kidnurse57

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1. Scariest thing you have found

   kidnurse57 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

   Long ago I worked with a nurse who diluted an aminophylline bolus with more aminophylline rather than saline. The baby didn't die, but seized and had terrible brain damage. The nurse eventually surrendered her license. The unit was horribly understaf...

2. Nurses with disabilities

   kidnurse57 replied to bestblondRN's topic in Disabilities

   Is this the broken nurses club? I need to join! I was in a hurry to pull a patient up in bed one day 7 years ago, so I did it by myself. Hello, BIG mistake. Thanks to a wonderful manager, I'm working under a modified job description with a 25# lift ...

3. How 'bout Ped Dr's?

   kidnurse57 replied to Dublin37's topic in Pediatric

   I've been a peds RN for 20 years. This unit is the best place to work in this hospital! We get to play with kids and their toys & meet lots of nice (some totally amazing) families. I guess I should mention that it's great 95% of the time. The ot...