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    College of Nurses of Ontario is failing

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    BY LAW, all regulatory bodies must PROVIDE a number of things, such as: "...timely decisions, responses and reasons make registration decisions, and provide written reasons for those decisions, within...
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    CNO wait times

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Canada

    You can also file a complaint with the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman; this Office may be better positioned to address complaints by Canadian born/educated/practicing Nurses. Home - Ontario...
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    CNO wait times

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in Canada

    If you are a Nurse and have experienced exorbitant wait-times dealing with the College of Nurses of Ontario, please contact the Office of the Fairness Commissioner and make them aware of the issues...
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    CNO registration timeline

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Canadiand's topic in Canada

    Contact the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) Email: [email protected] Phone: 416-325-9380 Toll-free: 1-877-727-5365 Fax: 416-326-6081 TTY:
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    Emilia Clarke calls attention to the fact that nurses are living below the poverty line

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    "To force the people who save our lives to live on food stamps has to stop...Now more than ever we must value nursing. Nursing is about more than just medicine; it's about engaging with another person...
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    Emilia Clarke calls attention to the fact that nurses are living below the poverty line

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's also happening in Toronto, ON Canada. I was surviving on per diem and contract work for years before I finally left the profession for a career with more stability that provides a better life....
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    What is an RN, BAAN?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    A colleague lists the credentials "RN, BAAN" after her name in her signature. I've asked once before what it meant and she dismissed the question, refused to respond. What is a BAAN? Anyone have a...
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    Nursing jobs in Ontario affected by Doug Ford's hiring freeze

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in Canada

    [h=1]Ontario's Doug Ford orders hiring freeze for public servants[/h] In Ontario, the public sector is made up of any job that receives funding from the provincial government. That includes a lot of...
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    What is an RN, BAAN?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    She has it listed as BAAN. None of my other nursing colleagues have ever heard of
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    What is an RN, BAAN?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    In what province? I live in Canada and I'd never heard of any educational institution handing out BAAN degrees for nursing before. Nursing degrees here are either: BScN, BN, or
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    What is an RN, BAAN?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    @Wuzzie This person is definitely the type who tries to look
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    What is an RN, BAAN?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    @JKL33 What kind of nursing degree is a BAAN? Is it some kind of associates credential? I've never heard of a BAAN, especially in Canada it's either BScN or BSN or
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    Ontario's Doug Ford orders hiring freeze for public servants

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in Canada

    In Ontario, the public sector is made up of any job that receives funding from the provincial government. That includes a lot of services and infrastructure we rely on every day. The following jobs...
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    Nursing home cutting corners (ex. understaffing) leads to patient's death

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    CEOs/owners operating nursing homes are not known for their ethics or empathy/care for humanity. There's a popular nursing home chain in Toronto, ON Canada...the CEO/founder used to own and operate a...
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    Nursing home cutting corners (ex. understaffing) leads to patient's death

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I dont know know what to make of this considering cutting corners is seen in the public sector, too. Below is an excerpt from the article. Source: She modelled in New York and worked for the Navy....
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    Nursing home cutting corners (ex. understaffing) leads to patient's death

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding, right. I don't understand.... I just can't fathom how the corporate entities who profit in these situations can live with themselves? How do they look their family and children in the eye?...
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    Verbal abuse ... what are my rights?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to KHT's topic in General Nursing

    @kookykorky Questionable, but... an aggressive quad patient can certainly bite and
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    Verbal abuse ... what are my rights?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to KHT's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on an inpatient unit where more than half of the patients were like this, and management was apathetic to the bedside nurse's struggle to provide effective care with this added pressure....
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    Advice for combating burnout & compassion fatigue?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have obtained a position away from the bedside to assist me with my slow healing process to hopefully one day recover from burnout, ptsd, and compassion fatigue as a result of my negative clinical...
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    Advice for combating burnout & compassion fatigue?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    @OldDudeRN I'm running on empty, basically. The effects of burnout are lingering and manifesting into physical symptoms now (ex. Overall pain, fatigue, panic attacks/anxiety, migraines). Ideally, I...
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    nickel-and-diming a nurse's wage

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Nurses who graduated around The Great Recession (2007–2012) or afterwards are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression, and are still suffering from the...
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    Addressing the Predicted Nursing Shortage

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!
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    How many of you nurses don't have health insurance?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in Canada

    I'm thinking of purchasing a Personal Health Insurance plan. My current nursing position doesn't have one, and many jobs that are advertised don't offer benefits either. I've been struggling to...
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    Med math question

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to bmsayr01's topic in General Students

    The formula is: D/M x V Apart from this formula, you should memorize/refresh basic conversions (ex. Going from Millilitres to Grams to Litres, etc)... Backwards and forwards and sideways If you...
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    Depressed with only one semester left

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in General Students

    Hang in there. Sending positive energy your way, for whatever it's worth Keep well, but above all... finish (your program)