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  1. RPN to RN questions

    Have you looked at all of the RPN to BScN program websites to see what the requirements
  2. Have you contacted the
  3. license under investigation

    Have either of the BONs sent you a letter saying they are investigating a complaint against
  4. Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    Does Ryerson have international or intranational placements for nursing students? I know Uof T and McMaster
  5. Internationally Educated Nurses of CANADA

    @gurvinder, the majority of the courses were for both PNs and RNs except the clinical placements. NNAS deemed your education comparable to a Canadian BScN, however, because you are missing two RN...
  6. Balancing work and home

    If it were me, I would prefer shorter part time shifts that would not interfere with school. Are their any part time dietary aide positions that have hours of work after school or on
  7. license under investigation

    Have you talked to an attorney familiar with nursing licensing issues? If not, you can find one through
  8. Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    I know quite a few health care professionals who have participated in international placements, either while they were students or while they were already working. Ontario health care managers,...
  9. Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    When you did your placement at Sickkids last year, did you speak to the unit manager and one of the nurses about your interest in working there? Did you get permission to contact them after you...
  10. Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    Sometimes the job goes to a grad who had their final preceptorship on the unit, sometimes it goes to a grad whose volunteer or research placements gave them valuable references who networks with...
  11. Balancing work and home

    Is the CNA job available part time? What is the minimum number of hours the employer requires part time employees to work? The benefits of working in health care while going to nursing school are...
  12. Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    It's great that you already have experience with volunteering, research and work. If you are offered a job in Toronto, I recommend you stay at least two years in order to gain clincal competence, then...
  13. Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    You should prepare to enter a job market that continues to be impacted by an economic recession and a nursing surplus cycle. You will need to be realistic about the job market and recognize that most...
  14. How to deal with coworkers

    The next time one of them chastizes you at the nursing station, immediatly ask to speak to that colleague in private, once you are alone with them, say "I feel embaressed when you discuss my mistakes...
  15. Average pay for RN/BSN in AZ with 3 years experience?

    Did you check the average salary on glassdoor
  16. Hospital requiring employee health records

    You do not have to sign the document as it is, you can alter it by crossing off "all current and past medical records" and writing only medical records relevant to employment, sign where you altered...
  17. Best Text book for medical surgical nursing

    Check local nursing school websites to see which medical surgical books are their required textbooks. Also, consider taking a refresher course with a medical-surgical clinical component in order to...
  18. losing hope...

    Can you relocate to an area where there is a shortage of nurses, instead of trying to compete in a saturated
  19. "Are you a Christian?"

    If the person knows their colleague doesn't celebrate Christmas and they say 'enjoy your days off from work' in reference to Christmas and Boxing Day, can the JW colleague say Merry Cristmas
  20. Look on the department of labor website, there is information about what constitutes workplace discrimination and how to file a
  21. That's good that you have thought about the BONs point of view and your answers to the questions they may have. When they review your application for licensure, they will have questions regarding your...
  22. Internationally Educated Nurses of CANADA

    @maanderson did you ever end up telling your story to the media? I am not sure if you are aware but there are several published research articles on IENs and their experiences in Canada such as: Not...
  23. Consider working in a full time blue collar job for a year or two, live on your own and learn how to support yourself on a low income. After you experience what life is like for people who do not have...
  24. Internationally Educated Nurses of CANADA

    gurvinder your story is very convoluted, I cannot figure it out, can you clarify? After the NNAS assessment did you submit an application to CNO? Did CNO require you to do the OSCE? Did you have a...
  25. losing hope...

    Have you had your resume assessed by a someone experienced in hiring