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I'm going to print this off and bring it to my nursing classmates, and to the care home I work at and post it on the staff board on every floor. This needs to be required reading. Thank you so, so much for these words, and I am so sorry for your pain...

i googled it and came up with this! http://www.parl.gc.ca/content/lop/researchpublications/prb0751-e.htm#acanadian in 2002, the canadian human rights commission’s 1988 policy on alcohol and drug testing was revised to reflect recent jurisprudence. ...

Hey this is a really old topic but an interesting one! I just googled the laws in Canada regarding drug testing in the workplace, out of curiosity, and came up with this link- http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/prb0751-e.htm#acana...

This is a hilarious thread! Love it!

Yeah I'm not sure if it's similar everywhere but in BC, care aids can do an additional one-day course that teaches them to pass meds that are already pre-measured in blister packs or pre-filled sealed med bags. The idea of care aids doing all of the ...

As a care aid working for two years now, I sadly have to agree with all of the other replies. While I understand financial constraints can really get in the way and stop people from being able to take certain programs, honestly I cannot see how readi...

In BC, Canada my tuition is about $4000/year not including books! But you could end up with $40 000 in loans by the end if you're using loans to help pay for living expenses while in school...

There may not be much you can do, but there may be something! Here's what I would try: Protect privacy and comfort of course...no one wants to lay there naked! You can warm a blanket in the dryer and cover the client with it, then only lift enough of...

I don't think she lacks empathy, I work in dementia and it is my favorite area of long-term care and there are still days when I get flustered and frustrated when I am unable to give people the care they need due to combative or resistive residents. ...

I work in a long-term care facility and get sick less often than I did before I started working there...but I do tend to eat better now. Sleep is always big for me so I usually sleep 8-9 hours a night, plus I eat lots of fruit and veg and try to stay...

I'm starting nursing school in a month (!) and I've already done three of my courses, including anatomy and physiology which is supposedly one of the hardest courses. I studied A LOT. More than I ever expected to for one class. But you know what? I g...

I'm a CNA and I work casual in long term care, meaning I work all shifts. Generally when I get a few night shifts in a row, I will have been working day shift all that week so it's a very hard transition. There is literally nothing to do between midn...

I found when I was backpacking in South America (I speak conversational Spanish) that there were a few times when I could get by on my own but was with someone who was fluent and I ended up relying on them at times- even to order something for me in ...

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Hi everybody! I've just been accepted into nursing school, which has been the only thing I've been thinking and dreaming of for the last few years, and I am beyond thrilled. However the last year or so I've been considering medical school as an optio...

For me, the expectation of doing it was FAR more stressful and uncomfortable than actually doing it...when you're actually there with the person (except for maybe the first few times you do it) it's not a big deal at all. Like everyone else has said,...

A google search should be able to help you in what you're looking for, but of course it depends how much you're willing/able to spend to volunteer! These are the one's I've favorited on my computer :) http://www.goabroad.com/ http://www.abroaderview....

Thank you for your input! I'm definitely not putting med school above NS...I've wanted to be a nurse for several years now and have been working as a resident care aid in a nursing home for a couple of years. Becoming an RN is my top priority and wha...

UltraScope Adult with bright orange tubing and a lime green head with flowers on it- every single time I look at it I want to explode with happiness!

I just got accepted into nursing school and was looking at the ultrascope too! The reviews on the site say it's the clearest-sounding scope a lot of these people have had, but of course the website chooses all the best reviews and none of the bad one...

It's ALWAYS helpful to speak a second language! I currently speak conversational Spanish (am working on upgrading it) and am beginning Swahili with Rosetta Stone. I doubt Swahili will come up, that's mostly just for fun/a challenge/hopes of traveling...

112 residents in our building, spread out 14 per floor! 7a-3p...16 care aids, 4 nurses 3p-11p...10 care aids, 4 nurses 11p-7a...4 care aids, 1 nurse So on day shift there's one nurse and 4 care aids per 28 residents. Evenings have one nurse and three...

I'm from Canada but here's what I know! anesthesiologist- 12 years of school- 4 years of premed (which in Canada means any degree you like), 4 years of medical school, plus 5 years of residency/specialty training. nurse anesthetist- not yet a big pro...

Yeah honestly it's a fair-enough reason! If they ask and you said "I was in a relationship with someone whose job moved around a lot and I went with him, but we're no longer together and I'm more than ready to settle down now." or something like that...

I find it interesting that so many professionals on this website are more than willing to generalize an entire group of other professionals working in the same field. Or anyone at all. Doctors are not emotionally stunted. The ones who went straight f...