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...
- 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 - ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...