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  1. Is money everything in this profession?

    WhyNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Being a newly grad nurse, I can't deny the fact that we are in need in money to help paying bills that have been piled up since we were in school. We doesn't love money, right? I am sure we all do,...

  2. Is money everything in this profession?

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - it is just a question about life in a broader area. We all need money to sustain, and nursing is no different than other profession. We work, we pay our dues, and we live... it is a cycle of...

  3. Is money everything in this profession?

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree with

  4. Is money everything in this profession?

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I need to defend myself a bit here - I am not busy body - they are just too loud and keep bragging about how good money is and do whatever you can... It just sounds like they are trying to milk the...

  5. Is money everything in this profession?

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody like to be underpaid - that's the universal rule and trust me, I LOVE money to death. Sometime it was just surprised to hear from others of how they trying to find a loop hole, and "milk" the...

  6. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    I am residing in Canada at this moment and that could subject to

  7. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse posted a topic in Canada

    It is interesting to find out that some hospital is willing to hire foreign nurses all the way from Jamaica rather than local nurses (who probably would know more about the culture and people here in...

  8. Contractor (Nurse)??

    WhyNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have anyone out there used to be a nurse contractor before or heard anything about being a nurse contractor? I went to a baby shower party last weekend and met this nurse who used to be a nurse...

  9. Contractor (Nurse)??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    What is

  10. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    I guess a bit of both - one side of me is frustrated with the hiring system and on the other side, I shouldn't be blaming the system cause I don't know the other side of the stories. All I know is...

  11. Evil Nurses

    WhyNurse replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How about expressing your concern to your supervisor? Or is she your

  12. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    Totally agree - this is part of life, and we move on cause we can't afford to stay hungry and have our bills unpaid over the inequality of treatment we receive in this industry. Sometime just feel...

  13. Any idea of working for the agency?

    WhyNurse posted a topic in Canada

    Hi there, I am a fresh grad (well, I guess technically not, cause I have been graduated from nursing school for more than a year) and been trying and sending many many resumes but doesn't seem to have...

  14. Any idea of working for the agency?

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    Thanks for the advice. I am just desperate but I guess I am not qualified for now. Have you worked with Select before or other agency? Just wonder and curious how they

  15. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    I am absolutely not trying to stir the pot or trying to be racist... I myself is also an immigrant who work hard who had a nursing degree from a foreign country - I work hard re-cert and went through...

  16. Do travel nurses precep fulltime nurses in your hospital

    WhyNurse replied to 6721's topic in General Nursing

    Are you going to stay in the same facility for long? If not, I guess there's not much to worry since people rotates, and who knows the other FT staff might not be there when you return, and you won't...

  17. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    No - apparently all of them are "travel" nurse in temp

  18. Any idea of working for the agency?

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    Here are some of the agency I found - I am kinda hesitating on sending my application before knowing more yet I am desperate in just getting anything and don't mind going anywhere (student loans are...

  19. Starting over age 40

    WhyNurse replied to Sarahbear's topic in General Nursing

    Do more research before making any decision. It would be nice to turn your dream to reality - but sometime the two do not line up together...and we will be back to square one. Sorry - I am not much of...