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  1. Obtaining a BSN through Australia

    lalaxton replied to swallowtail's topic in International Nursing

    Usually for clinicals you have to arrange for your own placement locally. This can be a real pain but not impossible! The school should have some tips on how to go about this. Some schools require you...

  2. Obtaining a BSN through Australia

    lalaxton replied to swallowtail's topic in International Nursing

    Location means nothing in cyberspace!

  3. Obtaining a BSN through Australia

    lalaxton replied to swallowtail's topic in International Nursing

    My understanding is that Charles Sturt does not offer a BSN as it is defined here in Canada. Be careful if you want to go this route and then apply for a Masters program in Canada, I know of a student...

  4. Outpost Nursing

    lalaxton replied to vchild4ever's topic in International Nursing

    Your right, there does not seem to be travel nursing in hospitals in Canada as in the US. I meant travel nursing in the context of outpost nursing in that you sign a contract for a set amount of...

  5. Outpost Nursing

    lalaxton replied to vchild4ever's topic in International Nursing

    Agency nurses work for a staffing agency that staffs not only outposts but also hospitals. It is the same as travel nursing where you sign a contract to work for a set period of time, say weeks or...

  6. Grauduating Nurses Unable to Find Employment

    lalaxton replied to Jussurfin's topic in International Nursing

    In Ontario there is more and more of a nursing shortage as well as the Ministry of Health helping graduating students find and fund positions. Right now in our hospital we are closing beds for lack of...

  7. Is the D.E.C an Associate degree?

    lalaxton replied to newlife30's topic in International Nursing

    I did my BSN via distance ed through St.Joseph's College in Maine, it was not yeat offered on-line at the time but I believe it is

  8. Outpost Nursing

    lalaxton replied to vchild4ever's topic in International Nursing

    I have done some agency work in outposts. The questions you will likely be asked is how well do you work independently, how do you feel about living in an isolated area, how well do you work under...

  9. PA's make more $$ than NP's?!

    lalaxton replied to GirloftheSun's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PA's and NP's who work in similar specialties tend to make similar salaries. When you look at average salaries PA salaries look higher as more of them tend to work in higher paying specialties such as...

  10. Is the D.E.C an Associate degree?

    lalaxton replied to newlife30's topic in International Nursing

    Tanya, Yes it is equivalent. I also did my DEC in Quebec and went on to do my BSN and MSN in the

  11. ER NP's

    lalaxton posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Any ER NP's out there willing to share any documentation templates that you use in your facility?? We have just hired our first NP's in the ER and the forms the docs are using are really not very...

  12. ER NP's

    lalaxton replied to lalaxton's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Unfortunately the MD's here are very reluctant to go with any electronic system. I have seen the T-system but it is doubtful the hospital will cough up the $$ to purchase. Our problem is that the new...

  13. Canadian NPs

    lalaxton replied to ltvixen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am Canadian and went back to school while living in the US. I came back to Canada in 2001 and have been working in Ontario as an NP ever since. To answer your question, it really is very dependent...

  14. Masters or NP program at Ryerson in Toronto?

    lalaxton replied to Missa's topic in International Nursing

    I do have knowledge of the program. As of 2008 the entry to practice for a Primary Care NP will be a Masters. The Primary Health Care NP program is standardized across Ontario so every University has...

  15. best source of GRE Prep for Self-Studiers

    lalaxton replied to megamiepona's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I found the Princeton review invaluable. I also bought a book (sorry forget the name) that had many previous GRE exams and just plowed through it. I did very well on the exam. Good

  16. Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    lalaxton replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In terms of seeing, diagnosing, and treating patients MD's and NP's are equal. However, as a background,nurses are taught to care for a patient in a holistic sort of way, we look at the entire...

  17. From Canada, FNP in US

    lalaxton replied to mkurek's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually there have been NP's in Ontario since the 70's when there was a 'preceived' shortage of family docs then the government in their wisdom decided that there actually was no shortage and...

  18. From Canada, FNP in US

    lalaxton replied to mkurek's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just to follow up on the previous posters information. The NP program in Ontario is going to a MSN. The class that starts in Sept 2008 will finish with their Masters. ACNP's in Ontario are well on...

  19. 70K possible for a Toronto nurse?

    lalaxton replied to bellasalsera's topic in International Nursing

    With your MBA and a BSN you would have an advantage and may be able to go directly into management which pays better than bedside

  20. Canadian nurses doing foreign degrees

    lalaxton replied to hjfrn's topic in International Nursing

    I did my BSN via distance ed with St.Joseph's College in Maine. They have many many Canadians that take the program there. They also have MSN via distance ed. Fully accredited, they also have an on...

  21. Salary for hospital management/administrators?

    lalaxton replied to X-treme's topic in International Nursing

    Actually it is very easy to see how many managers/nursing exec.'s make in Ontario. Anyone who makes over $100,000 on the public payroll (nurses and hosp administrators included) is public knowledge...

  22. Canadian Questions?

    lalaxton replied to m_chatelaine's topic in International Nursing

    1992 as far as I

  23. Canadian Questions?

    lalaxton replied to m_chatelaine's topic in International Nursing

    To answer you questions: 1) The transition was not any harder than going from one Canadian Hospital to the next, except for getting used to charging the patient for every item, basic nursing is the...

  24. a good way to find drug dinners?

    lalaxton replied to westcoastgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Join your state NP association, some pharma reps find local NP's this way. Also ask your NP/physician clinical supervisor to let you know when they get invited to one. There is no 'list' out there you...

  25. Any Clinical Research coordinator out there? Please Help!

    lalaxton replied to Huncutka's topic in International Nursing

    You may get more responses if you also post on the research nurse thread. I have seen conversations like this