NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist

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    Narcan drips

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JMBucka's topic in Pediatric

    Wow. I've worked PICU for nearly 17 years and have only ever seen one patient on a Narcan infusion. And that was a toddler who'd ingested a bunch of Grandma's MS Contin. The use of Narcan as either...
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    June 4th CRNE

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

    ​If you kids can't play nice, I'm going to have to put the cover on the
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    June 4th CRNE

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

    That's not exactly how it works. In some provinces where temporary licenses are issued to people with jobs who are waiting on their results, the College will send notification to the employer that the...
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    New Special Care Nursery RN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to TehKittehsMeow's topic in Pediatric

    Check out the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. NANN | National Association of Neonatal Nurses My first hospital job was in a special care nursery; it was a temporary position that I stretched...
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    exhausted all options..

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Countrynurse17's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    You won't be eligible for EI, because you have to be available to work. OSAP takes into consideration ALL sources of income, so if you have a spouse, or if you live with your parents, you're not...
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    Humber vs. Ryerson. Help!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to CeeS's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Well, now that you have those 15 posts, CeeS... To send a PM you click on the user name at the top left corner of a post, which will take you to a screen that says, "ABOUT CeeS" (as an example) and...
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    Humber vs. Ryerson. Help!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to CeeS's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Yes, it's posts. The main thing about that is posts must be contributing to the thread, not just a one-word reply, like "Cool!". Admins view every post made to the site and have authorization to edit...
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    NICU patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ChristyRN123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I really hate how the pharmaceutical industry has led to labeling everything a disease. Gastroespohageal reflux is not necessarily a "disease". And most babies who spit up are not suffering from...
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    Cheap RN Textbooks! Where?!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to CeeS's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    The university bookstore may have some used textbooks closer to the beginning of classes. If they're available as ebooks you might get a bit of a discount on them. But you may not arrange to buy your...
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    NCLEX or CPNRE

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sha16_charmed's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Do you have an active nursing license from
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    Male pediatric nurses?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to FutureNurseKyle's topic in Pediatric

    That has to be one of the most asinine statements I've heard in a long time. If we were to extend that just a little we could say that Little League coaches, Scout leaders, social workers and even...
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    Step for Preparation for CRNE exam

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sk1987's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    As Silverdragon102 said, there are already a good number of threads discussing preparation for the CRNE. Even a simple Google search would give you a lot of options. There really is no need for yet...
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    Moving from Quebec to Ontario (regarding license issues)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Sophie0121's topic in Canada

    And that doesn't strike you as a little... umm... underhanded? To accept a job with every intention of leaving it at your first
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    Frustrating CNO process for IENs

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kakeru's topic in Canada

    Once again you're confusing regulation with something unrelated - employment. Regulatory bodies DO indeed consider experience, only insofar as that experience may have filled in educational gaps noted...
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    Moving from Quebec to Ontario (regarding license issues)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Sophie0121's topic in Canada

    I have one question. Why did you decide to register in Québec to begin with? They've never made any attempt to conceal the requirement for fluency in French in order to be registered. A previous post...
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    Frustrating CNO process for IENs

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kakeru's topic in Canada

    Perhaps we experienced Canadian nurses should simply stop attempting to explain things in these threads. All we get for our efforts is abuse... being labelled racist, negative, nasty and so on. What...
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    Frustrating CNO process for IENs

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kakeru's topic in Canada

    You can criticize the process all you want. But the fact remains that YOU came to Canada. You chose Ontario and when you did that, you chose to take the risk that you'd not meet the requirements. I...
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    Berlin's and toddlers

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I remember a 3 year old who was like that. Not just with dressing changes but with ANYTHING. And the parents just sat and
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    Nursing Graduates

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to rose89's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    As pointed out, you made several virtually identical posts seeking the same information in multiple threads, information already well-covered in other threads. This approach will not get you where you...
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    Any tips on how to study prior CPNRE for Sept2014?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Newlygrad14's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Please do a search for other threads on this topic. There are lots of them all covering the same
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    Venipuncture help

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to LauraRN14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That one between the 4th and 5th fingers was the mainstay of my son's follow-up bloodwork for 5 years after his liver transplant. After 3 1/2 years of peripheral chemo and 5 1/2 months in hospital (7...
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    Frustrating CNO process for IENs

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kakeru's topic in Canada

    Very well-said,
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    Husband doesn't understand... advice?

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

    I leave for work at 6:10 and usually crawl back in the door around 8:15. Three in a row is really exhausting, not just physically but mentally too. And it's all but impossible for those who don't wear...
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    Brock University vs. Mohawk-McMaster Nursing Program

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to knierlle's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Were you speaking to me? I've been an RN since the fall of 1994 and have worked in critical care pediatrics since 1997. I attended a diploma programme through St Boniface General Hospital in
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    Pressure reduction for ECMO kids

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to meanmaryjean's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Having been called into the room when a patient's cannula slipped out of his neck while he was being lifted and he exsanguinated, I'm not anxious to repeat that experience. I relive that day in my...