smr21

smr21 BSN

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  1. Night Shift Struggles

    smr21 replied to smr21's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Wow, I haven’t thought about that time in my career in a long time, haha! Well, I am still working as an RN and really loving it. A few months after I wrote that post, I ended up getting a...

  2. Night Shift Struggles

    smr21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi gang - A little background on me - I'm a 35 year old new grad, who is part of a New Grad Residency program at a nearby hospital. I had a great career prior to nursing school, and was thrilled to...

  3. Cath lab staff

    smr21 replied to tubaman86's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We have four labs available for use. Typically two get used for interventions, one for EP and one for devices or structural heart. Currently we are running one intervention lab (for STEMIs and...

  4. How did you find a job in Vancouver?

    smr21 posted a topic in Canada

    Hey everyone - I am an IEN who just moved to Vancouver (husband is Canadian and going back to school). I'm neck deep in my job hunt and curious about other IEN experiences with looking for work in...

  5. Clinical Skills on Resume

    smr21 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hey there - So, I recently moved to Vancouver, BC and am updating my resume. I have only had one job, on a progressive care unit where I worked for almost two years. I'm having a hard time describing...

  6. Clinical Skills on Resume

    smr21 replied to smr21's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Those are great ideas,

  7. How did you find a job in Vancouver?

    smr21 replied to smr21's topic in Canada

    Yes, I've started looking into rehab and other options. The thing is, I really like working in acute care, but the stories I've heard of full time schedules have me pretty scared...maybe I'm just...

  8. How did you find a job in Vancouver?

    smr21 replied to smr21's topic in Canada

    Thanks for the replies! Companibiki - I do have a practising license with CRNBC and I have PR status. When I looked up IEN refresher course, I came up with a year long program - is that what you're...

  9. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration Advice

    OK, so update - I got my nursing license!! No further assessment needed! RN_Pro, I did my ABSN at Western Carolina University. For anyone who's interested, here's a synopsis of my process... Dec 2015...

  10. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration Advice

    Thanks! I hope so too, I miss

  11. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration Advice

    CRNBC has responded to my application. They said I am eligible to have my NCLEX-RN results recognized, so I had the board of nursing from the US contact them. Now I'm waiting for background check...

  12. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration Advice

    No request for further testing so

  13. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration Advice

    My report was "somewhat comparable" I did an ABSN option in the

  14. Canadian Immigration & Nursing

    smr21 replied to o.poole's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi there - I just relocated to Canada from the US (not b/c of Trump, my husband is from Vancouver and is going to school here). Anyway, it is a LONG process to get your license here. I started the...

  15. Mistakes

    smr21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where to start with this one, and I'm nervous to post, but here goes. I'm a new nurse, graduated a year ago, been working since March on a CV surgical unit (step-down from CVICU). I guess I'm...

  16. Night Shift Struggles

    smr21 replied to smr21's topic in General Nursing

    meanmaryjean: So, I take a unisom and melatonin between my shifts, and get around 6 hours, sometimes 7. On my stretches off, sleep is really hit or miss. I'm hesitant to get too reliant on sleep aids,...