NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

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    Tips & Advice for a Brand New RN Starting Out in Pediatric Med/Surg

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to YouSmellLikeCDiff's topic in Pediatric

    Check out some of the other threads on this forum. Your questions may be answered in them. I recommend these: https://allnurses.com/pediatric-nursing/starting-new-grad-666773.html...
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    Ways around it

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

    How unfortunate that your first job as a nurse ended like this. You weren't treated fairly at all. Sadly you're not alone. If you live in a right-to-work state there's not a whole lot you can do to...
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    Question about zeroing lines

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to meluvsquki's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    When you're zeroing your lines, what you're really doing is calibrating the transducer to the atmospheric pressure in the room. The transducer is the electronic interface between the pressure wave...
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    Dedicated med lines

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Whenever possible we run our intermittent meds into our CVP via dedicated tubing. That eliminates the opening and closing of the line multiple times in a shift. If we don't have that option we'll...
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    Infant liver transplants and morbidity

    NotReady4PrimeTime posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have some questions for you folks whose units recover recover infants and children post-op liver transplantation. Our unit hasn't got a great track record with our infants so I'm trying to figure...
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    1st year student struggling

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jumper44's topic in Canada

    I've DONE this. Mostly though, I fall asleep on the couch with the newspaper on my lap and wake up when the dog decides I need
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    New PICU nurse with questions!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to shaykdo's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Congratulations! Welcome to our little family. You'll definitely be assisting with line placements - short-term multi-lumen central lines, dialysis lines, peripheral arterial lines, PICCs and the...
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    Neonatal/Pediatric Transport team

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to JennyHaverly's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Our hospital has separate neonatal and pediatric transport teams. The team composition is RN/RT most of the time. Staff orienting to the team will have their preceptor with them and when they're off...
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    Do you take vitals on babies who are sleeping?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to chariot's topic in Pediatric

    I wholeheartedly second everything that Miranda has said. Especially the part about choices. They have NO choice about having the vitals done so don't suggest they do. They DO have a choice about what...
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    CRNE OCTOBER 2012

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

    The deadline for withdrawal or reschedule without penalty was August 17. You may, because of these extenuating circumstances, be permitted to reschedule without penalty though. The only way that will...
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    Canadian Registration Requirements

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to missysg's topic in Nurse Registration

    CNO is governed by the Health Professions Act and is a self regulating professional organization.They can pretty much do whatever they please within the legislation. That includes changing criteria....
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    Advice on Volunteering for Pediatric Nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kathleenla's topic in Pediatric

    "Volunteering with kids" doesn't have to mean in a hospital setting. Or even a health care setting. You can learn the intricacies of interacting with kids at a nursery school, a boys-and-girls club...
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    Too Emotional for PICU??

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to fsh1986's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Guess what? Most kids admitted to PICU recover completely, go home and lead totally normal lives. It's true that EB kids are really hard on the emotions because their lives are so painful. It's true...
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    Grant Macewan JAN 2013

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 7angeldust's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I'm sorry... Wait. What? Where did I say anything contradictory to their published admissions policy? How do you know that someone who applied just days before you, who had a high school average lower...
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    Blue Urine

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Carebear77's topic in General Nursing

    Is this lady being tube-fed? In the old days, to assess for aspiration tube-feed formula would have methylene blue mixed in. I haven't seen it used in tube-feeds for many years. I have had blue urine...
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    Grant Macewan JAN 2013

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 7angeldust's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Interesting that you know that about someone specifically - as you've implied. GMU couldn't have given it to you since that information is FOIPP-protected. It's too bad that you're still in limbo,...
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    Grant Macewan JAN 2013

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to 7angeldust's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    What do you think they'll do when you call them? My guess is that you'll be told there are limited numbers of seats in the program, that although you met the admissions criteria so did a large number...
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    I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I work part-time (70%). I don't pick up extra hours... my 29-year-old severely-handicapped son lives at home and his needs have dibs on my free time. I refuse to apologise for that. My unit is...
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    M/S --> PICU/NICU

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to azpeds_rn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Not only is it feasible, but it's also highly possible! Good peds nurses are always welcome in the PICU. I think it's easier for a peds MS nurse to transition to PICU than for an adult ICU nurse. The...
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    Calgary or Edmonton?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

    I can introduce you to some great people who would show you all the best places for fun and excitement. There's actually a lot of things to do here on a night off or over a weekend. Jasper is do-able...
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    Transfering LPN licence to alberta

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to angeljohn's topic in Canada

    That's a bit of a long shot, John. There won't be many IENs who have moved from Saskatchewan to Alberta. I would guess that CLPNA will want an English proficiency test result that is less than 2 years...
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    Filipino registered nurse to Canada LPN?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to miko0728's topic in Nurse Registration

    You have to have your credentials assessed by the College of Nurses of Ontario. They will tell you if you're eligible to write the exam or not. You don't need experience, the CRNE is the same exam...
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    SIDS Pediatric Code

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to harrird's topic in Emergency

    It really is different when it's a child, isn't it? the mood in the room changes dramatically. Efforts will continue a lot longer than for an adult, who after 20 minutes is pretty much done for unless...
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    Stroke?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to littlefishy's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hmm. ECMO day 13, CRRT day 6... we have kids on for a LOT longer than that. We recently had one go for more than 8 weeks on both. Not to say they all have good outcomes, but we do long runs for...
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    Calgary or Edmonton?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

    But on the other hand, Calgary has their shiny new multi-billion-dollar largest-hospital-in-the-province state-of-the-art South Health Campus that is only about 30% staffed. They also have Alberta...