JaneSmithRevisited

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1. hours of work

   JaneSmithRevisited posted a topic in Canada

   I was wondering, typically how many hours of work does one need in order to move up a payscale as a new hire. I've worked in other health care facilities before as a nurse. This new job is not...

2. Need career advice for an RN who doesn't know where to go

   JaneSmithRevisited replied to mcdq's topic in Canada

   With budget cuts, unless you have experience in acte care or you consolidated on a critical care floor or have the critical care certificate... it'll be kinda difficult to get hired on critical care...

3. Nursig student in calgary wanting to go to the OR after graduation

   JaneSmithRevisited replied to coco0106's topic in Canada

   Make a request to have OR as your final placement for your undergrad. If not, do a periop course and when you start picking placements do a quick job search on who's hiring and pick those who

4. NICU nurse aspiring to be a ER or ICU/CCU nurse

   JaneSmithRevisited replied to kheemooy's topic in Canada

   What is more important to you right now (gaining new experience vs. continuing excellence at a field you're familiar with)? And what can you afford to do in terms of money and time? How much is each...

5. Orientation Lengths for New Hires

   JaneSmithRevisited replied to RN.Jillian's topic in Canada

   Talk to your manager about it. Don't loose your lisence over "pretending" you know what you're doing. Thankfully, I had more than enough orientation for my first job because my manager understood as...

6. Operating Room nursing in Ontario

   JaneSmithRevisited replied to tobey's topic in Operating Room

   All RNs in Ontario scrub AND circulate. Some facilities only have RNs and no OR techs/RPNs; therefore, they have to do both. So if there is two RNs in a case, both parties have to decide who's going...

7. ONA pay scale

   JaneSmithRevisited replied to shawtee's topic in Canada

   Even when you're all under ONA it does not mean you have the EXACT same contract hospital to hospital. Each union contract is bargained with the hospital. Even in hospital networks where there's 2-4...

8. Why do you want to become an OR nurse?

   JaneSmithRevisited replied to Quynhu29's topic in Operating Room

   Include somewhere in your essay that you enjoy the team environment of the Operating Room. That you enjoy learning hands on. Tell them some exposure you have with the Operating

9. What's the job market like in the Toronto area?

   JaneSmithRevisited replied to Aeterna's topic in Canada

   I'm not too sure what kind of nursing you're interested in doing. If you're not interested in a specialty, what would you like to

10. What's the job market like in the Toronto area?

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to Aeterna's topic in Canada

    A lot of the positions that are opened in TO are critical care areas or specialized areas (such as OR/endoscopy or dialysis). I know a bunch my classmates from nursing school worked as a nursing...

11. 1st year student struggling

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to jumper44's topic in Canada

    Have you looked for on-campus jobs? How about fast food joints? Movie theatres? Call centres (I heard they're really flexible)? Have you looked into scholarships/bursaries at your

12. Is Nursing as Stressful as Nursing School?

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to imjustme123's topic in General Nursing

    Thinking about the amount of responsibility I have as a nurse makes me rethink about nursing as a career. I have 1 year experience under my belt and I'm still drowning. No matter what your workplace...

13. Highest Paid Nurses in B.C....how is this possible?

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    It seems that nurses in Alberta and B.C. have better union contracts than in Ontario =(. I've never heard double-time-and-a-half

14. Workplace Bullying for Nurses

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to ericleeericlee's topic in Canada

    Unfortunately, I'm not part of a union. It's happening in a private outpatient clinic, believe it or

15. Workplace Bullying for Nurses

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to ericleeericlee's topic in Canada

    I can speak from personal experience. I am wanting to leave my job so badly right now because the nurse who bullies me, is not only verbally agressive, but has been borderline physically aggressive as...