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    LPN...not good enough??

    Fiona59 replied to em1025's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I always worry about nurses that run around in
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    Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    Fiona59 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    I have problems with Awyl's situation for a couple of reasons. I'm working to full scope and she's not. We are paid on the same wage scale. I also want to know why her unit manager is allowed to...
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    Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    Fiona59 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    I'm thinking awyl needs to contact her shop steward, CNE and go to the office of her service. No manager can decide which skills are utilized on their unit. Frankly, I'm not impressed that CLPNA...
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    Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    Fiona59 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    You need to talk to your CNE to find out why she is allowed to do this. It is in violation of AHS's mandate that all staff work to full scope of
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    PRN being cancelled

    Fiona59 replied to Nicole3d's topic in General Nursing

    Make yourself available for only full shifts. Even four hours pay is better than no pay. Four hours for me equals $130. Gas is $1.12 a litre. I still come out
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    Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    Fiona59 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    Yup, and now we can IV push out here in Alberta. I'll never use either of these skills on my unit, but what they hey, I'm educated and certified. (and no, that's not a 72 hour certification,
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    Daytonite has passed away...

    Fiona59 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    She posted awhile back that she is undergoing treatment for Cancer. I imagine that she has more pressing issues than posting here. We just hope she is doing
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    Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    Fiona59 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    Comparing American and Canadian LPNs and their scope of practice is similar to comparing apples to oranges. The only RN that the LPN reports to is the Charge Nurse, just as RNs do. We are...
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    Applying as a nurse in Norway, anyone else?

    Fiona59 replied to pfb85's topic in Nurse Registration

    It means Norway is concerned about the number of applicants it has for these visas. They want to know why people are applying in large numbers to migrate there, especially those without family
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    Salary- Starting new job after many years at home.

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

    I would accept new grad nurse wages and be thankful. Where I live, we can't keep a practice permit if we aren't employed for a certain number of hours every three years. 13 years at home would...
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    "It's been 2 HOURS!"

    Fiona59 replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Emergency

    Nobody in my family has ever waited more than 90 minutes to be seen in an ER. Usually we are in right away. And yes I live in Alberta, Canada. But then, as my son says "Mum, we only show up in Emerg...
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    Saving notebooks

    Fiona59 replied to PA_RN87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They have been sitting in a box for the last decade. Untouched. Moved across Canada twice. I need to down to the basement and dump the box.
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    Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    Fiona59 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    Pete, here's a question for you. Do you feel better qualified as an RN than those who were trained in the hospital system or graduated up until 2009 as diploma RNs? These RNs had less than three...
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    Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    Fiona59 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Canada

    I've never considered myself a "substitute" anything. The NB College of LPNs needs to get a move on. Having said that, it's vaguely familiar to some of the CARNA and UNA propaganda that appears during...
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    Hospitals in Edmonton

    Fiona59 replied to mLPN79's topic in Canada

    The hospital in Cold Lake hires casuals. I've heard that Cold Lake is great if you like outdoor activities and families with younger children like
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    Hospitals in Edmonton

    Fiona59 replied to mLPN79's topic in Canada

    Yup, it looks like there are a lot of jobs for LPNs in the Edmonton area but you have to be very careful about which units you accept employment on due to the implementation of the new care model....
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    Canadian RPN to US RN

    Fiona59 replied to rpncanadatornus's topic in Immigration Advice

    The PN education is now the old RN diploma course. Two + years up here opposed to the 9-13 months in the US for the practical
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    Relocating to Canada

    Fiona59 replied to tilly1399's topic in Canada

    I've just looked at your posting history. Australia, NZ, UK, & Canada. All English speaking and all with some form of universal healthcare. When you get divorced, it is a time to make some...
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    Relocating to Canada

    Fiona59 replied to tilly1399's topic in Canada

    There are stickies to look at that outline wages in different parts of the country. The government of Canada website outlines how to move here. The job markets in both area you mentioned are lousy....
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    LPN to BSN conflicting information??

    Fiona59 replied to cdsonly's topic in Canada

    Lila: I've heard of four LPNs at my hospital who have dropped out of the Athabasca Bridge because they just don't know what is happening anymore workwise. The trend does seem to be reducing the...
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

    Fiona59 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    But remember unions, universal healthcare and a socially responsible welfare system are the work of the devil and
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    Nursing uk to canada

    Fiona59 replied to nuggsynoo's topic in Immigration Advice

    Pick a province. Contact provincial college of RNs to see if meet educational requirements. Canadian nurses are generally trained and then specialize after graduation. So you may have issues in some...
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    Stinkin', Rotten attitude!

    Fiona59 replied to MomaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Tell them that it's Ribena in your waterbottle! Full of vitamin C and blackcurrant
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

    Fiona59 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    My first thought? A policy on Sexually Transmitted Diseases! But really, six weeks? How is that remotely
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    Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    Fiona59 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    So, what do you consider abuse? I've been punched, kicked, spat at, verbally assaulted, and nipped. Being vomited or pooped on is a walk in the park after you've wound up in Emerg because of a...