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  1. Canada nursing

    dayandnight replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    I highly suggest you just go to a nursing school in Canada instead of the USA if that's what your goal is. Canadian nursing school clinicals are intense and will really prepare you for working in...

  2. Wage difference between working in nursing agency vs staff nurse in Ontario

    dayandnight replied to vthehack's topic in Canada

    Unionized does not matter. Not all hospitals have float pools (I worked in 2 hospitals that didn’t- one used to but got rid of it) and there are real nursing shortages especially in er or icu in...

  3. Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Intensive care UK looking to move to Canada

    dayandnight replied to Lunar25's topic in Canada

    Choose your province and region wisely. NPs work the most at hospitals in Alberta and Ontario I believe, but in other provinces, the jobs for NPs are limited and many new grads have trouble getting...

  4. Canada nursing

    dayandnight replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    Then how were you working in the USA before this? OPT only gives you 1 year working visa. (I studied BSN in the USA and never had a green card so I know..) At least you have PR in Canada. You can look...

  5. Canada nursing

    dayandnight replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    At least you don't have to take the English exam for Ontario.. (any other province you would have had to take the English exam because unless your 1st language was English). Tons of Canadian hospitals...

  6. UK to Canada Nurse - which province?

    dayandnight replied to HandmadeRN's topic in Canada

    It depends on you knowing the difference between each province (living cost, weather, pay) and how you think your education will be assessed. Each province has different requirements on "filling the...

  7. Bridging programs

    dayandnight replied to Jessica2019's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Just be aware that there are waitlists for many public schools offering LPN to RN bridging programs. I know VCC and UFV (UFV is very competitive to get in) off the top of my head, but a lot of my...

  8. New Grad moving from US to Canada

    dayandnight replied to sjsingh's topic in Canada

    For BC, you will have to take the NCAS exam for Rn and LPN (if you apply for LPN as well) according to BCCNP’s decision based on their evaluation of NNAS’s evaluation of your education/work...

  9. First Year RN BC Salary

    dayandnight replied to StrawberryJam's topic in Canada

    If you haven't gone to school yet, the job prospect really depends on going to school here and getting the preceptorship-clinical in an acute care unit. Medical units are very easy to get into for new...

  10. First Year RN BC Salary

    dayandnight replied to StrawberryJam's topic in Canada

    Depends on where you work but in medical units if you pick up in more than 1 unit, you can pick up and prebook FT equivalent hours and overtime quite regularly.. medical units in general are always...

  11. Patient to nurse ratio?

    dayandnight replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    To make a better comparison, in Canada they hire way less care aids (in the states they are called nursing assistants, CNAs) in hospitals than the USA; Bedside nurses tend to do more hands on personal...

  12. RN from the US moves to Canada

    dayandnight replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    If you did your entire BSN in the states then you wouldn't have much of a problem. Probably you won't need to take any foreign nurse assessment tests and can transfer your license quickly with the...

  13. RN from the US moves to Canada

    dayandnight replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    It doesn’t matter. I didn’t have a green card in the USA, and I didn’t have a permanent residency in Canada at that time (I’m Korean) and I had 2 licenses no problem. like I mentioned in my...

  14. RN from the US moves to Canada

    dayandnight replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    You can. I have WA state license and BC license. I pay about 750 dollars per year to keep both licenses... Canadian nursing license is expensive compared to the

  15. RN from the US moves to Canada

    dayandnight replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    You can get sponsored if you have a few years of Work experience. It doesn’t have anything to do with your status in Canada unless you are a Canadian citizen. Same thing for your NNAS/license...

  16. Improving immigration status

    dayandnight replied to chuckster's topic in Canada

    With Express Entry (federal route of immigration) your age will make it nearly impossible to immigrate. Look into other options (provincial nominee program). I know BC hires a lot of nurses.. we are...

  17. Moving provinces right after finishing school?

    dayandnight replied to andreaj95's topic in Canada

    BC is always looking for RNs. Lately many Alberta, Ontario and Quebec new grads (I guess for Quebec it's mostly from McGill) come here and get a casual job fairly easily (mostly in medical units)....

  18. Are you practising nursing in some capacity here

    dayandnight replied to hannahsung's topic in Canada

    Seems to get too expensive for everybody to work as a nurse

  19. Can't find a JOB DONT EVER DO THE RPN PROGRAM IN CANADA

    dayandnight replied to danothemano's topic in Canada

    Relocate. I find many RPNs are struggling to find work in GTA. My friend is working as a PSW after graduating from an RPN program, but she recently found a casual job as an RPN. Please apply to many...

  20. New graduate moving from Quebec to other province

    dayandnight replied to Rosieink's topic in Canada

    I would avoid Manitoba and Alberta (Alberta's job situation is not good for new grads with no experience) I know Ontario has New Grad Initiatives, which I am unsure if that is offered for out of...

  21. New graduate moving from Quebec to other province

    dayandnight replied to Rosieink's topic in Canada

    I know a few International students graduating from Mcgill and trying to immigrate in Canada or have succeeded in getting their PR in BC. You can take the Nclex outside of Quebec without having a...

  22. RPN New Grads in Ontario and Orientation

    dayandnight replied to nurse2bsydnie's topic in Canada

    In BC, new grad RNs get 12 orientation shifts on the floor and one day of general orientation. Lpns however get 4-5 shifts on one

  23. Am I a woosy for feeling 5 patients is too much on a medsurg floor

    dayandnight replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not with techs/cnas who can assist you.. but I work in a unit with absolutely no tech, no cnas, and have almost 5 patients on a regular basis. With mostly total care patients, it gets heavy very fast....

  24. Career Changing from Nursing Options

    dayandnight replied to sk1987's topic in Canada

    Is res care or communty health not an option? Pay is similar and you work less hours per

  25. Nursing Schedule

    dayandnight replied to StrawberryJam's topic in Canada

    Full time as an inpatient unit hospital nurse (excluding OR, Dialysis, and many other specialty units etc) in BC is 12 hr shifts with 4 shifts in a row and 4 days off. You can get 5 days off...