MrsSilverFox BSN, LPN, RN

MrsSilverFox has 27 years experience as a BSN, LPN, RN and specializes in ER, Cardiology, Management, DOC.

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1. Any experience with a Nurse Recruiter?

   MrsSilverFox posted a topic in International

   Wondering if there is a specific site or agency that is better than the rest when it comes to helping relocate RN's from Canada to the States permanently? I know there are a lot of websites that could probably answer my question but I was hopin...

2. Evolution of my nursing career, the hard way.

   MrsSilverFox posted a topic in General Nursing

   It is usually the early hours of a night shift when I would dream of working a day job. That is really what gets me into trouble, the daydreaming. On one of those magical nights when every call bell in the place is ringing and you find yourself sh...

3. ER rushing patients to the floor

   MrsSilverFox replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

   Awe Freckles23, don't give up. I know it is difficult at times, but you make a difference even if you think you don't, you do. Now her is what I would do . I am not sure what your facility has for reporting incidents or near misses, but I would di...

4. ER rushing patients to the floor

   MrsSilverFox replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

   As a former charge nurse of a very busy ED, I can say this happens a lot and, although frustrating there are a lot of things to consider. As a ED department you are bombarded by the public who demand to be seen, others are too sick to demand anythin...

5. Moving on up

   MrsSilverFox replied to MrsSilverFox's topic in Canada

   Decided not to move to B.C after all. Now working as a nurse coroner in Canada. Actual thought of going to the US again, after a disastrous first attempt,many years ago. But I will stay doing what I am doing for now, it is interesting and sad all at ...

6. I failed my NCLEX

   MrsSilverFox replied to QueenV,RN's topic in NCLEX

   I am a Canadian RN who wrote the NCLEX a few times....it is devastating and I know you feel like "what is wrong with me, what is with this test". I felt as though I was doing something wrong, after all I passed (with great marks) my science degree an...

7. I don't think I like my job-now what?

   MrsSilverFox replied to peepnbiscuits's topic in Professionalism

   Believe it or not I think this happens a lot to us nurses, and no doubt other professionals as well. I have done this exact same thing. Wished and prayed for a job, thinking that it would be so much better than what I was currently doing. I have w...

8. Nurse Investigators/Nurse Coroners

   MrsSilverFox replied to trenadamm's topic in Forensic

   Not to sure if anyone is still interested in this topic still but I have some information. Although I am not from the USA, I actually live and work in Canada as a Nurse Coroner. My boss recently talked about a course at the University of North Dako...

9. Moving on up

   MrsSilverFox replied to MrsSilverFox's topic in Canada

   Yes, I guess I knew that, coming from a unionized position myself. I should have rephrased the question and asked how easy it is to get time off and/or how many weeks one gets when they first start with IH.

10. Moving on up

    MrsSilverFox posted a topic in Canada

    After many years of (critical care) nursing in a large city in Alberta, we have decided that we have had enough and are ready to move. I have been commuting in horrible traffic for the past 10 years, and in the winter months it can take me up to 1.5 ...

11. traveling nurse in las vegas

    MrsSilverFox replied to mkrw's topic in Travel

    Did a contract at one of those hospitals you mentioned and it was horrible. Staff was bitter (but it can be like that anywhere), most days I would have 9 patients with no help. Never got a pee break or a lunch break (they would say "oh we forgot to...