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I don't think that the American Association of Pediatric Nurses exists, but the main one for peds nurses is the Society of Pediatric Nurses, and their website has conferences listed. I would also...

I think it has always been a series of three shots. That immunization came out when I was in nursing school, in 1988 or 1989, and they made us begin the series in order to stay in school. I worked as...

My two experiences with walk in clinics were at Walgreens Take Care Clinic. First one was on a Sunday. us and was playing with our cat and was bitten by a playful one. Being cautious, we went to the...

So agree with you, especially that last line!

[QUOTE=man-nurse2b;6975325]To answer in your own words "introduced himself as a "med tech"" so what exactly is the problem here? if he introduced himself as a "nurse" then that would be...

I'm sorry, but if the family member knew the difference then why did they ask in the first place? Were they baiting to see what the response would be? And in reality, this person did not say they...

A family member was recently seen in an ER. One of her care providers introduced himself as a "med tech" and the family member asked "What does that mean?" and the response was " it is the same thing...

OK, I have read the issue and all of the responses. I am left asking, "Why would you ever put a unit of blood into a tube system?" Everywhere that I ever worked, blood was never to be tubed, as it...

NCLEX is overseen by the National Council of State Boards fo Nursing (aka NCNSB). They write the questions and give Pearson the power to administer it. It is a National organization, of which state...

Yes, it happened to me and about every nurse on the unit. It was a patient who was dying from cancer, and the parents literally found something wrong with every nurse that was assigned to them. The...

Memorial Medical Center, in Savannah, GA. Has a great peds floor, PICU, NICU and Heme onc program.

BSN, MSN and doctorate.

I had to sign a statement at work indicating one of two things...either that I was not a smokeror that I was a smoker. smokers are now charged $50.00 more per month for health insurance premiums. If...

Those surveys are done by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing in order to determine what entry level new graduate nurses are doing. That data is used, in part, to help decide upon...

Thanks for the replies. I have considered the issue of not leaving it laying around, due to the possibility of theft. We've been using I-touch devices and cell phones, but those can be easily stored...

I just got an I-Pad and am wanting to use it on the unit and am interested in hearing from nurses who use different apps on the unit and if you would recommend them or not. I teach and my program...

Seems to me that this problem is belongs to the RN who left the cable box, not you. Her emergency doesn't constitute an emergency on your part.

If you'd like a good book about pediatric nursing, see if you can find a copy of One Children's Place. It is about several children's stories as they sought treatment in Children's Hospital of...

That is called falsifying credentials, and the state board of nursing can discipline those who do that, whether it be a license issue or a credential issue. I know of a nurse who was completing her...

Might also be a latex allergy, as the bulb and tubing can be made from latex.

Residency programs were developed to assit with the transition from student to nurse, while learning the unique policies/procedures of a hospital, with plenty of built in support from preceptors and...

Do a short survey of the staff,a needs assessment, where you ask them what they are interested in hearing an inservice about. Give them a list of your ideas,and see what they check as being topics of...

Is this a pediatric or adult client?

FYI...not everyone with an active license is working, or even looking for work. For example, I am licensed in the state that I currently work in, but I have maintained licensure in the state where I...

The terms of your contract should be clearly explained in your contract. It wouldn't be inappropriate to ask to review a copy of the contract during your interview. All hospitals can make their own...