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  1. US maternity nurse moving to New Brunswick

    DawnE replied to vandenbs's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Sarah, Fredericton is nice. It's the capital city of NB and a university town. Not big, which is what I like about NB. It is hotter in the summer and colder in the winter than if you go near the...

  2. US maternity nurse moving to New Brunswick

    DawnE replied to vandenbs's topic in International Nursing

    I lived and worked in NB for 13 years. Now I am in North Carolina. where will you be moving to in NB? There are 3 main cities and a bunch of small cites/towns. I worked in Saint John...(note always...

  3. Giving IV meds

    DawnE posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does your unit have a policy/protocol for giving of IV meds? What I am looking for is: What do you prime med lines with...the med or N/S or D5? How long do you give meds over? Now I know this depends...

  4. Do you sign out breast milk?

    DawnE replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We double check MBM...at least in theory. Our system is rediculous. I take a baby's label, get the milk from the nutrition room, put what I need in a syringe or bottle, label the syringe or bottle and...

  5. fixing nasogastric tubes in place

    DawnE replied to samrakaan's topic in Pediatric

    We used a product called Mefix on the cheeks and then Tegaderm overtop with and just extending slightly over the Mefix. The GT is in between the two. Used this method for nasal cannula

  6. How to tell the difference between diaper rash, heat rash, and yeast infection?

    DawnE replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in Pediatric

    A yeast rash has little pimple like spots usually. Corn starch is really good, but don't let it cake, just a light dusting. BTW, baby powder is actually very harmful if inhaled. Where I worked we did...

  7. Moving to US with furniture, anyone done it?

    DawnE replied to monie2004's topic in International Nursing

    I moved from New Brunswick to North Carolina. Cost me a fortune!!! I used a moving

  8. Classes of nurses in UK???

    DawnE posted a topic in International Nursing

    I have seen jobs listed for different grades of nurses in the UK. Could someone please explain this to me and tell me what grade a Diploma RN from Canada would

  9. Classes of nurses in UK???

    DawnE replied to DawnE's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. What is a Junior sister?

  10. Circumcision and cervical cancer

    DawnE replied to ayndim's topic in International Nursing

    I spent 14 years on a Canadian peds floor and PICU and now work in a US NICU. I wouldn't say that Circs are done routinely in Canada or the US. It is much less common than it was, say, 20 years ago. I...