NotReady4PrimeTime RN

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    Fired 6 weeks into orientation

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

    PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING TEXT-SPEAK IN YOUR POSTS. Immediately above and to the left of the comment box is a notice "Per our Terms of Service please post in English only; no text/chat speak." This...
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    self employed?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Peachnuts's topic in Canada

    There are many regulations attached to a venture like this. You need to contact the College of Nurses in your province and find out what they are. Then you have to find out what provincial and...
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    Which is the best CRNE Prep School in Toronto?

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

    In a word, yes. https://allnurses.com/canada-crne-cpnre/crne-february-2012-a-627535-page3.html
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    Charge Nurse Orientation

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JMBucka's topic in Pediatric

    Hmm. When I was oriented to charge on my unit, I was supposed to have two day shifts buddied with the unit manager and a day with the unit secretary, so I could learn the ins and outs of the different...
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    1st RN interview tomorrow!

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

    I would definitely NOT bring it up. It's none of their business, they are not allowed by law to ask you about your health and if you volunteer the information they might very well reject you because...
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    University of Alberta After-Degree Nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sw87's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Both neighbourhoods are side-by-side with the Yellowhead, which means a lot of traffic noise. There are noise-dampening barriers in place but I'm not too sure how much dampening really occurs. The...
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    University of Alberta After-Degree Nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sw87's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    pjkgrd,you should be able to catch a bus to the Coliseum LRT station from either of those areas. Since there's only one LRT route in Edmonton, any train going to Century Park will take you to the...
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    University of Alberta After-Degree Nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sw87's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    It wouldn't be a bad hike in good weather. My brother used to live on 68th St at 119th Ave, a few blocks from Eastglen. But from mid-October to about mid-April it's chilly and quite windy in that part...
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    transcribing Triangle Symbol in Dr orders?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to BettyPalen's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    You wouldn't transcribe that "change" symbol. You'd erase the gentamicin and replace it with Flagyl, changing the dose accordingly of course. Basically what you're doing is stopping the gentamicin and...
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    Family zone in PICU pt rooms

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to bame rn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Space constraints are the major consideration on my unit. Our LARGEST patient room is half the size of the standard 250+ sq ft ICU room, and will often have TWO patients in it. We have 15 open beds...
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    Did anyone take the May 2014 CPNRE?

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

    You are aware that you're responsible for ALL the content of your program, whether or not you were spoonfed the information,
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    anybody here who got their license revoked after 3 years without safe practice?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jrcbtst's topic in Canada

    There are certain instances where volunteer work counts as practicing hours but I STRONGLY advise anyone planning to go that route to consult CNO for their evaluation before assuming that CNO will be...
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    Cross Country Comparison of Wages and Benefits

    NotReady4PrimeTime posted a topic in Canada

    The Canadian Federation of Nurses' Unions has developed a cross country comparison of wages and benefits for unionized nurses across Canada. This comparison includes nurses in the Northwest...
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    finding a suitable nursing job in canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jaya86's topic in Canada

    I don't think any of us are qualified to answer those questions. I can tell you that until you've successfully written the CRNE, you will be paid as a grad nurse, should you find employment in the...
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    How to deal with angry doctors

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ann915's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've said, "Excuse me, Dr. Jones. You should be aware you're on
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    PICC Sign above bed

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to neverendinglori's topic in Pediatric

    I didn't vote on your poll because I don't work on a general peds unit so have no idea if a sign would be helpful or not. In the PICU we often have signs above the bed for things like "open sternum",...
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    Pediatrics?!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to _nurse_to_be's topic in Canada

    In Alberta we have lots of PNs working peds. In our most recent round of RN layoffs one of the peds units and several peds clinics had the vacancies created converted to PN
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    finding a suitable nursing job in canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jaya86's topic in Canada

    Yes, you'll be given on orientation. It may or may not be long enough to meet your
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    Australian Nurse wanting to move to Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to tamaralee88's topic in Nurse Registration

    About the only hindrance Australian nurses have in becoming registered here is insufficient education in any or all of pediatrics, mental health and maternal-child nursing. Some schools in Australia...
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    Tim Hudak and Nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JanelleC's topic in Canada

    Post to the ONA, CNO, RNAO and RPNAO Facebook pages. The union will be okay with just about any angle you choose to take. For the regulatory groups, put a patient safety and nursing autonomy spin on...
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    Tim Hudak and Nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JanelleC's topic in Canada

    I hope all you nurses in Ontario are able to stir up your friends and family. You REALLY don't want Tim Hudak having ANY control over your futures. He's Alison Redford's evil twin. The main difference...
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    Sunnybroook hiring process

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ultrarunner's topic in Canada

    The post above your first one answers your questions fairly well. Most hospitals, not just Sunnybrook, take at least a couple of weeks to interview the candidates, check references and decide on the...
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    getting a job after registration in Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to qveronica's topic in International Nursing

    CRNE is an examination. Registration is with one of the Colleges of Nursing, which for you, based on your half-dozen or more other virtually identical threads, is CRNBC. You had permanent registry but...
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    Peds ccrn review please

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    That's the way that I would go. Although... when I decided to write the Canadian version of the CCRN exam, I knew I wouldn't find any review groups - I was the only nurse in my province to write the...
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    Haywire! Some Uncommon Causes of Status Epilepticus in Children

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You're very welcome! I'm sorry to hear that there's so many members of your family affected by seizure disorders. My own son has complex partial seizures and has had two generalized tonic-clonic...