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Hey everyone, I am a recent graduate in Canada - successful on the CRNE back in June. I have been working surgical, and more recently cardiology/telemetry and casually in long term care. I have applied thru MN for licensure and to write my NCLEX - sl...

Hey all! CVICU RN here and was just wanting to get a feel of how other CVICUs staff. Currently where I work our post-op hearts are 1:1 for 6 hours (which we changed about a year ago from 4 hours). In order to keep the patient 1:1 they have to be pret...

I'm a Canadian citizen and tuition in Canada is significantly cheaper than in the USA. It's more affordable.

Alright folks - question! Currently working in the USA as an RN (originally from Canada) - possibly going back to school in Canada next year for NP (Adult stream). But will most likely stay in USA to work while I am doing the program distance ed. Wha...

I'm with you on the isolation. Sometimes a section on my unit will have up to 3 isolated patients, but then we start switching them around so that the primary nurse has no more than 2 out of their 4 or 5 patients. Totally annoying though to have to g...

I had a nurse recruiter look over my letter - she made changes and I let my HR department know and they changed it and sent me new ones :)

I guess that makes sense for nurses who may be educated in countries where education standards vary completely from USA/North America. But in the USA there are far more ADNs/Diplomas than BSNs - Canada has BSN now as entry to practice. So obviously m...

What I'll never understand is CGFNS's process for the Visascreen. I am Canadian, have a BScN and passed the NCLEX. Why does my education need to be evaluated now? The NCLEX is the test of minimum competency, so clearly my degree prepared me, lol.

I've seen 80mg of Oxycontin q6h, with Percocet QID PRN.

Also crashcart, just wondering if your opinions are based on personal experience or by others' opinions? People I work with bash our hospital ALL the time, but I actually enjoy where I work :)!

Well from what I understood there was an expansion in their critical care program - this would make sense for hiring more staff :). I guess I will be the judge myself when I start Being unionized is also a bonus no? There should be recourse for unha...

Hello everyone! Canadian RN here (graduated in May 2010). Have been working full time as an RN in surgical, and more recently in cardiology/telemetry and in long term care casually! I have family in WA and decided to pursue jobs in the Seattle/Tacoma...

Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, ON offers a 3 year BScN. I, myself, took the 4 year program but had many friends take the 3 year one. Any questions feel free to ask :) T

I'm glad Canada changed their entry to practice requirement to BScN in 2005. Nobody is able to argue over this anymore. We still have diploma RNs who have been grandfathered into the system and encouraged to go back, but it really cuts down on a lot ...

Hey everyone, Canadian RN here - just wrote and passed my NCLEX this week and will be receiving MN license shortly in the mail. Was offered a job in WA on basis of passing my NCLEX so now that I have passed I am starting the "big" process of CGFNS et...

Hey vball, I called them this morning - what a bunch of grumpy employees they are eh? Not very helpful at all. I mistyped my credit card info so it locked me out of paying online, and they told me now I have to snail mail my payment in because they c...

Yeah I've heard about the lovely CGFNS experiences of many, lol. Only thing is in order to get the expedited VisaScreen you have to call their call centre... def looking forward to that, haha.

Thanks for the info. I have completed well over 7 hours of AIDs training in my BScN program - so I don't see why I should have to take an online course? (I still have my course syllabuses and powerpoint presentations saved to my computer...). Also -...

Thanks! Yes from what I understand I'll be starting in the PCU - I have only been working on a surgical and telemetry inpatient unit, so I have no issues starting slow before moving into ICU, haha. I am sure there is much to learn even in the PCU so ...

Honestly, I have no idea - I have some family there and after visiting I thought I would just throw applications all over the place and see if I heard something back. I was lucky to get a phone call from them and have been working ever since to get m...

I know, but I read on their website that they can do an expedited screen if you have one. I want to start ASAP :)

Oh, I have started - I have sent out all the forms for my original licensing body in Canada to send to them, my school forms/transcripts are being completed and I will be mailing my photo sometime next week. Unfortunately I was unable to provide them...

Hey, I guess I am a late poster on here! I graduated from my BScN last May 2010 (Canadian RN here), and have been working surgical and cardiology/telemetry ever since. Just wrote my NCLEX this week and passed! I have a job offer lined up @ St Joes do...

Wooooo PVT was right! I passed!

Hey everyone! Newer grad from Canada here, just went thru our licensing exam this past June and was successful (woo!). I just wrote my NCLEX now on Wednesday morning (turned off @ 75qs, ahh!), and initially was receiving "Results on hold" pop-up for ...