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How long may the hiring freeze last ? Any predictions? 3 months? 6 months 1 year? 2years? Any one has a internal managerial conversation about this?

Just because u have some experience , try other agencies . If you are in ontario you have good news :))) I know other agencies you can claim anything . I have heard some nurses claim for nursing uniforms , sthetes scopes , Bp machienes , gas , books...

According to nurses out there, which kind of floor should a new grad nurse start with if one had a choice? cardiology, CCU , Rehab , palliative , Long term cares, ETC Where would a LPN learn gradually? Please share experiences .

Sounds like some re-recession On way!

LPN of BC , Thanks a lot for the insight , everybody who is planing to move to calgary have the same question I guess, Are there still jobs after nine months? And IF yes , what will be the best way to job search upon landing in calgary ? AHS? Or mee...

Why not try the LTC? Ontario long term cares have RNs as the nurse manager . Ull have more of a leadership role . An with few years of experience as a RN you an be an associate director of care or even Director of care ! More management work . Still ...

That's so true ! It's just better for me to stick to my partime job here with some casual shifts which runs my house and living in Toronto ! Lol

Thanks ladies ! I had an interview with a manager down there and was thinking if its a good idea to move from Toronto ATM especially when every one is talking about the freeze . Good insight! Thanks once again

How is living at wetawiskin? It's rural but are there buses running from edmonton?

So casuals is the way to go? At least some work is better than no work . But yes definitely AHs over works the nurses up . Am sure Evrey one is Burnt out ! Ghosh they need to bring these issues up ASAP !

It's kind of stressful when you spend so much money for the school and you yet don't get a job I wish there will be some light for new grad nurses soon in Canada . # desperate and a broke nurse .

Is there a hiring freeze yet in alberta? How long that may last?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/02/19/edmonton.html

http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/01/15/alberta-health-services-chair-stephen-lockwood-says-hes-okay-with-cuts

Brith over ; is RVH planning to hire RPNs? I am willing to relocate from the GTA with six months experience in the LTC as a new grad

What is the best solution for new grads now?

This sounds like a real adventure . I hope there is food stores there I love food more then anything !

Inspiring posts ladies! Thanks for the strength! # New grad nurse job searching

Trishrpn where in north are u? I am also interested in moving anywhere as am a single with no family. Life has been very tough so I guess living in northern wouldn't be any more tough than I have gone through . Just a young nurse need some light to m...

Not a good sign . Just got my alberta lisence as well. Waste of money now to move without a job !

Wow ! I thought it was just ontario ! Fiona does that also apply to lpn position? Have been hearing about the northern will there be no jobs down there too?

Joana73 is totaly right! Hope there comes some light for the new grads soon . In Toronto itself one college graduates 200 students Evrey year! And there are nearly 8 nursing schools or more .

I am hired through hfo and seriously it's a waste ! In a LTC you learn nothing because the managers put you to do audits . NO real RPN experience and when they are short on the units they will push you by ure self to handle the floor . Stressful and ...

I just ordered dansko narrow but am not sure if they are tooooo narrow because the normal ones look too wide from the pictures . Am 6 and half hope the narrow is fine

I passed! I was not an honour student ever but I struggled hard . Hated to see some teachers and the coordinator give best of marks to the loud speaking People and hated the fact that they got best of placement . Some of us never got what we wanted e...