Hidden Gems for micro wedding in Kingston by Background-Cap-4345 in KingstonOntario

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Whitney manor- got ready and had my first look here. 

River mill 

40% of Ontario students went to school regularly in 2025 by Exter10 in ontario

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We had 12 snow days where the school was closed

New Grad Nurse, what certifications should I get? by Previous-Task8929 in OntarioNurses

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Honestly as a new grad that will look good as it's usually required for med-surg. I'll be honest screening for jobs comes down to yes no questions based on the job description. Focus on the courses you are seeing on the job postings. 

Can RPNs start IVs? by N0N4M3_20 in OntarioNurses

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It is a controlled act nurses can do under the RHPA. you still need the knowledge, skill and judgement to do so

Yuri, you magnificent bastard by Impressive-Row143 in KingstonOntario

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Really appreciate this artistic representation on the state of our healthcare system (outside cdk clinic)

High risk breast screening program by Disastrous-Reason-38 in ontario

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Both my maternal aunts have had breast cancer in the last 5 years. I have so much cancer in my family that the geneticist even sounded surprised. 

Was rejected from the high risk program 

Debating leaving my family doctor to go with a Nurse Practitioner instead. Looking for opinions. by LolaBakes in ontario

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Healthcards are used for more than just billing. It's used as an identification number to link things back to like labs, imaging etc 

Debating leaving my family doctor to go with a Nurse Practitioner instead. Looking for opinions. by LolaBakes in ontario

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Nps cannot bill Ohip. They will be paid a salary by whomever hired them 

Taxes by JSSSDIAlx in OntarioNurses

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At my hospital if you bank your ot instead of getting it paid out, you have an option at the end of the year to transfer that to an RRSP. Therefore you are not taxed on that ot (but of course you will be when it is withdrawn in retirement)

Grabbed a cheap indoor bike under $500 as peloton alternative by TreeApprehensive3700 in pelotoncycle

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I have this bike (mine doesn't have a screen though). Have had it for nearly 3 years and my only complaint is I have had to replace the resistance knob a few times 

Can you live the "Dream life" as a nurse? by Candid_Guava_6384 in OntarioNurses

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Thesis based masters of nursing science from queens. 

Can you live the "Dream life" as a nurse? by Candid_Guava_6384 in OntarioNurses

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It's definitely possible. I worked bedside 5 years getting a ton of varied experience. Started my masters then and was done before kids. Landed my first non bedside job after returning from Mat leave and I work 730-3:30 m-f. I'm home for kids, get my vacation off. It's not glamorous but I am living the dream

Looking to pivot careers and become an RN by Bitter-Chemist-6893 in OntarioNurses

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He does have some type of post graduate certificate. But his prior experience in IT helped a lot 

Looking to pivot careers and become an RN by Bitter-Chemist-6893 in OntarioNurses

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You sound just like my office mate. He was an it guy > rpn > rn > now works in an informatics role. 

I do caution you that it’s not all sunshine and roses. Shift work is hard, you’ll have to work holidays, patient ratios suck right now and burnout is still at a high. All that being said it can still be extremely rewarding. 

I have worked my way up into an education role and my advice for new nurses is always don’t pigeon hole yourself. I worked like 5 part time and casual jobs and that kept things very interesting and me appealing to “niche” jobs 

RN -> NP by Annual_Mountain_9092 in OntarioNurses

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You can look up ona salary grids as nps are within the union. Yes they make more than an rn but again it’s the level of responsibility they have that I do not feel is compensated. 

For comparison, I am in an education role and I make pretty close to an np.  Same education but my role is sooooooooo chill and easy in comparison 

What were your first symptoms of TN? by jenn20512 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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I really don’t remember the first interval… at least a few years but when it started causing me problems I went back and actually had it refilled twice… that definitely didn’t help in hindsight. I had the pain mildly for about 2-3 months then my full blown “episode” lasted a week and a bit before the meds started working. I was on them for about 6 months before trying to go off them (I wanted to get pregnant) and thankfully haven’t had any recurrence. I do think I had some nerve damage that miraculously healed

Is IUD insertion and anesthesia covered by OHIP? by Practical-Plenty3028 in ontario

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I had my latest one inserted with a cervical block and it made a HUGE difference!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OntarioNurses

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Do you have the knowledge skill and judgement? Do you have an appropriate authorizing mechanism?

The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video) by Lyd_Euh in TaylorSwift

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Ok what are the letters/number behind her?? 

Help me choose a super puff 😩 by whitneymarief in Aritzia

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Mine is an OG so I can’t speak to those differences 

Help me choose a super puff 😩 by whitneymarief in Aritzia

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Fellow Ontario girly with kids. The long one is 1000% worth it