mommywifern

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1. Peds nurses help!!!!!!

   mommywifern posted a topic in PICU

   My daughter is 7 and hasn't been feeling well all day. N/v X2 now. Woke up from a nap with a temp of 103.2 gave her 10 ml Tylenol waiting to reassess temp now. My question is at what point do I stop trying to control her temp at home and take her t...

2. Awkward!!

   mommywifern replied to mommywifern's topic in General Nursing

   We don't have an actual charge right now so they make the nurse who's been there the longest On the schedule charge for that night until they hire one.

3. Night walkers diet

   mommywifern posted a topic in General Nursing

   Working night shift can be awesome and the pits all wrapped up in one 12 hr shift. Eating can be difficult because the cafeteria in most facilities is closed. I have found myself eating junk a lot more just to snack to stay awake. What kind of foods ...

4. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   mommywifern replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   To the 10 family members in the room....I have 4 other pts to assess and pass meds to in the next hour but sure....I would looove to walk down the hall and refill ALL of your coffees with the exact amount of cream and sugar! Poor things with all thos...

5. Need advice! Thinking about giving up on nursing..

   mommywifern replied to nowwhat2391's topic in General Nursing

   I have 4 more months before I can leave my current job. (Need 1 yr of experience and all that í ½í¸) I can't wait!! I love what I do and SOME of the people I work with. But this place is so stressful bc of pt load and poor management that soooo many...

6. My unit is getting vents this summer?

   mommywifern replied to MarylandRN16's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a facility that has a vent weaning unit. My advice is make friends with the rt's quickly. Learn how to suction a pt quickly, don't just rely on them for that. Go in the room with them and watch and ask questions. As far as the settings etc...

7. Awkward!!

   mommywifern posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was intermittent charge the other night. While in a pts room with the nurse I noticed her about to perform an action that would compromise the pt. wouldn't be a sentinel event but still it shouldn't have been done. I calmly told her you can't do th...