NotReady4PrimeTime RN

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    Haywire! Some Uncommon Causes of Status Epilepticus in Children

    NotReady4PrimeTime posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    PICU nurses are no strangers to the seizing child. There are many causes of seizure disorder in the pediatric population and some are much more common than others. The usual suspects are the infamous...
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    Haywire! Some Uncommon Causes of Status Epilepticus in Children

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    MRI is mainly to determine any congenital malformation that may be present or if there have been previous insults which may have precipitated the LGS. There is no consistent feature of LGS that shows...
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    CRNE October 2014

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to mariam277's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Please read some of the previous CRNE threads. They ALL are full of good advice as to which resources to use and they also discuss prep courses. Let's not reinvent the
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    Most common PICU drips

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RnBound0510's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    There's a comprehensive list of commonly used PICU drugs here: https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/meds-you-see-775647.html The underlined drugs are often run as continuous infusions. If you...
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    Haywire! Some Uncommon Causes of Status Epilepticus in Children

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Thank you for that information! I'll have to do some more research into that type of seizure. How frustrating it must be to have seizures that are so difficult to control. I shudder to think about all...
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    Ontario to Alberta LPN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to zenon10's topic in Canada

    Temporary position postings with AHS will always have the start date and end date right in the posting. I've seen some that were as short as 2 months and others that are slightly more than a year. It...
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    Will I still take the CRNE even if I passed the NCLEX?

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

    Because the exam is only part of the registration process, the only accurate information regarding how transferable your NCLEX will be obtained directly from the regulatory body in the province where...
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    Haywire! Some Uncommon Causes of Status Epilepticus in Children

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Please feel free to expand on that, Nurseworks! There are lots of different syndromes and disorders that include seizures; I didn't want to rewrite War and Peace here, so I picked 3 that I've...
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    Wrist tattoo in Nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to futurenurseLisa's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I know several nurses with wrist tattoos. As long as it's tasteful, I doubt it would be a
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    NCLEX Canada

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

    You can't bypass the Colleges of Nursing like that. The outcome could be very unpleasant. If you're moving to Canada, apply for eligibility to write the NCLEX IN CANADA. There will still be provincial...
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    Will the job market for nurses EVER improve in Canada?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to theRPN2b's topic in Canada

    Been there and done that. I still have many friends in Manitoba who keep me updated on working conditions. They're not really all that better there than they are
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    Ontario to Alberta LPN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to zenon10's topic in Canada

    AHS has to post vacancies - it's in the collective agreement they have with the unions. That doesn't mean they will be filling them. And believe it when we tell you that there are lots of internal...
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    AHS Critical Care

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JanesWalk's topic in Canada

    Horrible??? That it is. I'll have 6 shifts on my next pay cheque, after having only 2 on each of the last two and 3 on the one before that. Before last payday I had 17¢in my chequing
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    working conditions - average or not?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to knina's topic in Canada

    I'm glad you've spoken to UNA. They can't help you and your coworkers if they don't know you're in trouble. I agree that you all need to fill in OT slips for EVERY missed break, and PRC EVERY...
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    AHS Critical Care

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JanesWalk's topic in Canada

    Each of us has our own line on the schedule. We were told before it was posted for line selection that it was a 12 week repeating rotation, which it is for most of the full-time people. Anybody who is...
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    six weeks for 2-step tb testing??

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jrcbtst's topic in Canada

    Yes, there is. It's done to ensure that people who may have had TB in the distant past who may not react to the initial test aren't false positives later just from having been resensitized by the...
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    six weeks for 2-step tb testing??

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jrcbtst's topic in Canada

    I'd call the clinic again. The usual interval between the two-step TST can range from 1 to 3 weeks, so I'd question their assertion that you wait 6 weeks. If that's a directive from your potential...
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    AHS Critical Care

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JanesWalk's topic in Canada

    You're right about the morale part. Not having any of the vacation you request approved is like a kick in the teeth. The managers use a formula to determine how many (or few, depending on your...
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    AHS Critical Care

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JanesWalk's topic in Canada

    Schedule optimisation is a big thing looming for most units in the province. AHS has decided that scheduling is a problem so they're retooling the whole province's scheduling provisions - to provide...
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    Looking for work in Alberta? Don't give up...

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to youngblood19's topic in Canada

    Even the rural areas don't have many regular vacancies posted. I just looked at the AHS career postings and this is what I found. Out of the first 25 postings for RNs, there were 9 full times (5...
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    Looking for work in Alberta? Don't give up...

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to youngblood19's topic in Canada

    It's actually very difficult to get a hospital job in Alberta these days, even for LPNs, whose numbers are being increased in a lot of places. You have to be willing to take casual or temporary small...
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    UCLA New Grad Summer 2014

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

    No, this isn't permitted within the Terms of Service of allnurses.com. I suggest you try doing a
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    When to use 02 on a newborn

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ro1992's topic in Pediatric

    I guess you stopped reading my post above, the longer one. I explained why O2 wasn't indicated for this baby in
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    can RPN work as PSW??

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jrcbtst's topic in Canada

    Actually, the agency TRIED to prevent me from being hired. But I caught them on a technicality. Although I'd applied for a job at a hospital system (Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre, which is...
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    can RPN work as PSW??

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jrcbtst's topic in Canada

    I'd be looking farther afield. The GTA and most other urban areas are saturated. There are few if any vacancies that might be found in the larger centres. You might have to take a job in a rural or...