NorthER,RN

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1. I Quit

   NorthER,RN replied to nelcoy4's topic in Career Support

   You're not rambling Nicmac- just thinking out loud and trying to find a place for yourself after all of the hard work that has gone into your career. I hope that you don't mind if I put my 2 cents in here . Did you have a favourite instructor/profes...

2. Get it in Writing! (vent)

   NorthER,RN posted a topic in International

   hi. i just need a chance to vent - and to hear what other nurses have to say. i have been working in a small rural hospital in northern bc. i love the place and really enjoy the work in the er - have learned a lot, work with great staff, get all the ...

3. ER T-shirts

   NorthER,RN replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

   Thanks ERNurse - it's a saying that often comes to mind when I'm trying to do several very important things at once (chest compressions, suctioning, bagging - you know) and someone asks when the doctor is going to see them about that toenail that's b...

4. ER T-shirts

   NorthER,RN replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

   How about: A lack of planning and foresight on your part does not necessarily constitute an Emergency on our part. :rotfl:

5. drunks

   NorthER,RN replied to Dave11's topic in Emergency

   Hi Dave, Like you I used to have a lot of compassion for drunks - particularly those in their teens, early 20's. I work in a rural setting in a small hospital, and we all agree that without ETOH we would likely not have very much work at all. Between...

6. Not excited to go to work as a new nurse...am I the only one?

   NorthER,RN replied to doxieraiser's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you Bijou - you are too kind. I had the worst preceptor in the world - she asked for a student nurse to precept because "the work was too much for one person alone". She yelled at patients (this was on a spinal cord trauma ward) and was not ver...

7. Not excited to go to work as a new nurse...am I the only one?

   NorthER,RN replied to doxieraiser's topic in New Nurse

   Hi Trish, I believe that your age and your calmness will actually help you to become a fine ER nurse. I graduated when I was 45, and have trained and worked in a lot of areas since then (I'm now 50). I now work ER and I find that my calm manner helps...

8. Questions for Yellowknife, NWT nurses

   NorthER,RN replied to NorthER,RN's topic in International

   Hello again - I just thought that I would toss this thread back into the mix. I have gotten the job that I wanted in Yellowknife, in the North West Territories - yep, I will be freezing my behind off in the frozen North. I have accepted a flight nurs...

9. Questions for Yellowknife, NWT nurses

   NorthER,RN posted a topic in International

   Hi. I'm currently working in BC and thinking of moving to Yellowknife or to one of the nursing stations in NWT. I'm looking for someone who is working in the NWT to answer some questions for me - about the hospital in Yellowknife, the stresses and st...

10. What we have learned from our patients!!!

    NorthER,RN replied to mhull's topic in Emergency

    I have learned that a call to the doc at 0300 will not get you the same quality of response as one at 1500. I have learned that when the fan is covered in faeces and the doc has not responded in an appropriate manner (maybe because it is 0300) that t...

11. What squicks you out?

    NorthER,RN replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I work ER now and nothing really seems to gross me out - and granted it's not nice to see CSF or brains or blood or pus or vomit or feces, but hey, it just doesn't trouble me - I just focus on the job at hand. But- you know the old joke that about "I...

12. How can I find RN employment in Middle East?

    NorthER,RN replied to ramecca's topic in International

    I came back from Saudi Arabia 7 months ago - and actually you don't need to be Muslim to work in the Middle East. Try www.medhunters.com to look for some jobs - I know that King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh is offering improved wages and hire...

13. Time frame for international applicant to BC??

    NorthER,RN replied to Papaya's topic in International

    Hi Papaya, I wonder if you might like to just give them a phone call - and find out if there are any other hold ups that you need to address. They're all finished with this years registration stuff (we register every year for March 1). Why not let th...

14. Soon to be an RN, how is the job prospect?

    NorthER,RN replied to abdominal's topic in International

    If you're planning on working in British Columbia, you're already on track Abdominal - when the RNABC gets your paper work they will advise you on any concerns - I know that staff that have come here with a diploma in nursing rather than a degree may...

15. Soon to be an RN, how is the job prospect?

    NorthER,RN replied to abdominal's topic in International

    Hello! Thank you for considering Canada - I think that you will find that the hospital in Victoria has a lot of vacancies and that they will go to great lengths to help you out in emigrating to Canada. You could go to www.healthmatchbc.org and have...