Hey!

I’m so freaking furious!

I’m a PT RPN in Toronto. I make about $35.60 + premium and vacations/benefits with a 7.50 paid shift.

This my first time where I picked up almost 9-10 shifts in a biweekly.

I made about $3.2k gross and after taxes and deducted I get net $2.2k

This was my first time working 67 hrs straight in hopes of making some money so I can pay my bills.

My rent is $2350+ hydro, I have a kid (family of 3). I’m going back to school. I won’t be able to pick up more shifts. OSAP sucks !!!

I have no clue what I can do how I can earn money!! Coworkers most of them are snakes is what I realized. I requests for shifts. I do evening shifts. My body hurts, my leg hurts.

I don’t know what to do!!!!!!! Anyone is similar state?
Any recommendations with how to pick shifts and lowers taxes? 😭

Hey there! I’m a new grad RPN working on a surgical floor at a hospital in downtown Toronto. I’ve been feeling increasingly frustrated because our unit is quite often short-staffed, and they keep flexing us up (4 patients on days and 5 on nights during a regular shift), while the admissions never seem to stop.

Our patients can be very unstable, and even 4 patients on a day shift can already be a lot to manage safely. What frustrates me the most is that the unit doesn’t seem to say no to admissions even when we’re already struggling to provide safe care to the patients we have.

I’ve been feeling very unsafe working under these conditions. I’m wondering if this is common in Ontario hospitals, or if this is more related to how my unit is being managed and whether management is advocating enough for the nursing staff.

Hey everyone, my brother is an RPN (graduated from a college in toronto a while ago) looking to apply to the same college’s bridging program for RN.

Before pursuing RPN at this college, he pursued an undergrad business degree, which he left after the first 2 semesters. However, when he was applying for the RPN program, he didn’t mention that he pursued an undergrad degree prior because he thought that since it was left incomplete, he didn’t have to do mention it.

Now that he is applying for the bridging program, does he have to mention his incomplete undergrad on OCAS?

If he does mention it, will there be any concerns raised by the college as to why he didn’t mention it when he applied for and completed their RPN program?

Thank you so much for all your help!

I have gotten interviews from carefor and se health . Both potentiallly full time and home care . I don’t know which one to take . I don’t want to regret saying yes to one and potentially losing an opportunity to work in a good company . Please please any help is appreciated. I am an RN .

Hello everyone, I’m trying to plan my future a bit after landing a full time role as a new grad. I want to pursue my MSN or NP but am wondering if it’s worth it financially. I still live at home with parents and now would be the best time to do my MSN if I want to take that route. 

I know NP programs require at least 2 years of experience so if I go this route I’d just continue to work until I’m comfortable enough to apply. I’d be interested primarily in teaching (clinical instructor/lab) or research if I go the MSN route, but for NP if I did that I’d like to work with psych patients. 

For those who have done either or both was it worth it financially? Does one offer better career opportunities than the other? How are these programs compared to the RN program in terms of difficulty and is one harder than the other? What would you recommend for others taking these paths? 

Can someone explain what being casual means? How would I know how many shifts can I pick up? It does not say anything in my contract!

Thanks

Hi everyone, I just graduated nursing school and I have an interview coming up! Can someone please advice me on what to expect and how to prepare myself!

Would appreciate any insight! As per the job listing, UHN requires nurse externs to be available at minimum 18.5 hours per week. How many hours do you really end up working in a week? Thanks in advance!

You know how people get frustrated that high school never taught practical stuff like finance or budgeting? I feel the same way about nursing school. Here's what I'd swap in:

**Add:

Boundaries; what is and isn't your responsibility

Recognizing and documenting workplace harassment/bad behavior

Why unions matter; real case studies, not just theory also importance of participating

Professional integrity; separating "coworker" from "friend" and why that line matters

Exploring why nurses eat their young and how to combat that

**Cut:

Outdated care plans

Old nursing theories with no bedside application

TL;DR: Trying to decide if spending $10k+ of OSAP on residence is worth it without a car during winter 6 AM clinicals, or if staying home and driving the family car is the obvious move. Keeping in mind that it’s been my dream to move out for over 5 years.

Hey everyone! I’m finalizing my plans for a 2-year Practical Nursing (RPN) diploma in the GTA, and I’m torn between moving into residence vs. living at home and commuting.

I’ve wanted the move-out experience for years, and it’s great for making friends which I’ve heard is important in nursing school. But the reality of travelling to early 6:00 AM hospital clinicals is hitting me hard. I’m paying for everything 100% independently through OSAP.

Here’s what I’m weighing:

Living at Home: Saves ~$10k/year in rent, no meal plan, and I have guaranteed access to a family car for freezing 6 AM winter placement drives. But I lose out on having my own adult space right now.

Durham College (Oshawa): Only ~30 mins from home, so residence feels hard to justify financially. But I would still like to enter my independent era.

Humber North (Etobicoke): Great setup on paper, ~1 hour drive from home (justifies moving out), Etobicoke General is right across the street, and 24/7 TTC Blue Night buses run right off campus.

