loriangel14 RN

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    Health Care Aide or Practical Nurse

    It would depend on the employer. The hospital I work at hires aids(personal support workers) but will only consider those who have completed the PSW program. I do know of many LTC facilities that...
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    Questions about RPN exam..

    It may be worth the cost if you are sure you passed.Best of luck.Maybe you will to try again.Hang in
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    Pre-Health Science?

    If it is a requirement then you should take it. If not just do the prerequisites and you should be
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    RPN Exam Prep Courses?

    Indyanprincess is right.They only go over how to interpret questions, strategies and how to narrow down the answers.They don't really study content. They aren't worth the money. You should have all...
  5. You need to be licensed in the country you were educated in first. Then you can apply to the province you want to work in for licensure. They will assess your education and experience and determine if...
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    So Confused. Please Help.

    If you go for your ASN you will still have prerequistes to complete before
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    Ontario's New Grad Tuition Reimusement

    how come nobody knows how to use google? here is the link: [color=#0e774a]www.health.gov.on.ca/english/.../tuition_doc/prog_guidelines.pdf[color=#767676] - [color=#4272db]similar basically you have to...
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    Want to work in a doctor's office or clinic

    It depends on what province you are in. Here in Ontario most doctors offices employ at least one nurse( I know one office has 1 RN and 2 PNs, for 3 doctors)but these jobs are much sought after and...
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    code blue question

    Excellent point Zookeeper3, I was going to post that if you hadn't. Know the patient's code status before you do
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    2 1/2 liters ascites fluid drained

    I had a pt on the weekend that we drained 12 litres over 2
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    What is your current LPN salary

    $26.05 plus differentials. Regular
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    So Confused

    You cannot take the health care aid course and then bridge to the second year of a PN
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    is this a common thing with OVERTIME

    They shouldn't be filling in PCT positions with nurses unless they can't get a PCT to do the
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    Not sure if I understand this or not...

    Yes, at the end of the 3 year bridging program you will have your BSN. Best of
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    Questions about Canadian nursing schools

    You would need to contact the program to ask those
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    Questions about Canadian nursing schools

    You would need to contact the BSN program to find out what the prerequisites are. Each program is slightly different. I know that U of Toronto has a prerequisite that is comprised of 10 full...
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    ask some information

    It stands for Citizenship and Immigration Canada.There is no way she can be hired and work in Canada until she obtains a Canadian nursing license and applies through CIC for immigration to Canada....
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    USA RN to Vancouver, BC, Canada?

    It would be impossible to say what the job market would be like in four years time. It would be possible for you to apply for immigration and licensure as an RN as far as getting a job no one could...
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    RPN Exam Prep Courses?

    Ditto what Fiona said. Just study your course work. All I did was review a bit and focus on my weak
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    Get Into Nursing Field-Canada

    I have heard that many accelerated programs are short on clinical hours and heavy on theory. Also you do not pass "boards" in Canada. That is a US term. In Canada you write the CRNE or the CPNRE. It...
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    Get Into Nursing Field-Canada

    I am an RPN in Ontario and I also needed Grade 12 chemistry as well as the math and biology for my program. Some programs also require physics as well so check with the one you want to apply to, they...
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    US RN New Graduate wants to move to CANADA

    Were you speaking to someone from Citizenship and Immigration Canada or a private immigration consultant? Be wary of anyone who "promises" you anything. You don't need an agent to apply for...
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    Palliative Care

    I see it not as needing certain skills as so much having a certain type of personality or attitude towards death and dying. Some people are not cut out for it while others are drawn to it. I deal with...
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    patient assignment

    Usually it's done by number, they try to keep you in consecutive rooms and if you worked the previous day, try to keep you with the same people. Where I work PNs and RNs get the same assignments,...
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    Thinking of starting a Nursing School..

    It is impossible to say what the job market will be like down the road but it would likely still be tough. Yes, shift work and late nights or night shifts would be part of the scenario. Hard to escape...