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  1. Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

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

    You are probably thinking of the DNS or Doctor of Nursing Science program that will give you the title of "Dr." but you will not be an MD or Dr. of medicine. It is more of a clinical doctorate but...

  2. Hospitalist??

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

    My first NP job was with a group of hospitalists. I did most of the admissions and also took care of most of the patient's in that hospitals sub-acute unit as it was not something most of the...

  3. High Cost of Getting Ready to Move to US

    lalaxton replied to joey1967's topic in International Nursing

    No easy way around it, unless you find someone who will help defray the costs. Some placement agencies will help, look in the Canadian Nurse magazine, some advertise there. Good

  4. What is the most pay you have brought home in a 2week period traveling?

    lalaxton replied to psych1's topic in Travel

    Armysarge, Two agencies that send RN's to nursing stations in Ontario are Bayshore and S.O.S. (Services Organization Sante , in Quebec), I believe both have websites. Alternately you can contact the...

  5. What is the most pay you have brought home in a 2week period traveling?

    lalaxton replied to psych1's topic in Travel

    I made $5700 for 10 days working as an 'travel' nurse at a remote nursing station on a 'fly in ' reserve in northern Ontario. Granted this is a special kind of travel nursing, you do have to have ER...

  6. Physical Exam Books

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

    The best physical exam book I have used and still use today is DeGowin and DeGowin's 'Diagnostic Examination', very old but incredibly detailed and amazingly usefull. I found it in a med school...

  7. PHCNP or ACNP??????

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

    HI PPS, I too live in Ontario but trained in the US. In Ontario, there are basically two types of NP's. Primary Health Care (PHCNP) and Acute Care (ACNP) at present the entry to practice for a PHCNP...

  8. Area of experience before becoming an FNP

    lalaxton replied to Wen83's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my NP program there were those who had just graduated from a BSN program. They definitely had a much harder time than those who had at least a few years of experience as an

  9. Questions about Universal Healthcare

    lalaxton replied to NeuroNP's topic in International Nursing

    I'm with you

  10. Questions about Universal Healthcare

    lalaxton replied to NeuroNP's topic in International Nursing

    Bryan, As a Canadian nurse who has worked both sides of the border I can honestly say neither system is the best! I have seen honest hardworking Americans who don't have health insurance lose...

  11. Please help me and answer some questions regarding Canadaian citizenship!!

    lalaxton replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in International Nursing

    Sounds like this guy might have obtained his information from an 'immigration specialist". Run, don't walk away from anyone who tells you the system is easy in Canada, they usually say this only to...

  12. NP geography of practice

    lalaxton replied to noworries's topic in International Nursing

    I am Canadian but did my training while living in the US at the U of South Carolina. In Ontario, all Universities that offer Nursing (COUPON) also offer the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program,...

  13. Nurse Practitioners

    lalaxton replied to Damien's topic in International Nursing

    You should be able to get a TN visa but these things change all the time, first you have to find a job in the US and NP's are over abundant in some

  14. NP geography of practice

    lalaxton replied to noworries's topic in International Nursing

    NP's are very new in BC but much more established in Ontario. You will also see them in NS, and now Newfoundland and Saskatchewan. We are becoming more and more visible in Canada. Check out the...

  15. is becoming a NP worth it?

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

    Was it worth it? Every minute of it! I am a US trained FNP now living back in Canada and working as an ACNP. There are almost 800 practicing Primary Care and Acute Care NP's in Ontario a the moment....

  16. leaving Boston for Montreal?

    lalaxton replied to orpassion's topic in International Nursing

    If your interested in Neuro, look up the Montreal Neurological Institute, now part of McGill Health Sciences. I worked there straight out of nursing school and learned so much! That is once you get...

  17. Owning your own practice?

    lalaxton replied to Critical Care-Bear's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes it is possible for NP's to open their own practice. The details would depend on what state you are in, how independent you can be, etc. Owning a practice is like owning a business with all the...

  18. Frustrated Grad Student

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

    Remember that you also have 18 years of experience behind you! Where there not times in the ER that you had to make a decision for yourself? or you knew exactly what the patient needed, went ahead and...

  19. What's the Youngest CAD/MI Pt. You've Had?

    lalaxton replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Cardiac

    Do you mean she was 21??, both parents where in middle school when they died, or do you mean the patient was in middle school? The youngest patient I had was 23, large anterior MI. Was upset because...

  20. Where are you from?

    lalaxton replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    Right now in Southern Ontario but went to school 20 years ago at Dawson College in

  21. Considering dropping NP School

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

    Brownrice, Here's a thougth to keep in mind. Do you remember when you started Nursing school? Did you think in your first clinical rotation that being a nurse only meant giving a bed bath and making...

  22. Advanced Health Assessment Course

    lalaxton replied to tvb2a's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Another great book I find useful is DeGowin and DeGowin's Diagnostic examination, you can find that one in most med school bookstores. More information that you'll ever

  23. AMA and scope of practice

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

    What's even sadder is the perception that the shortage of health care providers in rural and underserviced areas is a myth! Do we need yet another study to show that NP's, PA's, CRNA's and CNM are...

  24. Working as RN in Europe

    lalaxton replied to asweetheart50's topic in International Nursing

    It's the same issue here in Ontario, Canada. Our entry to practice requirement is a BSN as of this year. That means that anyone not educated here has to meet that criteria from now on. It is up to the...

  25. cross training in nursing

    lalaxton replied to swillmsrn's topic in General Nursing

    The difference between you and a new nurse is that you already have good critical thinking skills. You may have some catching up to do in a new area, but generally if you show your enthusiasm to learn...