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  1. Don't Like Med-Surg New Grad

    ltothew replied to alyssa17's topic in Canada

    I was hired into a specialty as a new grad but only because I started the specialty program, and paid for the first two theory courses while finishing my degree, and then they paid for the rest once I...

  2. Vancouver BC job searching

    ltothew replied to ashleigh_jane's topic in Canada

    I would definitely apply to all the medical surgical units in the lower mainland. They are always hiring new casuals for these floors. Especially in fraser health, and usually you get a lot of short...

  3. RN or LPN

    ltothew replied to Shan88's topic in Canada

    yes in BC it is RN only. edit: we are just about to start having LPN's work in post partum in the big health authorities in the lower mainland (with the exception of a smaller health auth downtown...

  4. Nursing hours and family

    ltothew replied to Miss21's topic in Canada

    Its interesting because in BC on the L&D unit I work on most of the nurses have families, and many of them like the hours as it works better for having young kids, as you don't need daycare...

  5. Nursing School in Canada

    ltothew replied to Alatus's topic in Canada

    I would think if you had a BSN, passed the NCLEX, you can work in either country with some hoops to jump through. Definitely a need for rural nurses i know here in BC, northern BC nurses are highly...

  6. Calling all Recent Grads

    ltothew replied to JJMJ's topic in Canada

    Nclex has both metric and imperial listed on the exam The NCLEX-RN items currently include both metric and imperial measurement options. Over the next two years, our transition process and the review...

  7. Urinary catheterization and wound care-where to learn

    ltothew replied to bokuwakuma's topic in Canada

    sorry i missed the looking for work part! Maybe going over your skills textbook again, and also if there are video and online components these would also be good. If you do get a job you can then talk...

  8. Urinary catheterization and wound care-where to learn

    ltothew replied to bokuwakuma's topic in Canada

    Do you have clinical nurse educators on the units in Ontario? They would be a good resource if you

  9. Public Health/Maternity in Vancouver, B.C.

    ltothew replied to KimS's topic in Canada

    NICU accepts new grads outside of the esn/perceptorship program and is easier to get

  10. Vancouver job applications

    ltothew replied to BCnewgrad's topic in Canada

    Any luck finding a job yet? I hope

  11. Public Health/Maternity in Vancouver, B.C.

    ltothew replied to KimS's topic in Canada

    Yes (if you ESN there they will train you in NRP). Then you have to have the other two courses done on your own time. They will hire nurses (not new grads) from other maternity units that have done at...

  12. Interview skill questions

    ltothew replied to kenash's topic in Canada

    There are usually case studies, team questions, and emergency questions (emergency questions will relate to whatever type of unit) also some places may ask about CVCs and PICCs if they are...

  13. Public Health/Maternity in Vancouver, B.C.

    ltothew replied to KimS's topic in Canada

    you have to esn/preceptor there to get hired right away. You must have at least one theory course from bcit, and breastfeeding course at minimum as well as NRP. They only do two intakes a year, next...

  14. Public Health/Maternity in Vancouver, B.C.

    ltothew replied to KimS's topic in Canada

    Yes public health usually wants at least two years of experience. As for maternity, its sort of luck of the draw with preceptoring, they are either hiring or not unfortunately. I know of someone who...

  15. Tattoos

    ltothew replied to niico's topic in Canada

    I guess it depends where you live, in the lower mainland of BC, schools and hospitals could care less about tattoos, I know tons of nurses with visible

  16. Maternity Nursing?

    ltothew replied to poopyhair's topic in Canada

    Im not sure if you get a guaranteed line though once done? I think still casual unless you were hired into a line before the

  17. Maternity Nursing?

    ltothew replied to poopyhair's topic in Canada

    I have "self sponsored" the first two theory courses (after this there are two clinicals, breastfeeding and fetal monitoring (one elective as well). The big difference is when a health authority...

  18. Future student looking for advice.

    ltothew replied to Shan88's topic in Canada

    There were many moms in my BSN program, quite a few of them single moms. They needed a lot of support from their families, and partners. In our program they appeared to make a lot of allowances for...

  19. RPN/LPN Vs... RN Or... $30+ Hour work offers/opportunities?

    ltothew replied to team_forum's topic in Canada

    I know, its strange the scope is so different province to province! (sorry meant to

  20. RPN/LPN Vs... RN Or... $30+ Hour work offers/opportunities?

    ltothew replied to team_forum's topic in Canada

    LPN's and RPN's have joined the BCNU this year, but I am not sure if they are happy about, hopefully it is helpful for them, it certainly makes for a stronger union. 4 years is a big commitment. They...

  21. Vancouver job applications

    ltothew replied to BCnewgrad's topic in Canada

    I know this is not ideal,but enrolling in a specialty course through BCIT, so you can add this to your resume, or when applying you can say you are taking it? I have found that this is almost the...

  22. Social Work vs. LPN Career in Alberta

    ltothew replied to Stellabells's topic in Canada

    I began working in social services and did it for 10 years before entering nursing. The biggest similarity is listening to peoples stories. This is something I have found in both careers. The SW...

  23. Hello advice and thoughts

    ltothew replied to sunnylovee's topic in Canada

    it seems like LPNs have a much wider scope of practice in Ontario, and seems like you would be able to work in many areas! You could probably take your pre-reqs at a community college even without...

  24. RN job with 'normal' hours?

    ltothew replied to htanis's topic in Canada

    I guess it depends what field of nursing you enter. If you want to specialize then it might be possible...and even then you would need seniority within that specialty (ie. working in a day surgery...

  25. Employed student nurses

    ltothew replied to kp1987's topic in Canada

    Not many job related activities except ESNing , maybe care aide, you have to have your school write a letter for