
  9. Deficiencies found on app after passing boards

    I second justbeachy's recommendation to talk to a TAANA attorney, as they are experienced with nursing licensing issues. It's not in your best interest to discuss details about past charges on a...
  10. Anxious, doubtful and afraid. RN needs your help.

    Can you take a refresher course with a clinical component? It may help you to gain confidence in your clinical skills and update your resume. After doing a refresher course, you should give...
  11. 76 first theory exam

    Just drink the koolaid and repeat the mantra nursing theory is important to guide nursing practice and improve patient care, try to fake an interest in the 'art' of nursing, the torture of the class...
  12. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    I wonder what the agency is up to? In many areas the US job market is saturated with local qualified nurses and employers have no need to utilize recruitment agencies. You should look into licensing...
  13. The first thing you will need to figure out is the licensing process in BC, start by applying to NNAS to have your education assessed for equivalency to a Canadian
  14. how IEN find a job?

    I don't think you will find a refresher course open to a newly licensed nurse in Ontario, you can however take a RPN health assessment course through a public community college. Many job postings ask...
  15. cas

    Are you already booked for the OSCE? If you are not booked, you may not be able to book until 2017, there have been other posters who have said Touchstone institute doesn't have any open future test...
  16. NCSBN and NCLEX have nothing to do with RPN in Ontario, in Canada PNs write the CPNRE. akaur if your education was assessed by NNAS, deemed comparable to PN, then CNO approved you to write the CPNRE...
  17. US IEN applying to CNO

    Were you able to reach anyone at
  18. US IEN applying to CNO

    Yes, they start school next
  19. US IEN applying to CNO

    You will still need to go to school for IEN bridging, instead of calling the colleges on the list can you email the IEN coordinators at Algonquin, Mohawk, Fanshawe and
  20. US IEN applying to CNO

    Yes, that makes sense, does it look like CNO used the math to determine the 100 competency deficiencies? ie your score was
  21. US IEN applying to CNO

    Does the advisory report contain fractions in addition to percentages? For example Responsibility and accountability 7/12, 56% If the report contains fractions, did you add up the denominators of all...
  22. US IEN applying to CNO

    I don't know, in the article entitled A New Model for Assessing Entry-Level Education of Internationally Educated Nurses: A Retrospective Perspective, Journal of Nursing Regulation, by F. A. Shaffer...
  23. US IEN applying to CNO

    I don't know what NNAS advisory reports contain, do they give the percentages of the entry to practice competencies by domain? for example; Professional responsibility and accountability __% Service...
  24. US IEN applying to CNO

    If you are going to appeal, try to get some idea about the appeal process by reading the fair registration practice reports on CNO's website, you have to read more than one year's worth, because the...
  25. US IEN applying to CNO

    Maybe? Can you enquire about it by email to