Fiona59

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    can a new LPN get a job in BC?

    Fiona59 replied to zuiqingfeng's topic in Canada

    Lots of information on this site. Use the search
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    GN to NP in <1yr

    Fiona59 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Guess I'm extremly fertile. 31, 33, 34 all at the first try. No genetic defects. Graduated nursing school at 41 and completed my BA at 52. No nannies involved, just waited, planned, and budgeted....
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    Accident

    Fiona59 replied to trillnurse7's topic in General Nursing

    It's not an 'accident'. It's poor practice. Incident report for the injury and a serious chat with the unit manager, occupational health an probably your
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    GN to NP in <1yr

    Fiona59 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    24 is young. You are just too young to know it. Your fertility doesn't dry up at your 29th birthday. Consider overpopulation and the cost of raising four children.. Two cost a fortune. How do you...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    Fiona59 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's kind of similar to new posters who reply in the international threads who have no knowledge of the working conditions, employment conditions or education/training of nurses wherever. They get...
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    Is A Normal UK Nursing Degree Acceptable in the USA?

    Fiona59 replied to John Wells's topic in Immigration Advice

    General training, including pedis, maternity and psych. No need for off shore recruitment and a huge backlog for migration. Read more threads around a six year
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    RN to work as LPN

    Fiona59 replied to stprdi1956's topic in Canada

    How much do you know about the Canadian job market, scope of practice for nurses and employment law? I don't pretend to know about employment conditions in your state. Do you know the difference...
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    RN to work as LPN

    Fiona59 replied to stprdi1956's topic in Canada

    What you are all forgetting is RNs and LPNs are covered by different contracts and different unions. No employer wants to even attempt to deal with the hassle of that particulate
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    Fiona59 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Personally, I think Daisy Awards are a joke. One unit manager in my facility got it. She does no care. The onl y patient contact she has is smiling at them and then saying "my girls wiLl look...
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    IV certification - help!

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

    Talk to a CNE at work. Usually when you start a new job you have to have 3 starts witnessed by a
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    Do not lose hope. 3rd time cpne

    Fiona59 replied to stepbystep12's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Where in Canada do you live/work? Are you saying that atheists can never pass an
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    Fiona59 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first year, I did cry in the parking lot several times. But, I also cried in that same parking lot as a student. When I graduated back at the turn of the century, I was an adult with children. I...
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    Taking a break from work for a few years

    Fiona59 replied to hlalo310's topic in Canada

    For some reason three years comes to mind. A coworker took four years off and had to do a refresher course before returning to
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    Can licensed RPN of ON work in other province like AB?

    Fiona59 replied to lilychen's topic in Canada

    None of the unit managers will take cold calls from outside applicants. They are just too busy. One I know hasn't done her yearly staff evaluations since 2011. No way is she spending time with...
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    Places that still use Nurse Uniforms?

    Fiona59 replied to Mr. Interested's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Sounds like the OP has a bit of a nurse fetish. But what do I know, I have an opinion and he doesn't like nurses with
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    New grad moving from ontario to alberta .

    Fiona59 replied to new2012grad's topic in Canada

    It's still grim out here. We had a vacancy on my unit. Over 60 internal applicants for
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    RPN wanting to get into orthopaedic nursing

    Fiona59 replied to OrthoNursing's topic in Canada

    Oh, and if the OP really does want to do ortho, s/he should look into the Orthopedic Technicians course. Usually work in emergency and the cast rooms. Put on remove casts, huge knowledge of the...
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    RPN wanting to get into orthopaedic nursing

    Fiona59 replied to OrthoNursing's topic in Canada

    If you have completed the Peri-operative course successfully, you are capable of working in either role, scrub or circulator. The law only requires one RN be present in theatre. From what I've seen...
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    LPN in the OR?

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

    In Alberta, the LPN functions as an OR Technician. It is a specialty course taken post graduation. You learn the skills to be the scrub or the Circulator. The law in Canada only requires one RN to...
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    Australia or New Zealand?

    Fiona59 replied to star17's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Have you moved back to the UK,
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    Best working conditions for English speaking nurses in Montreal?

    Fiona59 replied to blue-sky's topic in Canada

    Well from the structure of your post, English isn't your first language. Nursing positions in any metropolitan area are hard to find. From what you said in your previous post you don't have a full...
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    Can licensed RPN of ON work in other province like AB?

    Fiona59 replied to lilychen's topic in Canada

    The poster you quoted hasn't been on the site since that post. You need to allow roughly 3 months to process all the paperwork. There is a lot when you move between provinces. Jobs are not that easy...
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    This is our Corner

    Fiona59 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One of the reasons I tend to avoid this part of the forum is the not infrequent bashing of LPNs in it. The info blurb at the top states it's a safe place to discuss our practice, our education, our...
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    Once I graduate I plan to leave immediately to work as an RN in the US

    Fiona59 replied to sarah.tabet01's topic in Immigration Advice

    What visa do you plan on using to enter the US? There is a huge waitlist for greencards and no shortage of US educated nurses looking for their first job. Hiring preferences always go to locally...
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    New Graduate/First Job Med/Surg

    Fiona59 replied to tara3hughes's topic in LPN, LVN Corner