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  1. US nurses moving/moved to Canada

    spots replied to ghostcat's topic in Canada

    If you want to work now, I'd say your best bet is to find work with a pharmaceutical company or a private company where you are not technically working as a registered nurse. As far as I know, the...

  2. Please help me and answer some questions regarding Canadaian citizenship!!

    spots replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in International Nursing

    Ghost I moved from Tennessee to Calgary because I love it here, the people are friendly and intelligent and I love the canadian rockies. :chuckle Don't mess around with the medical, it's required...

  3. Please help me and answer some questions regarding Canadaian citizenship!!

    spots replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in International Nursing

    Ghost, you are right, if you can get a work permit with a temp liscense you can work. I'm just too cheap to pay for both. The medical has been the most time consuming thing for me. The exam was...

  4. Any Canucks "Disappointed" after moving to the US to practice?

    spots replied to Camelhappy1's topic in International Nursing

    I absolutely agree Schroeder, hospital standards in the US vary from facility to facility, just like the pay. I have worked at some excellent hospitals like Vanderbilt and one particulary poor...

  5. Please help me and answer some questions regarding Canadaian citizenship!!

    spots replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in International Nursing

    Ghostcat, perhaps things are different in Alberta. I am a registered nurse moving to Canada and the process has gone like this for me. First I had to register with the Alberta Association of...

  6. US nurses moving/moved to Canada

    spots replied to ghostcat's topic in Canada

    I'm from the USA, registered in Alberta and have multiple job offers, the problem is the medical required of all foreign nurses working in the Canadian health system It takes up to 3 months for...

  7. Canadian RN Exam

    spots replied to daz2003's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    PJ .. Ana gave you excellent advise. Don't sweat the exam, it's not has difficult as you might imagine. Good Luck .... and remember .. once you're done you're an RN ...

  8. Canadian RN Exam

    spots replied to daz2003's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I took mine June 8 in Calgary and JUST got the pass result yesterday September 9 (OK the postal system in rural USA stinks). I liked the short answer questions ...

  9. Advice for Canadian RN Exam

    spots replied to Aleks's topic in International Nursing

    I took the CRNE in June. I have been an RN in the states for years but my experience has been neonates most of that time. I was distressed that I had to take the exam after being out of school low...

  10. Uniform or scrubs in Alberta?

    spots posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm moving to Alberta this fall and will be working in Calgary. I have a closet full of scrubs in various colors and prints, and my best pair of shoes are black. I am limiting what I take with me and...

  11. Uniform or scrubs in Alberta?

    spots replied to spots's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks Mark and Kim :) appreciate your replies. It's great to hear "any" scrubs! I sure didn't want to go back to white (gasp). Kim, I will be working in the NICU at FMC if all goes well. It's not...

  12. middle TN

    spots replied to nursefiggy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I work in the NICU @ vandy and love it. I came from a small hospital and was anxious at first about the size of the new children's hospital, but I have found many positives to working with 200+ nurses...

  13. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    spots replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Last year we had a baby in the NICU with multiple congenital anomolies, heart defects and a huge omophacele. He was trached and on a vent for 6 months. The Docs encouraged the parents to turn off the...

  14. US Nurse bound for Calgary... maybe...

    spots replied to Annabelle57's topic in International Nursing

    Annabelle, I am a US nurse with a BSN and tons of experience in NICU. I am moving to Calgary this fall. I started the process a year ago and it's rather tough and expensive. First you have to make...

  15. Canadian RN Exam

    spots replied to daz2003's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Gee I took mine on June 8 as well but we were told not to expect the results until the first to middle of september. According to the CRNE web site, the results will be mailed in 8 weeks to the...

  16. Gut babies

    spots posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Lately I have been assigned more than my share of gut babies :S Gastroschisis, hirshsprungs, bowel obstruction, ect. These babies are typically in our NICU for an extended time and have multiple...

  17. Gut babies

    spots replied to spots's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Tiffany good suggestions! I have used heel warmers on abdomens before and it does seem to work. These kiddos are always so miserable. I want to do more, but maybe there is only so much one can

  18. Roll call: Tell us a little about you

    spots replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Howdy Howdy! I work in a 75 bed level IV NICU @ one of the Children's hospitals rated by Child Magazine as one of the 10 best in the USA :) It's an awesome job. Working at a teaching and research...

  19. American Nurse in Calgary

    spots posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello everyone! I am an RN, BSN, moving to Calgary in September. I currently work in a level IV NICU at a research and learning hospital in Tennessee. I'd like to work in one of the several NICUs in...

  20. American Nurse in Calgary

    spots replied to spots's topic in International Nursing

    Wynne, thanks for the reply! Are there many foreign nurses @ FMC? I have a ton of questions about applying for the jobs and what is required once you get the job. Is the hiring process a long one?...

  21. American Nurse in Calgary

    spots replied to spots's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the information Fiona, FMC does seem to be where the largest population of neonates are. The new children's hospital they are building by the U of C is amazingly impressive (and colorful)....

  22. Canadian RN Exam

    spots replied to daz2003's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I wrote the NCLEX in 2000 right out of school. I sat for the CRNE in June. I studied both the Mosbey's and Canadian CRNE prep guides. I found the actual CRNE to be more like the CRNE prep guide. Much...