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    RN from Quebec to Calgary

    Fiona59 replied to fabie0288's topic in Canada

    Alberta has one of the highest pay rates in Canada. You would need a letter from your employer in Quebec stating how many hours you had worked for them. An employer here would look at and decide...
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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 wish that was true. My patients when they take a turn for the worse aren't re-assigned to an RN. They are mine, even when the RAAPID team shows up, they remain mine. We joke that the only...
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    What pathway should I take?

    Fiona59 replied to bby.picasso's topic in Canada

    I make that as an LPN with little to no
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    Althabasca university courses for uofc nursing

    Fiona59 replied to Peters Daniel's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    It sounds like you are asking for their course work! The pre reqs are outlined in their online
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    Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Intensive care UK looking to move to Canada

    Fiona59 replied to Lunar25's topic in Canada

    No national registry or recruitment. Each province has a governing body called a provincial College of Nurses. Figure out where you want to live and contact that province's College. Each province has...
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    RPN to RN Timeline Question

    Fiona59 replied to MedicNurse92's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Why not just apply to uni for the degree programme? Save yourself time, money, and a few
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    New Grad RN: Moving from BC to Alberta

    Fiona59 replied to jpgk17's topic in Canada

    Was recently a patient there. It's a whole other world of weird. Inner City problems, drugs, mental health issues are huge, it's the first line of call for many inner city residents for all routine...
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    CPNRE - test times

    Fiona59 replied to CURLYKATE's topic in Canada

    Back in the days of when it was a pencil and paper exam, we waited upto nine weeks for results. It is what it is. Results all released at the same time and the further away from the mailing point...
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    RN from the US moves to Canada

    Fiona59 replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    To work in Quebec you have to be fluent in French within a certain time
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    Canada nursing

    Fiona59 replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    Alberta graduated their last two year diploma class in 2009. While it was never referred to as an ADN programme, it was definitely a diploma course and not a degree. The current PN programme in...
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    Wage difference between working in nursing agency vs staff nurse in Ontario

    Fiona59 replied to vthehack's topic in Canada

    I guess your hospital is non-union? Our hospitals are all union and this would never fly. Maybe if the family paid privately to an agency for one on one care, I've heard of it but never witnessed it....
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    Alternatives to military nursing

    Fiona59 replied to viewerindepth's topic in Canada

    If you think the RN wage is paltry, try living on a Cpls wage when you have children. Why should there be an incentive to join? The CF doesn't really offer incentives to those who obtained their...
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    Wage difference between working in nursing agency vs staff nurse in Ontario

    Fiona59 replied to vthehack's topic in Canada

    Are you from the UK? Ontario healthcare is a disaster zone right now. Government slashing everything. In my province, hospitals do not hire outside staff to work units. There are hospital float...
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    Alternatives to military nursing

    Fiona59 replied to viewerindepth's topic in Canada

    Wow. A military spouse, you have no idea of how offensive your first paragraph is. Many raise families and pay mortgages on the "measly salary". Forensic nursing is a specialty that requires...
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    Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Intensive care UK looking to move to Canada

    Fiona59 replied to Lunar25's topic in Canada

    The NPs I've encountered have worked in acute medicine units, Geriatrics, and family practices. We recently had one roaming the ortho units but we never knew if he was independent or being
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    Canada nursing

    Fiona59 replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    You don't need to be a Canadian Citizen to work in Canada. Are you still married to your Canadian husband? Isn't making your new life and marriage work important to you? When my Mum moved to Canada,...
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    pre op jitters

    Fiona59 replied to czap's topic in General Nursing

    Come on, this has to be a troll. It's school holidays in many areas. Inguinal hernia's are in the groin for pete's sake. Next, this poster will be complaining that Dr's offices have naked babies
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    Non Narcotic Theft and Terminated

    Fiona59 replied to exelor's topic in General Nursing

    You stole BP meds because you monitored your BP on your own cuff and for white coat syndrome. My BP is high every single time I commute to work and after two decades the BP meds are safe from my...
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    NHS Apprenticeships

    Fiona59 replied to Leedeedee's topic in United Kingdom

    Ah, this is where the line gets horribly blurred. As an LPN, I cannot be Charge on an Acute Care Unit (inpatient/hospital). I CAN be charge in LTC/nursing home settings. I loathed being a Charge...
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    LPN Alberta questions

    Fiona59 replied to Emilylou's topic in Canada

    I'm nervous as well. I have enough years in to keep my job. It's the 2% wage reduction that is being whispered about that makes me angry. It's the Klein era all over again. Everyone forgets we are...
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    Patient to nurse ratio?

    Fiona59 replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    AHS has a mix of 8 and 12 hour lines. I've found it interesting to watch over the years. Young, fresh nurses love their 12s. Then there are rotation changes with fewer days between shifts and the...
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    Should I Study Nursing in the Philippines?

    Fiona59 replied to Ayej's topic in International Nursing

    This is a frequent topic here. Do a search and you'll see it all laid out for
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    Patient to nurse ratio?

    Fiona59 replied to soljhs's topic in Canada

    Your friends numbers are off. Most units have between 27 to 29 beds. There are three teams. RN, LPN, NA on each team. So the team would have usually eight patients between them. Each nurse...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    Fiona59 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Canada. Over the years, we've seen it all from Americans. They come on vacation and don't buy travel health insurance "because you guys have free healthcare up here". I remember one...
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    NHS Apprenticeships

    Fiona59 replied to Leedeedee's topic in United Kingdom

    Grumpy, I'm an LPN (Canadian version of an Enrolled Nurse). On the unit I work, the difference between myself and the RN is minimal (well, financially, we differ by $15/hr). I cannot be Charge...