tots24

tots24 has 1 years experience and specializes in pediatrics, orthopedics.

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1. Is it hard to get a job if you went to school in a different state?

   tots24 replied to WannabeNurse(:'s topic in General Nursing

   I would add that while you won't have a problem transferring your license, you may have a problem networking. If you were to go to school in the area you ultimately want to work in you might be able...

2. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

   tots24 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

   July4th. Yep, she had a number in her

3. OI MDs

   tots24 replied to smurfynursey's topic in Pediatric

   I would guess that most hospitals on this list have a good deal of patients with OI. U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals:

4. The way we ask for someone's pain level?

   tots24 replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

   I know that I sometimes plant pain pereptions in my patients' minds. I work with post-surgical peds patients and always just ask flat out if they are in any pain. If they say no or give me a low...

5. What do (did) you do during the gap between graduation and your first job

   tots24 replied to sourapril's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I got a temporary full time job in the infant room at a daycare. I wanted to work in peds, so it seemed like a good way to get some baby experience in while studying my developmental

6. Nurses who have passed the NCLEX-Please help me!

   tots24 replied to Hello.Kitty.Girl.'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   One of the things that really helped me was making a running list of meds/assessments/interventions I wasn't very familiar with that I encountered during my practice quizzes. After I finished the...

7. You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

   tots24 replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I feel bad for not only the patient, but whoever follows the cranky, I'm-not-going-to-give-pain-meds-unless-you're-screaming nurse. They're going to be playing catch up all shift to get the pain...

8. This question has been bugging my class...

   tots24 replied to mr cooper's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   But the question didn't ask what the best indicator of pedal perfusion is, it just wants to know the first action you'd take. You've got a fresh post-op patient being admitted, not someone who's been...

9. Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

   tots24 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Do whatever you want! I think that an actual nurse wearing a sexy nurse outfit is 100% better than a non-nurse wearing

10. creative alternatives to incentive spirometry

    tots24 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I work with post-op peds and have the darndest time getting them to deep breathe. Some can use the IS and some do okay with bubbles, but they rarely do it hourly even with prompting. We also have...

11. LPN vs RN in Minnesota

    tots24 replied to alexehall92's topic in General Nursing

    It's a bit of a tricky question since the Nurse Practice Act in MN is in the process of undergoing a change in language specifying exactly what LPNs can do! The MN BON would definitely have the best...

12. Optimal Effects of Child Life Involvement in Pediatric Nursing

    tots24 replied to Jgomulinski's topic in Pediatric

    I LOVE Child Life. Once upon a time before I was a nurse I wanted to be a CCLS. I love them because they distract the kids while I get my work done, the families love them because they give their...

13. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

    tots24 replied to fm1089's topic in General Students

    Twinmom, that sounds like the holy grail of

14. Habits you picked up from work...

    tots24 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Oh my gosh yes! The worst show for me is/was(?) HawthoRNe. My two favorite scenes: 1. Teen girl in labor, fetal heart monitor in the background. Fetal HR drops to 30 for a sustained period. This goes...

15. Habits you picked up from work...

    tots24 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Ditto to the trying to badge in anywhere there is a