NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

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    New PICU Position

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to cn4333's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Congratulations and welcome to our little family! There are lots of threads here that talk about all the things you want to know so you might want to take a wander through the forum. I can summarize...
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    nicu to picu transition

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Pedsnurse292's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    What meanmaryjean said is all too true. There are some NICU nurses who truly do feel they're quite superior. In my experience, NICUs tend to have a significantly better funding arrangement than their...
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    Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Nstudent99's topic in Canada

    MEDLIFE trips aren't the same as elective international placements. The trips are only for one week. The actual "mission" part of it is only 5 days, 4 working in the clinic and 1 day working on a...
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    Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Nstudent99's topic in Canada

    SickKids isn't a unionized facility so you may have a better chance of getting in there once you graduate. Another thing you can do is see if they have placements for employed nursing students, like...
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    Moving from Toronto to Vancouver

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Nstudent99's topic in Canada

    My unit is one that seems to buck the trend. We're hiring new grads - 5 of them have just started and one student who is still on her senior practicum already has a position - and we're hiring...
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    Long Term Care Facilities

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to offandaway's topic in Pediatric

    Wow. Just wow. I can't even imagine a patient load like that... with those kid of patients. That's all kinds of wrong. I'm glad you're not stuck
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    Aussie trying to work in Eastern Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to SarahMaramara's topic in Canada

    I'm often curious what the process looks like for Canadian-educated nurses who want to work in another country, like the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India or Israel. (I don't wonder about the...
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    New grad and rural nursing? How do I go about it?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to OptimisticRN376's topic in Canada

    The sad truth right now is that there are dozens of unemployed nurses for every vacancy posted. Employers can be very choosy and they can change their applicant criteria behind the scenes. Ontario is...
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    Not sure if this is stupid question or not but..

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to EP10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is most definitely NOT true of every hospital. When I came into the position I currently hold, the hospital I left only required BCLS recertification every other year, and I was about a month...
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    UK nurse > Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to charleighb's topic in International Nursing

    Another obstacle I see in your way is your choice of Ontario/BC. Those are the two most popular destinations for the vast majority of IENs and there are very few job opportunities for even...
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    Long Term Care Facilities

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to offandaway's topic in Pediatric

    You aren't likely to have a long list of patients to care for each shift; in acute care peds the ratio is typically 1:4 or 5 while extended care peds is more like 1:3. And you won't have any trouble...
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    Ontario Second-Entry Nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to BONHA's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Admin note: It is a violation of the Terms of Service at allnurses.com to post links to other forms of social media, including
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    SVT

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to canoehead's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Adenosine has such a short half life I don't think that was it. I have to think about this... Adenosine has significant vasodilatory effects, and flushing is a recognized side effect, so that could...
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    PICU Nursing: How long would you....

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Nurse3242's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    There are only a small number of typical patient problems seen in NICUs. Their patients are all very small, their focus is much narrower and they're even more OCD than most ICU nurses. That's only my...
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    American RN looking to move to Toronto

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to legalrn23's topic in Canada

    As companisbiki and dishes have suggested, it's not as simple as it sounds. But I would say the process in Canada is actually quicker and easier than the reverse, given the recent changes to Canada's...
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    Lucile Packard RN New Grad Residency Fall 2016

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NurseMJ80's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just a little reminder here... You CANNOT post direct links to other forms of social media on this site. As part of the Terms of Service all of you agreed to when you joined, you also agreed not to...
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    Boundaries

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to nurselpn88's topic in Canada

    The various Colleges take a really dim view of nurses entering into relationships with patients via social media. Every month it seems, someone is in hot water with one or another of them over some...
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    CPNRE MAY /JUNE 2016 Exam results.

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jandrews1987's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I'd just like to point out that the person you're harassing on the phone or with emails has NO power to change anything, makes NO decisions, is being paid minimum wage to answer phones and direct...
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    Carriers for drips

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to MGMR's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We try NOT to cap and flush atrial lines, arterial lines and central monitoring lines. It's not a great idea to do it with umbilical lines
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    CPNRE MAY /JUNE 2016 Exam results.

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jandrews1987's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Rather than Canada Post employees going on strike, it's more likely that Canada Post will be locking their employees out on July 2. It won't be the first time they've chosen to handle their labour...
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    Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    Positions currently open in the WAHA all require ACLS, PALS and NRP certifications with ATCN preferred. Attawapiskat and Moose Factory have openings. There are some mental health spots for NPs too. If...
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    The Agony of Ecstasy, Act 2 - NTI 2016 Session

    NotReady4PrimeTime posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    What Are We Looking At? There are four classes of drugs typically implicated in the rave culture. Stimulants and dissociatives are the two most commonly used agents. Amphetamines and...
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    Language proficiency for International students

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NerdyNurse23's topic in Canada

    Please refrain from referring to people you do not know in this way. It doesn't sound friendly, it sounds
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    Peds nurses help!!!!!!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to mommywifern's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    emtpbill is correct. It's against our Terms of Service to provide medical advice. Your daughter's pediatrician is the best person to advise you. LadyFree28 gave you great advice without a TOS breach....
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    Frustrating CNO process for IENs

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kakeru's topic in Canada

    IEN-Jun, you do realize that this thread is two years old already and kakeru, the original poster, has not posted anything to this site in almost that long, right? OSCE is used by NNAS and the...