VXD4722

VXD4722 specializes in Pediatrics.

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1. Pre-calculation of emergency meds?

   VXD4722 replied to Lanesmama's topic in Pediatric

   We have a computer program that we enter the patient's weight into and a list of pre-calculated emergency medication doses and volumes (for standard concentrations). 2 copies of our emergency med...

2. Good Level 2 NICUs in the GTA for a New Grad?

   VXD4722 replied to Hope888's topic in Canada

   Credit Valley has a pretty large level 2 NICU. Others in Toronto/GTA that I can think of are Humber River, Toronto East General, Brampton, Etobicoke General, North York General, Oakville etc. Some of...

3. Commute Time

   VXD4722 replied to nursechini's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely no traffic (i.e. Sunday mornings) it's 25-30 mins door to door. Average daily commute is about 45 minutes but it is not uncommon for it to be upwards of 1-1.5hrs depending on traffic, road...

4. New Grad Peds CTICU

   VXD4722 replied to _HopefulNurse_'s topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Cincinnati Children's Hospital has an online encyclopedia of congenital heart defects with information on diagnosis/treatment/management etc. with videos that you might find

5. Midwives and Nurses

   VXD4722 replied to angeleew's topic in Canada

   Here in Ontario nursing and midwifery are totally independent career paths. Midwifery is not a field/branch within nursing like it is in other

6. Which AN Poster Has the Job that You Think Is Most Interesting?

   VXD4722 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   I think for me it would have to be NotReady4PrimeTime. I'm still a student (starting my final semester preceptorship next week on a peds transplant unit!) but I know that peds nursing is where I want...

7. Alberta After Degree program, moving to Ontario.

   VXD4722 replied to shishiAL's topic in Canada

   Check out information on the Nursing Graduate Guarantee here in Ontario- it's open to all Canadian new graduate nurses within 6 months of graduation (you can work on a temporary license with the...

8. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing

   VXD4722 replied to BONHA's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

   Humber has a collaboration with the University of New Brunswick so all BN students (whether it is second-entry, generic 4 year program or RPN bridging program) will get a degree from UNB. You can...

9. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing

   VXD4722 replied to BONHA's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

   December

10. Worried about phenergan IV push

    VXD4722 replied to Jaellys's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never given it or received it myself, but I've heard that it's a seriously painful injection. A friend of mine mentioned that it felt like her backside was on fire for AGES after

11. 1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    VXD4722 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1) It's a lot harder to keep a nebulizer mask on a 30 day old baby than I anticipated! 2) I want to quit my part time retail job sooooo bad. It is getting to be too much with school and clinical and...

12. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing

    VXD4722 replied to BONHA's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I didn't because of the mix up with my transcript. They basically told me I could either wait until my transcript was "official" and see if there were still any spots available then (which there...

13. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing

    VXD4722 replied to BONHA's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    1) I honestly don't even remember my gpa from my previous degree haha I think my cumulative was around a B+ and last two years around an A-? 2) I got accepted in April I think? They do rolling...

14. Can a RPN become a midwife ?

    VXD4722 replied to althena's topic in Canada

    No, there's three midwifery programs in Ontario (Ryerson, Laurentian and McMaster) and they are all 4 year Bachelor's degrees (previous nursing background plays no part in becoming a midwife in...

15. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing

    VXD4722 replied to BONHA's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Hey guys, I'm currently in my last year of the second entry program at UNB/Humber so if you have any questions at all let me know!