Italianprincess

Italianprincess specializes in Pediatric, OB/Gyn, Cardio, Nephro.

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1. Since when is strep throat swabbed in the NOSE??

   Italianprincess posted a topic in Pediatric

   I had to take my 3 year old son to the hospital where I work for a rapid strep test the other day. I am a nurse on the Pedi unit but we got the test down in Outpatient. He was actually have Flu, RSV, and Strep tested. She swabbed each side of his nos...

2. Pediatric IV's?

   Italianprincess replied to Jen2002's topic in Pediatric

   I usually use 22g on kids and 24g on babies myself.

3. What is the difference in the EC exams?

   Italianprincess posted a topic in Online Learning

   Is there a difference in the EC Nursing Concepts 1-7 and the new exams for 2008 with different names? Was it just a name change? Essentials of Nursing Care: Health Safety, Health Differences, Chronicity, Reproductive Health Health Differences Acros...

4. How often do you see New grad hired straight into Peds??

   Italianprincess replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in Pediatric

   Out unit is like that with the PP, Nursery, and L&D on one side and Women's and Children's on the other. The only difference is that while we do get cross trained for all of the areas we are required to float to other departments if there is a ne...

5. character scrubs

   Italianprincess replied to newestlilnurse2b's topic in Pediatric

   I get some of mine from Uniform City and Jasco Uniforms too.

6. How often do you see New grad hired straight into Peds??

   Italianprincess replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in Pediatric

   I got hired into pedi right out of school. I felt like I was really lucky to have gotten it right out of school. I live in a small town in Texas (pop. 36,000) and our pedi unit is actually a Women's and Children's unit with 24 beds. We have alot of p...