AnonymousLPN

Voc Rehab Caseworker Assisted Living Administrator for a developmental disabilities agency State Nursing Home and ALF Surveyor

Add me to the grossed out by trachs club. Don't like doing bed baths either. They are tedious. People always want them in the morning when I am trying to pass 0800 and 1000 meds.

Sputum. What I hate most though, is the anxiety. Nursing is a 2nd career for me and I haven't been at it long enough to feel comfortable. Every shift I wonder if this will be the shift when I make a simple human error and harm someone with meds; in...

According to CBC this morning, the government is including RNs and LPNs on a list of occupations eligible for fast track immigration due to a shortage of available Canadian workers. Given all of the threads and discussion about the lack of jobs for n...

Just curious...I have six years of university education (non-nursing) and I am an LPN. So where do I fit in in terms of "2 extra years in university teach you to think differently"? As I have six years, does that mean I am an LPN who thinks like an...

Our school required ATI and used it throughout the program. I did ATI practice questions and glanced at a few sections in Saunders. Passed on first try with 85 questions (LPN) and found the NCLEX easier than expected.

Did anyone out there take the CPNRE yesterday (21 May 2014). If so, what are your thoughts? Personally, I found it to be quite a bit more challenging than the Prep Guide or the Predictor tests.

For the nurse aid/direct care skills at the beginning of our PN program, we had clinicals in an ALF where 90% of the residents needed little or no ADL assistance. We complained that we were getting no hands on experience from this clinical: no bed ...

The wait is agonizing. For those still waiting, I wish you all the best.

Often it is "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" by the Pet Shop Boys Previous job theme was "I Hate Everything" by George Strait: "I hate my job And I hate my life And if it weren't for my two kids I'd hate my ex-wife" I don't miss that job at all.

What about the LPN route? I went to a LPN program with many people who had children including single moms. Being a technical school, it was much cheaper and many classmates were able to get financial aid. Also, our program was primarily nights/wee...

I grew up in the Southern US. Yes/no sir and yes/no ma'am. And you never address an elder by their first name. Now that I live in Canada, people almost seemed offended if I say sir/ma'am. I try to explain that it was a habit bred in to me over ma...

If this is a for-profit facility I would have to ask if management would also be taking a comparable pay cut Or would the sacrifice fall solely on the direct care staff while the Executive Director chuckled as they drive off in their Mercedes?

My spouse and several friends/former co-workers are diploma RNs. Best nurses I know. Their education was based on clinical experience. I went to a LPN program with a high NCLEX pass rate. However, the school would literally cancel clinicals so we ...

Others will probably be able to give your better information than I. However, based on my experiences you will only qualify as a LPN if you don't have a Bachelors. You will probably have to do a Substantive Equivalency assessment and write the CPNR...

You're in Florida? This is the summer. Hiring usually picks up for the season. If you can hang on a few more months, the job situation should improve as Northern visitors and snowbirds fracture bones and have to come to facilities for rehab. This ...

If they came as PR then they have to be in Canada for at least two years out of every five. If not, the PR status is lost. Was anyone in the family born in Canada or the child of a Canadian citizen?

Nova Scotia here. Results came in the mail today. Happily, for me they were good results. I've never been so unsure of a standardized test before the CPNRE. I'm from the States and took the NCLEX. I left that exam feeling quite confident. I've...

I did NOT post this article to encourage a debate over the worthiness of IENs. I posted it because I am amazed that the government thinks there is a nursing shortage when this message board is filled with comments relating to the lack of jobs.

CONGRATULATIONS pikina87!

When we moved I thought I'd have no problem getting my license. The requirement was to have graduated from an approved nursing program. I'm from the US so thought my program would certainly be approved (my spouse and many of our friends are Canadia...

Always keep a Sharpie marker on your person for things like dating bottles when opened. Never leave the Sharpie on the cart as it will disappear. It is amazing how much time you can lose looking for little things. If your MARS are paper keep extra ...

The only way I pass meds to 40 patients, do treatments, chart and get out on time is to clone myself.

When we decided to move from the US to Canada, my spouse had to renew her Ontario license. She went through some thing similar in that they kept saying they never received stuff. The process took almost a year. Someone finally figured out that the...

I also did our immigration paperwork myself (spousal sponsorship). It is mostly self explanatory. There are also several internet forums of people who have been through the process or are going through it. They offer lots of advice as well as help...