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    Which country is better to work in U.S. or U.K?

    Fiona59 replied to jnurse816's topic in International Nursing

    Have you looked into the hoops nurses have to jump through to move to your country? Your government is attempting to legislate Mexican and Canadian nurses out of jobs many have held for decades. You...
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    Which country is better to work in U.S. or U.K?

    Fiona59 replied to jnurse816's topic in International Nursing

    Any nation has the right to restrict who may move and/or work there. The National Health Service is the main employer of nurses in the UK. Therefore priority rightly should be given to UK
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    Which country is better to work in U.S. or U.K?

    Fiona59 replied to jnurse816's topic in International Nursing

    Why the UK? Why not head north? We sort of speak the same
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    RPN preceptor

    Fiona59 replied to Student Rpn's topic in Canada

    No. Colleges that offer PN programmes also offer Preceptor Workshops for working LPNs to develop the skills need to preceptor a student. Considering that most RNs don't know what an LPNs scope of...
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    28 year old guy looking for answers

    Fiona59 replied to Disciple88's topic in Canada

    OP is wanting info on the PN diploma and job opportunities for LPNs. last time I looked there was a total of 18 postings for LPNs ( including OR and Ortho Techs) in the Edmonton area. Most were...
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Fiona59 replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Define attractive. I work with some men who would be described as handsome, etc. But one has the personality of a dead dog. When I meet people, I don't demand to know their job. I base it on a...
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    brutal Toronto RPN job market

    Fiona59 replied to 0gaugebear's topic in Canada

    If possible, start looking outside of the GTA. There have been years worth of postings that GTA and the major cities have a terible job
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    28 year old guy looking for answers

    Fiona59 replied to Disciple88's topic in Canada

    Nobody knows what the job market will be like in 2020 or 2019. For rural positions, you'll just have to check the AHS job board. Sometimes there are full time, some times part time, and others only...
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    28 year old guy looking for answers

    Fiona59 replied to Disciple88's topic in Canada

    You will be about the average of most new grads. Now, here's the kicker. Calgary and Edmonton have the hardest job markets to crack. I've heard of experienced nurses who have been trying to get...
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    People hiding how to get into bridging programs

    Fiona59 replied to danothemano's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Explain in how you would lose nursing knowledge while working as a
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    aspiring nurse

    Fiona59 replied to Ifunanya123's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    They'd still be paying non-resident fees and would ultimately spend more on the
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    hard to find work in calgary

    Fiona59 replied to kari04's topic in Canada

    It's long been posted on these boards that Edmonton and Calgary are hard job markets. More applicants than jobs. Hospital Clinic jobs are highly sought after and Ive been an LPN for two decades and...
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    Becoming an RN at 29

    Fiona59 replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

    Nurses are the jack of all trades. Housekeeping duties are ours when the cleaners go home. Clerks duties overnight and when the clerk is on break. Physio is ours on weekends because PT only sees...
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    Becoming an RN at 29

    Fiona59 replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

    29 is young. Better question is why do you want to be a nurse? Ultrasound has better hours and staffing ratios than nursing. Staff there are rarely injured and I've never heard of anyone being...
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    New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    Fiona59 replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    Read the LVN section of the board. US LPNs are underpaid, over worked, and under appreciated. They also usually have less education than Canadian PNs. In the US from what posters have said, Acute...
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    aspiring nurse

    Fiona59 replied to Ifunanya123's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    As a Nigerian, your fees will be huge because you are an overseas student. That's the way of the world. What made you decide on Canada for your education? I work with several African nurses who all...
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    How is being an LPN different from being a CNA?

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

    Well, where I practice. You do everything the NA does, and everything but spike blood and travisol.. you are Charge in LTC and not in Acute
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    Ever experience violence at work???

    Fiona59 replied to aoguagha's topic in General Nursing

    It's only for US
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    RPN in Toronto to Athabasca Process- Discussion

    Fiona59 replied to danothemano's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    There is no separate exam for PNs in Alberta. You write the national exam once. You apply to have a practice permit for Alberta and keep it current while enrolled in the Athabaska
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    How many hours/week is part time in a hospital

    Fiona59 replied to Missha's topic in Canada

    Depends on the fte and the unit schedule. I work 60% of a full time line. Some weeks I work 31 hours, others 15.5. In know .8 part timers that work 6 shifts and then have nine days off and then...
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    Advice Needed On Nursing In the Canadian Military

    Fiona59 replied to joseechristinev's topic in Canada

    IPad loves to make the corrections. comox hospital was tiny, never saw a military nurse there. Here in Edmonton, there's always a couple along with a pharmacist or two in a hospital in the area....
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    Advice Needed On Nursing In the Canadian Military

    Fiona59 replied to joseechristinev's topic in Canada

    The actual posting for Victoria is Esquimalt, and it's a naval base. Comox is the airbase on Vancouver Island. It's a small posting and is home to mainly SAR Techs, pilots, and technicians. How...
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    UK registered nurse wanting to work in America PA

    Fiona59 replied to Pollybee's topic in International Nursing

    Thread ad title says PA, so I'm thinking
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    AHS undergrad nurses employment

    Fiona59 replied to hellohobbit's topic in Canada

    Yup, we haven't had one in probably five years. It's a case of they aren't LPNs and they aren't RNs. Staff on my unit just don't have time to teach them things we expected them to know. Some UNEs...
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    AHS undergrad nurses employment

    Fiona59 replied to hellohobbit's topic in Canada

    AHS rarely gets back to anyone within two weeks. The competition closes, HR culls the applications, then sends to the unit manager for interview purposes. Unit manager then sets interviews. So it...