Fiona59

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    Dilemma...Please help

    Fiona59 replied to beaty1234's topic in Canada

    And the department with one of the highest chances of getting assaulted by the public. Where the wonderful patient population has no hesitation in pointing out your faults, your ethnicity, lack of...
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

    Fiona59 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Lori, I've spent a couple of hours explaining the difference to American nurses who have come to Canada to work. Sick hours bank, vacation bank, statutory holiday bank for full timers. Their heads...
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    Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    Fiona59 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    jrwest: the poster you quoted is a NEW grad. Sadly, it's the established working nurses that are supporting the OPs choice. I work with several second degree nurses who went into nursing because...
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    Mixed Unit

    Fiona59 replied to CindyStPat's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about mixed sex units? Mixed services units? My hospital trialed a gong show of a unit. Mixed surgical/medical patients and for good measure toss in some ortho. Can't keep staff or...
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    My parents want me to be a doctor instead

    Fiona59 replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in General Nursing

    A male coworker went through this with his family . His family includes a university professor. He showed them the figures. With minimal OT he makes more than local GPs (after they deduct their...
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    Dilemma...Please help

    Fiona59 replied to beaty1234's topic in Canada

    beaty1234 I remember the thread you are talking about. It got nasty very quickly. Loads of misinformation from American posters who knew nothing about nursing in Canada, how our nursing education...
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    American LPN moving to Ontario

    Fiona59 replied to sdg13's topic in Immigration Advice

    Why doesn't he just marry his gf and migrate that
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    A Day In the Life of a LPN

    Fiona59 replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Arrive around 0650. Do narcotic count. Shift starts 0700 go to report and promise not to kill annoying RN who wants to know everything about her stable patient which she could find if she looks at...
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    First Post- Not a nurse yet... advice for an old guy?

    Fiona59 replied to thecadman99's topic in Men in Nursing

    Don't do it. It's a trap. Run. There are hundreds of posters here who tell you "go for it", "you CAN do it", "what do you have to lose? You'll still age but not be a nurse!" or "I'm a 103 and got...
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    Quebec integration program for nurses

    Fiona59 replied to Remnant_89's topic in Immigration Advice

    Seriously sounds like you are trying to work the system by using Quebec as a backdoor to where you really want to
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    LPN bridging to RN in Alberta

    Fiona59 replied to jprxs's topic in Canada

    Well, a friend graduated from Athabasca about two years ago, eventually found a full time RN line and got "bumped" due to the restructuring that is happening. She's still trying to find a line. Why...
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    American LPN moving to Ontario

    Fiona59 replied to sdg13's topic in Immigration Advice

    That being said, here in Alberta, if you were an ADN graduate prior to 2009 (when degree became mandatory) they will grandfather you. We have heard of ADN nurses being given RPN/LPN status in other...
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    Taking a break from nursing [Ontario]

    Fiona59 replied to alkatize's topic in Canada

    I know that CLPNA requires us to work a certain number of hours over a three year period to remain "active". Failure to meet the required hours results in the need to take the re-entry to practice...
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    How to become a nurse practitioner from a nurse?

    Fiona59 replied to jaimie_adams's topic in Canada

    For a while there was a rash of posters from the UK and Australia wanting to come to Canada for a semester to study. Then do their preceptorships here. They kind of ran into the roadblocks of not...
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    Keep textbooks after completing classes?

    Fiona59 replied to MizzMo's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Collecting dust on the shelf. Opened the maternal/child one once about 12 years ago. In-services at work, journals, and our hospital library keep me up to date, oh and the 'net for stuff I need...
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    Dilemma...Please help

    Fiona59 replied to beaty1234's topic in Canada

    Where do you live? Everybody that lives here knows about the cuts to education and healthcare. It's in the media
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    Night Shift Help!!

    Fiona59 replied to Rn4life27's topic in General Nursing

    I'd really like to know which branch of the military provide free housing! Armour and Air Force don't. Benefits for families aren't free. It's cheaper and a better package to pay for them out of my...
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    41 yr old male wanting to start a 2nd career in nursing?

    Fiona59 replied to simonJ's topic in Men in Nursing

    The OP has never returned since getting a few positive responses just after he posted. The basic facts are nursing education is different in Canada and the US. He doesn't have the option of the two...
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    8 and 80 pay system?

    Fiona59 replied to jenilu66's topic in General Nursing

    Look at your state/provinces labour standards. If union, look at your contract (for the shift
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    Night Shift Help!!

    Fiona59 replied to Rn4life27's topic in General Nursing

    Bit judgmental. I've been a military spouse all my married life. The military pays well if the member is a specialist with trade qualifications. The average grunt NCO isn't getting rich. Paid...
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    Nursing in Canada with an American degree

    Fiona59 replied to LaurenV123's topic in Canada

    You will have to be assessed by the Ontario College to determine if your US education is equal to that of a Canadian educated nurse. You will always be regarded as an IEN and may face having your...
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    47 yr old stay at home mom wants to be a nurse

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

    Look into Health Records. No ick factor, no family interaction, no back injuries, no foot problems. Still helping people, just in a different
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    Nursing in montreal (QC) Canada!!!! Help needed!!

    Fiona59 replied to Stars_nsky15's topic in Nurse Registration

    Why aren't you just in the province you really want to live in? It sounds like you are trying to use the Quebec system as a point of entry to the rest of Canada. Where are you from, I know you...
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    Does Canada accept 2nd Courser RNs from the Philippines?

    Fiona59 replied to Kujaji's topic in Nurse Registration

    What does "planning to transfer to Canada" mean? It's a change of lifestyle and job not a transfer between
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    RPN/LPN in Greece?

    Fiona59 replied to amber43's topic in General World

    Have you kept up to date on news from Greece? The country is practically bankrupt. The civil service and police haven't been paid in full in months, pensions are being slashed or unpaid. You'd have...