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  1. Calling nurse managers?

    Fancypants09 replied to Fancypants09's topic in Canada

    Thank you for the advice, and yes the recruiter did mention that I could end up in a small-town hospital. Do you know which states in particular are hiring Canadian new grads? I've heard of Virginia,...

  2. I want to throat-punch my co-worker

    Fancypants09 replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pet Sematary (thoroughly creeped me out) Needful Things Desperation and its parallel novel, The Regulators And I remember really enjoying Rose Madder. OP, maybe you should have a talk with your...

  3. Calling nurse managers?

    Fancypants09 replied to Fancypants09's topic in Canada

    Yes, in fact I have already spoken to a US recruitment agency that helps Canadian nurses relocate to the States. Thanks for your

  4. new grad: cant find a job

    Fancypants09 replied to 2016New's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi all, I'm from Canada so I don't really understand what a nurse residency program entails. It sounds like a lengthy training program for new nurse graduates, is that right? I am considering moving...

  5. Calling nurse managers?

    Fancypants09 replied to Fancypants09's topic in Canada

    Thanks for your

  6. Uworld and your NCLEX experience

    Fancypants09 replied to JNcCole15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used UWorld along with Hurst Reviews, these were my two main study resources. UWorld is an excellent learning tool, it gives you questions at that high level of analysis that you will see on your...

  7. The Nurse on the Other Side

    Fancypants09 replied to sheilagood52's topic in General Nursing

    I should have explained my initial thoughts better. The "more difficult to put into practice" may be simple things, like looking at trends in bloodwork as opposed to a snapshot of one day, regardless...

  8. The Nurse on the Other Side

    Fancypants09 replied to sheilagood52's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing! The core message seems simple enough as it's written out, but may be that much more difficult to actually put into

  9. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    Fancypants09 replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Fantastic post! And, if I may add, I think it would do the whole nursing profession a WORLD of good and add to its inherent value if nurses themselves stopped using the phrase "just a nurse" even if...

  10. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    Fancypants09 replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have to say that the most offensive thing I've heard about nurses was from a doctor... I believe he was a resident at the time. This was years ago, happened at our church, and before I even began...

  11. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    Fancypants09 replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    Even if they do apologize (which I highly doubt), it would be a coerced apology, lacking in authenticity, and then people will say "Heeeyy wait a minute, that wasn't a real apology! We want a REAL...

  12. NCLEX RN - failed three times in Canada.

    Fancypants09 replied to Kaubin27's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi OP Hmm interesting, I didn't know it was at all possible to re-take NCLEX in Ontario a fourth time! What I can suggest is Hurst Reviews, really excellent review of core content and they teach NCLEX...

  13. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    Fancypants09 replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    huh?? That's what you've understood after all the advice that seasoned nurses on an have offered to you? Erhm..wrong instructor, wrong school... what's next? All those allegedly terrible instructors...

  14. Passed Canadian NCLEX w/ 75q

    Fancypants09 replied to MMOHRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm also a new graduate, licensed RN in the province of Ontario, and I passed NCLEX with 75 qs. I used a different tactic and didn't strive to answer too many questions per day, maybe only 30-40 qs...

  15. Mormon culture

    Fancypants09 replied to XXXX5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have access to an electronic library database through your school, CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, etc? I would start with CINAHL for searching info related to palliative

  16. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    Fancypants09 replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    Hi OP, New grad here. From personal experience, my nursing instructors were great for the most part, maybe one or two were apathetic and this was a consensus shared by my clinical group members. I've...

  17. The Dreaded Group Projects

    Fancypants09 replied to naptimeRN's topic in General Students

    Yeah, group projects can be dreadful sometimes, but every so often, you have a group where members actually do contribute equally and everyone's work is fairly included. I worked on many group...

  18. Overweight

    Fancypants09 replied to MCNERRA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Lol in which journals and under whose name? In reality, all major studies show an increase in disease and death from low-carbohydrate diets that promote animal consumption. Let's not forget that...

  19. Overweight

    Fancypants09 replied to MCNERRA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    A lot of people feel that way! For those interested, here's an EXCELLENT short video, at the end you will see people who I linked in my post, like Dr Neal Barnard, Dr T Colin Campbell, Dr

  20. Overweight

    Fancypants09 replied to MCNERRA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Go Vegan. Start eating a HCLF (high carb, low fat) plant-based diet, increase your carbohydrate intake (instead of cutting out carbohydrates and sugar), load up on fruits, veggies, rice, potatoes,...

  21. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    Fancypants09 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    This is the type of thinking that's in the same vein as people who believe that their astrological sign has some (or a lot of!!) bearing on their life outcomes (Now who's the rocket scientist??)......

  22. Has anyone passed Nclex specifically using Uworld?

    Fancypants09 replied to Love81's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    UWorld is absolutely excellent as both a testing and teaching tool, even if you have to dish out the money for it. It gives very detailed rationales, questions are at a high level of analysis, and...

  23. Interview for an ED position, what are the questions they ask???

    Fancypants09 replied to belle_cute's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi OP, You say the interview panel will ask you questions about medications and EKG strips, but how do you know this? I'm going to assume this would be an interview for your first job, judging from...

  24. It's not my job to pray with you.

    Fancypants09 replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I am a religious person, and I would defer to the chaplain first and foremost. I pray in private, I'm all for silent praying w pt/family, but praying out loud with a pt at their request would only...

  25. Passed on first try with 75 Qs!

    Fancypants09 replied to Fancypants09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had 67% and it stayed there, no matter how many questions I did. I've also heard through grapevine that others passed NCLEX with much lower scores, ie in the 50s. Don't be nervous, continue to...