tots24

tots24

pediatrics, orthopedics

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About tots24

tots24 has 1 years experience and specializes in pediatrics, orthopedics.


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  1. I would add that while you won't have a problem transferring your license, you may have a problem networking. If you were to go to school in the area you ultimately want to work in you might be able to work as a NA during school and then have an "in...
  2. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    July4th. Yep, she had a number in her name.
  3. OI MDs

    I would guess that most hospitals on this list have a good deal of patients with OI. U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals: Orthopedics
  4. The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    I know that I sometimes plant pain pereptions in my patients' minds. I work with post-surgical peds patients and always just ask flat out if they are in any pain. If they say no or give me a low rating on the numeric or faces scale that I don't thin...
  5. I got a temporary full time job in the infant room at a daycare. I wanted to work in peds, so it seemed like a good way to get some baby experience in while studying my developmental milestones!
  6. Nurses who have passed the NCLEX-Please help me!

    One of the things that really helped me was making a running list of meds/assessments/interventions I wasn't very familiar with that I encountered during my practice quizzes. After I finished the quiz I would look up everything I could about these t...
  7. I feel bad for not only the patient, but whoever follows the cranky, I'm-not-going-to-give-pain-meds-unless-you're-screaming nurse. They're going to be playing catch up all shift to get the pain under control!
  8. This question has been bugging my class...

    But the question didn't ask what the best indicator of pedal perfusion is, it just wants to know the first action you'd take. You've got a fresh post-op patient being admitted, not someone who's been on the floor a while. ABCs. Vitals first, then ...
  9. Do whatever you want! I think that an actual nurse wearing a sexy nurse outfit is 100% better than a non-nurse wearing one!
  10. I work with post-op peds and have the darndest time getting them to deep breathe. Some can use the IS and some do okay with bubbles, but they rarely do it hourly even with prompting. We also have party blowers and pinwheels, but do you have any oth...
  11. LPN vs RN in Minnesota

    It's a bit of a tricky question since the Nurse Practice Act in MN is in the process of undergoing a change in language specifying exactly what LPNs can do! The MN BON would definitely have the best info!
  12. I LOVE Child Life. Once upon a time before I was a nurse I wanted to be a CCLS. I love them because they distract the kids while I get my work done, the families love them because they give their kids fun things to do, and the kids love them becaus...
  13. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

    Twinmom, that sounds like the holy grail of grossness!
  14. Habits you picked up from work...

    Oh my gosh yes! The worst show for me is/was(?) HawthoRNe. My two favorite scenes: 1. Teen girl in labor, fetal heart monitor in the background. Fetal HR drops to 30 for a sustained period. This goes completely unnoticed by everyone and is not addres...
  15. Habits you picked up from work...

    Ditto to the trying to badge in anywhere there is a door!