NotReady4PrimeTime RN

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    RNs experiences in Manitoba (Rural)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to VikkiPink's topic in Canada

    Since August 12, 2014, all of Canada has switched from local assessment of credentials to having credential screening performed by the National Nursing Assessment Service(NNAS). The criteria are...
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    Immunization records

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Hfro's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Interesting that you say that about your coworker, Fiona59. I work across the river from you in peds and when the measles outbreak last year was going on we all were told that it didn't matter if we...
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    Nursing Debt and Salary in Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JMAC17's topic in Canada

    That used to be true. For the last couple of years it's been harder and harder for new grads to find work other than casual or temporary positions. My unit hired about a dozen new grads last year and...
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    Nursing Debt and Salary in Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JMAC17's topic in Canada

    The OP was referring to OVERTIME not occupational therapy. Provinces in Canada do have higher taxes than many US states but overall, I think the average Canadian has more security. The typical nurse...
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    Please I need advice!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Q_vick03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understood the OP to be referring to new-hire orientation rather than a school based practicum, andreasmom02. Precepting new staff is a lot of work and a huge responsibility. There are people for...
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    New to Peds

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to nyc2011's topic in Pediatric

    KelRN, of course kids who are being straight-cathed at home for myelomeningocele/spinal cord injury/whatever would be delegated to parents. In the same way that kids with long-term trachs have their...
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    New to Peds

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to nyc2011's topic in Pediatric

    Wow loaded questions!! Social interactions with children will depend on the child's age and developmental stage. It's always a good idea to have a little knowledge of current pop culture. Dora the...
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    red and raw bottom

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to bellcollector's topic in Pediatric

    I've seen Maalox applied topically to very excoriated buttocks before, with variable success. One compound I know for sure works is 20% sucralfate to 80% zinc oxide. We used it on a kiddo about 15...
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    Immigration nurse concern

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Adam elhamzawi's topic in Immigration Advice

    Yes, you still must have an assessment through NNAS ($650 + $220 for each additional province you wish to apply to). There are other requirements that must be met, and depending on which province...
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    Specialty for RPN's

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Toaster's topic in Canada

    Certification, in the way I think you mean, is only available to RNs. Certification is obtained through the Canadian Nurses' Association (RNs) with a lot of very strict regulations. One must have a...
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    Immigration nurse concern

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Adam elhamzawi's topic in Immigration Advice

    Currently none of the provinces has work for immigrant nurses. The exam is the same for every province, the cost is pretty much the same in all provinces, and the requirements for registration are the...
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    Fired now what

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ADMIN NOTE: Please don't use non-standard abbreviations, text-speak or chat-speak. There are a lot of members whose first language isn't English and who aren't versed in the digital-age lingo either....
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    advice requested= track to PICU

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jopadeevra's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'd go Bed 9, Bed 3, Bed 5 and Bed 14. The reason why I'd attend to bed 3 before Bed 5 is that post-op cardiac surgical patients often have hypotension shortly after admission and the usual measures...
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    Options after failing CRNE 3 times

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to PPAA's topic in International Nursing

    This thread is nearly 4 years old and a lot has changed as regards registering as a nurse in Canada. Although Canada has adopted the NCLEX as entry-to-practice, there will still only be 3 chances to...
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    ON nurse wanting to transfer to AB

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to LynZii's topic in Canada

    As the two previous responses indicate, there's a bit of homework you need to do. First, I'm quite sure that your employer cannot refuse to fill out a reference form from a college of nursing. The...
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    What's it like to be a PICU nurse?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Jdjmj's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    For me there are lots of aspects of PICU that drew me in. I like the complexity of care, the variety and the pace. I also like getting to know families and help them understand their child's illness,...
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    What kind of kids do you see in your PICU?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sergel02's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We see a handful of overdoses a year, often toddlers who got into grandma's purse and took her heart meds. Every once in awhile we'll have a cluster of methamphetamine ODs that usually have tragic...
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    Differences between Floor and PICU nursing?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sergel02's topic in Pediatric

    Many of the patients on a PCICU will be infants or toddlers. Most repairs are done early in life. Although there are the older kids who come in occasionally for valve repair/replacement or who have...
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    Hydrocephalus

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    No, it's more like falling through the rabbit hole... into Not-So-Wonderland. One of our cardiac surgeons more than makes up for the neurosurgeons. Our GI transplant surgeons are all pretty high on...
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    Nursing experience

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ien.P's topic in Canada

    I'm not sure how the HR department where you are will handle receiving a late letter of portability/ROE. Those are usually expected at the time you do your initial orientation to the facility - along...
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    Hydrocephalus

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    I guess I'm exceedingly lucky to work with a group of extremely competent and very respectful neurosurgeons. Not one of them is a prima dona. They treat us as partners in care and even when things go...
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    Starting PICU Job...nervous!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to skatingrn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    ICP isn't really that huge of a hurdle for the less-experienced PICU nurse. On our unit it's considered to be a Phase 1 skill, so our new grad new hires are being assigned to these kiddos. ECMO...
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    Starting PICU Job...nervous!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to skatingrn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    That's really hard to answer. So much depends on the acuity of their average patient. If they're a Level 1 trauma center, or do cardiac surgery +/- ECMO or transplants, the answers will be different....
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    Nursing experience

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ien.P's topic in Canada

    Your Record of Employment is the gold standard document. Some employers will accept Letters of Portability of Hours. What the actual step on the scale would work out to be will depend on what is...
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    Another feeling stupid thread... Need encouragement

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There's really not a lot I can add to the responses you've already received. Except maybe this: About those murmurs. They do take a trained ear to pick them out. So how do you train your ear? Let all...