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    41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    Fiona59 replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    Be honest with yourself. It sounds like you have a good life and job. Do you want to work shifts? Work stat holidays? Be at the bottom of the vacation list? Possibly be injured on the job? How...
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    Moved to Calgary, Jobs?

    Fiona59 replied to spetryk22's topic in Canada

    AHS is known to be slow in the hiring process. From interview to start date can be anywhere from three weeks to two months. All jobs are offered to internal applicants before they look at outside...
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    Need your comments about Assignment America

    Fiona59 replied to nursemidwife31's topic in International Nursing

    Read the forum. There are places that pay very poorly, have unsafe staff/patient ratios. That is why there is a healthcare worker shortage. Healthcare workers aren't just nurses, it's the aides,...
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    Need your comments about Assignment America

    Fiona59 replied to nursemidwife31's topic in International Nursing

    I think your best bet would be to read the forum. Look at how many American nurses are looking for jobs. Are you in a speciality like ICU, NICU, OR? Would you be wanting to live in Colorado, the...
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    RN in London, Ontario

    Fiona59 replied to lkm812's topic in Canada

    Most interviews have points assigned to each question. The points are added up. Highest score gets the job. See it all the time at work, best qualified often don't do well on interviews. Huge...
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    Can't find a JOB DONT EVER DO THE RPN PROGRAM IN CANADA

    Fiona59 replied to danothemano's topic in Canada

    Oh, please. Five months is nothing when you read this forum. Do you even know that RPN is only used in Ontario for Practical Nurses? In Western Canada, RPN is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Have...
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    do i still have a chance at pursing a nursing degree

    Fiona59 replied to Plerma's topic in General Nursing

    Obtaining the LPN designation is not a consolation prize for unsuccessful RN
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    Interested in LPN or Medical Assisting

    Fiona59 replied to shae3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck with a Monday-Friday gig as an LPN. It took me two decades to land one in my hospital
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    Fiona59 replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really like this but share your pain. It
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    Canadian nurse who wants to work in France

    Fiona59 replied to Nicole.d's topic in International Nursing

    So, how do you plan on getting legal resident status? Nurses within the EU have hiring preference. Yes, I have an EU
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    Fiona59 replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    And my employer requires you to have counselling when you are off for more than 12 days in total. Yet there are signs in every entrance telling you if you have a fever, cough, active cold to stay...
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    Which areas in hospital least physically demanding?

    Fiona59 replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    Dialysis you run the risk of carpal tunnel. There isn't always a service worker around so you have to be able to carry the jugs. Day Surgery or Short Stay? Run around constantly. With short stay...
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    Fiona59 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    I work in a nation with universal healthcare. I can assure you that I do not "work for nothing". As an LPN I make more per hour even allowing for the exchange rate than many RNs who work in the US....
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    Fiona59 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    Reading the International forum here can be an eye opener. No second language, no experience, but American ADNs and they want to work overseas. France, Italy, Scotland or Germany seem to be the most...
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    Fiona59 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    The RN diploma no longer exists on several nations. So if you plan on working outside of the US, yo will require a degree. Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand all have four year degrees as the...
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    Canadian nurse who wants to work in France

    Fiona59 replied to Nicole.d's topic in International Nursing

    The first thing you need to determine is your status to live in France. Can you claim EU nationality, by birth or through your
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    Oxygen therapy

    Fiona59 replied to Raj777's topic in Canada

    In Acute Care we just apply the O2 to 2L. If it doesn't get better we call the Rapid Response Team. The main thing is the patient with COPD. You really need to know their
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    Enrolled Nurse

    Fiona59 replied to miss green's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Why are you posting the same comment on all the threads relating to enrolled nursing? Not every EN student is a corrupt student. It appears you are either reporting heresay or know a bunch of...
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    best province in Canada for foreign nurses

    Fiona59 replied to andiswa09's topic in Nurse Registration

    It really shouldn't be about which province is easier to enter. It should be about where you want to live and build a new life. Every province is different, has it's good and bad points. Do you want...
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    German nurse admits to killing 100 patients as trial opens

    Fiona59 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News

    German
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    How to become a public health nurse

    Fiona59 replied to Momon's topic in Canada

    Which province do you live in? My health authority has several variations of public health, Immunization, School Team, Mother and Baby. Usually it's just the degree. But you have to understand that...
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    Dear Alberta nurses...

    Fiona59 replied to hellohobbit's topic in Canada

    PACU. Ours is always short staffed and pay out a ton of
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    US to UK nursing Salary

    Fiona59 replied to AbigailJo's topic in United Kingdom

    Was in the UK last month. Food seems cheaper than what we are used to in Western Canada. Clothing is more expensive but Britons and other Europeans don't hoard things the way North Americans do (and...
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    Qualified for 7 years but no ward experience

    Fiona59 replied to nhblue's topic in United Kingdom

    Call me a devil's advocate. Why do you want to leave a clinic setting? Are you doing shift work now? You speak of lacking skills for ward work, but you have skills that you use. Be careful what you...
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    Dear Alberta nurses...

    Fiona59 replied to hellohobbit's topic in Canada

    Edmonton and the surrounding areas is a pain to get hired into. I know people that have been trying for 18 months to even get an interview. There are people in my hospital trying to move to Calgary...