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    Preparing for a phone interview

    Pedi-Gree replied to acutems's topic in International Nursing

    The Health Sciences Centre is an inner-city university hospital and the largest trauma centre in the province. It's comprised of the General Hospital, Women's Hospital, the Rehabilitation and...
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    Preparing for a phone interview

    Pedi-Gree replied to acutems's topic in International Nursing

    Which hospital are you interviewing for? I worked in Winnipeg for many years so maybe I can help. When you're having your interview and you feel an "um" or and "errr" coming up, just pause. Don't say...
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    Foreign nurses watch this...

    Pedi-Gree replied to bryanb_2003ph's topic in International Nursing

    I'll bite. Just what EXACTLY do you do hushdawg, who do you do it for and why do you believe that you have a role to play at allnurses.com? You have a lot to say about things you have no first-hand...
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    acuity based staffing ratio

    Pedi-Gree replied to picucrn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I worked in a hospital that used the PRN system of assessing acuity. There were dozens of criteria that when added up gave a score for the patient. It took the bedside nurse about five minutes to run...
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    any filipino nurse working for Apex Corporation-Agency for Pinoy Excellence?

    Pedi-Gree replied to oobie's topic in Immigration Advice

    This might offer some insight into the situation: Fired Filipino nurses seek reinstatement Anne Kyle, Leader-Post Published: Friday, November 21, 2008 REGINA -- Some of the Filipino nurses fired by...
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    CRNE exam OCTOBER 8, 2008

    Pedi-Gree replied to suzanne4's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I think you would be surprised at how many people who posted to this thread (and who wrote the very same exam) are NOT IENs. To suggest that Canadian-born or naturalized candidates have a smaller and...
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    How to become RN in British Columbia?

    Pedi-Gree replied to mikes511's topic in Immigration Advice

    Most IENs will be working more than 250 hours of supervised practice simply by being given their hospital orientation. That's only about 6 weeks of work. It's not such a big deal. Oh and if you think...
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    How to become RN in British Columbia?

    Pedi-Gree replied to mikes511's topic in Immigration Advice

    Didn't see this answered anywhere. It just means to use printed letters and not cursive letters. Block capitals are usually easiest to read, and that's why they're asking that - they want to be able...
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    Pay for 12 hours shift

    Pedi-Gree replied to liton's topic in International Nursing

    I'm not overly familiar with the collective agreements in place in Ontario. If your facility is a union one, there will have to be a copy of the CA somewhere in the building for you to look at. If you...
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    How do I straighten my tubing??

    Pedi-Gree replied to stdntograd06's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think I just answered this question on another thread! As one of the other posters said, once the tubing starts to stiffen it's too late. But you can keep your new tubing (yes, you can buy just the...
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    How do I clean the tubing of my Pink Littman?

    Pedi-Gree replied to NurseSoonToBe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You want to be careful when you clean the tubing on your stethoscope. Too many applications of alcohol or Cavicide will cause it to stiffen and crack. Every once in awhile I use a tire dressing on...
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Pedi-Gree replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is very little in the preceding 28 posts that relates to universal health care and how it would affect nurses' incomes. Could we get back on topic
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    What is the opposition to Universal Healthcare

    Pedi-Gree replied to ChicagoRN2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So let me see if I have this straight. You're paying $3000 in premiums a year JUST FOR HER. In Canada that amount of tax money would cover an entire family of four under universal health care. No...
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    Pay for 12 hours shift

    Pedi-Gree replied to liton's topic in International Nursing

    A lot of that will depend on what province you're working in and the collective agreement in place. In Manitoba, a 12 hour shift is 11.625 hours of paid time. There are three 20 minute paid breaks and...
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    Alaris pca pump...most annoying IV pump ever!

    Pedi-Gree replied to lmc512's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like we were really lucky with the 2 1/2 hour classes we got. We're rolling them out next week. We didn't get the PCA or the syringe pumps, only the large-volume pumps. I'm alarmed (no pun...
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    My new vent - "We can't do this here!"

    Pedi-Gree replied to RunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    I've watched a second-year peds resident intubate a toddler with a critical airway in a single patient room containing two patients, the other an adolescent who was on a low air loss bed and also...
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    Endotracheal tube securement

    Pedi-Gree replied to findingmywayRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I worked in a unit that used them for bigger kids. They worked very well. I remember on kid, an adolescent with Down Syndrome who was admitted in septic shock. Very ill on admission and several days...
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    Few questions here

    Pedi-Gree replied to sigma68's topic in International Nursing

    Maybe you should deal with them directly and not use your sister as a go-between. Then you'd have the information directly from them and you could ask any questions that occur to you while you're in...
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    Alberta LPN

    Pedi-Gree replied to Pug Lover's topic in Canada

    I'm surprised fiona59 didn't respond to your question since she's an LPN and is in Alberta. (Read some of her posts.) I guess you could try that but I don't think it will get you anywhere because you...
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    Alberta LPN

    Pedi-Gree replied to Pug Lover's topic in Canada

    I looked at the online postings at Capital Health and see that there are vacancies in both grades. However, of the actual postings there were 32 for LPNs and 212 for RNs (not including any that might...
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    Medication dosage vocabulary confusion

    Pedi-Gree replied to godsgrl444's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    WOw, this is pretty basic, and in a large part self explanatory. Infusion volume = the amount of fluid in a given infusion ie a bag of IV fluid, a minibag of antibiotics, the amount of fluid in a drip...
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    HELP with pedi blood titration

    Pedi-Gree replied to disComBobUlated86's topic in Pediatric

    I'm not sure I understand the question. Blood can only hang for four hours, so the minimum rate for a transfusion of 300 mL of PRBCs would be 75 mL per hour. That is basic information related to blood...
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    Alberta LPN

    Pedi-Gree replied to Pug Lover's topic in Canada

    Your delay might have something to do with the fact that the temporary permission for Filipino RNs to work as LPNs in Alberta was a pilot project, an attempt to salvage a plan that went off the rails....
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    Filipino RN's about to take CRNE exam

    Pedi-Gree replied to chinky's topic in International Nursing

    Didn't chinky give you a link to the form for SRNA's credit card payments? And the package that janfrn linked you to has the same form in it. You're applying for initial registration. Is that what has...
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    Question About Bridging Program

    Pedi-Gree replied to baobao's topic in International Nursing

    RPNs (LPNs) and RNs only share an educational track to a point. Many provinces won't accept partial completion of the RN track as entry to practice for the RPN/LPN field because there are specific...