Becoming a registered nurse in Manitoba is quite the challenge. I'm not sure if I'll follow through with all the paper proof and exams involved. It might not be worth it, because even though I am a nurse at heart, and I would love to call myself one as I find my place in this society as a person inspiring others in whatever role, I will not go back to school. And I will not train myself to be a hospital nurse. Things I will have to do if I trust the guidelines Manitoba Nurses provided me.
I am in the process though. I'm sending in a diploma, certificate or letter from an employer every now and then. My proof of being a Dutch RN is already in the file. And my academic English supposedly is fantastic - I got an 8.5 score on my IELTS.
I took an online nursing test, too. Just to give it a try.
There was this question about an older man who lived in an elderly home and was submitted to the hospital in the morning. He'd had surgery that day and just arrived back on the ward. He was interacting with patients and personnel in a quite aggressive tone and seemed confused about where he was.
The questions asked were, what are your observations and what will you look for during your shift, and how do you respond to the behavior of this patient.
The right answer to the first was obvious; DD in the range of dementia, maybe delirium. And there was something about the medication he was using that I wouldn't have been aware of - time to study!
Then I reviewed the right answer to the second question. "You tell the patient that aggressive behavior will not be tolerated." This one too, will take me some study hours on Canadian nursing conflict management and interaction skills, I'm afraid.
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