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Hi OP, I am in the same situation as you were. I would like to know how everything turned out. Did you decide to go through the PIP or did you decide to resign then after. Your reply would be much appreciated.

Definitely going to choose CAMH! Once you have experience in CAMH, it opens more opportunities for you in MH in other acute hospitals. MH nurses nowadays are in demand. And CAMH is really a great experience and also pays good (i heard). Also, if they have future job post, you can always reapply and you'll get more chance of getting hired since you already worked for them. LTC jobs will always be there no matter what, and it's so easy to get into LTC so don't worry about it that much. :)

Hi, so I've been applying to jobs here in GTA and I noticed some are categorized as ONA and non-ONA positions. Credit Valley/Trillium for example, has openings for both categories. So I'm just wondering what the pros and cons of being in a unionized and non unionized facility/hospital. Does anybody can give me an idea about how much the difference between the rate of ONA and non-ONA nurses in hospitals? Or maybe some of you are working non-union position or knows anybody who are working non-union in a hospital. Thank you in advanced! Your replies will greatly be apprciated. :)

The jurisprudence is not that bad. It's just application of the compendium and some can be directly found in the compendium. I was there when my friend took it. lol. And now you will know your result right away after you submit the exam. It will tell you PASSED. Oh well, CNO is just making money out of this. 40dollars from thousands of nurses, that's a lot. They don't even have to printout materials, or rent a venue for the exam. So that's instant money for them. Just my two cents. Goodluck to everyone taking the jurisprudence exam. :)

I am confused with what some of my friends told me about applying for Masters Degree. Apparently, they said that I still have to do 2years in university to be able to obtain a Canadian degree. And I can't use the title BScN because I didn't have my bachelor's degree here. Can someone clarify this to me? Isn't it that once it's been assessed that my credentials are equivalent to Canadian degree, that means my education is equivalent to Canadian BScN?

Hi there, I'm wondering if it's possible for an IEN (holding a license in Ontario) to apply for MN or MScN program in universities/college here in Ontario. I'm thinking of advancing my career as NP or advanced clinical nurse. Does any of you know someone who went through this process? or any IEN out there who successfuly obtained their MN or MScN here in Canada? I'm really interested.

May i know which hospitals called you? :)

Hi everyone, I dunno if it's normal or is it just me. I'm a new RN here in Canada (had 1 year pediatrics experience in Singapore) and I just got hired in a long term care and already worked 8shifts since then. I'm having problems when it comes to my work, coz in our nursing home I always get evening shifts which is the hardest.There's only one RN who's in charge with all med pass. I only have 4 PSW's and no RPN in the evening unlike in the morning there's one or two RPN's who's in charge with the med pass. I find it difficult to remember each resident because I am being assigned to 3 different floors and I only get 3 shifts per week and my facility did not give me a proper orientation. Is it just normal here to have 1 nurse for 45residents without any RPN to help with the med pass? I don't think it is still safe for the patients, because honestly with the volume of work I don't get to assess and even know each resident one by one. I need advice on how to manage my time and become efficient with the med pass. I get yelled by residents because of course I'm slow and some of the meds are late because i have to check the bracelets of each resident. It takes me 3-3.5 hours to complete my med pass. I don't even have time to eat and it's really not healthy. Please, any advice would be appreciated. It's driving me nuts and I always palpitate whenever I come to work coz I'm still not comfortable with it.