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  1. 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 al...
  2. What does it takes to be OR nurse

    how would i go about shadowing at a hospital i am not working at?
  3. What does it takes to be OR nurse

    thanks
  4. Wondering about Operating Room

    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 al...
  5. Wondering about Operating Room

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

    thanks for the input
  7. 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...
  8. 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 ho...
  9. Thanks for the insight MPKH!
  10. 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 woul...
  11. Thanks everyone for all the information. Hopefully ill be able to find some work.
  12. sjamesrn - can I ask where you ended up moving? How was the whole process of moving and finding accommodations, etc.
  13. I am willing to work in a small town :)
  14. Would any of these agencies/companies provide housing?
  15. 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
  16. 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 ...
  17. Transferring Nursing Schools (please help)

    sweet0176, thanks for the info! what school were you applying to?
  18. Transferring Nursing Schools (please help)

    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 get...
  19. 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 mo...
  20. do nurses get vacations every year? how many? and is it at a specific time? or can you pick?
  21. 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 ea...
  22. 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 school...
  23. 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?
  24. 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?
  25. 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 t...