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  1. Nursing or X ray Tech?

    jordanl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I'm a student presently trying to decide between nursing and x ray tech, I got into both programs for this fall. I'm hoping to get the opinions of people who are already in the nursing...

  2. Nursing Student Taking Oncology Courses?

    jordanl posted a topic in Oncology

    Hi there! I am currently a second year BScN student in Canada. My goal once I am done school is to become an Oncology Nurse. Recently I have begun taking a year long Oncology program through a well...

  3. CT/Ultrasound Contradiction

    jordanl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, I have a question about a patient I have that I am hoping someone with more experience might have seen before. So this patient (post op) I have has an enterobacter infection that has formed...

  4. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    jordanl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Talking to alot of the nurses in my hospital, if they knew then what the know now, they would not be nurses. I was a bit suprised to hear this. Anybody else feel this

  5. Fantastic CNA. but...

    jordanl replied to nursetiffany.'s topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, being able to show up for work is a job requirement. Continuing to give her consequences and chances is enabling her behaviour. Find someone reliable and who will actually work at the...

  6. Torn to pieces - Pls help?

    jordanl replied to fedupfinally's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It really sounds like their loss and they don't deserve you as an employee. Find another place of work that will appreciate the good things you bring to the

  7. Dislike working in the lab!

    jordanl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone, I have posted a few times on here regarding stuff sort of like this. I am currently a lab tech at our hospital. I really thought I wanted to be a nurse, and most days I still do. Then I...

  8. Dislike working in the lab!

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm.. If you could go somewhere in nursing outside of floor nursing, do you think that would be a better environment? Possibly public health, or cancer

  9. Dislike working in the lab!

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the response! I find the lab to be incredibley repititive and a little bit of a snore. I feel like I would like something with more variety. I feel like I'm on autopilot most days. Nursing...

  10. Dislike working in the lab!

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    that would be why i am asking, because i don't know. so i could probably do without the ignorant comments.

  11. Would you suggest nursing as a career to someone considering it?

    jordanl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Would you suggest your chosen profession to someone trying to choose a career? If yes, why? If no, why not? Thanks

  12. Would you suggest nursing as a career to someone considering it?

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you on that! I got accepted into nursing school and an xray program, and I'm thinking x ray might be the way to

  13. Would you suggest nursing as a career to someone considering it?

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from northern Alberta in Canada, where students have jobs before they graduate. So luckily I don't have to worry about that!

  14. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    jordanl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student and as dumb as this may sound, does the gross side of nursing ever get easier to handle? Does dealing with poop and sputum start to gross you out less after a while? Do catheters...

  15. Job prospects in Canada

    jordanl replied to jbee's topic in International Nursing

    I never said everyone wants to live there, not everyone wants to live in a huge center either, the OP asked where the jobs were and where people worked, so I gave that information. I'm not sure why...

  16. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I for surely know it isn't the glamorous job the show on TV. I work in a hospital now , so I didn't go into this blind expecting it to just be giving out meds to people ha ha. I just didn't think...

  17. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Ba ha ha ha ha, that is

  18. Job prospects in Canada

    jordanl replied to jbee's topic in International Nursing

    Which they do, and Grande Prairie is 60 000 people, its not a tiny little town. As for weather - its the exact same as Edmonton and we have had better weather than southern AB has all

  19. Job prospects in Canada

    jordanl replied to jbee's topic in International Nursing

    I live in Grande Prairie, AB which is about 4.5 hours north of Edmonton. Currently this week alone we have posted another 18 nursing jobs for our local hospital. Our area is STARVING for nurses, new...

  20. Nursing or X ray Tech?

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks very much! I would love to hear your pros and cons list if you have a minute , please and

  21. Nursing or X ray Tech?

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... Okay, thanks for the insite everyone! Some good things for me to think about, I'm leaning towards nursing and have been all aloing but I'm sort of scared to go into nursing after hearing all of...

  22. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, I have the same

  23. What is your current LPN salary

    jordanl replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In alberta, Canada the starting wage is right around 22.00/hr.. We are the lowest paid province in

  24. Couple both working shift work?

    jordanl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone! I'm looking for some advice from couples who both work shift work. My husband is a firefighter so he works 2day shifts then 2 night shifts back to back then four days off. I am a...

  25. Couple both working shift work?

    jordanl replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Okay that sounds like a good idea! Our casual set up here is basically any left over shifts that aren't filled by the fulltime or part time staff members the casual staff are allowed to pick up. Then...