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  1. Is 61 too old to start Pre-Nursing?

    CanadianAbroad replied to Kikzy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why are people acting like 61 is close to death and this person would be not able to do this? I worked with someone who was 60 and she could run circles around most of us. Don't let age stop you. If...

  2. How to become footcare nurse in Ontario?

    CanadianAbroad replied to bananorama's topic in Canada

    I think St Clair college still does their classes. That is where I took

  3. How to DEAL?!?

    CanadianAbroad replied to Smith1283's topic in General Students

    Sadly, it won't get much better when you graduate. There are some who like to be petty and gang up on other nurses. My suggestion, give no craps on what others say about you. In the end, they more...

  4. Davenport university lpn program

    CanadianAbroad replied to Jamaal0829's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats. Orientation yesterday was very basic. You didn't miss

  5. Davenport university lpn program

    CanadianAbroad replied to Jamaal0829's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I think they still have open seats. I will be done in August and then will continue with my BSN classes. Good luck with your application. I would call them and see what they say. We have orientation...

  6. Davenport university lpn program

    CanadianAbroad replied to Jamaal0829's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am taking the LPN route there due to the tuition discount. I can't wait to get this year over

  7. Davenport University LPN Program

    CanadianAbroad replied to NurseKash's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Sounds like you are doing exactly what I am doing there. I am so ready to get started my actual nursing classes! Congrats on being accepted! Woo

  8. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    CanadianAbroad replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The only thing lame about long term nursing, is the OP of this absurd post. Everything you listed you do, is also done in my part of the ER. Stop acting as if long term care is the lowest of the low...

  9. New BSN vs veteran LPN

    CanadianAbroad replied to kiyoshi kazuya's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why is it that the assumption would be jealousy? I don't understand why someone would think the LPN is jealous of the BSN. News flash, plenty of LPNs are satisfied being LPNs and have no desire to be...

  10. Why wasn't I placed in the ED?

    CanadianAbroad replied to shan_elle's topic in Emergency

    There is the saying that God's delays are not God's denials. Perhaps you are meant to be on this path to enhance your skill set as a nurse and really prepare you for life as an emergency nurse? My...

  11. New BSN vs veteran LPN

    CanadianAbroad replied to kiyoshi kazuya's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Based on the title of this post and how you set yourself as the "new" nurse compared to the "old" LPN, I am going on the hunch that the other nurse may not be the problem here. Do not discount the...

  12. Davenport University LPN Program

    CanadianAbroad replied to NurseKash's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Did you hear anything from Davenport yet? I am so looking forward to starting my actual nursing classes and not just plugging away at the non nursing

  13. Baltimore, MD or Worcester, MA: New grad L&D

    CanadianAbroad replied to llindenbaum's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you have to live in Worcester, or could you live closer to Boston to get more chances for work? I lived in Worcester and it really is a rough city. Housing will be more expensive getting closer to...

  14. Davenport University LPN Program

    CanadianAbroad replied to NurseKash's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was a Breckinridge student as well. How far into the program were you? I was just starting. Hopefully I will see you there in September at

  15. What to do

    CanadianAbroad replied to Ghazal12345's topic in Canada

    Try applying to St Clair College. The RPN program in both Chatham and Windsor are good. If I could do it there and succeed, you can. Good

  16. Nurse opinions on "Birth Rape"

    CanadianAbroad replied to EKUGRAD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As someone who has been raped, I find this incredibly insensitive to women and men who have gone through the actual horrors of rape. I also assume this is a term coined by midwives in order to try and...

  17. Davenport University LPN Program

    CanadianAbroad replied to NurseKash's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am attending there now and will start my LPN classes in Sept. So far I am doing well and like it

  18. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    CanadianAbroad replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You do realize that some of the "pre-nursing" students have been nurses before in other countries? Even if they were not, they can judge the behavior of a nurse and determine what is appellate or not....

  19. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    CanadianAbroad replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This really is an ignorant post. First, educate yourself on addiction studies and why most people end up using. First of all, many of them mask mental health symptoms and use to try to medicate...

  20. so... i assisted in a code today... BUT

    CanadianAbroad replied to sickonXmas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, at least it wasn't like my patient who walked into a room during a code and asked me to stop doing compressions and to get her a turkey sandwich and a drink. She literally said "excuse me, can...

  21. Preventing call-ins

    CanadianAbroad replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    If people are allotted call ins, they will take what is entitled to them. I just called in on Friday due to being super sick with Bronchitis, but your responses, indicate you would rather me go in and...

  22. Nurse yelling at patient

    CanadianAbroad replied to MSUOUgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Remember that what works on medical floors more than likely will not work on a psych unit. There have been times where I have literally had to say to a patient "knock this sh*t off". Would I ever say...

  23. Moving to Canada with a US NCLEX license please help

    CanadianAbroad replied to amos24's topic in International Nursing

    I hate to break it to you, but you more than likely won't be able to transfer. In order to get a visa, you can't just decide to move. Considering the job market, Canada will not give a position to...

  24. confessions of a RRT

    CanadianAbroad replied to yahoomagoo's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a dose of reality for you....in Canada, most of the time we work without RTs. Most of what you describe, RNS and RPNS do without hesitation; why, because it is taught to us in our program and...

  25. Made a big med error as a student... i'm devastated.

    CanadianAbroad replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    I made a serious med error as a nurse. I will start by saying it was not a normal shift, and we were switching from one nursing home to a new one. We were sending out patients in waves, and I had to...