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  1. Nurses who work in Community/Home care

    theRPN2b replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

    If hospitals in your area are experiencing budget cuts, try applying to LTC ... many new grads start there. And I am a recent RPN graduate, and some people who graduated with me applied to home care...

  2. Ontario RPN or BScN program

    theRPN2b replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

    Hi! I'm a new grad RPN in Ontario. I just got my first nursing job through the NGG program. No matter if you're an RN or RPN, it is very difficult to land a permanent full time position as a new grad....

  3. Too Old to Enter Critical Care Nursing?

    theRPN2b replied to Fiddlesticks27's topic in Critical Care

    If it's where you want to work then apply! You have a lot to offer in the ICU with your work experience. Besides, I'm sure that there are nurses that obtained their first critical care position when...

  4. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    theRPN2b replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The hospital where I work (In Ontario,Canada) it seems that they only ones who wear white coats are clinical instructors from the local college and university when bringing students on the unit, and...

  5. Future for RN's in Ontario

    theRPN2b replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

    It's usually a little easier to get an RN job in small towns/rural areas because those areas are less saturated with nurses, if you are willing to relocate (at least for a year or two at the beginning...

  6. Are there any new grads that are struggling to find a hospital job in the GTA?

    theRPN2b replied to Canucks's topic in Canada

    It's the Hamilton Health Sciences hospital system (a family of 5 hospitals). And HR can take a while to respond to external applicants. Internal applicant always get priority when applying to postings...

  7. Are there any new grads that are struggling to find a hospital job in the GTA?

    theRPN2b replied to Canucks's topic in Canada

    Have you tried applying in the Hamilton area? I am a new grad RPN (graduated December 2015) and have gotten a job in one of the hospitals in Hamilton,in a non-acute setting. Although there were many...

  8. CNO Registration

    theRPN2b replied to Daniel01_'s topic in Canada

    I went in on Tuesday Feb 16th, and got my registration number Thursday the

  9. 8 or 12 hour shifts

    theRPN2b replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer 12's, to make full time hours you only need 2 shifts per week, and that means you get more days off during the week (instead of just 2 in your typical 8 hour shift

  10. CNO Registration

    theRPN2b replied to Daniel01_'s topic in Canada

    I went in person, and got my registration number in 7 business

  11. RPNs in Mother-Baby in Ontario?

    theRPN2b replied to Outlandish's topic in Canada

    I never had a placement on mother-baby, so I can't give the most accurate answer. But I know that many hospitals in Ontario hire RPNs on their mother-baby units, although I am not sure of the ratio of...

  12. How long did your CNO registration take?

    theRPN2b replied to Burno's topic in Canada

    I went to the CNO in person last Tuesday, and received my registration number this morning, so it took 7 business days for

  13. CPNRE January 2016

    theRPN2b replied to rjones416's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I PASSED !!!!!

  14. CPNRE January 2016

    theRPN2b replied to rjones416's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I'm not in Toronto, but in the GTA area and I haven't gotten anything in the mail today. People in Toronto probably hear first since the CNO is located in Toronto and the letters can make it to...

  15. CPNRE January 2016

    theRPN2b replied to rjones416's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Checked the mail today, nothing form the CNO, maybe tomorrow *fingers

  16. CPNRE January 2016

    theRPN2b replied to rjones416's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I know someone who wrote the CPNRE in September in Ontario and she got her results in 4 weeks, I wouldn't worry yet... tomorrow it will be exactly 4 weeks since the exam, so there's no use in hoping...

  17. Agency nursing as a new grad in Toronto area?

    theRPN2b replied to mintchocolate's topic in Canada

    When working part time or casual, you can sometimes make full time hours, I know some nurses doing

  18. Jurisprudence exam for ontario license as Rpn

    theRPN2b replied to sydney2015's topic in Canada

    The jurisprudence exam is about the CNO standards and other documents. It's an open book test that you have 3 hours to complete online at home. It took me 1.5 hours to complete it and I passed on my...

  19. CPNRE January 2016

    theRPN2b replied to rjones416's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I thought it was a fair exam,80% of the questions were fair, 10% were difficult, and 10% were easy. Everything that was on the exam was taught in the program, so there was no surprises. I personally...

  20. New Grad Cover Letter Critique

    theRPN2b posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am currently doing my final placement on a geriatric medical ward. The manager has told me that I am welcome to hand in my resume and cover letter. I would like some critique on my cover letter....

  21. New Grad Resume Critique

    theRPN2b posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello I am currently completing my final preceptorship as a practical nursing student on a geriatric medicine ward in Ontario, Canada. I really enjoy working on the unit. I already talked to the...

  22. New Grad Resume Critique

    theRPN2b replied to theRPN2b's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just to add: on a Word document the total length is 1.5

  23. How to survive first night shift?

    theRPN2b posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I am a practical nursing student in my final semester, I am about to start 7 weeks of my final placement working full time with my preceptor on a medical unit. She works rotating shifts (2...

  24. Mohawk College RPN Class Timetable?

    theRPN2b replied to Claudia1980's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I'm in semester 4, so I will give you what I had all 4 semesters Semester 1: Monday: Health and Healing 8:30-10:30 and Health Sciences 3:30-5:30 Tuesdays: Computers in Nursing 8:30-11:30 (but it never...

  25. Ideal number of references for a new grad?

    theRPN2b replied to theRPN2b's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks everyone :) will start asking my clinical instructors for references