NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

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    Insuflon help

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ericagrace1101's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Our unit and facility thrombosis team did a small-scale study comparing LMWH levels with and without Insuflons a number of years ago. Our patient population includes cardiac surgical, solid organ...
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    What is it like changing people?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    If you can put yourself in your patient's place for a few seconds, it'll really help you to see how these simple things matter. Those patients who are physically disabled but cognitively quite well...
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    Which country is better to work as a Nurse - Canada or Australia

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to puffin08's topic in International Nursing

    Either way you've got several hurdles in front of you. How current is your nursing experience? 4 (or more) years is a long time to be out of the field. Are you prepared to return to school and update...
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    Advise needed for transferring from canada to the states

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to cantousanurse's topic in Nurse Registration

    Since the NCLEX is identical on both sides of the border and accepted as equivalent, I'd advise you to just write the exam in Canada and get it over with. The odds are, you'll need to be registered in...
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    Nurse looked at my Facebook-HIPAA violation ?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to PlainB's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Police and investigative services (think taxation, criminal, insurance, boards of nursing even) employ analysts whose job includes digging into social media to look for evidence they can use. So you...
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    Please Help Urgent

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to shabnamjaan's topic in Nurse Registration

    How long have you known you were making this big move? I'm a little confused as to why it's suddenly so urgent; usually this type of life change takes planning, organization and (lots of) time. So I...
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    NCLEX-RN in Canada/Visa screen

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ejimebeatrice's topic in Nurse Registration

    The NCLEX is the same on either side of the border. What province do you want to move to? That's the very first thing you should decide. Then look at the website for the registered nurse regulatory...
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    Sterile Water for Enteral Feeding Tubes?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to med_geek's topic in Critical Care

    I wish more people KNEW that those 500mL bottles of sterile water are not the benign things they think they are. But most people don't even think about it. In peds we have the advantage of bottled...
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    Graduated in 2013 , trying to get back in the game

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to GymGirl8's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    It's going to be a real uphill climb for you, I'm afraid. Letting so much time pass between graduation and embarking on a career will be very hard. So much change occurs in nursing over time that...
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    BC to Toronto

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to travellingnurse1's topic in Canada

    Your quest won't be an easy one. 1. Apply to CNO right away. That process is a lengthy one and having it in progress will look better on your application than if you wait until you have a job. 2....
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    Peds Math

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to stasiastar's topic in Pediatric

    What part do you seem to struggle with? It's actually pretty straight-forward algebra. If you could provide some examples of your errors we might be able to help you better. I'll use a 14.6 kg, 100...
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    Preceptor to RN student

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Ashley.Hop's topic in Canada

    One thing I've seen too often with preceptors is that they view their preceptee as their "property". That the person they're supposed to be preparing for a position within the unit as someone who is...
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    Rounding rules

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to staceywilliams's topic in Pediatric

    That will depend on how much of a stickler your instructor/preceptor is. In neonatal patients, the other nurses are going to go to several decimal points for weights and many calculations. In peds, we...
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    Weight based calculations

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RNSAINT41's topic in Pediatric

    Is there a question there? You've done the math
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    Loosing hope

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Mtac32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are many IENs (internationally educated nurses) on this site who bring experience with them but have only been licensed here a short time. Your experience statement was mistaken by more than one...
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    Loosing hope

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Mtac32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your OP implied RN experience, or at least that's how it read to me. Because that's what employers are looking for when they want to hire new staff members. While your NA and UC experience is useful,...
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    Please help me - dread going to work

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Newnurse8123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh my, if I had a nickel for every time I've heard or read those same sentiments from a new nurse, I probably could retire now. It's a terrible shame that nursing, a career I love, is losing people...
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    Rounding rules

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to staceywilliams's topic in Pediatric

    Yes. Oral medication syringes are inexact at
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    Failed nursing. Now what?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Mirelasa's topic in Canada

    Wow. What a sweeping condemnation. Not only have I dealt with depression, anxiety and panic attacks, I've been treated for PTSD. I was nearly bounced out of nursing school after I had a meltdown in...
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    Switching to nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Amandaji's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Nobody can say for sure what would be accepted in the US but someone with the faculty of nursing at the schools you apply to. It's not as easy to make this kind of a jump, no matter how well prepared...
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    Switching to nursing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Amandaji's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    First off, you will need to meet the minimum requirements for admission to the faculty. If they require high school biology you will need to find an adult-ed program that offers it, pay the fees and...
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    Failed nursing. Now what?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Mirelasa's topic in Canada

    Do you think you'll be able to get a handle on your anxiety? Do you think you'll be able to cope with other, perhaps tougher, nursing instructors in the future? And how do you plan to get around the...
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    Failed nursing. Now what?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Mirelasa's topic in Canada

    Unfortunately, if your anxiety was so high during your very first semester that you failed clinical - with the utter simplicity and all the back-up, support and guidance that implies, it's highly...
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    Investigation meeting with CARNA

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Love1233's topic in Canada

    If you're in a unionized position, UNA will provide you with both advice and representation throughout the process. They should already know about your suspension because it's a collective agreement...
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    Steps in Becoming a RN in Alberta as a IEN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to ianmiyoh11's topic in Nurse Registration

    The only way you can get an accurate and detailed answer to that is to contact CLPNA (the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta) and ask them. You should be aware that large gaps in your...