Pediatric Nursing Class HELP!!!

Calixan · Jul 2, 2010

Well in my pedi class, our instructor had us do a project for any age range. Infancy to 18yrs. It either had to be a book, or a brochure but it needed to be professional as if it would be sold to the public or a brochure that would be found in a clinic. I did a pop up book for preschool ages kids. Some people in my class were really creative and did activity books, although mine wasn't as good as theirs, I still made a 100 so I am happy. You would just be amazed at how creative your students would be. The activity books some students made looked like it could be sold at Toys R Us.

Another thing that was actually eliminated from our choices was making a toy. It had to be completely safe and original. For example, if someone was going to make a rocking horse from wood. The wood had to be sanded, no nails or screws showing at all, and the paint used had to be lead free and child safe. No permanent markers could be used.

There was a bunch of guidelines to follow but there is an idea. I hope that helped.

annieNC · Jul 2, 2010

my story is not a happy one, but maybe one that should be brought up at the appropriate time. when I was a nursing student, my first pedies patient was an adorable 18 mo old male. he was brother to a twin. altho my pt. was 18 mo's old, he looked maybe only a yr. old. his twin was fully developed. this baby would cry ...kind of alot..until held by caring arms.

I happened to be living at my parents house at the time...with my own two boys, due to going thru a divorce..(yeah, I did go back to MY home and establish OUR life there. ;-> ) so, I happened to be watching the news w/ my parents...and this story comes up about a baby dying. It was my patient. he was discharged..on the wk-end...

his "father" and I use that term loosely, got ****** at him for crying... I most likely should not go in to further detail due to legal issues, but I think you probly get the idea of what happened. like I said before, his twin was fully developed..this one was neglected (ie, left in the crib.......) and even more abused. this just blows my mind.

anyway.....as I am watching this story unfold on the news...I slip away into the kitchen n just start silently bawling my eyes out. needless to say, that night, in bed, was horrible. which when I think of it..is completely nothing compared to what this baby went thru.

the very next morning my nursing instructor called me @ home. she said "your baby died"...we went on talking....I told her I wasnt sure I could stay in nursing...she gave me time...she asked if I needed time off...I told her no..but I needed to think. It was really....stay or go. It still haunts me, as it should. I went back to the hospital...we were all so sad...and yeah..they kept on saying what my instructor said..

(there is never the right thing to say, probly).

I stayed in nursing....and when I went to hometown football games,...as I had to cross the biggest hopsital on the way to the stadium, some of my patients siblings would rush out and grab me, hug me,--as their sib was in...having an operation for intussusception or whatever. THIS IS THE STUFF THAT GRABS YOUR HEART & MAKES YOU STAY. and now I'm going for my bsn, go figure. ;->