betsy1963

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  1. When do you plan to retire?

    If I can manage to keep my full-time job for the next 13 years I will retire at 55 and then volunteer some place. I live in Canada so I don't have to worry about paying for health insurance and my...
  2. Diabetics and prison

    The diabetics can use the glucometer and inject their own insulin under our supervision. The insulin is drawn up for them in the medication room. The lancets and syringes are safety ones to prevent...
  3. Through ONA there is insurance coverage available, but I can't remember the company. However, it doesn't seem like a very good deal-there is a $1200 a year limit on drugs and a $10,000 lifetime. I...
  4. Am I A Wimp Or A Failure??!!

    I,m sure the person just phoned to see if you had given it and just forgot to sign for it. They then could give it late. Everyone is human and I'm sure that most people have forgotten to give a med...
  5. Ontario has a requirement where new graduates have to have their BSN.The rest of us are grandfathered. I have mixed feelings about this. While I appreciate the value of a degree, the downside is that...
  6. I wouldn't worry about your height as being an issue, as I'm 5'1" and I haven't had any different problems than taller nurses. The important thing is that you are able to use common sense, are able to...
  7. pbs asylums

    This show may have been on awhile ago, but I just came across it. It is about how many mentally ill inmates there are in the prison system. Very interesting and very, very sad. I work in an...
  8. Computerized MAR programs

    We have a computerized MAR program where I work but I don't know whether it was made up by our IT department or is a purchased software. I work in a jail/Schedule One Psychiatric Hospital. The doctor...
  9. Provincial Wages?

    I tried to find the contract online, but I couldn't find it this time. I have before but some of the locals websites aren't working. You could try some other time by going to Google and searching...
  10. ONA is the main bargaining unit for nurses, but there are others. Those of us who live in rural areas live well on what we make compared to Toronto, but how would you draw the line otherwise? Wages...
  11. pay scale in ontario and quebec...

    I can only answer for my experience with ONA. As far as I know type of experience has nothing to do with the pay level."A nurse is a nurse."I don't have a copy of the contract with me, but if there is...
  12. pay scale in ontario and quebec...

    The main union for RN's in Ontario is ONA and the pay scale is 22.44 to 33.75.It takes 7 or 8 years of full time work hours to get to the top rate. If you worked fulltime at one place for 3 years and...
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  14. Canadian staffing ratios

    The basic guidelines, for Ontario for example, would be covered under the labour law for the province. You could look at this by doing at search at www.gov.on.ca. Most hospitals and nursing homes have...
  15. Vacation entitlement in Canada

    There is no across the board entitlement to vacation in Canada that I know of. This is something that is negotiated in contract. Some places you start out with only 2 weeks, but 3 seems to be the...