Nurserandy

Hi I was wondering if anyone has any updates on their experiences with either of these agencies?

Hi I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the agency "continental travel nurse"? I recently applied to them and received a call back and was wondering if anyone knows anything about this agency? Good or bad? Thanks

no, because EVERYONE is equal and treated under the same plan. EVERYONE is under the provincial healthplan. All essential services are covered under this plan. Their is no HMO, no varying degrees of coverage. Many Americans have problems understanding this. The only people who do not fall into this category are travellers who have travel insurance or who Don;t have travel insurance.

appeal what? our system is universal, everyone is the same... it depends on the urgency of it, generally people are referred by their GP and wait to see the specialist, then once they have seen the specialist they wait for the procedure. . My mother needed a knee replacement. it tool a month to get the appointment and a month and a half to get the surgery. some people wait 6 months... depends on the area of the country you live in and the availability of the service. i.e. people in the rural areas wait much longer than big cities. If it is not emergent, then people generally wait. I am sure there is a standard triage process for surgeries etc... I.e. Patient in hospital with urgent cardiac issues get their CABG done in hospital but others may wait months until a Cardiac surgeon is available if it can wait. We don't have private hospitals, so some people go to the states to get it done, but most wait.

There is money for an illegal war, policing the world, mega prisons and the failing war on drugs but nothing for healthcare? That makes no sense. The far right got you into this mess.How do you expect the country to grow if you have no investments in the basics such as healthcare and education. Do you not wonder why the united states has such a high illiteracy rate and why you are the ONLY first world country without universal healthcare for all of your citizens yet you have the most expensive healthcare system in the world? Stop following FOX "news" so much and try thinking on your own

I don't know of very many hospitals where the RN does total care accept critical care areas. Most places have gone to RPN/LPN and nurses aides.

I have worked in two different provinces and know many nurses who worked in the USA and came back for a variety of reasons. Your scope of practice will be the same. Unless you decide to do outpost nursing in northern ontario/manitoba/nanavut/northwest territories where there is no doctor so you perform physician duties with awesome pay. The main difference is the system you work for. Depending on the province, you will work for an agency of the government. I.e. in BC you work for a health authority. in Ontario you work for the hospital which in and of itself is not a government agency. Healthcare professionals do not get sued nearly as much as in the US. Because it is universal healthcare EVERYONE gets treated. we have wait times here which can be frustrating, however the government is trying to bring the wait times down (how well they are doing is another story). Healthcare in Canada is a universal right, and Canadians are proud of it (including myself). I have never had someone say they pay my wages and most people are patient with wait times ( I have worked in many ED's) in BC and ON As with all healthcare, it can be frustrating...the system fails, patients don't listen etc... I think if you are patient, you will be fine. And we have MUCH better labour laws.

Hi, I am an emerg trained RN currently in Vancouver who is interested in going to California to travel nurse or work in a single hospital. I was wondering inf anyone is aware of any reputable agencies or Hospitals who recruit Canadian nurses and provide payment for their relocation/licensing fees? Thanks