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how would i go about shadowing at a hospital i am not working at?

thanks

Thank you HouTx.... I'm also worried that it would be too hard, as my parents have said you need to be REALLY smart"

thanks for the input

I am a new grad and I was able to get a job on a med/surg floor. I like it a lot, but feel that it is very hectic...(in canada there are no assistants so we do everything for the pts) Not that the U.S is any easier by any means..... Anyways i have always had a desire to work in the OR, but during school i stuck to all the floors for my clinical placements because i wanted to learn all the wound care, bedside care, etc. So i never had any placements in OR except for one day we all got to see one surgery....I loved the environment.... So i was planning on applying to an OR position while im currently working on med/surg... i was really excited about my decision. I told my parents and they said you have to have a certain personality for the OR and you have to be strong and very smart...... this just made me rethink my whole plan and now I'm very sad and don't know if i should apply to the OR....... is it very difficult? is it hard to adjust? are there strong personalities there?.......it was really my goal, but i feel like my parents are swaying me another way....

I am a new grad and I was able to get a job on a med/surg floor. I like it a lot, but feel that it is very hectic...(in canada there are no assistants so we do everything for the pts) Not that the U.S is any easier by any means..... Anyways i have always had a desire to work in the OR, but during school i stuck to all the floors for my clinical placements because i wanted to learn all the wound care, bedside care, etc. So i never had any placements in OR except for one day we all got to see one surgery....I loved the environment.... So i was planning on applying to an OR position while im currently working on med/surg... i was really excited about my decision. I told my parents and they said you have to have a certain personality for the OR and you have to be strong and very smart...... this just made me rethink my whole plan and now I'm very sad and don't know if i should apply to the OR....... is it very difficult? is it hard to adjust? are there strong personalities there?.......it was really my goal, but i feel like my parents are swaying me another way....

I have just graduated and received my BScN, and I really have nothing holding me back from moving wherever I want. The area I am looking at has a lot of small hospitals, and i was thinking about working there for a year or two and then moving back home where there are large hospitals. My dilemma is, will the managers that interview me at the large hospital look down on the fact that I would have been working at a hospital with 21 acute care beds!? I am just worried that this decision will hinder my future job opportunities?

Thanks for the insight MPKH!

Hi, I have just graduated nursing (BScN) and I want to do rural nursing/northern nursing (hospital) as my first RN job. 2 Questions: 1) I want to eventually work at a hospital back in a big city but I would like to know if future employers there would look positively upon rural/northern nursing.... (I'm not sure if they would think that i won't be able to keep up at a fast paced since rural hospitals I'm looking at only have 15 beds, or that i haven't seen enough, etc, etc...) 2) Would i be prepared for rural/northern nursing right out of school, or should i start at a local hospital? Thank you all!

Thanks everyone for all the information. Hopefully ill be able to find some work.

sjamesrn - can I ask where you ended up moving? How was the whole process of moving and finding accommodations, etc.

I am willing to work in a small town :)

Would any of these agencies/companies provide housing?

Hello, I am from Ontario and I am a new grad (RN). I really would like to work in Alberta or British Columbia. I have heard stories from people saying that other new grads have been able to find work in AB or BC and are making $40/hr. Now I have been researching a bit and have not come across any job postings that are for $40/hr. I'm not sure if you have to go through a specific agency to get this kind of pay. If anyone has worked in AB or BC could you give me some pointers on where to look or which agencies to use. Also, if you know where some of the better hospitals in AB or BC is I would love to know! Thank you!

I will soon be on the neurology floor and wanted to know some of the common medications you see on the neuro floor so I can become more familiar with them

sweet0176, thanks for the info! what school were you applying to?

Would you happen to know some of the schools that have BScN program? Thats what im taking right now. Also im wondering if there are certain spots they keep for the students that transfer because if not, then I dont believe I have a good chance at getting in because a lot of these schools have waitlists.

I am about to go into my second year of nursing at a university in ontario, I really would like to move to british columbia, mostly vancouver. I am not sure if there is any schools there that are relatively easy to transfer to. Also I wanted to know if many of my courses will transfer or not. Any experience or advice is appreciated!

can someone help me to write smart nursing goals for .......1)altered mobility from spinal stenosis.....2) impared skin integrity from poor circulation......3)risk for hypoglycemia r/t diabetic 1) maybe... go to physiotherapy every other day for 3 months 2) walk for 20 minutes a day for 3 months 3) not sure about this last one

do nurses get vacations every year? how many? and is it at a specific time? or can you pick?

I am at a university for my first year of nursing and the program is collaborative with 2 other schools (its a joint nursing program). I have tried talking to so many people. I want to know if you are able to transfer to a one of the two other schools because it would be closer to were I live. Has anyone been in this situation before, or know how this process works. thank you!

I have been looking online for nursing jobs and all of them state that you need at least one year experience... are there any jobs that don't require one year experience? or am I just not finding them? ... How are you suppose to start your career?

when you get your lisence to work in another state/province, how long does it allow you to work there? does it expire or can you leave the state/province for a while and come back and still work there?

I was wondering if there were different jobs that you are eligible for after each year of nursing. I believe I heard that after your second year as a nursing student you can be a nurses aide??? not sure. Does anyone know the jobs you can get after each year in school? Thanks :)

do you get to choose the area in the hospital that you want to do clinical in or do they tell you where to go? does everyone go to the same area? i have a clinical class of 10 people, and there is about 6 other clinical groups? do all 10 of us go to the hospitals and stay in the same area? how does clinical work?