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  1. HELP! York/Georgian Collab Program!!!

    Cdnbscn replied to autumnpowers's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    The area was never an issue. Campus is safe and I never felt "unsafe" (although I did commute and didn't live on site). Theory is a huge part of the BScN. We had clinical like every other school,...

  2. Psych Nursing in Canada

    Cdnbscn replied to BGr4ves87's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in Ontario on a mental Health inpatient unit. I was hired without additional credentials but with the expectation that I obtain a certificate in psychiatric nursing during my employment....

  3. spit hoods/ spit socks in hospital

    Cdnbscn replied to workingot's topic in Psychiatric

    We have spit hoods. We use them during situations requiring restraints (for spitters) but once the patient has been medicated and restrained they're removed for patient safety. They are never left on...

  4. Psych Nurse Expectations

    Cdnbscn replied to FuturePsychN's topic in Psychiatric

    communication is a core skill!!! Know your mental status exams, don't ignore physical complaints but learn to talk to your patients, observe your patients both when they're alone and when they're...

  5. You Know You're a Psych Nurse When . . . .

    Cdnbscn replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    You can pinpoint all the potential PDs in your circle of

  6. Psych nursing is easy

    Cdnbscn replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    If psych nursing is easy then I'm in the wrong facility!!! I love my job and my patients (most of the time) and while it may not be as "busy" as a medical or surgical unit, it's it own type of...

  7. final year nursing pre grad helppp!!!

    Cdnbscn replied to jnurse15's topic in Canada

    I did do a mental health placement during third year and then put in for a mental health placement for my IP. I'm also in Ontario. Feel free to send me a pm if you have any

  8. final year nursing pre grad helppp!!!

    Cdnbscn replied to jnurse15's topic in Canada

    It depends on where you want to be when you graduate or whether you're just looking for well rounded skills experience. I chose to do my ip in mental Heath because I knew I wanted to get a job there...

  9. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Cdnbscn replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Who the heck would go drinking and dancing in scrubs?!?! í ½í¸‚í ½í¸‚í ½í¸‚ oh my

  10. What is your schedule like? Is mine horrible?

    Cdnbscn replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    4 on, 4 off, 4 on, 5 off.... Repeat and my shifts are LD, LD, LN, LN. It's a new schedule for me so I'm not sure if I like it or not yet

  11. PRN vs routine pain meds

    Cdnbscn posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I work in a SNF and have a patient who is on long acting pain meds as well as prn narcs which she asks for at routine times. I have asked her doc several times to make these prns routine since her...

  12. How old is too old to safely practice?

    Cdnbscn replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Deleted because I didn't see which forum this was

  13. How do you Feel about...

    Cdnbscn replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a role as a UCP during nursing school and did the companies medication training program. Some of the girls I worked with were well equipped to be doing this and others, well.... how they...

  14. Didn't think it would be this tough

    Cdnbscn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    While I had heard rumours of the difficulties in securing a job after graduation, I suppose this was not made as clear as I had hoped it would be. There have been a ton of RN layoffs in my area right...

  15. how to write a CV

    Cdnbscn replied to ayo2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was told to write a student nurse CV to create a document of clinical experience which could be shared on top of my resume (employment experience) upon graduation. My student nurse cv lists all...

  16. Seriously?? Small rant.

    Cdnbscn replied to DelaneyB's topic in General Nursing

    Even after I graduated and passed my NCLEX, the letter I got in the mail specifically said you can not use the title RN until you are registered through your regulatory body. I waited until the CNO...

  17. Didn't think it would be this tough

    Cdnbscn replied to Cdnbscn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in Ontario Canada. I have applied to hospitals, home care, LTC.... If there is a job posting then I'm applying. I've tried applying to new grad positions and to regular job postings. I'm not...

  18. Ice machine use in hospitals

    Cdnbscn replied to olcroner's topic in General Nursing

    So based on this quote and the fact that you are an instructor.... I'm sorry, help me out here.... Although, you may have to climb down off your high horse to give me the rationale on it since you...

  19. Is it appropriate to follow up with an email?

    Cdnbscn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I recently applied to a community nursing position within my home town. After putting in my application I waited a week and a half and then followed up with HR to ensure they recieved it (it was an...

  20. New grad and experience

    Cdnbscn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Long story short.... I applied to a position at a hospital and lost out due to experience. The nurse manager of the unit called me and told me that I had done very well in the interview. My answer...

  21. Never had a job

    Cdnbscn replied to RN2b1995B's topic in Canada

    I was worried about this too! As a server for many years I decided to take a pay cut and worked at a retirement home for my last year of nursing school so that I had some applicable experience to show...

  22. New grad

    Cdnbscn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a new grad who has received an invitation for a job interview on a mental health inpatient unit and am really looking for advice! I want to nail this interview as this position is a) exactly where...

  23. Joining a professional organization

    Cdnbscn replied to gcolon7988's topic in General Nursing

    Some professional organizations will offer free or discounted memberships to new grads. I've also seen job postings that state they include discounted memberships to certain organizations. Perhaps...

  24. Ugghhh, another new nurse...

    Cdnbscn replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    [COLOR=#000000]"I was precepting a new nurse in an ICU. She was going to insert a foley into an elderly patient, and she comes running out of the room with her hands flailing in the air, screeming, I...

  25. Worried about role discrepancies

    Cdnbscn replied to Cdnbscn's topic in Canada

    Thanks everyone.... I was called today and given grief about not agreeing to give enoxaparin injections to a resident because I said it was not within my scope as per my employment at that facility....