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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Simulation lab NCAS-please suggest me the procedures for entry level nurses

    dishes replied to akaur212's topic in International Nursing

    The problem with changing the scenario to hypertensive emergency is it will be a medical diagnosis that needs physician orders for stat medication and it will complicate the scenario. It might be...

  2. Queries regarding immigration to Canada

    dishes replied to Rohama's topic in International Nursing

    @jenitajoyce, once you have approval from citizenship and immigration Canada to immigrate, you will be eligible to join the pre-arrival support services for IENs program (pass4nurses.org). Consider...

  3. Queries regarding immigration to Canada

    dishes replied to Rohama's topic in International Nursing

    Which province are you planning to live in? Some provincial regulatory bodies (such as College of Nurses of Ontario) do not require ielts at the time of your NNAS application. It can take a couple of...

  4. Simulation lab NCAS-please suggest me the procedures for entry level nurses

    dishes replied to akaur212's topic in International Nursing

    1. Your scenario needs to be more detailed so that the nurse knows what nursing steps are required. Consider adding details to the scenario such as MI and stroke were ruled out and hypertension is the...

  5. Simulation lab NCAS-please suggest me the procedures for entry level nurses

    dishes replied to akaur212's topic in International Nursing

    I think we have to develop a scenario, then write the candidate instructions, then the standardized patient's script, then the examiner questions and evaluation tools. For the scenario, what age is...

  6. Simulation lab NCAS-please suggest me the procedures for entry level nurses

    dishes replied to akaur212's topic in International Nursing

    You are right sitting and reading textbooks doesn't really prepare someone for a simulated lab assessment, it's better to prepare by creating scenarios and role playing them.You can get ideas for...

  7. Simulation lab NCAS-please suggest me the procedures for entry level nurses

    dishes replied to akaur212's topic in International Nursing

    Of the textbooks on the list, the medical surgical textbook is one you should consider buying because in the ncas blueprint under RN- client health status- the conditions are predominantly medical and...

  8. Simulation lab NCAS-please suggest me the procedures for entry level nurses

    dishes replied to akaur212's topic in International Nursing

    akaur, for a list of seven textbooks that can be used as study resources look on ncasbc.ca click on the heading at the top entitled 'How to Prepare', keep clicking on the following; oral assessment-...

  9. HELP! Can international student have the RPN exam?

    dishes replied to melo140's topic in International Nursing

    @jenitajoyce, have you applied to have your nursing education assessed by National Nursing Assessment Services (nnas)? If so, did you apply to be assessed for both practical nursing and registered...

  10. omg I forgot to give report!

    dishes replied to kellicutshair's topic in General Nursing

    It is not a good idea to give unique details about the a patient's condition on a public forum, as they may make it possible for colleagues or patients or family (in this case the baby's mom) to...

  11. Asked about citizenship during triage

    dishes replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    Agree, if they are asking questions as part of quality monitoring and the hospital receives feedback that being asked citizenship status (without explanation of the reason this information is being...

  12. U.S. Student Thinking about transferring to Canadian Nursing Program

    dishes replied to kchristenson92's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    If your pre-requisites and associates in allied health were obtained through a community college, your education is not considered equivalent to university level and university level is required for...

  13. Asked about citizenship during triage

    dishes replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    Your friend could send an email to the patient relations officer describing their experience with the triage staff asking questions regarding their citizenship status and ask if this line of...

  14. Simulation lab NCAS-please suggest me the procedures for entry level nurses

    dishes replied to akaur212's topic in International Nursing

    Postpartum assessment is a part of Canadian RN nursing school programs and is considered entry to practice. Think about what assessments are safest for the patients, also think about the various...

  15. Asking for assistance at work

    dishes replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    If your not getting breaks at all, how are you refueling? Do you at least eat a quick snack and drink some water on the run? If not, suggest you do, because if you don't, you may have a harder time...

  16. Staff nurse being moved to different clinical areas

    dishes replied to toffeeham's topic in United Kingdom

    It's better from a patient safety perspective not to move a nurse from one unit to the next on a weekly basis. From a budget perspective, it's cheaper and more convenient for employers to believe a...

  17. First time preceptoring

    dishes replied to TeeDotNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely give her more time, as health care professionals we often know 'what' to teach but we do not 'how' to teach. If you learn and implement some basic adult learning theory principless it will...

  18. Not working weekends?

    dishes replied to cosmicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you approach the employer with this, you will not be seen as 'unable' to find someone to watch your children but 'unwilling', as there many parents who both work weekends and they arrange...

  19. First time preceptoring

    dishes replied to TeeDotNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked on the student's school website for a preceptor handbook? It sounds to me like she is meeting the expectations the school has for preceptorship placements. The times I have been a...

  20. Combined IELTS results - Arizona Board of Nursing

    dishes replied to sweets0612's topic in Nurse Registration

    You can't make plans based on a phone conversation with the BON, you need written confirmation from the

  21. Nursing school information

    dishes replied to Liz30303's topic in General Students

    The BON doesn't care about the number of students who graduate from the school, they care about the school's NCLEX pass rates. The school needs to weed out weaker students who will be more likely to...

  22. Pre-Interview Practical Assessment

    dishes replied to Labelle13's topic in Canada

    The intake admission revealed the child is dehydrated and in a crisis, the mom is in crisis mode and people in crisis are not able to readily absorb information, they need to be guided through doing...

  23. Pre-Interview Practical Assessment

    dishes replied to Labelle13's topic in Canada

    You not only missed assessing the baby's digestive system, you did not say what you would do about the baby's dehydration. You did not say what symptoms mean the baby should be taken to the emergency...

  24. Help Needed! Travel Rn with work exposure-company not paying.

    dishes replied to BigT's topic in Travel

    Their reason for denying sounds wrong, do they also deny coverage to workers who after a needle stick injury are assessed for blood borne diseases when it turns out they don't have the diseases? Speak...

  25. A real nurse VS. a "fake" nurse

    dishes replied to okredrobot's topic in General Nursing

    Gaps in employment do not make you a desirable applicant and holding off until you finish a BSN under the illusion that the BSN will open doors to a position in the ER is wishful thinking. If you...