NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist

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    Cultural assessment

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 3rdyear2014's topic in Canada

    I would wager that there ARE IENs working at the hospital where you're doing your placement. Check the medicine units, the surgical units and the ORs. There are probably IENs working at the long-term...
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    Scenarios for interview

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'll bite... 1) You're setting up for an admission. The patient is an 8 year old post MVC with a traumatic brain injury. What will you have ready at your bedside? 2) Your patient is a 9 month old with...
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    what step to do next

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

    Let's get one thing straight. You resigned. You are not "in the system" as an employee and you owe nothing to that employer. The DON is making it so that if you decide you CAN go back that there would...
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    what step to do next

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

    I'm sorry to hear you're in this situation but I'm really unsure what you're asking. Are you looking for approval that you quit your job to care for your mother when she broke her arm (although I'm...
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    Humber College RPN Entrance Exam

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to allaya28's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    ***** ADMIN NOTE: Please remember that allnurses.com is a web site for nursing professionals. Posts are expected to reflect professional behaviour. The intent of the site is to provide a forum for...
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    Losing a patient in home nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to SarahStPierre's topic in Pediatric

    Welcome to allnurses.com, Sarah. I'm so sorry that your very first post here is such a sad one, but you've come to a good place for support. The first patient we lose is always the hardest, most...
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    BSN graduate with no license

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Eliza Monty BSN-RN's topic in International Nursing

    JustBeachy is correct. The exam is the very last step in the process; you have to meet all the criteria for registration set out by the Colleges of Nursing (now screened through the NNAS) - which...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    That's all true, but can be looked at another way. There IS a nursing shortage - of nurses at the bedside all due to the posted-but-unfilled vacancies we've talked about. And our cause isn't helped by...
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    OMG, I cannot believe it...I need PICU interview tips!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Peds is that way everywhere. It's too small a specialty for there to be lots of vacancies. Just look at any major hospital system's job postings and you'll see about 20 adult-care positions to every 1...
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    **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't be fooled. That 1:1 assignment might keep you running harder than any 1:5 on a peds inpatient unit. I've had shifts when I didn't even have time to think about what I was doing, I just did it....
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    OMG, I cannot believe it...I need PICU interview tips!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I really don't think they missed anything, and I don't think they would have set up an interview with you just for practice. I don't have a BSN and I have no intention of getting one either. It didn't...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly where my unit is now. I work part time due to some personal and health issues; my rotation is really unbalanced so I have stretches of as many as 16 days where I don't work at all....
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    OMG, I cannot believe it...I need PICU interview tips!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Most often they'll interview the top 3 or 4 people based on their resumes, sometimes a few more. They look for those keywords I mentioned, and then read how the keywords fit into the overall package....
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    Advice, please :)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to MrsICURN14's topic in Pediatric

    I don't think taking time off for your baby will be a huge hindrance. Most people who slag PDNs have no idea what that job involves. It's what I was doing just before I got my first hospital job in......
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    OMG, I cannot believe it...I need PICU interview tips!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Actually we're right in the middle of a mild spell. We always seem to have one for the weeks when our snow-and-ice-sculpture festivals are going on. A few nerves are a good thing. It shows how...
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    OMG, I cannot believe it...I need PICU interview tips!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    My over-riding reason for never hitting "submit" when there's a transport posting up is that we cover such a large area (see the map below) that some of our transports run well over 12 hours. Our team...
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    Peds CVICU vs NICU

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to MGMR's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I can explain why the cardiac surgery kiddos go from the OR to PCICU and not back to NICU. Although many CV surgery patients are neonates, probably 1/3 of them are not. Rather than divide the...
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    Has anyone trasferred education from WGU Western Governors University into Canada?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to GemTwist's topic in Canada

    Perhaps your best course of action right now would be to contact CRNBC (College of Registered Nurses British Columbia) and ask them about credentials from WGU. NNAS hasn't been up and running very...
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    OMG, I cannot believe it...I need PICU interview tips!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I think your paramedic experience would be invaluable and that the unit would be foolish not to grab you with both hands, groom you for transport and get you up and flying ASAP. My unit has a really...
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    OMG, I cannot believe it...I need PICU interview tips!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    vampiregirl said what I was going to say. They already know you don't have ICU experience so they're not going to expect you to give them a treatise on mechanical ventilation or want you to prime a...
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    Writing CPRNE in different province

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ntiffin91's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    You should be able to get permission from CNO to write the exam in BC. It's done all the time. You would, however, have to register in Ontario first after passing the exam and then apply for a BC...
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    OMG, I cannot believe it...I need PICU interview tips!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Congratulations! PICU nurses are the BEST! If it's odd to say you love taking care of critically ill children and their families, there are a LOT of odd people around. Present company included....
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    RN/ RPN/ LPN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to springgarden's topic in Canada

    Right now there are not a lot of jobs anywhere. Every province is having economic difficulties that impact on health care. Certifications might be nice to have but I really don't think they'll help...
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    Help! I quit my first nursing job

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

    Practicing the interview will give you an opportunity to figure out exactly how to explain both your medical leave and your decision to leave your previous job... and to do it without any hesitation,...
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    Help! I quit my first nursing job

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

    I'm going to buck the trend here. I think the manager behaved childishly and unprofessionally. I would expect her to treat you even more shabbily if you begged for your job back. You'd basically be...