LovingPeds MSN, APRN, NP

Clinical Pediatrics; Maternal-Child Educator

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    A&P Refresher before 3rd semester?

    LovingPeds replied to NatashaDW's topic in General Nursing

    Hi NatashaDW, A lot of pathophysiology books and nursing text books do offer a brief review of A & P at the beginning of the chapters. This should be enough of a refresher to get you through. You...
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    Heparin - Late Rate change error

    LovingPeds replied to NewerNurse01's topic in General Nursing

    Many things stand out to me. The initial bleeding does definitely. Then, was this value critical? I'm assuming that it was not considering you said you obtained the result. Most hospitals have...
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    The Resilient RN/New~Nurse

    LovingPeds replied to TheRNJourney's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is to be open to positions that you might not have considered before until you gain experience. When I graduated, I was dead set on ED/ICU (like a lot of grads). I had a quick 'in' with the...
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    Self-doubt

    LovingPeds replied to petersalazar's topic in General Nursing

    Self-doubt can be normal at the start of any new semester. Excitement can be also. As you requested, I will share my schedule for this upcoming semester also starting on 8/28. I work full-time (36...
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    Can I get a head start before nursing school

    LovingPeds replied to RandomName33's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree. I went ASN, BSN, and working on MSN now. My original ASN program was not strong in pharmacology. The drugs were discussed as the conditions they were used to treat were until the very last...
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    Is Nursing A Competitive Profession?

    LovingPeds replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that nurses compete for 'coveted' positions. It begins even before NCLEX with competition for acceptance into schools of nursing. Though, I don't think of that as nurses being competitive so...
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    I'm losing my mind on my unit...

    LovingPeds replied to parasalyne's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a similar situation when I graduated. I signed a two-year contract on a 24 bed pediatric floor that included a "wonderful sign-on bonus" that, as a new graduate, I was thrilled about. I...