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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Baby boomer will retire so more healthcare workers are needed???

    dishes replied to Imidazole's topic in Canada

    The impending nursing shortage crisis was originally based on studies done in the late 1990's and early 2000's in which large numbers of disillusioned baby boomer nurses claimed they planned to retire...

  2. Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    dishes replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you looked at any OT masters program? An OT career might be a good fit with your biomedical engineering background. It's possible to work as a clinical OT with an old foot injury, as OTs can do...

  3. NNAS experience?

    dishes replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @valiumeal The provincial college of nurses voted to have an external organization assess IENs education because they are not in the business of assessing foreign education, they are in the business...

  4. Updated Info on Nursing in Montreal

    dishes replied to caisaki's topic in Canada

    @caisaki have you had any luck finding out more information? Did you have an opportunity to speak to HR at MUHC, St. Mary's, or the Jewish General

  5. Am I a bully?

    dishes replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's the employer's responsibility to provide the suspension conditions in writing. The employer should have given the OP a suspension letter that included instructions such as; hand in employee ID,...

  6. Job Help...

    dishes replied to RNisMe28's topic in Canada

    I doubt that telling employer B that you have another offer will make any difference to the process, it's an employer's market in which employer's have multiple cadidates to assess and the process can...

  7. Am I a bully?

    dishes replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think if everyone involved had accepted responsibility for their own communication, haron might not have been treated as a disposable

  8. Drama at new job

    dishes replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    All kinds of red flags are telling you that you should not trust this employer. Look up the main doctor's and the rotating doctors' licenses on your state medical board license verification website,...

  9. Nursing Specialties Post RPN Program (NP, Educator, Researcher...)

    dishes replied to mcf375's topic in Canada

    Suggest you spend time looking at the nursing job market, look up the history of nursing job market surplus/shortage cycles, the current surplus cycle will likely be in effect after you graduate. You...

  10. Would outpatient be a good fit for me?

    dishes replied to awilliamsesu's topic in General Nursing

    In order to determine if you will be a good fit, you will need to find a detailed account of the job description for the vacant

  11. 3 or more staff forcefully providing care to cognitively impaired residents

    dishes replied to cstober's topic in Canada

    Yes, forcing is abuse, see CNO Abuse prevention: One is one too

  12. Nnas advisory report

    dishes replied to pawara's topic in Nurse Registration

    Now that your NNAS advisory report is complete, follow the next steps on the College of Nurses for the province you wish to live/work in. The College of Nurses will determine if you need to do any...

  13. Narcan and CPR education

    dishes replied to Mamackayrn's topic in General Nursing

    @nursegirl, what do your public health harm reduction programs include? The harm reduction programs in my area cover the spectrum and include programs for preventing addiction, assessing at risk...

  14. Elected official for policy submission

    dishes replied to rnrn08's topic in General Nursing

    While this is true that your city cannot enact a state wide policy, sometimes your city alderman will listen to your proposal and offer some sugggestions. I met with my city councillor in regards to a...

  15. Narcan and CPR education

    dishes replied to Mamackayrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with harm reduction programs, I don't blame a government's lack of treatment programs, there is plenty of evidence of heroin addicts who have received quality treatment on multiple occasions,...

  16. Updated Info on Nursing in Montreal

    dishes replied to caisaki's topic in Canada

    I think the tolerance for lack of bilingualism has decreased, I noticed that some people in Montreal refuse to answer immigrants' questions if they are in English. They don't mind answering English...

  17. Taking home empty vials

    dishes replied to johndough's topic in Patient Medications

    I remember years ago, a colleague made glass vial pendant necklaces and stethscope charms from the used

  18. Questions from My wheelchair about Nursing

    dishes replied to Totalnoob's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's doable, there are people who sustained SCI before or during school who were able to complete the required skills during school and go on to obtain employment in nursing, medicine, occupational...

  19. Elected official for policy submission

    dishes replied to rnrn08's topic in General Nursing

    A policy for what? What do you want to happen as a result of the policy? Do you want a city bylaw to be enacted? a state law to be enacted? Your city and state elected representatives likely have...

  20. Narcan and CPR education

    dishes replied to Mamackayrn's topic in General Nursing

    Have looked at your department of public health website? Do they have a naloxone training and overdose awareness

  21. How do you last?

    dishes replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Desensitization/gradual exposure to the healthcare work environment, I found working in a hospital environment before and during nursing school made working as a nurse less stressful for

  22. Help! UTIs in LTC

    dishes replied to RNAndi's topic in General Nursing

    For those who push fluids, what is done to ensure patients are voiding sufficiently? If patients have a history of CVA, dementia, Parkinsons, diabetes, BPH etc they may have difficulty voiding or fail...

  23. Passing the buck?

    dishes replied to novicenurse2015's topic in General Nursing

    What's a CC? Is it a nursing management position or a clerical

  24. Reoccurring small bowel obstruction

    dishes replied to Ksm142's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How did you obtain her indepth surgical history, was it in her admission history? How many healthcare professionals do you think have asked her about her medical/surgical history? If she has had to...

  25. Working as a nurse and going to school

    dishes replied to kc13's topic in LPN to RN

    Working as a nurse after graduation will help you to synthesize the base nursing knowledge you aquired in PN school, working and gaining experience should be a priority, suggest you wait until next...