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Sorry, no. But I was just about to investigate. Was the application hard to do?

Talk about patient centered care....NOT. The patient's treatment will be delayed because, although the doctor wrote the order, the format does not optimize reimbursement. The solution is to torture the patient and scare the nurses. Shameful. These geniuses should be the ones afraid for their licenses. Sorry, my tantrum is over

Thanks, great suggestions. I was not aware of this association

Spain, thanks for providing the update. Sounds like you have put positive changes in place to improve the situation for everyone involved. Congrats

I am trying to Assess whether staff Ed positions are a thing of the past or a thing of the future, if that makes sense. It affects me because if staff Ed positions are few, a leadership MSN makes more sense for me versus an Ed degree. In my area, academic teaching positions need a PhD. Sorry, this may be taking us away from OP question.

WGU's MSN Ed is not exclusively academic. People love the Ed specialty courses. I am curious. I work for a large health system but there are few staff development positions. No nurse educators anymore. They rely on an ever dwindling cadre of CNSs. What are some staff development job titles and what do they do?

Thank you. Great information

I have a very rookie question. I am a Canadian with a Michigan RN license and have worked in Michigan for 20 Years. If I leave Michigan and work outside the U.S. Would I need a refresher class? If I pay my dues will my license continue while I am away or do I need to repeat an exam?

This is interesting. I wrote the Canadian exam, then the Us NCLEX Exam a couple of years later. They were different but I didn't think either was unduly difficult. I wonder what has changed, I am surprised CDNs are doing so poorly. One thing---some units of measurement, like blood glucose, cholesterol, hg are different between the two countries. How is that handled on the test?

The hospitals in my area process many Canadians and they do have standard letters. It states you are licensed in the particular state, your education, what title you will work under, what your rate of pay is. They describe your job duties. They want to know if you are hired under an RN job title, that you are doing RN job duties. The effective period (date of hire + 3 yrs).

I have some American friends who send their kids to Canadian universities because tuition is cheaper. I don't know any who went to nursing school though, so not sure of all the implications. You would be a foreign student so might pay higher fees than Canadians but still cheaper than many U.S. Schools. I don't know anything about student VISAs, sorry

I am Canadian living in Canada. Have been crossing the border every day for 19 years on a TN VISA. You take your TN Visa letter provided by your new employer, your US RN license, Visa Screen, your diploma and $56 dollars U.S. In cash. I think you need exactly $56; I have never asked them to make change. Technically, I think you are supposed to bring your Canadian RN license too. The premise is you are supposed To be licensed in your home jurisdiction to be eligible for a TN. I haven't had to show it in years, which is good because Ontario doesn't issue an official card anymore and they won't accept a computer print-out. Check with US immigration by calling the border for hours when they will process TNs. It usually isn't done ATC. I think the word "sponsor" is problematic. Employers sponsor people for green cards but I don't hear that word for TNs. Getting a hospital to sponsor an RN for a green card seems to be a thing of the past in my neck of the woods. Let me know if I can help further

I wish I was more knowledgeable about other day-to-day responsibilities of other disciplines. Many years ago, a smart manager made us shadow in pharmacy or PT on occasion. I am always jealous of my daughter on "bring your kid to work day."

I receive care at the health system that employs me, due to insurance. Like the OP, I would prefer not to do so. I am aware of inappropriate med record accesses; it is taken seriously and the responsible parties held accountable, but the damage is already done. I don't like bumping into my HCPs in the elevator. But I live with it

RNbubu, don't sweat it. Try it for 6 months, then request to switch back to nights if you need to

There was something on CBC radio in the past couple of weeks. A nurse administrator in Thunder Bay said many grad RNs hadn't passed and they were trying to decide if the should be let go or retained as grads. She said the failure rate was 12% in past years; 30% this year

I am going slowly due to a busy life. I like it. I am 6 months in. I planned to do it quickly but life got in the way, and I am trying to learn something too! Some people do it really quickly, like 4 or 6 months. My mentor said the avg is 18 mths

I live in Canada and am half way through the MSN. The catch is I live near the border and have worked in the USA for the past 20 years. WGU requires you to be employed in the US

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Don't be so hard on yourself. You can't be a pro right out of the gate. Did your training for this role include "mock" phone calls? Pretending you are calling somebody, imagine their response, practice answering? It feels really awkward, is time consuming but works for me.

I am a Canadian working in Michigan. I don't know how open you are to working for a short time in a border city, like Buffalo, where hospitals are very used to processing Canadians, before applying to your ideal locale. You would have worked in the states for awhile and have a license from a state. Your next hospital would still have to help you get a TN but they might be willing. If they know you have already worked stateside

Great advice

Stick with days

My day job is management, a fair commute and not super enjoyable. I work for peanuts for 4 hours every week at a local charity. RNs are there for health screening but I spend most of my time helping elderly people with little problems---argue with the cable company for them, fill out online passport applications, talk about their problems. Helps me connect with people in my community as a helper rather than the villainous manager

I don't work OR, but have a comment on Sanitas. I loved them because it reduced my plantar fasciitis. But then I began having knee problems. The podiatrist I saw had really negative feedback about the shoes. He said they help fasciitis because they don't allow you to flex the foot but it leads to other problems. Just my experience