JaneSmithRevisited

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  1. Best Long Term Care homes in Toronto Ontario?

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to pinkfish333's topic in Canada

    Not all hospitals or nursing homes are under ONA. Most hospitals are under ONA but there are a few (and they're dwindling, such as Sickkids) who are non-unionized. Some nursing homes that are owned by...

  2. New RN and need assistance with job hunt

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to torontonursingrocks's topic in Canada

    Apply everywhere. Use hospital websites, workopolis, etc. Agencies are always hiring: VON, Saint Elizabeth etc. Just google: Home Care Ontario or Toronto and it'll list you tons of home care agencies....

  3. Floated to Tele, no experience...

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to RNewbie's topic in Cardiac

    I don't know if you carry telemetry pagers on your floor but if you're NOT formally trained to interpret ECGs don't take the responsibility on that piece of care... talk to the charge nurse if they or...

  4. Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

    In the province I am in, you have to have to be an RRT or RN, have a bacherlor's degree with 3-5 years of critical care

  5. Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

    Question: Don't you have to have critical care experience as an RN or RRT to become a Cardiac

  6. Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

    I replied to the quote above, decided to edit and I lost it. Dang it. Anyway, I guess I have to repeat myself. Everyone experience nursing differently. Just because a couple of nurses enjoy their...

  7. Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

    Eveyone has different experiences. Just because a couple of nurses enjoy their job, it doesn't mean that the experiences of those who DO NOT enjoy nursing is not worth exploring and questioning. Why...

  8. Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

    JaneSmithRevisited replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

    I am a fairly recent graduate with a few months experience in bedside nursing and a few months outside of bedside nursing and all I can say is that I am intensely disappointed with myself for this...