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Jan 11 by Jeweles26See, I read this and think, 'This is what I am meant to do.' Then I look at my daughter and feel the panic rise because thinking of sick/injured kids reminds me how fragile she is.
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Jan 11 by ~PedsRN~Quote from Jeweles26Working in peds will astonish you.... kids are so resilient and can deal with 150% more than an adult ever could. They recover faster from surgery, they have a better outlook on their illness.... they are just REFRESHING patients, imo.See, I read this and think, 'This is what I am meant to do.' Then I look at my daughter and feel the panic rise because thinking of sick/injured kids reminds me how fragile she is.
How do you do it?!
I work with a group of chronically ill patients and honestly, they are my favorite... they an outstanding outlook on life and they are simply a joy to be around.
These kids make me a better person.KelRN215 and hiddencatRN like this. -
Jan 13 by LadyFree28Quote from ~PedsRN~^^^Agreed...made me be able to stay in this profession and will keep me young
Working in peds will astonish you.... kids are so resilient and can deal with 150% more than an adult ever could. They recover faster from surgery, they have a better outlook on their illness.... they are just REFRESHING patients, imo. I work with a group of chronically ill patients and honestly, they are my favorite... they an outstanding outlook on life and they are simply a joy to be around.
These kids make me a better person. -
Jan 13 by KelRN215Quote from ~PedsRN~Isn't that the truth. I remember one time taking a toddler from the PACU. He came out eating and drinking and his mom didn't want him to be confined to the bed, so we heplocked his IV. About an hour or so later the resident came up looking for him and found his empty room. He asked me where he was and I said "he's driving a car around the floor." (This kid had a very minor procedure and could have probably gone home that same day if his older brother- who had a history of cancer- hadn't had a history of problems with anesthesia.)Working in peds will astonish you.... kids are so resilient and can deal with 150% more than an adult ever could. They recover faster from surgery, they have a better outlook on their illness.... they are just REFRESHING patients, imo. I work with a group of chronically ill patients and honestly, they are my favorite... they an outstanding outlook on life and they are simply a joy to be around.
These kids make me a better person.
I briefly worked in med-surg as an aide while in nursing school... I saw grown men who would whine and practically cry for a finger stick. Now I have six year olds who cooperate and just lay down while I draw blood from them or access their ports. My two year olds go running in the other direction when they see me because they think they're getting a shot and, though they fight, two seconds later they're running around the house or jumping on the bed. I have a 7 year old newly diagnosed type I diabetic who is already pricking his fingers himself with a little help from mom.hiddencatRN likes this. - Jan 14 by ~PedsRN~Quote from KelRN215Right?! I love watching them astonish their doctors and their parents. I work on an ortho trauma floor so we have a lot of really nasty operative femur fixations come and go - and the night leading up to their surgery where they are spasming and in SO much pain and in traction... and their parents always freak out that they will be in this place forever. Then they go down the next morning, get fixed, and are up walking to the bathroom with crutches by dinner.Isn't that the truth. I remember one time taking a toddler from the PACU. He came out eating and drinking and his mom didn't want him to be confined to the bed, so we heplocked his IV. About an hour or so later the resident came up looking for him and found his empty room. He asked me where he was and I said "he's driving a car around the floor." (This kid had a very minor procedure and could have probably gone home that same day if his older brother- who had a history of cancer- hadn't had a history of problems with anesthesia.)
I briefly worked in med-surg as an aide while in nursing school... I saw grown men who would whine and practically cry for a finger stick. Now I have six year olds who cooperate and just lay down while I draw blood from them or access their ports. My two year olds go running in the other direction when they see me because they think they're getting a shot and, though they fight, two seconds later they're running around the house or jumping on the bed. I have a 7 year old newly diagnosed type I diabetic who is already pricking his fingers himself with a little help from mom.
And when I get them back that second night, I always smile at the parents and wink and say "I told you so!" LOL!