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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...

  16. artifical nails off..angry nurse

    trent replied to Lady Sapphire's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just a reminder to everyone: it's not the colour of the polish that leads to infection control problems, it's the polish itself. Clear is no better than bright red, pale pink,

  17. English ER Nurse moving to Ontario

    trent replied to debs_england's topic in Emergency

    I know that the Ottawa Hospital is hiring right now - they have lots of jobs posted on their

  18. fasting before surgery - unneccessary?

    trent posted a topic in General Nursing

    this is kind of old, but i just came across it. what do you think? do any canadian nurses have experience with the lemonade? http://www.drgreene.com fasting before surgery one of the unpleasant...

  19. ???? botulism poisoning ????

    trent replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link to the CDC's botulism page. It has answers to all of the questions you posed. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/botulism_g.htm I'll keep your dad in my thoughts.

  20. ???? botulism poisoning ????

    trent replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link to the CDC's botulism page. It has answers to all of the questions you posed. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/botulism_g.htm I'll keep your dad in my thoughts.

  21. Your help would be much appreciated xxx

    trent replied to Alexandra s's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you studying ethics right now? If this was an essay for an ethics class, I would focus on the ethical concept of autonomy and how it forms the basis for confidentiality, and the right to be free...

  22. Should RNs be Required to Have A BSN?

    trent replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    As a student in Ontario, this is my understanding of how they made more BScN spots open up in time for the changeover to BScN only RNs: Each community college that had a nursing program that wanted...

  23. Life is futile, dead is dead, the other side

    trent replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    Pam- You and your family will be in my thoughts tomorrow. I'm glad that you can (mostly) all be there for each other on this difficult day.

  24. How many hours do you go school each week?

    trent replied to alison-z's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my third year of a BSN and I have 19 hours of class/lab a week and 14 hours of clinical a week, for a grand total of 33 hours/week plus all the preclinical prep, reading, and about a million...

  25. Gifts/cards etc to thank clinical instructor & site?

    trent replied to enfermeraSG's topic in General Students

    I've always done candy/treats for the nurses on the floor at the end of clinicals (not all me - as a group we do it). For our instructor, we tend to do a card, and something else - lunch or a case of...