NotReady4PrimeTime RN

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    LPN or RN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ian_onymous's topic in Nurse Registration

    SaoirseRN, the OP isn't asking about school. The question is about the process of having credentials assessed, gaining eligibility to write the licensing exam and getting into the workforce. (IEN is...
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    Question about zeroing lines

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to meluvsquki's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Yes you do need to relevel with position changes to ensure you're still measuring your pressures at the phlebostatic axis. But there are some situations where you would want to rezero your transducers...
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Entry to practice in Canada is the BSN. Period. The last province to eliminate diploma programs was Alberta at the end of 2010. Some universities do a very good job in preparing graduates for the...
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    EPI Shortage!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I wondered if that was it. 2 months is a long time to go short with something like that... and imagine the drug errors if you have to resort to using the 1mg/mL concentration! It could be a
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    EPI Shortage!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    What manufacturer are you using? Ours is from Hospira, which is in short supply but we must have a stockpile. We don't open the minijet unless we're reasonably sure we're going to use it. We rarely...
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    EPI Shortage!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    So far we've escaped that particular issue... we still have a ready supply of epi minijets. We have one at every bedside, along with a minijet of bicarb and one of calcium chloride. If we have a kid...
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    Pediatric cardiac surgery ICU nurses, anyone?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to natashakin's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I know at least a dozen people who have done missions with ICHF. One of my friends is in Ukraine on one right now (her first) and another has just gotten back from the Dominican Republic (his second)....
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    Do NCLEX PN in Manitoba Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to chanselay's topic in Canada

    "There is an option for those with experience to have their previous learning assessed, which, once all requirements are met, leads to a certificate...there is a challenge course available." If...
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    CCRN Books

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Sweet! We could do
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    Do NCLEX PN in Manitoba Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to chanselay's topic in Canada

    The website with health authorities' job postings is down for maintenance right now, but that would be the best place to look for NA jobs and to see what qualifications are needed. I don't live in...
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    PICU Practicum

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Sinman's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You've gotten great information here. Be a sponge! Soak up everything. All PICU patients will have respiratory issues so ask for experience in performing respiratory assessments. Ask the respiratory...
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    Do NCLEX PN in Manitoba Canada

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to chanselay's topic in Canada

    Although the company that has designed and administers the NCLEX has been contracted to revamp and administer the CRNE, they will still be completely different, separate exams and the CRNE will still...
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    CCRN Books

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You can't go wrong with AACN Core Curriculum for Pediatric Critical Care Nursing 2nd Ed....
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    Undregrad from Canada, applying to US for MSN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to EmmKay's topic in Canada

    Actually, you
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    Undregrad from Canada, applying to US for MSN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to EmmKay's topic in Canada

    That question can only be accurately answered by the university you plan to attend. There are simply too many variables to
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    What do you think about the media portrayal of nursing?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to sierrag's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sandy Summers has written an excellent book on this topic called Saving Lives: Why Media's Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk. See if your school library has it and give it a look. You'll learn a...
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    Question about zeroing lines

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to meluvsquki's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm game if you
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    Question about zeroing lines

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to meluvsquki's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Too funny, harryalex! I think we work in the same unit... I've asked many people what they're doing when they zero their lines and they can't tell me. When I ask them how turning their patient from...
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    Is your workplace haunted?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    We have a Room 13 on our unit. (Although it hasn't always been in the same place... the hospital had opened 2 new beds in the former x-ray viewing room and renumbered all the rooms, then decided after...
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    Practical Nursing in Canada for 2 years

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kamae's topic in International Nursing

    Well, first off, you can't work on a tourist visa in any capacity. If you're caught you working you will be deported and will be refused entrance to Canada for life. So be very careful in how you...
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    LPNs in Canada? (Calgary, Alberta specifically)

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to parafreddy's topic in Canada

    Where did you hear that LPN registration doesn't require proof of English language proficiency? You sure didn't get it from the CLPNA (Internationally Educated Nurses). There are indeed verifications...
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    Australian Nurses in Canada - Is Labor & Delivery studies required for registration?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to imaginations's topic in Canada

    Yes, there is a requirement for both didactic and clinical education in labour and delivery for registration in all Canadian provinces. It's also required to have didactic and clinical in mental...
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    My unit is desperate for nurses

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

    dirtyhippiegirl, your unit sounds so much like mine! Our turnover isn't quite that high, but it's high enough. We had 5 people quit all at once last week. In the last year we've hired about 30 new...
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    Teaching as a new grad?

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

    I have to agree with artsmom. On my unit we have had a couple of years worth of new-grad staff members preceptoring new-grad new staff for their unit orientation. Right now we have someone who has...
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    Do you take vitals on babies who are sleeping?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to chariot's topic in Pediatric

    In our PICU if we're that concerned about a kid's temp that we're doing rectal temps, we'll put in either a rectal or esophageal probe to monitor it continuously. The probes are not much different...