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  1. LTC to ICU job?

    dayandnight replied to cupquake's topic in Canada

    If I can give you a really realistic advice as a LTC nurse of 3 yrs experience now working in subacute and acute care, is to stop looking at LTC's in a negative light. Learn what you can from it, and...

  2. Ontario Nurse, please help looking for work.

    dayandnight replied to Violet_roses's topic in Canada

    It might not be common but it works :) after visiting numerous hospitals and asking unit clerks for many manager's phone numbers and emails and contacted them one by one (even if they told me it needs...

  3. Question regarding MN/NP program..

    dayandnight posted a topic in Canada

    I just have a few questions about getting into an Masters in Nursing/ NP program. I am currently working at a hospital as a Casual position in a Rehabilitation Unit while also working as a Casual in...

  4. Job hunt Help

    dayandnight replied to NurseP1988's topic in Canada

    Go outside of your comfort zone.. Apply wherever you can to find a full time job. It's nearly impossible to extend your PGWP unless you get halfway through your immigration process. I'd say just email...

  5. How important is it to start work right after graduation?

    dayandnight replied to fingers_crossed's topic in Canada

    It doesn't matter how much rural you go.. Competition is fierce and you can always get a holiday if you do end up getting a job at the rural area. They say they might have a spot for you, but things...

  6. RN with no hospital exp.. how to get one?

    dayandnight replied to dayandnight's topic in Canada

    I actually got hired at the local hospital a few weeks ago. After attempting to meet and contact every manager of the unit I was interested in, I got very lucky and got offered an interview. At the...

  7. "Working in LTC = Loss of Skills."

    dayandnight replied to dreams91's topic in Canada

    I've been a LTC grad for three years, in BC and in WA state. My experiences of being a LTC nurse is that it is very rewarding but also very hard, especially with shortage of staff and lots and lots of...

  8. RN with no hospital exp.. how to get one?

    dayandnight replied to dayandnight's topic in Canada

    I tried all hospitals from Delta to Mission to Hope. Apparently it's the HR that contacts each and every job I applied for but they say I am an external applicant with no acute care experience and I...

  9. RN Job Market in Ontario Sucks.

    dayandnight replied to cupquake's topic in Canada

    Trust me, I came from WA state and it's MUCH better in Canada. It's hard to get FT job anywhere as a new grad nowadays.... try going somewhere rural, get connections and experience, and then find...

  10. Med-Surg book Recommendations?

    dayandnight posted a topic in Canada

    Hello. I recently relocated to Canada. I went to nursing school in the US and me and my classmates never found our med-surg book useful. There was a lot of content (over 1500 pages) but no information...

  11. Where are you from?

    dayandnight replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    Born in South Korea Lived outside of my own country as an International student for 12 yrs both in Canada and US. Got my RN BSN at Washington and worked in Seattle, WA for one year. Now I am working...

  12. Wow...cannot find a job!

    dayandnight replied to sitting on a rainbow's topic in Canada

    oh ok. Didn't know that. But we are short for practical nurses too and so are many different

  13. Wow...cannot find a job!

    dayandnight replied to sitting on a rainbow's topic in Canada

    We are so short of nurses in Long term care where I am right now... BC right outside of the metropolitan area, 2-3 hrs from Vancouver are all short of nurses and they need RNs and RPNs. My LTC...

  14. Working in Canada once registered with a province

    dayandnight replied to T.de costa's topic in International Nursing

    To work, you need a permit, to obtain a permit, you have to be 1. sponsored by a certain organization and get a Labor Market Opinion to obtain a year of working visa (which you can extend). CIC...

  15. Registered Nurse Job Prospects Canada 2014

    dayandnight replied to Qing's topic in Canada

    No offense but it is hard for IENs to stay employed even if you see them working. Chances are that they have enough experiences to be qualified to hold the positions. Unless you have 2-3 yrs of...

  16. Can't find job as New grad RN in WA!! Please help~

    dayandnight replied to smhs's topic in Washington Nursing

    I graduated from UW. More than half of my graduating class found jobs about half a year after they graduated. A lot of them got their jobs from being CNAs or Nursetechs while they were in school. Some...

  17. Nursing in S.Korea

    dayandnight replied to Cicilje's topic in International Nursing

    My best bet is to ask the Korean nursing board or ask your founder what the requirements are... I'm Korean licensed in US and Canada but the thought of taking the Korean exam is just too much (9 hr...

  18. Can't find a job on OPT

    dayandnight replied to PurpleDelight's topic in International Nursing

    As far as I know, you need to talk to your advisor at your school ASAP. The period of umemployment/volunteering for OPT is 90 days. It has already been 90 days since you have not secured a job. If you...

  19. Practising in South Korea

    dayandnight replied to niroc89's topic in International Nursing

    The process takes a long time. I'm planning on going there myself, and I'm a Korean citizen with a US BSN RN license and it will still take me over a year to go through the processing to take the...

  20. Help on Becoming a Nurse in Japan Please!

    dayandnight replied to katthecat12's topic in International Nursing

    Nursing is a profession which heavily relies on communication. Even if you are not Japanese, not only will you need to know all the anatomy vocabs but also medication names in Japanese,...

  21. any advice for a new grad rn?

    dayandnight replied to Jong.park's topic in Washington Nursing

    Yoojin257, Where do you live? I'm also a Korean F-1 student and I live in Seattle. am also graduating on June. My email is [email protected]. Email me and let's share information amd help each...

  22. New grad status info for international students

    dayandnight replied to sallyp911's topic in Nurse Registration

    F1 students new grad nurses don't stand a chance right now in the US with the economy and the competition. I have many US citizen nursing new grads who can't find work. My university hospital already...

  23. International nursing students in the US

    dayandnight replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    That is only when you have done more than full-time CPT more than 12 months. If you have part-time CPT or if you have done CPT full-time under 12 months, then it does not affect your OPT at all. I...

  24. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

    dayandnight replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    For US educated nurses (F1 status) what is the exact deadline you need to get your visa screen checked by?? Before OPT starts? I just found out about the visa screen recently and my state (Washington)...

  25. Canadian nurse, educated in U.S do I need a Visa Screen?

    dayandnight replied to Abbachri's topic in International Nursing

    where are you living in? what do you mean by foreign? foreign you mean by those who have green card or US citizenship but aren't really the majority in terms of