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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Should I go into nursing?

    dishes replied to looking4options's topic in Canada

    What is the real job market for new grad RNs in your area? Are they struggling to find nursing jobs? Will you be taking out loans to go to school? Can you repay them while working in a casual...

  2. Need help ASAP!

    dishes replied to JBonnn10's topic in General Nursing

    What kinds of professions are on the cardiac rehab teams in your area? Where I am, the teams are frequently made up of several of exercise leaders/supervisors, physicians, a dietician, a lab tech, a...

  3. CPNRE MAY /JUNE 2016 Exam results.

    dishes replied to jandrews1987's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Use the search tool to find a past thread regarding CPNRE examinees who were waiting for their results during the 2011 Canada Post strike, they received their results either by mail before the strike...

  4. Travel or Agency?

    dishes replied to ashleyb868's topic in Nursing Career

    @ Ashley, Are you familiar with the five stages of skills aquisition that nurses progress through in Patricia Benner's theory 'From Novice to Expert'? According to Benner a nurse with one year of...

  5. Community Nurse Safety

    dishes replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

    @comnursehelper do you know if Ontario community nurse employers are providing non-violent crisis intervention training to their

  6. New grad wants to QUIT first job, PLEASE HELP.

    dishes replied to WowzersRN's topic in Critical Care

    Stick it out and get your one year experience. The only thing you have control over is your own response to working in a short-staffed, stressful environment. Recognize that you won't be immune to...

  7. Forensic Nursing in Ontario

    dishes replied to nyletak's topic in Canada

    Regarding information, have you looked at CAMH's website? If not, look at CAMH The Forensic Mental Health System in Ontario information guide and the related information in the links on the sidebar....

  8. Advice please!? Non-clinical RN jobs?

    dishes replied to missnurse92x's topic in Nursing Career

    In addition to case managment as commuter suggested, the yellow banner at the top of the forum has a 'specialities' section, where you will find information on various nursing specialities such as;...

  9. Travel or Agency?

    dishes replied to ashleyb868's topic in Nursing Career

    Did you move to Colorado because you were unable to find work in the Chicago area? Do you have enough experience to be a travel

  10. Anyone successfully challenge the boards?

    dishes replied to Lilfrankenstein's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    @lilfrankenstein, do you have knowledge on the full spectrum of medication classifications? Most of the RTs that I know have knowledge of pulmonary and cardivascular medications, but their theoretical...

  11. (IEN) I need help about the ENTRY-TO-PRACTICE COMPETENCIES...

    dishes replied to jvre888's topic in Nurse Registration

    nav28, not sure if you are aware, but care for internationally educted nurses (care4nurses org) offers CAS 3-day workshops at their Toronto location, according to their website there is one coming up...

  12. News on NCLEX-RN in Canada

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

    Good, I'm glad that some provinces are allowing unlimited attempts at the NCLEX, next step is to do away with licensing examinations for Canadian nursing school graduates altogether. Hopefully by...

  13. Community Nurse Safety

    dishes replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

    Is your fiance a member of RNAO? Has she contacted RNAO about workplace safety in community nursing? RNAO is experienced with lobbying MPPs, they regularly send petitions to RNAO members to e-sign...

  14. Community Nurse Safety

    dishes replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

    Sounds like some homecare employers have not provided employees with mandatory education on workplace violence prevention, maybe they are lagging behind the rest of the healthcare employers? Most...

  15. Community Nurse Safety

    dishes replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

    I understand what you are proposing, but if you're going to lobby government for change, the first thing you need is unbiased research to support the hypothesis that a significant number of homecare...

  16. Community Nurse Safety

    dishes replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

    I am not sure that a poll on a public forum is going to provide valid, reliable data. Have you checked with homecare nursing employers to see if they do workplace violence risk

  17. Driving nurse attributes (DNA) assessment??? Please help :(

    dishes replied to Ana112193's topic in General Nursing

    Is this similar to nurse career battery tests? If so, you can use the AN search tool to find other threads and examples of questions on the

  18. Advice on grabbing my first nursing job

    dishes replied to TinaM-RN's topic in Canada

    Yes, once you've passed the NCLEX and have your license, give the manager a call to update her and to give a friendly reminder that you are still interested in working when/if openings become...

  19. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    dishes replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    Is this victim mentality or

  20. How to find a RN vounteer position in Ontario

    dishes replied to Angel1996's topic in Canada

    Some nurses have done the following: work infrequently in casual positions with a hospital or LTC volunteer with St John's ambulance as medical first responders at community events volunteer as...

  21. contract advice

    dishes replied to ARnurse1981's topic in General Nursing

    Discuss the contract with a

  22. Balloon deflating post catheter insertion

    dishes replied to regerterb's topic in General Nursing

    Urologists and urology nurses do NOT increase the size of the balloon or inflate the balloon prior to inserting it, because neither of these is evidence based practice and can cause problems such as...

  23. Seneca (Yorkgate) Practical Nursing 01/2017

    dishes replied to PNStudent18's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Is Yorkgate in the Jane and Finch area? ....you have never heard of any crime in the

  24. Canadian to NMC education gap

    dishes replied to phoenixblaise's topic in Nurse Registration

    Your only option is to wait the results from NMC's assessment of your education. If you do need to upgrade to a BScN, will you able to do it

  25. Possible to break Rn Residency contract

    dishes replied to blueeyedboxer's topic in General Nursing

    Speak to a lawyer, my guess is, if you haven't started working for them and they haven't paid you a sign on bonus, you can break the contract, an employer cannot force you to work for