rnsusan

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1. Pre-Nursing Student With Pacemaker and ACHD

   rnsusan replied to risser's topic in Disabilities

   I hope everything is going well for you. I have been a pediatric nurse for 25 years. I was born with TOF. I now have decreased energy so a work part time on an easier floor. I have very few restrictions. I could not lift the heavy patients because...

2. Non-compliance/medical neglect in a child with an open case with protective services

   rnsusan replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

   It is so sad to see a case like this. I have seen a few examples myself where DHR needed to take custody but didn't. I suspect that the reason the state has not taken custody is that they are worried that they have no place for the child. I couple...

3. Continuous aerosol treatment

   rnsusan posted a topic in Pediatric

   I work on a general peds floor. The hospital has decided to start giving continuous albuterol aerosol treatments on the floor for asthma exacerbation. Anyone else work in a hospital that does continuous aerosols on the floor. BTW where my unit i...

4. computer based education vs classes

   rnsusan posted a topic in General Nursing

   Where I work almost all the continuing education is done on the computer. The problem that I have with that is that there is no one to ask any questions. I have gone to the nursing education department for specific questions and rarely get any answ...

5. adult patients admitted to a pediatric hospital

   rnsusan replied to rnsusan's topic in Pediatric

   We do not get adults very often. The adults we get usually have a diagnosis in which we have had trouble finding care in the adult world for them. A few of them have chosen to go out of state to be seen by an adult physician at an adult hospital.

6. adult patients admitted to a pediatric hospital

   rnsusan posted a topic in Pediatric

   How do pediatric nurses feel when they have to take care of an adult patient? We do not get that many, but we do get a few when there is no one to transition them to. Many of my co workers get upset and think they need to go up the street to the "a...

7. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

   rnsusan replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

   I do not consider myself a hard stick if a 22g is used instead of a 20g. The last time I went for an MRI, I let the nurse know that the 2 previous MRIs were completed with a 22g instead of a 20g and the physician did not complain about the results o...

8. staying the night at work due to weather

   rnsusan replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   I live in a state that occasionally gets snow. If we get winter weather it is more likely to be ice. The are many hills and bridges. The city has minimal equipment to clear the roads. A large percentage of staff live 30 minutes or more from work....

9. Not hired if you smoke?

   rnsusan replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

   I dread my patient's parents who are already stressed out and then told they have to go cold turkey from nicotine if our campus goes smoke free. Security will be very busy.

10. adult patients at Chidren's

    rnsusan posted a topic in Massachusetts

    I have heard that it is not uncommon for adult patients to be admitted to children's if they have a pediatric or congenital diagnosis. As a pediatric nurse I understand not wanting to kick patients out the door simply because they age out, but how d...

11. transitioning to adult care

    rnsusan replied to rnsusan's topic in Pediatric

    I know that it is going to be very difficult. The peds GI office is not being helpful at this point. I personally know how difficult it is to find an adult cardiologist that is trained in adult congenital heart disease. In the US there are over a...

12. transitioning to adult care

    rnsusan posted a topic in Pediatric

    Does anyone know an adult GI doc that takes care of adult patients with SBS related to NEC early in life? Where do your peds GI docs refer there patients to when they reach adulthood?

13. Pulse ox, or other monitor, question

    rnsusan replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Pediatric

    This is one of my pet peeves. I work on a surgical floor with many patients on continuous pulse oximeters. There is no central monitoring station. I can't here the alarms all the way down the hall. I heard of one patient where the family member tu...

14. Pulse oximetry and cyanotic CHD

    rnsusan posted a topic in Pediatric

    Does anyone know if there have been studies regarding the accuracy of pulse oximetry in the polycythemic cyanotic CHD patient? I had a patient in which the pulse ox readings varied from high 50s to low 70s in just a few minutes without clinical chang...

15. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    rnsusan replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Zoeboboey, I did go into nursing because of the wonderful nurses that I had as a child. As a 6 year old, I new who was a good nurse and who wasn't. All but just a couple of nurses were wonderful. I had my first heart surgery in '65 and my second i...