NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist

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    Is there still a demand for nurses in Canada?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to fingers_crossed's topic in Canada

    The big foreign nurse recruitment push was several years ago already. It peaked in 2009 and since then things have drastically changed. Health care budgets are so fluid - which is not the way to...
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    Accidentally brought home a medication!

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

    IrishErin... PM me and we'll
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    any one in canada now through this join allied agency?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to candace101's topic in Immigration Advice

    Be VERY, VERY sceptical of anything an agency tells you about working in Canada. The Temporary Foreign Workers program is being overhauled and made much stricter. There will not be any LMOs for RNs,...
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    New Ontario RN Grad -Is it possible to move out west?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 1234566's topic in Canada

    Basically, in Alberta you have to HAVE a job to get a job. Except in the really remote, isolated small hospitals and auxiliary hospitals, or casual positions. Sure there are jobs posted, but many of...
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    Accidentally brought home a medication!

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

    I got home from work one morning after one of those crazy, hectic nights and when I was emptying my pockets, I found an unopened vial of Ativan. I nearly wet my pants! Right away I called the unit,...
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    Securing ET's

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to birdieshot's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    No, not at all. It comes down to the core group of intensivists not liking or trusting tube holders... and what's being taught to new RTs when they join the peds units. Our adult ICUs use tube holders...
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    Securing ET's

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to birdieshot's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    meanmaryjean, nasal intubation does increase the risk of VAP quite significantly. But all of our intubating physicians prefer the nasal route, so all residents are required to learn the technique. As...
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    LVN relocating in Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to brodon1994's topic in Canada

    Québec has long been the most taxed province in the country. They have to pay for all those social programs somehow. I have to echo what The Commuter said in the post above. Jobs are scarce...
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    Securing ET's

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to birdieshot's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Tape. We usually put a layer of Duoderm ExtraThin underneath it. No benzoin... we use Mastisol. It goes underneath and on top of the Duoderm and part way up the ETT, then the tape goes on top of it....
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    can a new LPN get a job in BC?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to zuiqingfeng's topic in Canada

    Unless you have some special arrangement already with immigration, that's actually rather unlikely. As for finding work, many nurses who have already graduated from Canadian nursing schools are still...
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    osce ( observational structured clinical examination)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to guppawan's topic in Nurse Registration

    What do you mean "booking a hotel with a fraud"? The length of time it takes CEHPEA to send out confirmation letters will depend on how long it takes to obtain the necessary documentation and assess...
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    Bridge to Canadian Nursing 2013 Update

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to geekinthepink's topic in Nurse Registration

    That very sentiment has led to many IENs arriving in Canada with absolutely no assurance of anything... eligibility for registration, employment or even permission to remain in the country. Then they...
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    Are you seeing more vaccine-preventable illnesses lately?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to anon456's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I wouldn't say we're seeing more on our unit; we get a handful of pertussis every year in children too young to be fully immunized. I can't remember the last HiB meningitis I've seen and I've never...
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    Taking care of emotional/social needs of teen patients

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    Music therapy (extension of Child Life) is a great activity for hospitalized teens. One very depressed young lady I used to care for became a different person when the music therapist was on the unit....
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    RN to work as LPN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to stprdi1956's topic in Canada

    You are aware that you'll need to have an LPN registration to work as an LPN, right? And that you'll need to be very careful to stick to the LPN scope of practice, rather than the RN scope? It's not...
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    American CNA wanting to work in Edmonton, AB Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NyxieNicole's topic in Immigration Advice

    That's a good reason for wanting to move closer, but I don't think the route you've plotted out above will make it
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    American CNA wanting to work in Edmonton, AB Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NyxieNicole's topic in Immigration Advice

    Although the new "workforce transformation" model being introduced in Alberta relies heavily on health care aides, there are several labour board complaints over the concept and its roll-out that are...
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    CE Credits with Licensure in 2 States

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sj5190's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh how I wish meeting the continuing competency requirements where I live were as easy as collecting CE credits. It's so much more complicated and so much less objective in Alberta (and most other...
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    Can I join you? New PICU hire

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ac3070's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Of COURSE you may join us! Welcome to Lilliput. Don't neglect your pop culture education - get to know Dora, Diego, Spongebob, the Disney princesses, Thomas the Tank Engine, the Ninja Turtles and all...
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    Taking a break from work for a few years

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to hlalo310's topic in Canada

    Fiona59 is correct - Ontario requires proof of that the applicant seeking reinstatement with CNO has practiced nursing IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO within the preceding 3 years. No minimum number of...
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    Pediatric Oncology

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to FuturePedRN2016's topic in Pediatric

    I started out as a mom. My son had a malignant blood disorder that required 3 1/2 years of chemotherapy and 2 rounds of radiotherapy. We spent a lot of time in the oncology clinic and I learned a lot...
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    Two part time jobs...

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

    So turn that around on them too. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize you'd need to know that kind of detail to take over care of this patient. It wasn't passed on to me, I just stumbled on it in the...
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    Two part time jobs...

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

    It IS normal, and not just in the first year! Some of them do mean it... it's a personality thing as well as a bullying tactic. Others may not be aware of how they sound. Try organizing your report by...
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    Best working conditions for English speaking nurses in Montreal?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to blue-sky's topic in Canada

    Your post begs the question... why are you even in Montréal if you have no French language skills? It wouldn't seem to be a person's first choice. If you entered Canada via the Quebec skilled workers...
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    Bad Parents

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    I agree, what a disgustingly abusive move on that mom's part. And I wouldn't blame you at all for calling Make-a-Wish and filling them in. It's inexcusable. And you're right, the people who donate...