Hello, i'm dealing with an issue at my work, union often comes when meeting with HR and management, but I find that my union is not representing me well and i feel that the union rep does not have my...
Hello fellow nurses, I came out of school with a pretty hefty student loan debt (OSAP)... now i'm trying to pay it off but it seems like no matter how much I try to pay each month (average $800/month)...
mariesearcy replied to FitNurse444's topic in Canada
Wow reading your thread I thought maybe I had written it and didn't remember .what I mean is this sounds so much like the same situation I was facing. Except at the time I had written the dreaded...
mariesearcy replied to ilovenursing2013's topic in Canada
Yes definitely the trick is to go rural you'll get your foot in the door and as a new grad that's what you want and need. I speak from experience . I've had to leave Ontario for Saskatchewan and...
Hello, I'm a fairly new grad(started working in '14) working casual/part time at LTCH. I don't get benefits and I was told I was suppose to get 3% in lieu of benefits but I've still to see it. I...
So ur writing the oiiq? That's great. Are you fluent in French? After graduating I've wanted to work in Quebec but wasn't sure if I wanted to write another exam ... How is your medical terminology in...
just wanted to say that after reading all the post out there saying there's no work for RNs in AB ... your post has just given me a glimpse of hope ... thanks. Hope things will change with a change...
mariesearcy replied to youngblood19's topic in Canada
wow thats actually very discouraging to hear i've finally made the decision to start my CARNA application in september/october with hopes of finding employment and moving out there spring 2015 ......
mariesearcy replied to mariesearcy's topic in Canada
oh yeah for sure... i would move only after securing a position. Also, I've been reading more about the AB job market on here and to be honest I'm getting quite discouraged because everyone is saying...
it's been a year now and i've yet to get a call back from any hospitals in Ontario... so i've decided it's about time i make the move to alberta (everyone seems to be doing it, including a couple of...
mariesearcy replied to youngblood19's topic in Canada
i was just about to post something about my wanting to work in Alberta and then I saw your post and thought I'd read it first. I graduated in 2012 but didn't writer my exam until 2013. I finally...
So inaccurate. It's because of reports like this that everyone outside of nursing believe nursing jobs are easy to find and that we don't struggle after graduating. I guess ignorance is