RN4kidz11

RN4kidz11

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  1. Cloth masks for kids

    Remember when the CDC and surgeon general were debating on people wearing masks in the early days of the pandemic? Their arguments were people would be touching their faces more and wearing masks incorrectly. With school returning in the fall, states...
  2. Hello! I am an RN currently working as a school nurse as a private duty nurse. I took this position last year in February (which is actually an lpn position) while waiting for the real school nurse job position to open up. There's only 5 school nurse...
  3. Emergencies

    Great posts! Good to know what kind of things to expect!
  4. Emergencies

    I am a pediatric nurse and am interviewing for a school nurse position next week. Thankfully, I have not had any experience with pediatric emergencies even though I am PALS certified and have 5 years peds experience. I am always worried if I will hav...
  5. IVs on baby-Am I too sensitive?

    My question is shouldn't we have given the baby a break to rehydrate? She could take in fluids just fine- (she had RSV so she could take in fluids it was just difficult because of her congestion). I think a break after being restrained is protocol ...
  6. IVs on baby-Am I too sensitive?

    Thank you for the feedback. To answer your questions-in nursing school I was taught that a tourniquet really isn't necessary unless you absolutely need it and it is painful. I personally think a tourniquet is worse than the IV on me so I took off t...
  7. IVs on baby-Am I too sensitive?

    I graduated 3 years ago. I am new to the peds floor. Yesterday we started an IV on a 6 month old baby who was slightly dehydrated and VERY chunky (24 pounds). I was comforting the baby while the IV team nurse and my trainer were attempting to star...