edilleyrn

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1. RN wanting to be an Esthetician

   edilleyrn posted a topic in Aesthetics

   As crazy as this sounds, I'm unhappy being a nurse and wouldn't mind a huge payout to do something I'm passionate about. I'm thinking about going to esthetician school. Since I'm already licensed as an RN, when I'm ready to make more money again, do ...

2. I hate being a nurse

   edilleyrn replied to Kmc12's topic in Stress 101

   I've been a nurse for 2.5 years. I did medical surgical for six months and then got hired into a pediatric ICU. Both were stressful, but for different reasons. I felt more like a nurse in the pediatric ICU. But either way, if you aren't in love with ...

3. New to Peds HH

   edilleyrn posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi guys, I just accepted a position with a pediatric home health agency. I won't be doing visits. I will be doing one on one patient care with patients of all diagnoses. I have worked in a pediatric ICU for the last two years and it isn't for me. I h...

4. Rejected hours after an interview

   edilleyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all, Ive been a Peds ICU nurse for the last two years. I interviewed with a labor and delivery high risk unit. I just got back from my interview at 11 am today. Then, I received a rejection letter through email a few hours later. I am so confus...

5. New nurse - RN to MSN, or BSN to DNP?

   edilleyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi friends! I am a fairly new nurse. I have 1 1/2 years of RN experience under my belt. Six months of that was spent on an adult medical surgical floor. The other year has been spent in a pediatric cardiac ICU. I have decided that floor nursing is no...

6. Would you report this error?

   edilleyrn replied to caffeinatednurse's topic in Safety

   Filling out an incident report is the right thing to do. We fill out incident reports even for smaller errors like forgetting a cap or dressing change, or expired lines. The purpose isn't to go after your fellow nurses. Its to protect patients so tha...

7. Carriers for drips

   edilleyrn replied to MGMR's topic in PICU

   We never cap off. We always use a heparinized flush bag to keep RA lines patent. We do however cap off and heparin lock PICC lines if aren't using the port for any drips. I was always explained that the carrier fluids were to help "carry" the drips i...