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1. Brushing up on Peds

   gofast! replied to nurselgg's topic in Pediatric

   A Harriet Lane handbook is a helpful reference. It's given to all of the Pediatric interns and residents when they hit the floors!

2. Question on Pediatric IM injection sites

   gofast! replied to Rhonda V's topic in Pediatric

   This is a great reference! Thanks for sharing!!

3. Family Visitation in the PACU

   gofast! replied to smidgen21's topic in PACU

   Having had surgery recently and being scared to death, I was thrilled when I saw that my PACU nurse was a nurse that I've known(and totally trust!!!) for years. Having said that, the first person I wanted to see was my husband. I was in the PACU for ...

4. Question on Pediatric IM injection sites

   gofast! replied to Rhonda V's topic in Pediatric

   The deltoid isn't used until age 3. Who the hell allows their kid to get 6 injections in 1 visit?????

5. really struggling with my decision...chewed out by another rn!

   gofast! replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

   How about getting the manager involved? The 3 of you should sit down and get things out in the open. It may feel awkward but will be worth it! The "bully" may back off a bit knowing that the boss is on to her ways. Also, who cares about putting a pat...

6. LPNs in pediatrics?

   gofast! replied to LanaBanana's topic in Pediatric

   The hospital I work for used to have a few LPN's in Pediatrics(inpatient) but as those people quit or retired, they replaced them with RN's. It was like having 2 nurses taking care of the same patients. By this I mean that the RN had to "cover" the ...

7. Traits that make a good OR nurse...

   gofast! replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

   That's hysterical!!!!:chuckle

8. Urinary i/o cath difficulty

   gofast! replied to Gampopa's topic in Pediatric

   how about trying a coude tip catheter?

9. HATE Peds Nursing??

   gofast! replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in Pediatric

   are you sure we're not related????????? i always say that i don't expect anymore from my co-workers than i expect from myself! my previous manager said that my standards were "too high"!!! i can go into b---- mode when i get paired for the day with a...

10. Flu shot in arm for 8 month old?

    gofast! replied to YogiBSN's topic in Pediatric

    Parents(and patients, if old enough) are always presented the choice to have injections given 1 at a time or all at once! Sorry I didn't spell it out!!!!!

11. New grad accepted peds offer

    gofast! replied to gigglebuns1186's topic in Pediatric

    Congratulations!!! I started in Pedi 25 years ago right out of college and have never looked back! I have kept things interesting by dabbling in other ventures like Pedi Homecare(per diem) and specialty Pedi clinics. There are so many opportunities ...

12. Peds Psych Med Q

    gofast! replied to KD CVICU-RN's topic in Pediatric

    Agreed!!!! By the way, if that's your Rottie in the picture, he's AWESOME! Gotta love a Rottie!! Back to the topic in question....we use different meds depending on the child, his/her history, current meds, etc. Thorazine works well with some kids a...

13. Flu shot in arm for 8 month old?

    gofast! replied to YogiBSN's topic in Pediatric

    The idea isn't to "gang up" , it's to give the injections at once and get them over with as quickly as possible!

14. How to be a travel nurse

    gofast! replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    What an excellent and informative post! I will keep it handy as a reference if and when I do set out to travel!!!

15. Nurses Rx...anyone travel with them????

    gofast! replied to gofast!'s topic in Travel

    Thanks for the info!