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    nclex exam after 5 yas

    Fiona59 replied to mimie17's topic in Nurse Registration

    You have to apply to a provincial college. Rural health unit's employ nurses to work as nurses. If you were working as a "sanitary inspector" you weren't working as a nurse but as what we would call...
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    who pays if my teeth or glasses get broken by a violent resident ?

    Fiona59 replied to all_too_well's topic in Canada

    Broken teeth = workplace injury. Workers
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    "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    Fiona59 replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That's the way it is in Canada. 2009 was the year the last diploma RN graduated. The PN course is two
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    Might have made the wrong decision

    Fiona59 replied to shirokame's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    You are still young. Rethink everything. Look at the state of nursing in Canada. Limited employment aspects, government funding cuts. See what you can do with the education you have, can it branch...
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    Non nurses on AN

    Fiona59 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Arg, for a minute I thought you were talking about RedRanger, a poster who is burnt into the memory of many long term
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    Which school Miami Dade College or Broward college for my prereqs and nursing program.

    Fiona59 replied to nenacin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How are we supposed to help you? Never heard of any of the schools. No idea of where they are located. Do the four year degree if you have a
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    Canadian CRNE & NCLEX Exam passed but not get license

    Fiona59 replied to Chimpesh's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Canada has always had a three writes/three fails and you are out policy. The very rare fourth writing of any registration exam has only been permitted in very, very rare circumstances. It's almost...
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    The Wisdom of Lurking

    Fiona59 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Or how about the new poster that gives life to long dead threads to ask "did you get in?" or some other frankly idiotic comment when the OP hasn't been back in five years. Or buzzes around asking...
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    What is the pay rate for a LPN ?

    Fiona59 replied to janevance66's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Our nursing assistants make more than
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    ON new grad relocating to BC - advice?

    Fiona59 replied to sonic_nurse's topic in Canada

    CPNRE is a NATIONAL registration
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    ON new grad relocating to BC - advice?

    Fiona59 replied to sonic_nurse's topic in Canada

    RPN in the western provinces are Registered Psychiatric Nurses. Totally different market from
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    how to register in a different province

    Fiona59 replied to ch0kecherry's topic in Canada

    CLPNA does nothing quickly. Our yearly renewal date is December. Do you have a lead on a job? AHS is still under a hiring freeze, every vacancy, is triple checked to see if it needs to be filled....
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    CPNRE may 20

    Fiona59 replied to oetim's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    The pass rate has never been posted on an individual's report paper. Now don't forget to take those papers into work to see if there is any retro pay
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    So Embarrassing

    Fiona59 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Dude, you don't know feces! It's part of any nurse's duties when working post partum. It's called patient ed. You also get to check the littlest patient's skin and Mum's coping skills. Proof that...
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    Hospitals in Atlanta r Bad for nursing

    Fiona59 replied to whylife3059's topic in General Nursing

    Duh, because Atlanta is the centre of the Zombie Holocaust and all the nurses were eaten in the early episodes of the Walking
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    Passed CRNE on 4th attempt

    Fiona59 replied to Ontario.rn's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Good luck with that fourth try. The exam doesn't exist
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    Loco-Parentis

    Fiona59 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Covered that one in my original post. Their little darlings are always led
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    Loco-Parentis

    Fiona59 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, those parents know what happens on those trips they were young in the 70s and 80s. Boarding school for that social set is all about out of sight, out of
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    Loco-Parentis

    Fiona59 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    OP: is your first language English? OK, I'll bite. I have friends who were raised in European boarding schools and have/had very wealthy parents. For the most part these kids really are dropped off...
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    London Health Sciences - Victoria - Acute Medicine - Looking for feedback about LHSC

    Fiona59 replied to all_too_well's topic in Canada

    Are you talking about Canada, Australia, or the
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    No visiting hours?

    Fiona59 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, only palliative, children on an adult unit, or absolutely no spoken English are the only reasons our visitors get to stay
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    No visiting hours?

    Fiona59 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    On the floors in my hospital it's 11:00 to 20:00. At 20:00 there is a page telling visitors it's time to go. We'll turn a blind eye for around a half hour and then ask them to leave. My favourite...
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    New Grad RN that just moved to Calgary... I need advice! :)

    Fiona59 replied to jennRNmj's topic in Canada

    I moved to Vi and it took me 8 months as an experienced nurse to find work. The managers I interviewed with all wanted to know what I'd been doing for the time even though they knew it was a tough...
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    New Grad RN that just moved to Calgary... I need advice! :)

    Fiona59 replied to jennRNmj's topic in Canada

    A couple of thing spring to mind after reading your post (and Joanna covered a few of them) AHS gives new hires to ICU an awesome orientation and have no problem hiring and mentoring new grads. You...
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    Float pool as a new grad? Any thoughts?

    Fiona59 replied to xxdiscoxxheaven's topic in General Nursing

    My system hires batches of new grads for the various float pools. Women's, Surgery, and Medicine each have a dedicated pool. Orientation is good and there are buddy shifts. in reality, it's the only...