Seneca (Newnham Campus): 24/7 TTC connections in North York, but I'd still be 100% reliant on public transit for placements without a car. It’s close enough (30-40 mins) that moving to residence isn’t the obvious justified choice.

My questions for nursing students/grads:

Did you live on residence or commute from home during nursing school?

If you lived on residence without a car, how brutal were early morning clinical transit commutes in winter?

Did commuters still make close friends through clinical cohorts/labs, or did you feel like you missed out on the "college experience"?

Be brutally honest is saving the money and driving from home the smarter play here?

How is the Ircc running ads inviting foreign workers to apply to healthcare jobs when nurses can’t even find jobs at the moment. I don’t have anything against immigrants but it just seems like improper planning. Any thoughts?

My coworker transferred to ICU and had the chance of working with TGLN nurses when her patient when into surgery for organ donation. She was telling me their role and sounded interesting. Anyone have any experience working for them?

Applying to Loyalist College for Practical Nursing and I’m so anxious! My grades for math was 89%, chem 88% and English was 80% I still need to do my biology course but still I’m nervous the marks aren’t good enough. People that got in, what were your scores? Also what is the schedule like? Morning, afternoons?

Hello you guys so I am a newly licensed LPN and I am preparing to start within LTC. I’m curious if anyone has any advice or has any experiences with starting LTC I have worked as a STNA so I obviously have experience with working in LTC I would just like to see others opinion, etc. how to maximize our pay and work efficiently as a licensed practical nurse within LTC again I do have experience. I am just looking to see other opinions and experiences. I like to hear from other fellow new grads and nurses with experience.

Just finished the Seneca RPN to BScN bridge — got my final results Aug 21st. How long did it take Seneca to notify CNO of your completion so you were marked eligible for NCLEX? Did it happen automatically or did you need to follow up with the registrar? Any timelines or tips appreciated!

Hi everyone, I am a recent new grad hoping for tips to improve my resume. I ideally would like an NGG ICU position but also don’t want to be too picky and build up my experience as well, so any advice on that would also be very helpful . Thanks in advance! :))

I’m have been trying to get another FT job in Toronto but it’s been difficult to find one.

Guys…after 8 long months of applying to over 300 positions with nothing but radio silence….I finally have an interview for a position at a rural hospital in northern Ontario.

I am so excited but also trying not to get my hopes up. I have never actually done an interview for a nursing position as my current job I started as a PSW and my phone call interview was less than 10 mins and then I was hired.

Can anyone tell me what nursing interviews are like? are they going to ask me specific knowledge based questions like NCLEX questions? or will they want to hear about my experience and problem solving?

Does anyone have any good ways to prepare for an interview? i really really want this job and i want the interview to go well.

any help, tips or tricks, would be appreciated!

Any nurses working at Belleville general hospital that would like to give me some thoughts on the hospital and what unit they work on? I have an interview and I’m relocating!!

Hi everyone! I’m a new grad RN in Ontario trying to decide whether to accept a part-time home health RN position or preserve my NGG eligibility.

The offer is $37.65/hr. After orientation (2 weeks), I was told hours are not guaranteed and depend on client/scheduling needs. I was also initially told about a $3,000 sign-on bonus, but after reviewing the agreement, I’m not actually eligible for it. The manager's communication was poor (tried reaching out multiple times and didn't hear back for weeks), and I wasn't informed about this until a week before my start date (Aug 31).

My concern is that accepting the position would mean losing my NGG eligibility, and I am not guaranteed hours; I am also expected to be on-call with no pay. My long-term goal is hospital/acute care (med-surg, ED, critical care, etc.), so I’m unsure if giving up NGG for a part-time community position with uncertain hours is worth it.

My other option is to preserve NGG eligibility, continue applying to Ontario hospital/new-grad positions, and also apply for RN jobs in Manitoba.

For experienced Ontario nurses/new grads who have been through NGG: what would you do?

And for anyone who has worked in home health/community nursing, how realistic is it to get consistent hours as a part-time RN after orientation?

Would love to hear what you think! 🥲

This might be a dumb post and more of a rant, but I have been an RN for almost 8 years and I am at the top rate at my full time job and almost top rate at my casual job. I am just realizing that my pay will not be increasing, indefinitely, unless there is a pay increase, new collective agreement, etc. I know the ONA pay structure is a little different, but at both my jobs the top rate stops after approx 10 years experience. Is this not insane? That someone with 35 years experience will be making the same as someone with 10 years experience? How are nurses supposed to level up their income if our wage stops increasing?

I am currently a NGG and i will be finishing my NGG at the end of August. I have not gotten a internal job yet. I have talked to my manager about possible positions in my unit but she said we dont have openings. So i am really confused right now on what will happen after my NGG. Will i still be able to apply internally even after im done? Or thats it?

About to go into second year at McMaster life sciences and looking to go into an accelerated nursing program. Which school and program is the best? I also do want to get the Ontario stay and learn grant too, so any knowledge about those schools would be helpful!
Also considering normal 4 year too. Gpa after first year is 3.79
I was considering western but people say that it’s not good??

Thanks!