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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. TN visa for Registered nurses

    How long have you been a Canadian
  2. osce

    What month in 2014 did you graduate from the masters program? Your proof of recent experience will expire in that same month in 2017. After you do the OSCE in 2017, you may wait months for a response...
  3. Is there Hope for me after 21 yrs???

    If you feel intimidated by an OR tech position and think a MA position is the right job for you, carefully scrutinize the MA job market in your area. You can find out about the real job market from...
  4. Boxes of Gloves

    There is research that shows bacterial contamination of gloves in open boxes, the gloves are at risk of contamination anytime a healthcare worker doesn't wash their hands before reaching in the
  5. clinic nurse hiring abroad?

    Where abroad are you thinking
  6. Is there Hope for me after 21 yrs???

    Without a nursing license the only jobs you are likely to find are minimum wage jobs (waitressing, retail, cleaning
  7. Is there Hope for me after 21 yrs???

    Have you reviewed the application instructions for foreign educated nurses on your state board of
  8. consolidation practicums related to job opportunities?

    Is the job market saturated in your area? If so, it doesn't matter where a student does their final
  9. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    If you think working weekdays is best for you, have you considered a non-nursing career such as; occupational therapy, speech language pathology, respiratory therapy
  10. osce

    @seena are you able to work as a RN in India in 2016-2017 and return to Canada shortly before the
  11. New job, No orientation

    If you are going to work tomorrow, you better make a plan, go in early and determine who the patients are by checking their armbands, charts, careplans, MARs, rooms etc and obtain a thorough report...
  12. new grad changing jobs?

    You might be getting ahead of yourself, some employers won't even interview a new nurse who worked for four months and are looking to change jobs. It's a waste of employers time and money to invest...
  13. Coworker physically abusive to patients

    Do you have experience with making allegations of a colleague's patient abuse to a manager? I do, they were not gone and out of my life as soon as I made the allegations. In my case, the manager...
  14. Coworker physically abusive to patients

    I can see why it is a dilemma for you, maybe you can approach your manager and tell her/him that you noticed that not all staff take the same approach to 'defending' themselves against...
  15. Unethical?

    Seems your colleagues are blase about boundary violations, hope your manager has the acumen to deal with
  16. @nicol I think that it's possible for you to go back to your home country in order to gain proof of recent practice, but the CNO may reject it because your recent practice expired during the CNO's...
  17. Exit Interview. Honest or not?

    The purpose of the exit interview is to gain feedback so that the employer can reduce turnover and retain good employees. Give objective examples of her harassment, the employers know when they have...
  18. Unethical?

    @rebeca how did you become aware that your colleague is in a relationship with the patient? and how did you respond when you became
  19. Exit Interview. Honest or not?

    You won't be burning bridges if you give specific examples of times when the charge nurse treated you in harassing and demeaning
  20. @nicol "We have determined that you have met the RN education requirement" means you 'passed' the osce but since your proof of recent practice within three years has expired, you need to return to...
  21. Psychiatric NPs in Canada?

    There are nurse practitioners who work in Ontario mental health facilities. I doubt that Ontario would see the need to move towards PMHNPs, if any provinces would see the need it would be the western...
  22. Unethical?

    It is very possible the colleague's behaviour will result in a complaint to the BON and disciplinary
  23. saudi arabia

    Ask HR and your union, I don't think a leave of absence to work at another job will be granted. It is not mandatory and it would be unfair to other nurses who were denied leave of absences for similar...
  24. Have you looked at a dermatome map? Is the sensation running along the L-1
  25. Pill Cutter Cleaning

    Where are the pills being cut? If the pill cutter is not taken into individual patients' rooms, how is it at risk for