http://nurseon.com Nurses Helping Nurses Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:10:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/united-kingdom/what-does-the-term-sister-refer-to-in-the-uk http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/united-kingdom/what-does-the-term-sister-refer-to-in-the-uk#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:55:52 +0000 Guest http://nurseon.com/?p=5073 My sister is a nurse in the UK and is always talking about “senior sisters”, and “junior sisters” in her workplace. She is an ER nurse in a hospital, and I was wondering what the term sister refers to?

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]]> http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/united-kingdom/what-is-the-best-paying-nursing-specialty-in-the-uk/feed 1 http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-are-the-roles-of-a-nurse-practitioner-in-british-colombia http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-are-the-roles-of-a-nurse-practitioner-in-british-colombia#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:52:29 +0000 Guest http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-are-the-roles-of-a-nurse-practitioner-in-british-colombia Continue reading →]]> I am an NP in the US and I plan to move to BC soon. I was wondering what the roles of an NP in BC are? Do they have a similar scope of practice to the US? Can I apply directly as an NP or do I need to undergo training to be an NP in BC?

]]> http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-are-the-roles-of-a-nurse-practitioner-in-british-colombia/feed 1 http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/where-is-bcls-training-offered-in-ontario http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/where-is-bcls-training-offered-in-ontario#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:52:23 +0000 Guest http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/where-is-bcls-training-offered-in-ontario I want to work in ICU, so I really require BCLS training. I already have ECG training so I was hoping I’d undergo BCLS instead of just CPR. Is there other places aside from the red cross that provide BCLS?

]]> http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/where-is-bcls-training-offered-in-ontario/feed 1 http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-is-the-difference-between-home-health-and-public-health-in-alberta http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-is-the-difference-between-home-health-and-public-health-in-alberta#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:52:18 +0000 Guest http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-is-the-difference-between-home-health-and-public-health-in-alberta Continue reading →]]> I was wondering how different home health nursing is from public health nursing? Im currently a staff nurse in Alberta and I plan to switch careers to public health or home health nursing. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone would give me a heads up on the roles and responsibilities of nurses in home and public health?

]]> http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-is-the-difference-between-home-health-and-public-health-in-alberta/feed 1 http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/how-do-i-apply-for-the-canadian-registered-nurse-exam-crne-online-but-from-abroad http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/how-do-i-apply-for-the-canadian-registered-nurse-exam-crne-online-but-from-abroad#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:35:06 +0000 Guest http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/how-do-i-apply-for-the-canadian-registered-nurse-exam-crne-online-but-from-abroad Continue reading →]]> I am a staff nurse in the Philippines with two years hospital experience, and I plan to finally immigrate to Canada. I know that there is a licensing exam and I was wondering if there are online reviews for the CRNE that are available from the Philippines and how do I apply to write the CRNE?

]]> http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/how-do-i-apply-for-the-canadian-registered-nurse-exam-crne-online-but-from-abroad/feed 1 http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/for-clinical-instructors-in-canada-how-do-you-teach-your-students-to-properly-prioritize-nursing-care-while-encouraging-them-to-do-it-independently-and-without-jeopardizing-the-patients-welfare http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/for-clinical-instructors-in-canada-how-do-you-teach-your-students-to-properly-prioritize-nursing-care-while-encouraging-them-to-do-it-independently-and-without-jeopardizing-the-patients-welfare#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:35:03 +0000 Guest http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/for-clinical-instructors-in-canada-how-do-you-teach-your-students-to-properly-prioritize-nursing-care-while-encouraging-them-to-do-it-independently-and-without-jeopardizing-the-patients-welfare Continue reading →]]> I want my students to learn through experience, I want them to be able to effectively prioritize nursing interventions without jeoparding the welfare of the patients. I also don’t want to spoon-feed them and want them to be more independent. Are there fellow instructors who can share some tips?

]]> http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/for-clinical-instructors-in-canada-how-do-you-teach-your-students-to-properly-prioritize-nursing-care-while-encouraging-them-to-do-it-independently-and-without-jeopardizing-the-patients-welfare/feed 1 http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/which-nursing-specialty-provides-the-highest-salary-in-british-colombia-is-a-nurse-anesthetists-considered-one-of-them http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/which-nursing-specialty-provides-the-highest-salary-in-british-colombia-is-a-nurse-anesthetists-considered-one-of-them#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:35:00 +0000 Guest http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/which-nursing-specialty-provides-the-highest-salary-in-british-colombia-is-a-nurse-anesthetists-considered-one-of-them I am currently nearing graduation from my BSN, and I am planning to go further in my studies. I have read that in the US, nurse anesthetists are paid the highest salaries. Is it also true for BC?

]]> http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/which-nursing-specialty-provides-the-highest-salary-in-british-colombia-is-a-nurse-anesthetists-considered-one-of-them/feed 1 http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-are-the-differences-in-scope-of-practice-between-the-rpn-and-rn-in-ontario http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-are-the-differences-in-scope-of-practice-between-the-rpn-and-rn-in-ontario#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:34:56 +0000 Guest http://nurseon.com/nurse/questions/canada/what-are-the-differences-in-scope-of-practice-between-the-rpn-and-rn-in-ontario Continue reading →]]> Currently I am a stay at home mom, and I am currently working on the pre-reqs for the BSN program. However, my husband has worries that a two year wait list and then four years of school is too long of a time frame, so I am playing with the idea of taking the RPN program instead as there is a shorter wait list. How different are the scopes of practice between the RN and RPN?

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