tardisnurse

tardisnurse has 8 years experience.

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1. Nursing in Canada

   tardisnurse replied to Offred's topic in Canada

   Hospitals have definitely started paying more attention to workplace violence over the past few years, for a few reasons. For one, nursing unions have been advocating very strongly for their members to be protected and have been using the media as a...

2. Student Summer Jobs

   tardisnurse replied to nursehopeful2019's topic in Canada

   If you must stay employed, I'd say do camp nursing like the first reply said they did, or event nursing, like at festivals, concerts, marathons (I think they often take student nurses for basic first aid). That said, having come from an accelerated ...

3. What nursing specialty in Canada has the highest pay?

   tardisnurse replied to XRN2020's topic in Canada

   Tricky question. If you're at the bedside, it's the same across the board according to your union - all union jobs start at the same rate regardless of whether you're in OR or ICU or general medicine. All nurses in inpatient care in a hospital will s...

4. Can new grads get jobs in public health or community health?

   tardisnurse replied to nami16's topic in Canada

   Yes, it's doable, and please don't anyone convince you that you "need to do bedside to be a real nurse" first. I can't tell you how many times I heard that. Acute care skills are definitely a must to have when you graduate, but if you don't feel fulf...

5. Trying to find work

   tardisnurse replied to KimBarbossa's topic in Canada

   If it's any consolation, this is not unheard of with new grads. I finished school and got my registration in the summer, and didn't find a job till the next March. Two suggestions: 1) Two weeks of PSW work is a small price to pay to find a job as a...

6. Failed nursing. Now what?

   tardisnurse replied to Mirelasa's topic in Canada

   I'm a current RN, and nursing is my 2nd career. It sounds like you're at a crossroads in your life :-) The good thing is, though, that this is a great point in your life to make that realization. Before the student loans and the dedicated years. I,...