NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist

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    Best PICU reference/patho book

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNthenDoc's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm happy to help. This forum can be a great resource for you, so make sure you come back from time to
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    Feeding oral meds to children

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 7ladies's topic in Pediatric

    I've never tried maple syrup as a vehicle but found chocolate pudding to be great for steroids. Of course, we can't even get Jell-o for our patients any more so other means must be developed....
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    Feeding oral meds to children

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 7ladies's topic in Pediatric

    It can definitely be a challenge. I would never leave a med for a parent to give later - too much risk. When I ask parents to give the med, I stand by until it's in. Depending on how old the child is,...
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    Peds Nurses: How does Pediatric HH experience look on a resume?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to HopefulRN7's topic in Pediatric

    PALS is "nice to have" but really, unless you're working in a very acute setting, it's going to be hard to integrate into your knowledge base. There are a good number of nurses at the children's...
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    Practical Nursing in Canada for 2 years

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kamae's topic in International Nursing

    I would suggest you decide where in Canada you want to live and then look at the College of Nursing's website for the province you're interested in. There's a lot more involved than simply finding a...
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    RPN to BScN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to queeen's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    The bar must be set high. Nurses must be well-educated and have strong knowledge bases because what we do is critical to the health and well-being of our patients. Those who are accepted into nursing...
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    New Graduate in the PICU

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNthenDoc's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    If you've read my response to your other thread, you'll have a lot of the answers I can provide. My PICU nursing career began a long time before I went to nursing school. I have a medically-complex...
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    Best PICU reference/patho book

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNthenDoc's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    There are several excellent text books on pediatric critical care out there. AACN's Core Curriculum for Pediatric Critical Care Nursing is one, Curley's Critical Care of Infants and Children 2e is...
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    A legal question:Take Photographs of Nurses?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Nicol07's topic in Canada

    To me, the intent of the boundaries issue here is if YOU were taking photos of patients for your personal collection. That's not only unprofessional, it's illegal. If patients are so happy to have you...
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    IEN with temporary permit to Alberta |Private Facilities

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to maanderson's topic in Canada

    That's kind of a big favour to be asking for... having somebody else do the searching for you, don't you
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    Opinion on Humber College RN program

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to KateWindsor's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Please remember to share this information privately. The Terms of Service of allnurses.com don't allow for posting of third-party information such as professors'
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    Code Blue Peds Cardiac ICU vs PICU

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to MGMR's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The "epi spritzer" is a common practice. 1 mL of 1:1000 epi in 9 mL NS, titrated to effect. It's usually effective in bradycardic arrests and severe hypotension heading toward arrest. We often will...
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    Reported for this?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I guess I would fall under the "guilty-as-charged" heading in this scenario, although at present I work in a hospital. I routinely feed patients with formula I didn't prepare; we have a diet kitchen...
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    Nunavut LPN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to KSBagley's topic in Canada

    Perhaps your spelling is getting in your way and your attempts to contact the centres have gone astray. Cambridge Health Department and Kativik Health Centre in Gjoa Haven are both within my tertiary...
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    Adults to Peds

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to CruzanNurseRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Get some child-friendly scrubs. Watch some Nickelodeon and Disney Family. Listen to some Carly Rae Jepson, One Direction and Selena Gomez. Your patients for the most part will be alert and interactive...
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    Mohawk RPN January 2016

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Cbuzz999's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Staff note: Please reread the Terms of Service of this website. Direct links to blogs, Facebook pages, Facebook groups and other such links are in
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    Letter to CNO

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

    It's not as simple as posters are making it sound. While Canadian colleges of nursing will accept the NCLEX-US results, there is still a regulation that says you only have three opportunities to pass....
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    Passed the Pediatric CCRN!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RnBound0510's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    There are a minimum number of clinical practice hours worked, not including orientation, in a specialty to be eligible for the exam. Hours must be in the care of a single patient population (adult,...
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    Future nurse wanting another chance.

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Purple226's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I just want to be clear that you understand the basis for the legislation is the protection of the public. That is CNO's (and all the other colleges of nursing in Canada) primary function. They...
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    U of C Degree holder/Transfer Route Nursing Jan 2016

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to tparno's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Pardon me, what? Where exactly will you be paid $60 an hour as a nurse? Alberta currently pays Step 9 (minimum 8 complete years' service at full time) $46.96 an hour and that's the highest rate in the...
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    Alberta Job Situation

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RepublicanNurse's topic in Canada

    This isn't exactly true. Ontario, Saskatchewan and BC aren't that far behind Alberta. And believe me, pay isn't everything. Alberta Health Services is applying a business model to a public service...
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    Just can't do nights and I am finally accepting it.

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

    I'm one of those people who works rotating days and nights. I don't have a week-on-week-off rotation though. I've been working some form of day-night rotation for 20 years and knew this was the...
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    NICU vs. Peds Med-Surg/Step-down

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to nurse-samie's topic in Pediatric

    I echo what meanmaryjean and llg have said. If your hospital is anything like mine, the kids on the med-surg units and the step-down patients are still pretty sick. Our step-down includes trach-vent...
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    How many med errors are acceptable for a new grad RN at a teaching hospital?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 1Jessie86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We've been told that there are EIGHT rights of medication administration now: patient, medication, dose, time, route, documentation, reason and
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    Trying to find Ontario colleges that offer RN refresher courses/clinical placements

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to want to practice's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    OSAP may not cover any of your refresher study. As you all say, it's continuing education and can be done part time, so it wouldn't meet OSAP's criteria. You may have to take out a line of credit from...