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    Being bullied by my clinical instructor

    Fiona59 replied to Hello.Kitty's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    OP: are you discussing Langara in Vancouver? If so, ask to have the thread moved to the Canadian Forum where current and past Langara students hang
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    Nursing Informatic vs Mature Student

    Fiona59 replied to lostinmontreal's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    A francophone living in Quebec doesn't have to worry about how good their English is. You have to be able to function in French to work there. You aren't too old. You may find the nursing school...
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    If i did something wrong?

    Fiona59 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    And this is why I'm glad to nurse in Canada and not the US. No patient satisfaction surveys! No shopping for hospitals like they are hotels. Yes, our patients are just as whiny but they don't check...
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    How many LPN's Don't Plan To Pursue the RN Title?

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

    Absolutely no intention. I plan to retire in the next six years. I'd have to work full time for ten years to repay my student loans, re-coup lost wages and pension benefits. I already have a degree...
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    Nursing in Ottawa

    Fiona59 replied to Sashat3's topic in Canada

    Mods: can you move this to the Canadian Forum. He'll get realistic answers there. The rational side of my brain says sure. The other side say's it's Ottawa, home of the civil servants who love to...
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    Swollen Feet!

    Fiona59 replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in General Nursing

    Support hose and orthotics are my best
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    If i did something wrong?

    Fiona59 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    I've actually told a patient I'm not his waitress nor his slave. If he can manage to get to the Timmie's in another part of the hospital he can fill up his water glass. For some reason, they just...
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    How to become a Registered nurse in Canada?

    Fiona59 replied to CaptainClutch's topic in Nurse Registration

    Actually, requirements are paid employment. International Nurses - Applying for Registration in Alberta, Canada. College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta - CARNA CLPNA's guidelines...
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    When do you become CPR certified?

    Fiona59 replied to gentlerain's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the school. Mine did a course half way through first semester that was required before we started our LTC rotation. My employer requires us to recertify annually and it is a provided...
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    Calgary Region Floods: Stay Safe!

    Fiona59 replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

    Had a couple of family members sent down there to work over the last week. They said the zoo was a disaster as was the Burnco plant. They said the people were lovely to them, providing them with...
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    Returning to work after C. Diff

    Fiona59 replied to puroticorico's topic in General Nursing

    What does your doctor say? I know in my hospital you have to have three formed bowel movements to be taken off isolation precautions after the lab has given the
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    Nursing dreams turns sour in the Phillipines

    Fiona59 replied to steppybay's topic in International Nursing

    Very true, steepybay. I work in Alberta and AHS (the main employer of nurses) has indeed started layoffs and "restructuring". Basically, any nurse with less than five years seniority is at risk of...
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    Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    Fiona59 replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are seriously underpaid! New grad LPNs start at $25 and top out at just under $33. RNs top out at roughly $45. This isn't including shift premiums. This is in Alberta,
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    Can you be an Registered nurse in Canada without degree?

    Fiona59 replied to David323's topic in Nurse Registration

    The OP isn't interested in Ontario, they specifically mentioned
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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

    While you may be correct in the assumption that BC is full of dirty old vw camper vans, you are wrong about "free healthcare". We have universal healthcare that is publicly funded. And chloroform is...
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    Any direction on areas of nursing I should consider?

    Fiona59 replied to schade1's topic in General Students

    How I read your post is "it's all about me". As a new grad in a lousy labour market, you are going to have to settle for whatever job that will hire you. You won't be anybody's boss or resource...
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    Can you be an Registered nurse in Canada without degree?

    Fiona59 replied to David323's topic in Nurse Registration

    Have you been an RN for over five years? If yes you might be able to be "grandfathered". Have you ever been to Alberta in the winter? You need to be aware that the major cities are pretty much...
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    Such a thing as international agency nursing?

    Fiona59 replied to mrnightinggale's topic in International Nursing

    It's highly unlikely that a Canadian hospital would hire a foreigner for three months work. Our hospitals are mainly unionized and it would have to proven that there wasn't a nurse in Canada able to...
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    AHS - replacing nurses with HCA's?

    Fiona59 replied to SurroDoula's topic in Canada

    She said it was all kind of vague. Vitals, emptying foley bags, emptying ostomy bags, repositioning. Nothing that they shouldn't have been doing (apart from the vitals) all along. But she said, the...
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    AHS - replacing nurses with HCA's?

    Fiona59 replied to SurroDoula's topic in Canada

    And I've met one of the HCAs who will be on the pilot unit. She's not impressed either. Added responsibility is not what she
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    Volunteering at a hospital questions

    Fiona59 replied to Brittdn's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't you get a job
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    student visa in canada

    Fiona59 replied to iamANNie's topic in Immigration Advice

    The PN course is two years. The bridge isn't like the Australian
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    What happens if we fail the 3rd attempt in Canada?

    Fiona59 replied to youhee's topic in International Nursing

    I've read people say they are applying for a 4th try but don't remember anyone coming back to say they'd been granted
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    New LPN grad...should I get my temporary license?

    Fiona59 replied to nflores's topic in Canada

    AHS isn't the only game in town. Salvation Army Covenant Health Independent non-profit agencies Doctors Offices A friend who just graduated and will write in September found a casual line in a...
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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

    Alberta and BC are lousy markets for nurses right now. The lower mainland is saturated with new nurses. Maybe if you move north you'll have a better chance. Just remember that UBC, Langara, UFV,...