dayandnight

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1. American educated RN leaving america

   dayandnight replied to LP2017's topic in International Nursing

   BC nurse here and it is very, very true where I am at. Granted it depends on the hospital but 2 days 2 nights are very standard and normal

2. Small town BC

   dayandnight replied to guest464345's topic in Canada

   Standard BC hospital schedule is 2D 2N and 4-5 days off ( depends on health authority but some health authorities give more 4 days off, some more 5 days off). It can take time getting used to. My...

3. RN to Bscn?

   dayandnight replied to Lexlovegood's topic in Canada

   It took my husband 2 yrs mostly because his school and work (3rd party HR) didn’t provide the right “lengthy” documents NNAS wanted in the beginning... he applied a few months after graduation...

4. RN to Bscn?

   dayandnight replied to Lexlovegood's topic in Canada

   You can still get assessed for RN if you just did your ADN-RN. My husband from Washington state did the same and is being assessed for RN at the moment (He did LPN to ADN). I have seen many foreign...

5. BC or Alberta for aussie ER nurse with family

   dayandnight replied to caramel79's topic in Canada

   If you have a bachelor’s degree you might be able to take the NCLEX right away but without a bachelor’s your education might not be comparable here. BC has the beaches, lakes, mountains and...

6. nnas

   dayandnight replied to omar1983's topic in Nurse Registration

   You need to probably take a provincial foreign nurse exam (sec, iencap, ncas etc there are many names) and take a refresher course based on the results. Just a tip most provinces don’t let you take...

7. Australian RN with masters degree working in Canada

   dayandnight replied to oz-nurse's topic in Canada

   Without a Canadian RN license not really. I know a friend who did a Master's and then later went through NNAS. It didn't really widen any career options for her because of the gap in time with...

8. Difference in Canadian vs American lab values, medications, and patient care.

   dayandnight replied to Bobacia12's topic in Canada

   The units for labs such as White blood Cell, hemoglobin, and RBC are a bit different here. That's also something to keep in mind and I suggest you look this up yourself. The generic names for...

9. U.S. RN to Canada B.C.

   dayandnight replied to hellothankyou's topic in International Nursing

   First of all there is a specific Canadian forum. I'm going to be a bit honest with you. You haven't practiced as a nurse at all and that's going to have a bit of an impact on your assessment with...

10. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    dayandnight replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

    By the time you even transfer your license to Canada about a year will pass. If you don't work during that time you won't be very competitive for jobs here since they highly value students who...

11. Long Term Care RN in Canada? (B.C. Preferred)

    dayandnight replied to Purple_Clover's topic in Canada

    There are tons of questions on American Nurses going to Canada. Canada does accept foreign nurses without a Bachelor's degree. You have to take NCAS and take a refresher course depending on the...

12. Kenyan nurse moving to Ontario - questions!

    dayandnight replied to Fatma Ali's topic in Nurse Registration

    NNAS, sponsorship immigration through your husband is the most important thing you need to do ASAP. Gather school and nursing licensure documents in Kenya before you go to Canada because it will be...

13. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    dayandnight replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

    Only Ontario provides an exemption for English requirement for those who worked in an English speaking workplace (healthcare, food service or management) for a few years or attended college/university...

14. Canadian husband wants to move back

    dayandnight replied to StudentRN56's topic in Canada

    I am a BSN from Seattle and moved to BC Canada almost 10 years ago. My husband is a US citizen trying to transfer his license with a ADN right now (through NNAS). BC has never required bachelor’s...

15. ICU NPs in Canada?

    dayandnight replied to ghillbert's topic in Canada

    I've seen one at my old hospitals so yes they do utilize NPs in critical care, CCU, etc. The one I saw was at our unit because one of our patients was referred to critical care (from medical). We have...