DGNurse10

DGNurse10 specializes in PICU.

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1. Bathing Policies

   DGNurse10 replied to umcRN's topic in PICU

   We use soap and water on all of our patients as long as they are stable enough, baby wipes on those who are not. We are supposed to be starting using a Chlorahexadine cream as well. Our unit has not had a line infection in almost a year, so we're n...

2. Coming Around Full Circle (or Why I Do What I Do)

   DGNurse10 replied to kessadawn's topic in PICU

   This story gave me chills....and was exactly what I needed to make me go back to work tonight after a sad night last night! Thank you for sharing!

3. PICU nurses..give me advice please :)

   DGNurse10 replied to thekellyone's topic in PICU

   I too have been working in the PICU on my own for about 6 months, and can't say how much I enjoy it! It was (and is) definitely scary some days (most days) but overall I love taking care of the sick kids and their families....and especially seeing t...

4. Anyone else finding the KY New RN market impossible

   DGNurse10 replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in Kentucky

   To the best of my knowledge they do hire ADNs (at least in my Unit, they hired two last summer, although they had both previously teched at UK) I would definitely call the recruiter, they are very nice when you are finally able to get in touch with ...

5. Anyone else finding the KY New RN market impossible

   DGNurse10 replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in Kentucky

   Keep trying at UK....last spring they told me they weren't hiring any new grads to the Children's Hospital that year, and three months later called me for an interview....they hired 7 new grads to my unit of the children's hospital alone, and that's ...

6. Diapers in Older Children

   DGNurse10 posted a topic in Pediatric

   Working in the PICU, we pull a lot of foley's on kids who continue to get Lasix and lots of fluids. On two different occasions, I have followed the same nurse who has pulled the foley on older children (age 8 and 10) and placed diapers on them. In ...

7. ER speedbump

   DGNurse10 replied to t.houck's topic in General Nursing

   I almost passed out in my Pediatric Clinicals after giving a shot--would had my instructor not realized it and made me sit on the floor with a cold wash cloth on my face. That didn't stop me from being a Pediatric ICU nurse and giving shots/drawing ...

8. Looking for an opinion....

   DGNurse10 replied to DGNurse10's topic in PICU

   Thank you everyone for your advice. I decided to do the last 2 weeks of my orientation, because I ended up taking a lot of sick 1 to 1 patients in the weeks in between---which was definitely a good experience, but not the typical 2 to 1 assignment I...

9. Looking for an opinion....

   DGNurse10 posted a topic in PICU

   I am a new grad who's new to allnurses.com (I've often read things on here, but never posted anything until now!) I need the opinion of some experienced PICU nurses right now and am hoping you can help me out! I started working in a PICU in July, in...