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I agree, it is past time for me to start driving. The only reason I have not driven a car yet is because I live in downtown and my current job is 30 minutes away from public transit. The car insurance is soooo expensive.

Thank you Horseshoe. I think i’ll try to do whats best for me. I guess the only way to do it is not tell her what I am doing.

I am 26 and yes I live with my parents. Some may say why I have not moved out yet, but I am family oriented. I rather stay with my parents and accompany them rather than living alone unless it is necessary. I do think she is overprotective of me and think that she is holding me back in life but I don’t want her to be worried.

Thanks for the response guys! I am just bummed out because I have not landed jobs other than agency one (explained in previous thread) and this one. I got my license in 2018. I guess I should start driving a bit to gain some experience in case I get similiar opportunities.

I think as long as nurses do their job it is ok for me. I remember a nurse in my clinical placement on her phone the whole time and had the "whatever" attitude but she did her job.

Here we go. So I got a job offer as community nurse full time last week. The job required me to have a valid driving license and a car. I got my driving license on November 2018 and haven't driven a car since I got my license. I was so excited when I got the offer and began to search cars to buy for my job. I told my mom about it hoping she would be excited too but guess what? She was like don't take it. She told me it is not worth taking it when I don't even have experience in driving and all of a sudden I am rushing to buy a car and drive. I understood where she was coming from and I do not want to worry her, so I rejected the offer. Now, I regret it so much! I wish I took the position and gave it a try. What should I do? Should I re-apply to the same company? Will HR just throw my application away because I did not take previous position? I feel embarrassed because what if they ask me why I did not take the position first time if I am a successful candidate again? Thank you for reading.

Thank you for your input. And... that is awful. Though I did not have bad experience with nurses/staff during my clinical placements, hearing these stories about rude, selfish nurses/staff just makes me sad. I feel like in nursing, we should all be there for each other.

I have asked HR and the manager. They said it was up to the facility whether or not I would even get a one day shadow shift because supposedly the facility has to use their staff to do the training. I don’t know if it was money issue but i assured them that I would be willing to do it unpaid.

Thanks for you input, everyone. I am going to write up the resignation letter and send it to HR tomorrow. Looking back, i think should have just declined the position but I was desperate because I am not able to get a nursing job. In addition, not only would I be risking pts but myself as well. At the moment i feel like time will run out and my license will expire (2 more years left) if I do not practise as a nurse.

You’re right. Facitilies call agency to fill up shortage staff due to sick calls etc.

I have been applying to hospitals, ltc/nursing homes and clinics. Unfortunately in Canada where I am living, most of the organizations here require online applications only, no in-person applications allowed.

Thanks for the reply guys It was supposed to be 45 minute orientation actually...until I called HR about the shadow because I really had a bad feeling about it and then I spoke with the manager in charge and she made it to 2 hours next time they call me for a shift. The only reason I went for agency is because I am unable to find jobs. I have been applying for months and next month will be 1 year since I got my license. I really do not know what to do. Edit: what is SNF?

Hello, I recently got hired by the nursing agency for long term care facility. My experience is only in the hospitals as clinical placements and I have not yet worked as a nurse. I asked them if i could have a shadow shift to see how it is like in LTC and they said that they are working on it but a shadow shift would not be guarenteed. Instead, they would provide 2 hour on spot orientation prior to starting shift. They called me today to do the night shift, i agreed but few hours later I declined because i felt uncomfortable. My question is, did I do the right thing? Should I try it once and see how its like or should i tell them that i will not be working with them...? The manager called me and said that it is very hard to find a shadow shift and all their staff do not have an official orientation. Thank you

Just wondering if large hospital still hire RPN's for OR position in Toronto? So far, I have seen positions for RN's.

Edit: This thread was transferred from Canada forum to specialties due to lack of response. Hello, I am a first year student for practical nursing program in Canada. I am really interested in OR. I was wondering what is the usual role for RPN's in OR? What do you dislike/like? Can new grads expect a hire directly from graduating or is experience required? I am really regretting taking RPN instead RN. I am searching OR positions for RPN in various hospital in my free time but I see that there are more opportunities and job opennings for RN in OR position than RPN. Thank you!