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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Filipino BSN graduate living in Texas,planning to take NCLEX in New Mexico

    dishes replied to lorgan's topic in Nurse Registration

    I think the first rule of thumb when trying to obtain a RN license, is do not look for ways to circumvent the BON rules. It doesn't matter whether their rules are inconvenient to an applicant, from...

  2. Need an emotional support dog

    dishes replied to Katlove10's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Having a small yard does not mean you cannot have a dog, there are dog owners who live in apartments/condos and they manage by taking the dog for walks and playing with them in

  3. Physical Restraint in Intensive care unit

    dishes replied to samer2014's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The word extubation autocorrected to extraterrestrial and the image of a patient turning into an alien and breaking out of the restraints came to mind when I read this thread...so my first thought was...

  4. London Health Sciences - Victoria - Acute Medicine - Looking for feedback about LHSC

    dishes replied to all_too_well's topic in Canada

    "A nurse shall be paid a weekend premium of two dollars and sixty-five cents($2.65) per hour for each hour worked between 2400 hours Friday and 2400hours Sunday" ONA hospital central collective...

  5. Need an emotional support dog

    dishes replied to Katlove10's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Every dog is capable of providing emotional support, if the dog is not a working dog who will be going to work and school with you, I don't understand why you would need a specially trained

  6. Head to Toe Red Scrubs

    dishes replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have heard various alternative healing practitioners discuss the meaning of red in similar terms as you described in your op. If the nurse has an interest in color therapy, they may not have been...

  7. Head to Toe Red Scrubs

    dishes replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    @adele, does the nurse who admonished the coworker have an interest in color therapy and

  8. London Health Sciences - Victoria - Acute Medicine - Looking for feedback about LHSC

    dishes replied to all_too_well's topic in Canada

    Are you looking at the hospital central agreement rate of pay and shift premium? The rate of pay is the same for hospital members, as is the shift premium, $2.10 per hour for evening shift and $2.50...

  9. New grad job priorities

    dishes replied to mrnightinggale's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the type of rehab, ther may be patients with CVA, TBI,SCI, amputation, hip

  10. London Health Sciences - Victoria - Acute Medicine - Looking for feedback about LHSC

    dishes replied to all_too_well's topic in Canada

    If you are talking about LHSC in Ontario, have you read the ONA collective

  11. Head to Toe Red Scrubs

    dishes replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If it were me, I'd laugh at her admonishment and wear the red scrubs as often as

  12. Depressed about a job offer

    dishes replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Agree, there are nurses who work nights and either drop their child off at a babysitter's home or the babysitter sleeps in the family

  13. Patient Education - is it a legal requirement?

    dishes replied to GLAllen's topic in General Nursing

    @glallen, there may be an overview of the legal and ethical aspects of patient education in health education textbooks. Some authors who have written textbooks specific to nursing and patient...

  14. Failed nclex 4 times

    dishes replied to Vano's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Other possible job opportunities are sales representative for a medical device or pharmaceutical

  15. Patient Education - is it a legal requirement?

    dishes replied to GLAllen's topic in General Nursing

    Look at the patient bill of rights and the patient's right to informed consent, where there are patient rights, there are healthcare provider

  16. Failed nclex 4 times

    dishes replied to Vano's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think it is healthier to hope for the best and prepare for the worst, that way you will be ready for either a positive or negative response from the

  17. Failed nclex 4 times

    dishes replied to Vano's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would start developing other plans, is it possible for you to go back to

  18. How does one get started on a path to nursing?

    dishes replied to yankeegir1's topic in Nursing Career

    How does going to France to work as an au pair fit with a career plan to become a geriatric nurse? It would make more sense to work as a CNA at nursing home while upgrading your sciences

  19. Quit during orientation

    dishes replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    If someone knows from the beginning that the job is not for them, I rather they quit during orientation than after orientation, saves me wasting my time training

  20. help me decide

    dishes replied to kim wright's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Have you watched youtube videos of various nursing skills? You may be able to do many skills without any problem, but you would need to be assessed in person to be sure. Before you enter into a...

  21. Nursing School in Canada

    dishes replied to Alatus's topic in Canada

    Maybe the ER nurse in Florida was never licensed in Canada and wasn't eligible to be licensed, so had to do repeat nursing

  22. Nursing School in Canada

    dishes replied to Alatus's topic in Canada

    Yes, I am aware that it is the BON that licenses the nurses, what I am saying is that US BONs accept Canadian educated nurses. On second thought, justbeachy, maybe we're both saying the same

  23. Nursing School in Canada

    dishes replied to Alatus's topic in Canada

    I wouldn't worry about a US BON accepting a Canadian BSN, there are thousands of Canadian educated nurses who hold concurrent licenses in Canada and the US. According to the CNO Membership Statistics...

  24. Nursing School in Canada

    dishes replied to Alatus's topic in Canada

    Yes, some places in Canada do need experienced nurses (usually rural and remote areas), but internationally educated nurses seem to prefer settling in the large and medium sized cities instead of the...

  25. Nursing School in Canada

    dishes replied to Alatus's topic in Canada

    Some people have posted in this forum that they attended nursing school as an international student, but it is not clear what happened to them after they graduated. I would be very surprised to hear...