NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

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    Want to move to North Canada from with partner.

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to zacarias's topic in Immigration Advice

    One thing you must know about health care in Canada is that hospitals aren't quite free-standing entities with have absolute control over their hiring. They're part of a larger health care system in...
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    Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    It's not paying dues. It's the reality that much of nursing is a 24/7/365 operation and SOMEBODY has to work nights. I've been working rotating D/N 12-hour shifts for more than 20 years. Do I like it?...
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    Sicu to picu? Help!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Walsjr's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You're welcome. It seems like I answer this question or one very similar to it at least a few times a year. If you spend a bit of time looking through the threads in the PICU forum, you'll find lots...
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    Sicu to picu? Help!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Walsjr's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You're going to be a real asset to your PICU. You have some solid ICU skills and instincts that will be very valuable. You already understand cardiorespiratory and invasive pressure monitoring,...
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    New Grad Struggling

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Bobcatbrooke19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Relax. ANYone in your situation while weather-bound could have (and several probably did, but nobody knows about them) made similar errors. None of us is perfect, we're not machines, we're humans. And...
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    New Graduate in the PICU

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNthenDoc's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The glass ceiling comment caught my eye. Women have been and still are faced with glass ceilings in many occupations but they typically will batter their heads against them anyway. Both of my...
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    Best PICU reference/patho book

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNthenDoc's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Psychosocial care is nearly as important as physical care is for families with a child in PICU. If you review growth and development it'll be a big help. It's also good to have a reasonable...
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    Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I must say, I'm a little envious of those who have EMRs that are accessible to any provider. In my facility only the ICUs and the ORs use EMR. Not only are the floors not connected, they have no idea...
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    Canadian RN licence in different provinces

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jazz1983's topic in Canada

    As Silverdragon102 has said, there is NO quick way to become registered anywhere in Canada. I'm curious why you are in Québec... were you not informed that you'd need to be a fluent French speaker...
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    Preceptorship in pediatrics

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to heidi94's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Read through the topics in this forum and you'll get quite an education. Remember that growth and development will be the basis for most of your patient
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    Multiple Provincial License: Is it possible?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to CarribRN's topic in International Nursing

    Most people don't hold multiple permits to practice because the cost of doing so is prohibitive. At roughly $600 each, who wants to be shelling out that kind of money annually if they don't have
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    I Should Be in Jail

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I had been working in PICU for about 3 weeks and was still on orientation when I had my first murderous thoughts. As a self-directed learner I had asked to be allowed to help a nurse readmit her...
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    Made a child with cancer cry.

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Girlafraid13's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I SO disagree! Of course she's not trying to educate this child (replying to your unedited comment). She's setting limits, which are totally reasonable. 8 year olds should know better than to throw...
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    How many miles does an average RN walk per shift?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to want2banrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    PICU... depends on the patient assignment. Sometimes I actually sit more than stand or walk. But Saturday I walked 3.47 miles during my 12 hour shift and yesterday it was nearly as far, 3.43 miles....
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    Which stethecope is best?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNurse2414's topic in Pediatric

    Don't waste your money on a pediatric stethoscope. Base your purchase on the sounds you'll most often be auscultating. In peds that's usually breath sounds. The one you're using now will do just fine...
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    Made a child with cancer cry.

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Girlafraid13's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    And then there's the parent of a developmentally normal but chronically ill adolescent who treats the child like a 5 year old... and the nursing staff like they're all incompetent
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    Verbal warning about sick calls.....please advise

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to SaffireWeldon's topic in Canada

    No... they (WE) don't. FMLA is a federal law in the US. In Canada there's a patchwork of different programs that may or may not replicate the terms contained in the act. There is NO federal law or act...
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    Moving to Manitoba?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Orvis's topic in Canada

    Portage la Prairie is a little less than an hour's drive west from Winnipeg on the TransCanada Highway. It has a population of about 13,000 and sits on the banks of the Assiniboine River. It's a...
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    Anyone entered PICU nursing already a parent?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to lgl525's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I was not only a mom when I started working in the PICU, I was the mom of a PICU graduate. I've only had a couple of situations that were really difficult emotionally. My worst fear for a long time...
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    New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    Integrity. Accountability. Ethics. Morals. Values. Trust. Respect. As the CNA Code of Ethics states: Nurses are honest and practice with integrity in ALL of their professional interactions. Nurses...
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    New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    That's not true. With AHS since June 30, 2010, an individual is only allowed to have one relationship with the employer. While it's entirely possible to pick up casual shifts on other units, an...
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    New Grad in Toronto Cannot find job

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Canada

    Health Force Ontario is a government agency that was developed in the mid-2000s when there actually was a shortage of nurses. It is not an employer of nurses. This shortage was fairly rapidly...
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    Advice for after termination

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to munchkins88's topic in Canada

    Okay. A few things stand out here. Not only is it possible to terminate someone without cause during their probationary period, it's very well articulated in the majority of union contracts across the...
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    Am I Crazy to Leave $$$$ Job?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ahud2015's topic in Pediatric

    My path to nursing started exactly where yours did, ahud2015. My son was born with a congenital heart defect and has had enough additional health woes for 10 people. Like you, I spent a lot of time in...
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    Feeding oral meds to children

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 7ladies's topic in Pediatric

    OMG, how did I miss