OttawaRPN

OttawaRPN

acute care med/surg, LTC, orthopedics

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  1. Standardizing the Scope of Practice for RPN/LPNs - Will I ever see it in my lifetime?

    OttawaRPN posted a topic in International Nursing

    Getting quite frustrated with the vast difference in scope of practice from one institution to another. And even more bizarre, from one program to another within the SAME institution. I work in a...

  2. Standardizing the Scope of Practice for RPN/LPNs - Will I ever see it in my lifetime?

    OttawaRPN replied to OttawaRPN's topic in International Nursing

    I'm surprised by this. IVP is a basic skill for RNs here so any RNs in any and all units can (and do) push. Many of our IV meds come up from pharm in a syringe (for example Ancef 1 g diluted in NS)...

  3. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    OttawaRPN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "Nurse" is a protected title in Ontario. Only members of the College of Nurses of Ontario can use the titles of "nurse", and "Registered Nurse", "Registered Practical Nurse" and/or "Nurse...

  4. Do you give meds without seeing the MDs order if he MAR has been checked?

    OttawaRPN replied to canadianRNeducator's topic in Patient Medications

    Certainly not a legal standard in Ontario. As others have stated, there is no time for that kind of nonsense. Although it would be a good idea for students to verify MARS with dr. orders to help...

  5. RN TO BSN

    OttawaRPN replied to sweety1's topic in International Nursing

    Are you working in a hospital? Very often they will help you achieve

  6. RPN's can bridge to RN in the USA in one year!

    OttawaRPN replied to Talia_vde's topic in Canada

    Ontario has many PN certificate to diploma bridging programs which I believe is about 8 mos or so of study. PN to BScN bridging programs exist in many of the larger cities in Ontario as a...

  7. RPN jobs in Ottawa?

    OttawaRPN replied to loren45's topic in Canada

    Ontario grads have the benefit of the Nursing Graduate Initiative through Health Force Ontario which guarantees a full-time nursing position fresh out of school, but unfortunately, as a BC trained...

  8. Will I get an LPN job without Care Aide experience?

    OttawaRPN replied to Maddi_Rose's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry, but I reread your post and it really sounds like you're suggesting a BScN student could easily cinch an "interim" LPN license simply because they were a student in this program. You mentioned...

  9. Will I get an LPN job without Care Aide experience?

    OttawaRPN replied to Maddi_Rose's topic in International Nursing

    I really would like to know in what province a BScN student can settle for a summer LPN job without having to do the necessary education, applying for registration and doing the provincial testing. A...

  10. resident care attendant

    OttawaRPN replied to chengzz_1110's topic in International Nursing

    In Ontario, PSW programs are replacing the old HCA presumably to make everyone at par, although the training still varies greatly. If it's a government funded course, the training can be up to a year...

  11. RPN jobs in Ottawa?

    OttawaRPN replied to loren45's topic in Canada

    The McGuinty government may have lied and stripped Ontario hospitals of their promised funding, but in reality, this hasn't created much change in the job market. The layoffs were mostly through...

  12. If you failed cnre or cprne exam 3 times?

    OttawaRPN replied to minako79's topic in International Nursing

    Obviously, if it takes more than 3 times to pass the exam, the student didn't even get the basic necessary education out of the program, so yeah.. back to school you go. That's how it should be and...

  13. Question : LPN, do I need to do the upgrades?

    OttawaRPN replied to sweets21's topic in International Nursing

    If you take one semester of Pre-Nursing or Pre-Health you can get your prerequisites in for the PN program. Why not contact the registrar's office at Humber or George Brown? They will tell you...