Mona77

Mona77

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  1. Any information is helpful!

    Mona77 replied to Aleksandra's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, I am a nurse currently working in Germany, going through application process for BC, Canada! Only you can decide if nursing is your passion and the occupation you can imagine to work in for the...

  2. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    Mona77 replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    1. Isolations 2. Checking refridgerator's temperature daily 3. Daily desinfection of all working surfaces 4. Validation during night shift, tried to convince a patient with dementia that there is no...

  3. what do u say to pts when they ask where u live?

    Mona77 replied to JadeRN722's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you live? At home! And where is your home? Cloud 7! I am saying this with a charming smile and the patient don't ask me more

  4. SEC Assessment

    Mona77 replied to Eshm's topic in Nurse Registration

    The self-assessment form is a very important part of the assessment in BC. I have saved the PDF file, but as far as I know I am not allowed to send up that file. If you want to prepare for the...

  5. SEC Assessment

    Mona77 replied to Eshm's topic in Nurse Registration

    Sara, you can't download that form from the internet - it is not available at the Kwantlen website. I would recommend to contact IENBC via e-mail and explain to them that the self-assessment form...

  6. SEC Assessment

    Mona77 replied to Eshm's topic in Nurse Registration

    Sara, normally with scheduling your sec assessment you are sent a confirmation via e-mail - to this e-mail the self assessment form is attached as well as the prep package (the same you can find at...

  7. Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    Mona77 replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The only thing I remember about Florence is that she was "the lady with lamp" during the Krim War, changing nursing professionalism. Before my final exams I was able to explain a lot of nursing...

  8. How to deal with Negative Nancys?!

    Mona77 replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have met those nurses as well in our hospital, sometimes I am getting the impression their number is increasing. Nevertheless keep your attitude not to become like them, you will be facing good an...

  9. monitoring cardiac telemetry in your ED

    Mona77 replied to carly_RN's topic in Emergency

    We do the same with one difference we always write a second EKG after approximately six hours and whenever patient experiences changes in his/her condition even if no changes are visible at the...

  10. urgh! so irritating!!!

    Mona77 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had more time helping people as a high school student working voluntarily in a nursing home. Now I am a nurse, hoping to have the heart at the right place, but earning money providing professional...

  11. At what point did you start feeling like a nurse?

    Mona77 replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    I felt like real nurse the day I was able to handle 8 emergencies during an 7.25 hour shift without upcoming panic when hearing the approaching paramedics, without omnipresent fear to make a critical...

  12. Nursing in the next 10 years

    Mona77 replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    Want to tell another story, during the last decade 20% of German nursing schools were closed, due to an oversupply and increased costs, DRGs, less governmental funding, lobbying physicians. More than...

  13. How to become RN in British Columbia?

    Mona77 replied to mikes511's topic in Immigration Advice

    As long as you have a job in the Philippines, stay where you are, apply for RN registration and wait for your assessment! If you are able to find an employer will depend on your work expierience and...

  14. Nurses with Psych/Mental Health Issues

    Mona77 replied to TexasNurseEducator's topic in General Nursing

    The student I wrote about was nearly 30 years old and was in therapy during her first year in nursing, unfortunately the therapy wasn't successful. She changed the therapist and career and is now...

  15. Nurses with Psych/Mental Health Issues

    Mona77 replied to TexasNurseEducator's topic in General Nursing

    I have studied with a young women having a borderline personality disorder, partially autoaggressive, she had immense problems to cope with stressful, complicated patient-nurse relationships. She was...

  16. SEC Assessment

    Mona77 replied to Eshm's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi Stelz, I will keep you updated! Will do my workshop from February 8th - 12th, and try to find a hospital nearby to volunteer for a day. I want to get an impression of working in a canadian hospital...

  17. Been there.. Done that.. Now what? (What to do after SEC)

    Mona77 replied to nursingmom2010's topic in International Nursing

    Hi nursingmom2010, I will attend the Psychomotoe Skill Review course in February - got one of the last seats. Even for someone living in BC it is a high amount of money that has to be paid....

  18. Doctors That Give you "Band-Aids"

    Mona77 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    In our Acute Care facility it depends on ICU bed capacity if a patient is transfered to a Critical Care Unit Our doc's try to stabilize critical patients as long as possible at the ward - which leads...

  19. How many visitors per day does the typical inpatient have?

    Mona77 replied to KimGee's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget about the cultural aspect. My experience is thet patients of Eastern European and Arabic origin are visited by larger groups and more

  20. ielts before crne in toronto?

    Mona77 replied to einnannie_05's topic in Immigration Advice

    You should do IELTS prior application because of minimum score

  21. SEC Assessment

    Mona77 replied to Eshm's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi janels, yes, they gave me a timelimit - SEC Assessment should be completed within a year! Do you have permanent residency? If not, it is not recommended to move to BC prior eligibility of...

  22. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

    Mona77 replied to dhatcher's topic in Immigration Advice

    Standards can be found in each country in the world, we in Germany have our own nursing standards, as well as Canada has. All countries want to protect their public (patients) and want to guarantee a...

  23. SEC Assessment

    Mona77 replied to Eshm's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hello Stelz, I was scheduled only for general sec assessment therefore they focused on medical/surgical nursing. I'm still working in Germany, money wants to be earned! You can do a lot to improve...

  24. SEC Assessment

    Mona77 replied to Eshm's topic in Nurse Registration

    Stelz, you have to mail form 30 to the regional authority (Regierungspräsidium Hessen) they will complete form 30 and mail the transcripts. They will include general hours in all speciality areas...

  25. rn job in germany

    Mona77 replied to livefree95's topic in General World

    the arbeitsamt will not know what the requirements are, only the regional board/ regierungspräsidium can verify your educational transcripts, they will decide about your education´s equivalency. you...