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  1. Should i get my bscn?

    ltothew replied to brittrose's topic in Canada

    I know for the lower mainland in BC most new grads are getting hired in their preceptorships, from their ESN placements, or taking casual shifts. You would get called pretty regularly for casual, but...

  2. Employed student nurses

    ltothew replied to kp1987's topic in Canada

    CRNBC carries the ESN malpractice

  3. Employed student nurses

    ltothew replied to kp1987's topic in Canada

    ESN's do register with CRNBC and are members of BCNU, and part of the collective agreement. They are not considered workload relief, and are allowed up to 50% of the nurses case load. In many BC...

  4. nursing schools in BC (public v/s private)

    ltothew replied to woolala's topic in Canada

    It is not possible anymore, they changed it about a year

  5. Public health nursing BC

    ltothew replied to PublicHealthHopeful's topic in Canada

    some community nursing courses through Thompsons River Uni online Courses : Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning : Distance and Online

  6. Public health nursing BC

    ltothew replied to PublicHealthHopeful's topic in Canada

    I would think it would help to precept there, a lot of nurses that I know got their first job via their preceptorship or

  7. Nursing School at 38...... Too old?

    ltothew replied to kimber75's topic in Canada

    Lots of different age groups in my class...i think that nursing is a second profession for a lot of people, and there tends to be people over 30, so I wouldn't feel discouraged! I worked long shifts...

  8. Too much fluff in nursing programs?

    ltothew replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    I found it very fluffy, but i see why they have it, as I was a bit older in nursing school (30), some of the people that were quite young seem to benefit from this, as they had less experience...

  9. Nurses with body modifications

    ltothew replied to phil.menard's topic in Canada

    In Vancouver this, as far as I have seen, has never even been a topic in school or as a RN, as tattoos and piercings are so common. I can't speak for other parts of the

  10. Are RN's going to be a thing of the past?

    ltothew replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    it seems like less LPN's in the hospital right now here in BC, usually there are 1-2 on the floor, with 7-8 Rn's. I do not think either are going to be a "thing of the