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  1. So how/what do people react when you tell them you're a student nurse?

    m_aidez replied to chibisam's topic in General Students

    Depends... I get comments such as "GREAT choice of career!" to "Nursing? Why nursing? You want to wash people's bums the rest of your life." My reply would always be "Thank you" or a shrug. I don't...

  2. New Grad RN Advice Please

    m_aidez replied to joanna73's topic in International Nursing

    That's a bit pretentious of you to say. Nothing is guaranteed, especially in the work place. It's impossible to know that you "would fit well" under any circumstances. Yes, some new grads are not...

  3. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    m_aidez replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that most nurses will be working in the bedside setting but I believe that nursing is more than just mechanical work. It's about understanding PEOPLE (i.e., patients, clients, consumers,...

  4. LPN, ADN, or BSN?!

    m_aidez replied to CER022512's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    BSN might take longer... but at least there's no "what ifs." A lot jobs are more open towards you. Debt is manageable when you know how to save money. There are just some things you have to sacrifice....

  5. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    m_aidez replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the reason why nursing schools nowadays are more "book learning" is because nursing bodies have been pushing advance nursing practice positions that require nurses to get a Masters, PhD or DP....

  6. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    m_aidez replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did they at least teach you about information systems? Because I think that would be pretty helpful for some who are interested in nursing informatics. I wish my school at least introduced it to

  7. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    m_aidez replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've only taken one course that I think will not help me in my career, and it was an elective called "Politics and film." It is beyond me why I took that

  8. Second Entry Application 2011

    m_aidez replied to nervous88's topic in International Nursing

    I know that all of them are competitive. Do you have a lot of volunteer experience? Or have you worked in healthcare/medical field before? Did you do any extracurricular activities during your...

  9. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    m_aidez replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I looked back at where the principal was in the room, I don't think she heard what I said. But then again, I said it pretty loud. I think she was trying to be professional and she didn't want to...

  10. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    m_aidez replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Something similar happened to me. I was the person who said something embarrassing. My friend (who is a student nurse as well) and I were at our placement at a school and we were talking about our...

  11. Looking for Schools in Alberta and trying to decide between LPN and RN

    m_aidez replied to mags90's topic in International Nursing

    Please use the search bar above as there been many past threads on this topic that are quite helpful. Also, if you want the nitty gritty difference between an LPN vs. RN you can check the College...

  12. Public Health and birth control

    m_aidez replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    You can't bring your values to other people's lives. If this is how your going to provide care in any health care setting, you are denying the patients of their autonomous rights by not allowing them...

  13. nursing vs education

    m_aidez replied to tlamb1180's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with HouTx, please do your research. Why nursing? The job prospects (even though getting better, it still isn't enough to guarantee a lot of people jobs in the next few years), etc. Also...

  14. Public Health and birth control

    m_aidez replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing, whether in the hospitals or out in the community, you're there to help patients meet their

  15. USA ADN moving to Quebec - please help

    m_aidez replied to Flatbelly's topic in International Nursing

    Take immersion programs. Those force you to speak french in class and I find it's more important to be fluent in conversation french rather than written/reading french. I'm not fluent in conversation...

  16. I only want to be a PP or L&D nurse.....

    m_aidez replied to mks1014's topic in Ob/Gyn

    People have passions for different reasons, going to school doesn't form one's passions, only opens people's eyes to different ideas. Its how you defined the word "passion". To me passion comes from...

  17. How can I apply in Canadian RN EXAM???

    m_aidez replied to cp11's topic in International Nursing

    The CNA website is a good site to learn about the

  18. Preparation for transplant unit

    m_aidez posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm a student and I might be put into a transplant unit this coming semester. I was just wondering what kind of skills will I mostly be exercising (e.g., wound, chest tubes, tracheotomy care)? And...

  19. Inquiries regarding the application process for Canadian MSN programs

    m_aidez posted a topic in International Nursing

    I was contemplating on whether I should post this on the Canadian forum or the Student forum but I decided on the former because I'm interested in Canadian Universities: I'm almost done my 4 year BScN...

  20. Inquiries regarding the application process for Canadian MSN programs

    m_aidez replied to m_aidez's topic in International Nursing

    To be honest, my two top schools are Ryerson and UofT. I just added York because it's within the vicinity. It will actually take me 2 hours to get there by public transit as suppose to 1 hour and a...

  21. Preparation for transplant unit

    m_aidez replied to m_aidez's topic in International Nursing

    As far as I know this unit has lung, heart, liver and kidney. Thank you for your detailed

  22. Preparation for transplant unit

    m_aidez replied to m_aidez's topic in International Nursing

    Some of those are immunosuppressant drugs,

  23. I only want to be a PP or L&D nurse.....

    m_aidez replied to mks1014's topic in Ob/Gyn

    midwifery sounds perfect, but scares the crap out of me! I think I would really want to get my RN first. What scares you about the whole process? I guess my first question should be: What do you know...

  24. I only want to be a PP or L&D nurse.....

    m_aidez replied to mks1014's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do not want to sound rude, but I do not think it's possible to be passionate about a specific profession that one has not been involved in. I understand that you work along side nurses but it's not...

  25. Inquiries regarding the application process for Canadian MSN programs

    m_aidez replied to m_aidez's topic in International Nursing

    I'm not a big fan of online courses and I live in T.O. so in-class is ideal for me. I tried the whole online course thing this summer and I just didn't enjoy it as much as in-class. I'm one of those...