Fiona59

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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Because they are taxes paid at the till for goods and services. Just like I pay state taxes when I buy anything in the
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    Job process in Netherlands

    Fiona59 replied to Rijisha's topic in Immigration Advice

    Language skills will also be an issue. Do you speak, read, and write Dutch? English isn't your first language by the wording in your post. Every European hospital I've ever been in has required the...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The whole gun thing has been done already. Who can forget the "nurses should carry at work" thread of a few years
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why are you on a doll? Don't you have a real
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    He lives in Ontario and happily admits to using provincial healthcare, collecting child tax credits, etc, because he's paid in. He also claims to have lived "below the poverty line" for most of his...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    But he wants to be a NP as fast as possible! So he can move to the US. SEems to have no problem using Canadian tax money to fund his education, health care, and income. He's got children, so his...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So are you going to contact your university and find out how much the course actually costs? Not how much a Canadian student pays? Overseas students pay twice what you will. And good luck with your...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    By any chance are you a Freeman of the Land? You've already admitted to wanting a subsidized education. A heavily subsidized one by the time you finish that NP that talk about in another thread. You...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Fiona59 replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, you are in for a very interesting time if indeed you are going into a Canadian nursing programme. If you are a Canadian, you have taken advantage of universal healthcare (which is different from...
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    Nurses in the Canadian military elite unit?

    Fiona59 replied to nsg2019's topic in Canada

    Ask a recruiter. The "elite" unit s JTF2. You don't join as a new recruit. I think the unit you are asking about is the rapid response unit for disaster relief and is made up of medics, combat...
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    Leaving my job after a month.

    Fiona59 replied to SouthernBelle85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank them for the experience and the ability to develop your skill set. Then if pressed tell them that you were having a hard time adapting to permanent night
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    US RN wanting to do children's nursing in UK

    Fiona59 replied to lukatrn's topic in International Nursing

    Do you have a degree? Do you have right of abode in the UK or EU
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    New grad on med surg unit

    Fiona59 replied to NurseLAE's topic in General Nursing

    Hell, that's nothing. Imagine if you will a serious job shortage and family constraint on availability. Which resulted in four years of casual work in Long Term Care. Heavy Long Term Care units....
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    Future NP Career?

    Fiona59 replied to YorkNursing's topic in Canada

    Wow! New grads are hired into Emerg in Canada. My health service gives a very intense and thorough
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    The Union Is Coming

    Fiona59 replied to CV_RN_ICU's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Canadian and have only ever worked in union hospitals. There are few non-union facilities back east. The thing is the few non-union places in town (ie: health centres) tend to match union wages...
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    Evening shift versus nights

    Fiona59 replied to numba1spot's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love 14-2200! I work 15-2300. I've done nights. Evenings are better on your body. I work part time and rotate between days and evenings. I have coworkers who work fulltime rotating d/e and...
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    Coronary Care course: is it worth taking?

    Fiona59 replied to firlom44's topic in Canada

    My hospital offers an intense and lengthy orientation course to new hires. Are you working on a cardiology unit? Is your unit offering to sponsor
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    Applying to Alberta Health Services (Should I write a referral cover letter)?

    Fiona59 replied to hcho7136's topic in Canada

    AHS has to interview all qualified internal applicants before they can look at external applicants. Managers want to avoid grievances at all costs. In fact being overqualified for the job may act...
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    Staff speak their own langauge at Work

    Fiona59 replied to timmac98's topic in Canada

    Respecting your coworkers is a two way street. When report is being given in a language that is not English you have a problem. Yes, bedside report. Patient can't understand it, the NA can't...
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    Staff speak their own langauge at Work

    Fiona59 replied to timmac98's topic in Canada

    AHS has signs on the units stating that "English is the language of the workplace". It's not enforced. It's a joke. I've had patients complain to me about previous shifts and I refer them to patient...
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    Why do We eat our young?

    Fiona59 replied to nellie272003's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Timmie's closes at 2100. Vending machines are iffy. The young? Fresh
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    Make It STOP!

    Fiona59 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Somebody told me to get another job because she wanted and deserved mine! Well, she finally got a job on the unit, passed her probationary period and promptly went on disability and hasn't been sen...
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    Make It STOP!

    Fiona59 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Text speak. RU h8trz rding this? Would you chart in text? Then don't expect us to read it here! Especially if you are ranting that LPNs aren't real nurses and you are pre-nursing major (I mean what...
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    Tell me why an LVN/LPN is a "real nurse"

    Fiona59 replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I once explained the difference between LPNs and RNs in terms that people could understand. I live in a military town. LPN = enlisted. RN = officer. Both roles/ranks valuable. Many skills