NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist

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    Too much fluff in nursing programs?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    donk, you're still going to be writing the CRNE. The content of the exam will always be determined by Canadian colleges of nursing, the same people who set the standards upon which universities base...
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    Has anyone here done ICHF/baby heart mission?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to hubcaps's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Several of my coworkers (MD, RN and RT) have done ICHF trips. One girl is gearing up for her 10th mission and she's not planning on that one being her last. Everyone I know who has done one wants to...
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    Easy, dumb, common new grad mistakes

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

    Please don't use saline to inflate the balloon on a Foley. Use sterile water. If the Foley is in for even a couple of days the salt in the saline will crystallize inside the balloon, making it...
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    Continue being GN or apply for my RN?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to seks's topic in Canada

    This could depend on where you are and what area of nursing you're in. And it could also depend on whether you're working in the province where you wrote your exam. Each province seems to have a...
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    Journals and confrences for picu rns

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AMR21's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You go,
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    Journals and confrences for picu rns

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to AMR21's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm so glad there's somebody out there besides me who recognizes this! I think your idea of an interdisciplinary pediatric critical care journal is
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    adult "child" in home care - who is in charge?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to PediatricNurse's topic in Pediatric

    This is a very sticky situation. Who provides consent? Is this man legally competent to consent to treatment, procedures and so on, or are his parents in possession of guardianship? If his parents...
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    15 month old getting 750mg Rocephin

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RaleighNurse's topic in Pediatric

    The preferred site for IM injections in infants and toddlers is the vastus lateralis. Small children who aren't walking well yet don't have much muscle mass in their little bums and it's too easy to...
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    New Grad Job Market: A Game of Chance

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

    "Per our Terms of Service please post in English only; no text/chat speak." Please refrain from using non-standard abbreviations and/or text-speak. This is a professional board, so let's keep the...
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    osce ( observational structured clinical examination)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to guppawan's topic in Nurse Registration

    Perhaps "eligible to work in Canada in the end" isn't what you mean to say. If they spend all that money, write and pass the CRNE or CPRNE then they're going to be eligible. They just won't be ABLE to...
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    Visa needed for OSCE in Canada?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to mpaul1105's topic in Immigration Advice

    Since your questions aren't related to the OSCE per se, your post more appropriately belongs in the Immigration forum and has been moved there for the best chance of a
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    How do you keep children from pulling IVs?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to PCTerrific's topic in Pediatric

    Here are some articles I pulled using "taping techniques for securing peripheral IVs in peds" as my Google search term. I've looked at each of them and think you'll find some useful material....
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    New grads being rushed into "nursing maturity"

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to PA_RN87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think NY_teach was actually saying s/he agrees with that pronouncement. I think the comment was more to explain the HR view of things. And trust me, HR really only cares about having a name...
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    CPNRE - January 11th, 2012

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Insomniac-88's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    No it's not possible. Everyone who attempts the exam must sign a non-disclosure agreement. The exams are copyrighted and the content is strictly guarded. The best option is to do the practice...
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    CRNE Results June 2013

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to rcpage88's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    If you'd like a review, you can find the Terms of Service (to which all members agree to abide when signing up) here:
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    CRNE Results June 2013

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to rcpage88's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    It's a violation of the Terms of Service to publicly offer or solicit the sale of any item or service. There fore please do NOT post regarding books or materials for
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    Small children visiting patients in the critical care setting... thoughts??

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Critical Care

    I think children should be permitted to visit family members in ICU under certain circumstances, but I really don't think it should be a blanket policy. Children should be permitted to visit their own...
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    Before the Morning (Failed CRNE three times. what now?)

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

    ... but not necessarily enough to pass the RN
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    Are RN's going to be a thing of the past?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    This knee-jerk type of reaction has been going on forever. Potassium. Heparin. Blood products. Those are just some examples. Our ICU lost our blood fridge several years ago because an RT running an...
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    CRNE Results June 2013

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to rcpage88's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Ontario has the largest pool of examinees, therefore the greatest numbers of exams to sort through. Ontarians usually are the last group to start reporting
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    CRNE Results June 2013

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to rcpage88's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Please don't forget that the June exam is the largest of the whole year. Not only are there more people writing but there are more centres where the exam is written. When they give you a time frame of...
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    Calgary Region Floods: Stay Safe!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

    I'm SO sorry to hear that, Zig_Zag_RN. It's easy for those of us who are far removed from misfortune to offer platitudes so I will refrain. Just know that I feel awful that people have lost so much...
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    PICU Question!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to PICUisforcoolRNs's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Nope. We don't have enough pumps for the drips we are already running without having all our vasoactives on back-up pumps. We do try to have a spare pump to allow for double-pumping when it's time to...
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    Tympanic temperature of children with CHF and on digoxin

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Enthused RN's topic in Pediatric

    Tympanic temps are notoriously inaccurate in children. Their ear canals aren't straight and they don't hold still for having anything shoved in their ears. If the beam isn't properly reflected off the...
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    Alberta Pay Scales

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Mrshilton's topic in Canada

    AHS will need proof of nursing employment for this. They call it a "letter of portability". If you have more than one past employer you need letters from each. To figure out what step on the pay...