bethm214

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1. Diabetic issue

   bethm214 replied to MrsMig's topic in Camp

   I agree that all medical supplies must be locked up. The only things I allow to be under the camper's control is the actual insulin pump (with a letter from the physician that it is to remain with her at all times) and inhalers that come with MD orde...

2. EMT as Camp Medic

   bethm214 replied to CampEMT's topic in Camp

   LOL. It is very ironic that Esme12 posted that link. That is the EXACT one I used!

3. EMT as Camp Medic

   bethm214 replied to CampEMT's topic in Camp

   Agree with everyone above saying YOU need to check. A camp I have worked for in the past routinely used EMT's to cover for nurses until I proved to them that they were not legally allowed to do so and were jeopardizing their credentials and causing t...

4. New grad looking for peds opportunities offered a school nurse job

   bethm214 replied to Star2011's topic in School

   I would NEVER put a new grad in a school nurse position. Kids go bad way too fast. An asthmatic can be dead if not properly assessed, likewise, a diabetic. Nursing school does way too little to prepare anyone for real nursing. Nursing is truly on the...

5. Less men in pediatric nursing?

   bethm214 replied to marinelayer's topic in Pediatric

   I agree with janfrn. Male nurses are most likely found in ER, ICU and psych. There are some in home care, some in camp nursing, some in clinic settings and few in general peds. There also seem to be a good number in traveling positions.

6. 1st Day in a Peds office

   bethm214 replied to katiescow's topic in Pediatric

   What I have learned in 31 years of peds nursing: Listen more than you talk. You MUST believe that the parents know their child best. If a parent says something isn't right, listen to them. Don't talk over them and tell them everything is fine. Be res...

7. New grad needs advice on experience

   bethm214 replied to NRSKF's topic in Pediatric

   I have done 31 years as a peds nurse, primarily at Johns Hopkins. I think a good place to start is a general pediatric position in a hospital, maybe a small community hospital that has a small inpatient peds unit. I do not think homecare is a good pl...

8. New Camp Nurse HELP Please!!

   bethm214 replied to firstdaughter156's topic in Camp

   I would love to see an update from you on how it is going. Personally, I would be very concerned about being the only nurse there if you are not yet experienced in ANY real life nursing and especially not experienced in pediatric nursing. Additionall...

9. New lpn. Should I take the camp nurse job if offered?

   bethm214 replied to Magpie20's topic in Camp

   Although I am sure the job offer situation is over, I would still like to add my 2 cents here. In my opinion, no one should ever be a camp nurse without at least one year of pediatric nursing, preferably in a large hospital setting, under their belt....

10. Moving to Michigan U.P... ex-CVICU RN wants to be camp RN- Camp recommendations?

    bethm214 replied to Fox_RuN's topic in Camp

    I am sure it is not want you want to hear, however, I STRONGLY recommend that you do at least one year of pediatric nursing in a major hospital center. Children are definitely not miniature adults and their needs are very different. How you cope with...

11. Camp MAR

    bethm214 replied to savannak88's topic in Camp

    I created an MAR for our 4H camp. I enter our campers into a database then I use the merge function to auto fill in the MAR including the name, DOB, group name, allergies, date of last tetanus, date of last PE, and has a spot to sign off lice check. ...