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There are some areas in the nursing field that cleaning poo is less common. One area that comes to mind if you're going to be a RN is community work. The RN's usually focus their care more on wound care and IVs. It was hard for me at first too dealing with that and washing old men and women in their 60's+, but with time you create a immunity to it. The hardest part is the beginning because it's awkward and your new with little to no experience. By the end of your first semester of clinical in Retirement homes you'll pretty much have it down pack. You'll see it gets easier but you have to stick it out through the rough first. Luc

I heard some good things about the RPN program at the St-Lawrence Cornwall campus. I have 5 friends who have already went through the program there and very enjoyed it. The material isn't necessarily very hard but there is alot of it to take in in a short time. If you give yourself some time to review and study and no procrastinate then you'll do fine. The worst thing you can do in this program is to wait to do assignments and studying to the last minute. I am currently enrolled at the Cornwall campus in the 2nd year of the BSCN program and upto now it's going great. The college in Cornwall has smaller classes and adequate teacher to student time and the teachers are willing to help out if you ask them. Also, there's always tutoring from 2nd year students in the RPN program.

I`m not sure that would have to be something you would have to ask them or an employee who works for St-Elizabeth. I used to work there previously but I did admin and coordination so i never had to deal with this issue. sorry Luc

The 2,000$ bonus is not given to you when you first start. The first 1000$ is given after the first 6 months and last 1000$ after a year if I recall.

I believe they start off at 23$+ for RPN's at St-Elizabeth health care. They are a non-profit organization funded and mediated by the government. This type of nursing has a high turnover for new employees because working on the road and in stranger's houses isn't for everybody. Many new grads do not feel comfortable at first due to lack of experience. There is a process for clients to be accepted for home care. The physician who is taking care of the client must recommend home care and send an application to CCAC for approval. CCAC is a government ran entity which mediates the approval and denial of service for clients. After they approve the client for home care they assign them to a non-profit organization like St-Elizabeth health care which then assumes responsibility for the care of the patient. CCAC will then appoint a case manager to the client which will then be the middle man between the nursing staff and client. The amount of care depends initially on the recommended amount by the physician. The nurse who goes in for the initial visit will then go a full assessment and then update the case manager on the health of the client. In normal cases the patient will start getting better and the nurse will then contact the CCAC case manager to notify them on the reduction of treatments(ex wound care) When the client is well enough the nurse will fill out a discharge form to remove them from St-Elizabeth's services. Depending on where you plan on working you may have to do a lot of driving. I know the nurses who work in the SDG and Prescott Russell area in Ontario do a lot of driving because it's so rural. If you are planning on working in a city then the driving time is reduced significantly. I hope this helps Luc

It must depend on the school and facilities. At ours they were big on no jewelery and watch on wrists and long hair being tied up in a pony tail. Alot of the guys(like me) got away with not shaving and I have some decent side burns too. When I started my clinical I was cleanly shaved and by Christmas I was sporting a full beard. I believe it depends on your clinical teacher and the facility you are attending.

I dated one girl in my class for 5 months roughly and well it didn't work out. Yeah this has been worst decision I have done since I started school a couple of years ago. At least when you date someone in your school in another program you can avoid them but in case you see them all the time. She hates me because it simply didn't work out and no other big deciding reason. Now I have to deal with her for another 3 years upset at me. It's tempting but it can also backfire dating someone in your class.

I believe it all depends on the country that you are trying to relocate to. I think that Australia does have some red tape and classes you may have to take, mentioned earlier on the last post. I came across I international job posting site earlier for US and Canada Nurses who want to work in Australia. The site explained the requirements and mandatory classes needed, but I can't seem to find it now. Sorry