VXD4722

VXD4722

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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!

  16. Can a RPN become a midwife ?

    VXD4722 replied to althena's topic in Canada

    It is possible for you to become a midwife but it will require furthering your education substantially. In Ontario, the entry to practice for midwives is a bachelor's degree from one of the accredited...

  17. Myths About Midwifery

    VXD4722 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Here in Ontario (and perhaps all of Canada? not too sure), midwifery is a direct-entry baccalaureate degree distinct from nursing. They have to meet certain clinical and educational requirements and...

  18. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    VXD4722 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1. Keeping up with readings/notes/studying is SO much easier when you're actually interested in what you're learning. 2. It's an amazing feeling to get into the clinical placement I really wanted...

  19. Where can I go to.....

    VXD4722 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a student, but one I learned about in class is the Cochrane Collaboration. From what I understand, it's an organization that reviews and organizes research and comes up with evidence-based...

  20. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    VXD4722 replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my maternal child clinical placement and the nurses on the labour & delivery unit DID get paid a little extra for having students working with them, whereas the nurses on the...

  21. Bachelor of Science vs. Bachelor of Nursing

    VXD4722 replied to vickiv13's topic in General Students

    The program I am currently taking is a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree, whereas most of the surrounding schools provide Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN). We're told that the only difference is...

  22. Humber College Second Entry (2015)

    VXD4722 replied to Canucker2014's topic in School, College Programs

    You won't be signing up for the prep classes, the school signs you up for them automatically. Unfortunately, last year we didn't get our schedule until about a week or two before the semester actually...

  23. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing (2015)

    VXD4722 replied to MatchaGreenTea's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    The same thing happened to me last year...my final grades for my last semester weren't official from my school until June so they gave me the alternate offer and told me to apply again for the next...

  24. Humber College Second Entry (2015)

    VXD4722 replied to Canucker2014's topic in School, College Programs

    Yep, lots of people work during the program (myself included). If you're good at time management and have a job that is relatively flexible it is not too difficult to manage (at least thus

  25. Humber College Second Entry (2015)

    VXD4722 replied to Canucker2014's topic in School, College Programs

    Our chronicity class this semester had a large focus on mental health (our prof is a mental health nurse so she emphasized it A LOT). We also have a mental health placement this summer, and I think...