cannew304

cannew304 specializes in PICU & gen. peds.

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1. surfactant use in older babies

   cannew304 replied to qcumba's topic in PICU

   I had a kiddo yesterday with recently diagnosed NHL, in septic shock with fungal PNA who received Surfactant x2 after doing progressively worse on a HFOV. Ended up not having to go the ECMO route, and the kiddo is doing great on a conventional vent a...

2. Georgetown University Hospital Open House

   cannew304 replied to boykinm's topic in Washington DC

   I went to the open house 3 years ago, and everything was nice except I only ended up being able to interview on one floor, even though I had expressed interest in 3 different areas. There were probably 35-40 people interviewing for peds, so I sat and...

3. Med surg exp before CCU??

   cannew304 replied to Missy89's topic in PICU

   I started as a new grad on a general med/surg pediatric unit at a big teaching hospital (not a children's hospital, so we got the range of everyting from neuro to cardiology to heme/onc), and worked there for just over a year before moving to a PICU ...

4. New grads at Children's?

   cannew304 replied to gigglebuns1186's topic in Washington DC

   per Children's administrators, the hiring freeze does include nursing, but not "critical nursing positions." Examples given were ER & the ICUs. They're also trying to limit travelers and fill vacancies with staff, so sounds like they're still hir...

5. Oscillators & sedation

   cannew304 posted a topic in PICU

   What is your unit's standard for sedation when a patient is on a HFOV? I have always learned that it's important to keep patients very sedated & definitely not breathing over the vent, so as to prevent them from popping a pneumo, to help optimiz...

6. Post-op, open heart, removed from vent < 30 mins ago...

   cannew304 replied to Miss Chybil RN's topic in Student Assist

   I think in this kind of situation it isn't "how often do I HAVE to check on them, how long do I HAVE to stay with them".. it's more what do I need to do to keep this patient safe? A pt who is a fresh open-heart post-op just extubated isn't someone th...

7. Where I Need To Be

   cannew304 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know I compare myself to her and compare our roles in the healthcare system. I sometimes feel like she sees medicine as being superior to nursing, but maybe it's me doing it too? It shouldn't bother me so much, to see this person I have been such g...

8. parking & children's hospital??!!!

   cannew304 replied to cannew304's topic in Washington DC

   I figured it was something like that.. I'm handling the off-site parking and not risking anything/taking up spots for patients. But wow, that patient lot is absolutely insane!!! I've never seen anything else like it! Thanks for the info!

9. parking & children's hospital??!!!

   cannew304 replied to cannew304's topic in Washington DC

   thanks so much!!!! the hospital website seems to say $7/day max charge for parking at the hospital lot (for future reference!). just didn't know if staff were allowed in there or not, the hospital i'm at now HEAVILY frowns on staff parking in patient...

10. parking & children's hospital??!!!

    cannew304 replied to cannew304's topic in Washington DC

    hey! thanks for the reply!! i really appreciate it!! it's always funny the little things that you worry about when you're looking at jobs... so.. if you're an RN you can generally park in lots near the hospital for a few $$ a month, working the 12 h...

11. Interview: Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children

    cannew304 replied to LadyQT's topic in New Nurse

    hey! i interviewed on the general peds & peds heme/onc units at inova fairfax last january for a new grad position.. ended up not moving to dc and thus not taking the job, but the interview wasn't bad at all! i met with the general nurse recruite...

12. parking & children's hospital??!!!

    cannew304 posted a topic in Washington DC

    hey all! i'm a peds nurse moving to dc from central virginia, just wondering about the parking situation with children's hospital.. has anybody worked there? i hear there is a shuttle bus from an off-site lot. is it safe? where is the lot? can you p...

13. Bariatric Nursing?

    cannew304 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I agree!!! Which is why I'm now working on a peds unit. Nevertheless, it was a good experience.

14. I am terrified..

    cannew304 posted a topic in NCLEX

    Hi all, I'm a new graduate as of May, and I'm taking my boards on Monday. I've been reading through these forums for the last few weeks and feeling ok, since I've been studying material and answering questions (Lippincott, Princeton Review). Classma...

15. Bariatric Nursing?

    cannew304 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad, but I did my senior synthesis practicum on a bariatric surgery unit, and found it to be quite the experience. At this particular hospital, we handled pre-op patients (education re: the surgery, the post-op diet, possible complications...