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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Become a Nurse But Don't Work As One

    dishes replied to Stargate Atlantis's topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses would work in direct patient care for a few of years before moving towards an administrative role. What kind of 'office setting type job' do you envision? Doctors office, clinic,...

  2. Fired for being sick.

    dishes replied to cosmobella20's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You might want to re-think identfying your previous employer, there might never be any repercussions, but the nursing world is smaller than you think, sometimes past managers get hired at current...

  3. Can my school force me to do extra tests after i graduated before they schedule my nclex??

    dishes replied to Mims84's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    @mims84, Do you know why your school is requiring students to do the extra exams? Have you looked on the BON list of approved VN programs, is your school approved or are there warnings? What are the...

  4. Can my school force me to do extra tests after i graduated before they schedule my nclex??

    dishes replied to Mims84's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Maybe you can ask a lawyer if this is considered breach of contract? If so, how do the other grads feel about it, are they against it, are they willing to sign a

  5. U.S. educated RN coming to Ontario, Canada

    dishes replied to ZB-RN's topic in Canada

    @zb-rn did you receive your results from

  6. Can my school force me to do extra tests after i graduated before they schedule my nclex??

    dishes replied to Mims84's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Is the school going to release your graduation information to the BON if you do not

  7. Bored in ambulatory care

    dishes replied to Lizabeth1115's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are underestimating the value of critical thinking skills and overestimating the value of clinicals skills. You can make a lateral career move back into acute care, but it is not the only...

  8. I wasn't accepted to the graduate nursing schools I applied to. Why?

    dishes replied to Solnce1981's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I don't know if it will be easier for you to get in, but if you really want to become a nurse, try all possible routes to becoming one. I don't know if you have to volunteer, but I volunteered in...

  9. I wasn't accepted to the graduate nursing schools I applied to. Why?

    dishes replied to Solnce1981's topic in Post Graduate Students

    They don't respond to students who were not accepted into programs where I am, it is understood that they were not accepted because there were applicants who were more

  10. Radiation technologist or BSN nursing?

    dishes replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    Also look at CAMRT salary scale analysis for a province by province listing of medical imaging, radiation technologists and therapists hourly

  11. I wasn't accepted to the graduate nursing schools I applied to. Why?

    dishes replied to Solnce1981's topic in Post Graduate Students

    @solnce, was the grad program for those with a non-nursing degree? If so, maybe the program is extremely competitive and you need to consider going another route, like accelerated

  12. Radiation technologist or BSN nursing?

    dishes replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the pay for radiation technologists varies depending on the workplace, I imagine it is lower in private diagnostic clinics than in hospitals. There are radiation therapists (different from...

  13. Radiation technologist or BSN nursing?

    dishes replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not a

  14. Radiation technologist or BSN nursing?

    dishes replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    What type of work environment suits your personality? A nurse's skill set has greater breadth than a radiation technician's. Nurses look after a group of patients and provide one on one care for brief...

  15. Starting a home care agency? Still a nursing student.

    dishes replied to milesims's topic in Canada

    Are you going to have a website for your company? It would would be a good way to market it. Also, have you checked out non-profit agencies that provide home support services to the elderly and...

  16. Career Advice: which job should I take?

    dishes replied to tserofw's topic in Nursing Career

    They intend to provide the two months of orientation, but staff call outs can disrupt these plans, I would get it in

  17. Online RN programs, are these legitimate?

    dishes replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have a Canadian diploma RN-BScN degree, if you are working in Canada and want to have a degree to be competitive in the job market, a Canadain degree is

  18. Career Advice: which job should I take?

    dishes replied to tserofw's topic in Nursing Career

    Go for the float position, get the agreement to have orientation for two months on each unit in

  19. Radiation technologist or BSN nursing?

    dishes replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    Look in the Canadian forum, new grads are struggling to find work. The job market for all health care professionals is competetive in many areas. Will you need to take a loan to finance your...

  20. What are the most exciting questions you would like to discuss in the course of the exchan

    dishes replied to HeraLegar's topic in International Nursing

    There are international speciality associations, the nurses who belong to them meet and exchange ideas during conferences. They also exchange information through their association's website and review...

  21. Clipping nails at nurse's station

    dishes replied to BillieP's topic in General Nursing

    I like watches with silent second hands, not the ones that you can hear constantly ticking, they remind me of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell Tale

  22. CNO & practising outside of ontario

    dishes replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I relocated in Canada, I do not recall paying extra for verification, what does the application form

  23. CNO & practising outside of ontario

    dishes replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Look on the College of Nurses website for the province you are moving to (ie CARNA, SRNA etc) the application instructions will be under registration-nurses who are already registered in

  24. How many interviews to schedule?

    dishes replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Go to all seven, don't use sick leave, use PTO

  25. Clipping nails at nurse's station

    dishes replied to BillieP's topic in General Nursing

    or if someone pops a zit while they sit in front of a shared computer terminal... just don't do