pedirn1

pedirn1

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pedirn1 specializes in Pediatrics.


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  1. What's in your pocket(s)?

    I don't carry a whole lot around with me but you would find.....alcohol pads, scissors, pen, my "brain" (sheet with patient info) a sheet of stickers or two. I work on a medical unit at a children's hospital.
  2. How far do you work from home?

    I drive about 68 miles one way (136 miles) round trip. It takes me about 1 hour and 20 min to get to work. I work at a children's hospital and love what I do and the people I work with. That is the ONLY reason I drive that far plus I work two 12 hour...
  3. Help! I want to become a pediatric Nurse.

    Right now I would definately take the job with the economy being the way it is. I graduated a little over a year ago and got a peds job in a children's hospital right out of college (I now realize how lucky I am). The experence you will gain from med...
  4. How far do you drive to work?

    I drive 68 miles one way and work 7a-7p (takes me about 1 hr 20 min). I use to work 3-12's but recently went down to 2-12's a week. I am also married and have 4 young kids at home so all this driving is really starting to wear me down!
  5. How to find if classmates passed NCLEX in FLorida

    I don't know about Florida, but in Texas you can search the BON website and type in first and last name. It should be able to tell you if the person is a GN or RN....if a student didn't pass NCLEX then they loose their GN and you can no longer find t...
  6. libbyjeanne....I agree! I am also happy with my pay (one of the top salaries in my area for just 1 year experiance). Although as a whole, I do think nurses should be paid more than what they are.
  7. Volunteering at a Children's Hospital

    Most of the volunteers at the children's hospital I work at get plenty of one-on-one time with patients. Volunteers are my best friend on a busy day. Esp. when children are alone in the room because parents have to work/or have other little ones at h...
  8. new disease

    I know it's not considered 'new' but I think the area of antibiotic resistant bacteria (MRSA, VRE etc.) is likely to become an even bigger problem than it already is in our near future. I would do some reasearch on even newer bacteria that is startin...
  9. Help with nursing terms...?

    Yep
  10. Peds after graduation

    I say go for for peds if you know that is what you want to do. I graduated last May and always knew I wanted to do peds as well. I accepted a job at a childrens hospital and work on a medical floor. I still am able to gain general skills and work wit...
  11. Medical conditions on peds medical floor?

    I work at childrens hospital on the medical floor (although we refer to our floor as the respiratory and infectious disease floor.) We see a lot of RSV, Cystic Fibrosis, respiratory distress/failure (usually after they have been in the PICU and stabl...
  12. What would you do??

    I know my decision is a personal one, but I am having a very hard time making my mind up on what to do. First of all I am a new RN (graduated in May 08) and took an awsome job at a chidlrens hospital 1.5 hours away from where I live. I took it becau...
  13. $39/hr???

    I assume you are talking about Cook Childrens Medical Center. I graduated in May and I currently work there on a med/surg floor. Starting pay for days is $25.48 plus: $5.00 diff for week nights $4.00 diff for weekend days $9.00 diff for weekend night...
  14. Took NCLEX and had 27 SATA out of 75!!

    Just to let you know I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  15. Took NCLEX and had 27 SATA out of 75!!

    I just got finished taking the NCLEX and I am soo anxious. I had 75 questions with not kidding 27 'Select all that apply' !! No calculations, one ekg strip, lots of infection control. I left feeling pretty confident, and now after reading the boards,...