NotReady4PrimeTime RN

NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology

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    Shadowing

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to latebloomer74's topic in Pediatric

    Call the switchboard of the hospital and ask to be connected to the manager/head nurse of the pediatric unit you'd like to shadow on. S/he will be able to help you out with finding
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    Looking for Bridge from BSc (biology) to MScN

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jesusfollower#21's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This post was off-topic in the thread and forum where it originally appeared. I've moved it to a more appropriate forum in a thread of its own for better
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    How long will it take?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Ashley94's topic in Pediatric

    That's right. There really aren't any pediatric specialty training programs out there. The final practicum is the key. You'll learn a lot about how to interact with children, how children are...
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    How long will it take?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Ashley94's topic in Pediatric

    You can become a pediatric nurse as soon as you graduate. To do that you'd do best to have your final practicum at a children's hospital or on a pediatric ward of a community hospital so that you can...
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    Questions from a new grad Re: moving to another province

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to studentchar's topic in Canada

    You don't have the choice. You have to register in the province where you were educated. You can write the CRNE in any of the provinces, but you still have to register "at home". I believe the CNA and...
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    CRNE June 2012

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to bella.donna's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Regular insulin is short-acting. Think about what stress does to the diabetic person's metabolism. That type of question is SO unlikely to appear on the CRNE. But in response, most children cut...
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    Sedation Woes...

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    yeah. about that. i never did find the rep at nti. the expo wasn't as easily-navigated as in past years and my feet were already killing me. i know i saw a huge sign with precedex prominently visible,...
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    what a nurse can do while waiting to complete registration

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Alaa75's topic in Canada

    Are you Canadian or IEN? The use of language suggests the latter. If that's the case it will all depend on the visa you're here with. If you're on a temporary work permit then you cannot work at any...
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    Sedation Woes...

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Are they wide awake and agitated, or just wide awake? I don't get too bothered if a kid's awake and calm. I don't even get too upset for an ECMO patient to be awake as long as they're not trying to...
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    Major Drug Shortages Looming

    NotReady4PrimeTime posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    so the major supplier of generic injectables in canada has begun a production slowdown in order to 'upgrade their facilities'. this came out of the blue for those of us at the bedside but it's...
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    whos hiring?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to newgrad222's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tour post is off-topic on this thread, which is about where to find work. There is a lovely section called How-To Video Tutorials HowTo Video Tutorials for Nurses | Nursing Students that can help you...
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    How to successfully hire internationally educated nurses

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Canada

    It is rather ironic that the province that is in the middle of a hiring freeze and is issuing layoff warnings would also be promoting the hiring of
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    RNs what do your weekly/monthly schedule look like?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    I think that depends a lot on where you work and what your collective agreement stipulates. On my unit, our casuals are pre-booked far in advance. (We have a severe staffing shortage and are often...
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    Highest Paid Nurses in B.C....how is this possible?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    There are a lot of ways an RN in BC can increase their income to such levels, OT (double time) only being one of them. BC has 4 levels for the pay scale, and 9 rungs on the pay ladder. There are...
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    RNs what do your weekly/monthly schedule look like?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    I work a 0.7 FTE by choice. That's about 1400 hours per year. I used to self-schedule but found it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. (As in, my "self" - schedule never looked even remotely like the...
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    HELP!!! New grad with two great choices...

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to MomtoThree's topic in Pediatric

    This is only my opinion but I think having a couple of years of peds ER experience will be worth far more than the same time in adult hem/onc when it comes time for you to start applying to the...
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    Taking post-mortem pictures

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    Our hospital sometimes offers the services of our staff photographer to families of children who have been on the unit for a long stay and who are actively dying. It's the family's choice whether the...
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    Do I need SEC?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to jazz30's topic in Immigration Advice

    Your post was off-topic in the thread and forum where you originally posted it. I've moved it to a more appropriate place. I would expect that you will need to have a SEC assessment. You've already...
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    Manitoba confusion- please help!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kaycee02's topic in Immigration Advice

    Now I'm confused. You posted in the Canadian Nurses forum. I moved the thread to the International Nursing forum. So you know that nurses must have the academic IELTS...
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    Manitoba confusion- please help!

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to kaycee02's topic in Immigration Advice

    This question more properly belongs in the International forum. The vast majority of Canadian nurses have no idea what you're talking about. RNs ANYWHERE in Canada must have the academic IELTS no...
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    Love or hate your IV pumps?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    We use Carefusion Alaris volumetric pumps and Medfusion syringe pumps. I'm not a great fan of either one. The Alaris has been set up by our facility to require a bar code on our ID badges to be...
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    4th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    "What did I say? I just called her an Angel of Mercy, not a Naughty
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    IVs on baby-Am I too sensitive?

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to RN4kidz11's topic in Pediatric

    Many of the responses to your post have been spot-on, sschwartz018. In PALS where the child is pre-arrest or in arrest, we're taught that we have no longer than 30 seconds to establish IV access then...
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    SEPTEMBER 2012 CPNRE Exam

    NotReady4PrimeTime replied to pinaynurse24's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    You might want to read the responses in each of the previous CPRNE threads already posted on this topic since the information is not going to
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    CPNRE - January 11th, 2012

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

    These review books are available through most university or college book stores and online from Chapters-Indigo and Amazon. It's a violation of the Terms of Service at allnurses.com to engage in the...