Bravekids

Bravekids has 26 years experience and specializes in Emergency Pediatrics; Pediatric Oncology.

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1. RN lost her first patient today

   Bravekids replied to srg4784's topic in General Nursing

   I can still remember the first child who passed away on my watch...sometimes there is no good reason for a patient to die. Keeping a journal is a good way to examine and work through difficult feelings. Her "caring" does her credit but she must find ...

2. Feeling Flustered

   Bravekids replied to MystyqueOne's topic in General Nursing

   If at all possible I do not schedule myself 3 days in a row. I work them when I have to but that third day is really rough...and I am thinking about myself and my patient. Who says you need to keep plodding along in a schedule that you are having d...

3. Nursing: Culture of inclusion, or culture of exclusion?

   Bravekids replied to CapricaNurse's topic in Relations

   I was raised in an environment where I could say whatever I wanted to say...I just had to watch how I said it. Of course we should tell nurses, experienced and new, the truth about their performance on the job. A patient's life might very well depen...

4. Needing encouragement, trying to get past being fired a few years ago.....

   Bravekids replied to nursingosaurus's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Imperialsugar...this is my first time on this site and I cannot tell when you first posted this so please forgive me if you posted it 5 yrs ago... I have been a nurse for a while and I think we should start looking into how many of us show the s...