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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    dishes replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    The decision to accept someone as a volunteer is at the discretion of the volunteer coordinator, some do not want to accept qualified nurses as volunteers, as they believe as soon as they find a...

  2. Seven Hells: Vent

    dishes replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wonder if this has happened as well. I don't know if you are aware of how some of your posts come across princessbride, but sometimes there is a thin line between victim mentality and venting to...

  3. New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    dishes replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    Do you know any hospital HR staff or nursing managers? If so, you should speak to them about your job hunting strategies. I worked in hospitals before I was a nurse and since being a nurse I have...

  4. New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    dishes replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    You are omitting your nursing education and RN designation when applying to non-nursing jobs at a hospital? that is not a good idea, omission is considered lying. You are not alone in wanting to make...

  5. New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    dishes replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    The HR and managers are NOT going to offer you a position as a unit clerk, cleaner, laundry or kitchen staff when you are already qualified as a RN, they have plenty of qualified applicants to chose...

  6. To go or not to go?

    dishes replied to troublesome's topic in Nurse Registration

    Before determining if you are emotionally ready to move to the US, you should determine if the move is even feasible, the US labour market is currently not in a shortage cycle, most of the hospitals...

  7. New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    dishes replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    What kind of employment did you have before you became a nurse? It is expected that you would work in your previous field as a survival job until a nursing position becomes

  8. New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    dishes replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    Health Force Ontario perpetuates the myth that their is a nursing shortage for their own job security, if the Ontario Ministry of Health recognized that there isn't a shortage of health care workers,...

  9. New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    dishes replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    Human resources and nursing managers do not see it as a positive sign when qualified nurses apply for unit clerk, cleaner and laundry positions, this tactic will get your resume

  10. Is it ok to email my letter of resignation to my unit director?

    dishes replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Resignation letters are formal and should be printed and signed. When you received your letter of employment did you receive an email or a printed signed

  11. Advice for after termination

    dishes replied to munchkins88's topic in Canada

    Since you were terminated for medication and charting errors, suggest you review online courses on medication administration and documentation, especially courses that may be offered through you...

  12. Advice for after termination

    dishes replied to munchkins88's topic in Canada

    If you are Canadian, you dont contact the governing body, they send you a registered letter advising you that you are the subject of a complaint and they are investigating. Are you covered under the...

  13. Advice for after termination

    dishes replied to munchkins88's topic in Canada

    Have you talked to a lawyer about the complaint filed against you? Finding another nursing job isn't a priority if you are facing a disciplinary

  14. Becoming a nurse later in life

    dishes replied to YYCGuy's topic in Canada

    I have been in nursing thirty years and have been through three nursing shortage/surplus cycles, the latest surplus cycle started in Ontario in 2008 and is related to the global economic downturn and...

  15. Becoming a nurse later in life

    dishes replied to YYCGuy's topic in Canada

    Quebec has different licensing requirements than the rest of Canada, when chosing a nursing program look at the education and licensing requirements for the province you plan to live in. I would not...

  16. Becoming a nurse later in life

    dishes replied to YYCGuy's topic in Canada

    Which province do you intend to work in? Is McGill the only university in Canada that has direct entry masters of nursing program? If so, is it because Quebec has different licensing requirements for...

  17. Calgary Family Assessment Paper

    dishes replied to byrd3155's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to finding access to free online databases, I also recommend you look at the course textbook and/or articles that are required readings for your course, look for a chapter/article on the...

  18. Calgary Family Assessment Paper

    dishes replied to byrd3155's topic in General Nursing

    As a student you should have access to your university's online library databases where you can download articles for free. Also, if you work at a large teaching hospital you should have access to the...

  19. Job Search

    dishes replied to bintdee's topic in Canada

    Ontario's provincial debt is almost $300 billion dollars and in order for hospitals to stay in budget, they do not plan to replace all of the nursing staff that quit or retire within the 2016-2017...

  20. Male foley came out after irrigation?

    dishes replied to Val1023's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with karou, an order to irrigate an indwelling catheter q 2hours, does not sound right, I would clarify the order, I can see an order for q 2 days but not q 2 hours. What is the reason for the...

  21. Male foley came out after irrigation?

    dishes replied to Val1023's topic in General Nursing

    Did you check the balloon patency after the catheter fell out? Was the balloon still intact, could it be reinflated? or was the balloon broken? If the balloon was broken, the patient's urologist may...

  22. Public Health RN

    dishes replied to LineaAspera's topic in Canada

    Have you searched the public health nurse job postings? What qualifications are preferred?Are employers looking for nurses with community based experience? Nurses with experience working with people...

  23. Unit Clerk to LPN

    dishes replied to clynn44's topic in Canada

    Is there a shortage or surplus of unit clerks in your

  24. Travel Nursing in Toronto, ON

    dishes replied to Maciok's topic in International Nursing

    Justbeachy is correct, Canadian travel nursing agencies do not have temporary placements in large or mid size cities, they occasionally have placements in small cities more often the placements are in...

  25. Travel Nursing in Toronto, ON

    dishes replied to Maciok's topic in International Nursing

    Toronto has a surplus of nurses and the hospitals do not need travel