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  1. Ventrogluteal IM standing?

    I always give IMs in the VG with the patient standing and leaning on the table. I have the patient pull down a small area of their bottoms so that the site is exposed but the patient is still covered and I place my palm over the greater trochanter an...
  2. Kindergarten Vaccines

    I just looked at the manufacturer info on each. The outer leg is preferred for Varicella and IPV. DTaP is anything but glute and MMR states deltoid for all children but that cannot be true because most 1 year olds do not get deltoid vaccines.
  3. Kindergarten Vaccines

    I have never, ever had a kid sit on a parent's lap. I never trust a parent to hold their kid for me. At my previous ped job we had a kid on a mom's lap who what getting a vaccine in the deltoid. The mom let go, the kid flailed his arm and the nurse g...
  4. Any Internal Medicine Clinic Nurses?

    I have worked in Med/Peds for over 3 years now. I love how complex internal med can be. My only advice would be to learn and see all that you can! Out patient is a great place to lean about medications, test and labs. I have seen some great stuff in ...
  5. Kindergarten Vaccines

    I have been a peds nurse for about 4 years now. I have always worked out patient. I started in a VERY busy office with 4 doctors and 1 NP. In that office we had no help to give vaccines and had to come up with a method that we could do alone. I was t...
  6. NP for Med/Peds???

    I work full time as the only nurse for a single practice Med/Peds doctor. I love him and the practice and I have really gotten to know our patients over the past 3 years. We see 70% adults and 30% kids. The doc also teaches for a med school on the si...
  7. So I was offered a part time nights position in Mother Baby. I really wanted L&D but is impossible to get into without experience around here. I have a Lactation Consultant and Childbirth Educator certification and I have been a Peds office nurse...
  8. Job Decision Help- Please!

    So I have been an RN for 2 years. I have been working only in doctor's offices while I look for my dream job. I currently work for a Ped and I love the doctor, hours and pay. While working for him he payed for me to get my Lactation Consultant and my...