lauron9

lauron9 has 6 years experience and specializes in pediatrics.

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1. Working Alone on a unit

   lauron9 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work on a pediatrics unit and when our census is low, the nurses work alone with up to 3 patients. I've tried to find articles/acts regarding nurse safety when working alone, but the majority of the information available is about nurse patient rat...

2. You know you are a PEDS nurse when...

   lauron9 replied to HU_nurse's topic in Pediatric

   - you've had to wash your hair and change your scrubs because you bent down to get a diaper out of the drawer and left the 2 month old male patient uncovered - you've taken a thermometer and flashlight into a room to get a rectal temp on an infant - ...

3. Any WV Nurses That Use This Site?

   lauron9 replied to blynn9173's topic in West Virginia

   I'm in Martinsburg. I graduated from Shepherd College, although it's University status now.

4. pain scale in toddler

   lauron9 replied to Roro's topic in Pediatric

   I use the NIPS scale for infants and the FLACC scale for patients too young to understand the FACES scale.

5. need advice, 1st pedi job

   lauron9 replied to ale_kat03's topic in Pediatric

   I went into nursing to become a Peds nurse. I had/have zero desire to do any other type of nursing. When I applied for the Peds job at my hospital, I was told that they had fulfilled their quota of new nurses. But after a lot of fighting and persi...

6. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

   lauron9 replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked 12 hour night shifts for 6 years and I wouldn't want it any other way. Some weeks my nights are three in a row and some weeks my nights are split. Either way is fine. As much as I like the 12 hour shifts, every now and then it's nice t...

7. What # of questions did u pass the NCLEX with?

   lauron9 replied to teresab_2000's topic in New Nurse

   When I took the exam 6 years ago, I had 75 questions and it took me a little less than an hour. My friend had 265 questions and it took her 4 hours. We both passed!! Having to re-take the exam is not the end of the world. Just keep positive and re...

8. New grad in Pedi - then later go into adult?

   lauron9 replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in Pediatric

   My personal opinion is that all new nurses should have at least 1 year of general med-surg experience before going into a specialty unit. I think it's beneficial to have a good skill base. There are skills and procedures that you will do with adults...

9. Did I do the wrong thing? Advice needed. (Long)

   lauron9 replied to bethem's topic in General Nursing

   It's a tough call and made even tougher by the fact that your mentor wasn't very helpful. I precept all the new night shift nurses that work on my unit and the first thing I tell them is don't be afraid to ask questions!! You did the right thing aski...

10. Did you work when going to nursing school?

    lauron9 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I did. I worked 25 hours a week at a restaurant and worked PRN as a nurse tech at a local hospital.

11. Did anyone lose weight AFTER becoming a nurse?

    lauron9 replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    I had gained about 15 pounds my last two semesters of college. I guess it was from all the stress but mainly my eating habits. My classmates and I would eat fast food about 3 days a week after clinicals and then eat in the school cafeteria the othe...

12. Scrubs

    lauron9 replied to LSUGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    I like Jasco Uniforms, but my favorite is Uniform Advantage (www.uniformadvantage.com). They have cute printed tops that generally run about $9.99 to $12.99. My mother makes a lot of my tops, though. She can make a top for around $8, just paying f...

13. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    lauron9 replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live about 7 miles away from the hospital where I work. As long as I can make it out of my development, I can get to work. I live right off a major highway which is connected to the interstate, and the hospital is right off the interstate. There...