trent

trent has 6 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. ICU or Progressive Care

   trent replied to PrairieRN's topic in General Nursing

   ours is called the ECU (enhanced care

2. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

   trent replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

   No educational program alone can prepare someone for the "real world", no matter what they are studying. Only the real world can prepare you for the real world. What we need to do is to stand up for...

3. Health care in Canada

   trent replied to calliesue's topic in International Nursing

   As others have stated, most costs associated with hospitalization are covered under our provincial health plans (some exceptions I have seen are the cost of splints or braces and medications not...

4. Canadian master's programs

   trent posted a topic in International Nursing

   Where did you do your master's? I'm starting to think about doing mine and I would love to know where you went and why you liked/disliked it. Also, has anyone out there done a joint NP/Master's...

5. ICU courses in Ontario

   trent replied to AlexanderN's topic in International Nursing

   Durham College in Oshawa hosts the (?only) online critical care course in Ontario. It's a new program started this year. It's designed to be finished within 8 months at your own pace, so far with...

6. CRNE Prep Guide...am in second year now..so..

   trent replied to Dratz's topic in International Nursing

   Kamy, I have to say that I really did not do that much studying. There were a few things that I knew I needed to brush up on (especially pediatrics since it wasn't much covered in my program), so...

7. CRNE Prep Guide...am in second year now..so..

   trent replied to Dratz's topic in International Nursing

   I just wrote the CRNE in June, and I really don't think that the CRNE Prep Guide is the book you want yet. Although it is great at helping you know what kind of questions to expect, it is very...

8. Difficulty/Competitiveness for Admission to RN/BSN programs in the GTA area.

   trent replied to texancanadian's topic in International Nursing

   The Humber College - University of New Brunswick program is offered in Toronto at Humber College but is a baccalaureate program because of its affiliation with the University of New Brunswick. I...

9. What Kind Of Shots?

   trent replied to Tashia's topic in International Nursing

   You should have your Hep B (or if you've already had it, you should have your titre checked), varicella if you have never had chickenpox, ensure that you have had a measles booster at some point...

10. Question on office injections?

    trent replied to S.N. Visit's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I've always been given mine in the deltoid... Do you have the package insert to check up on

11. Accelerated BSN or 4 year BSN thru Mac

    trent replied to TRousse's topic in International Nursing

    I also struggled with the choice of programs as a mature student with a previous university degree. I ended up at Trent University in Peterborough where they have a "compressed" program that allows...

12. anyone in ottawa?

    trent replied to trent's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for all your insight everyone! The paperwork is in now, and I guess I'll find out in October (isn't that a rediculously long wait?). I'm always interested to hear more, so feel free to share....

13. anyone in ottawa?

    trent posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm a third year student thinking about ottawa for my consolidation. I'm interested to hear your opinions on how students are welcomed in different units of the ottawa hospital and/or queensway...

14. student in the OR

    trent posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi! I'm a BScN student in Ontario, and thinking seriously about trying to find an OR placement for my independent practice/consolidation/preceptorship (whatever they're calling it this year at my...

15. Overseas trained RN, seeking Canada

    trent replied to kiwigal's topic in International Nursing

    Here is a link to the different provinces' regulatory bodies. http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/nursing/regulation/regbodies/default_e.aspx www.workopolis.com has a lot of RN job listings, a lot of them...