dtNurse82

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1. RPN's how to you like your job?

   dtNurse82 replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

   The RN and I get along very well. There is little to no animosity between RN's and RPN'S in that I know of (I'm sure it exists somewhere in the organization).

2. RPN's how to you like your job?

   dtNurse82 replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

   I am an RPN and work at a hospital in downtown Toronto. We are an out patient clinic, and there is only myself and an RN and we do the exact same job (I do a little more because I am here 4 vs her 2 days a week.) I absolutely love my job, it is a ve...

3. new grad rpn - can't find a job!

   dtNurse82 replied to xxacxx's topic in Canada

   I was hired full time 6 months out of school, into a clinical setting - non hospital. The experienced I got at that first job, is the reason I was hired into a regular part time position - also in a clinical setting, but in a hospital. My advice is t...

4. RPN preceptor

   dtNurse82 replied to Student Rpn's topic in Canada

   It depends on where you work. I am an RPN and was a preceptor for a student completing her final placement, or consolidation; we were in a clinical setting.

5. How many hours/week is part time in a hospital

   dtNurse82 replied to Missha's topic in Canada

   I am Regular - PT in a hospital, with a fixed schedule - 30 hours a week. I worked in a non unionized job previously and PT meant no less than 20 hours weekly, otherwise it would be casual...even though I worked full time hours.

6. RPN- RN Bridging Inquiries!

   dtNurse82 replied to RPNVJK's topic in Canada

   "you have to relate the case study to the whole body and what and how it affects everything" I did my PN program at George Brown and were always required to relate how one disease/condition/syndrome affected the other body system(s); we did this in p...

7. Nursing Job

   dtNurse82 replied to Elyar's topic in Canada

   My first nursing job was in a private family practice/walk in clinic; two years later I was hired into my current position as a clinic nurse - at an ambulatory hospital in Toronto. My advice is to apply/work in any area of nursing you can for the exp...

8. STILL can't find a job

   dtNurse82 replied to Frost_RN's topic in Canada

   I graduated in June 2014 and was hired Oct 2014 - downtown Toronto. I worked in a clinic, not a hospital and gained many skills. The skills I developed over this time got me a job at a well known hospital, 2 years later. What I learned? 1. Be willin...