HiddencatBSN

HiddencatBSN BSN

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  1. Rocephin injection question?

    HiddencatBSN replied to buffy1996's topic in Pediatric

    Adding that for pediatrics you need to internalize the DOSE ORDERED / AMOUNT ON HAND x QUANTITY formula. So for children's Tylenol, if you need to give 250mg, that would be 250mg / 160mg * 5ml = 7.8...

  2. Rocephin injection question?

    HiddencatBSN replied to buffy1996's topic in Pediatric

    I've never seen multi-use bottles anyway, so the excess is waste regardless. I think I always empty my first vial because if I take 50% of the dose from each that's one more calculation that isn't...

  3. Pre-calculation of emergency meds?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Lanesmama's topic in Pediatric

    Every place I've worked with has a calculated medication code book at the code cart, so you open the book to the patient's weight and the emergency meds are calculated by dose and by the ml you draw...

  4. Philly and Surrounding Area Job Market Updates?

    HiddencatBSN replied to WookieeRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Not having a BSN will definitely hold you back in Philly. Most of the hospitals already requires it when I graduated in 2010 and that number has increased (the hospital I started at did not require a...

  5. Could I pass?

    HiddencatBSN replied to haleylayne12's topic in General Students

    Do you get testing accommodations? You said you're on meds for anxiety but are you also in therapy or working on titrating doses to help? Does your school have a learning center that offers support...

  6. Nebulizer/MDI for toddlers advice

    HiddencatBSN replied to Guest915876's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Doesn't administering it as blow by reduce the amount of medication they actually

  7. Does starting in peds make it harder to transition to adult?

    HiddencatBSN replied to wvickroy's topic in Pediatric

    Ok, that was supposed to be many laugh-cry

  8. Does starting in peds make it harder to transition to adult?

    HiddencatBSN replied to wvickroy's topic in Pediatric

    Yes, because when you work in peds and get used to this environment, you realize that adults are awful. Kidding but not kidding. I started in a peds ED and when I decided I wanted to try to get some...

  9. Nebulizer/MDI for toddlers advice

    HiddencatBSN replied to Guest915876's topic in Pediatric

    I don't know if I would call that "simple albuterol delivery" if the patient is vented or on respiratory report. And IME when they ARE, patient cooperativity is usually less of a concern in...

  10. Nebulizer/MDI for toddlers advice

    HiddencatBSN replied to Guest915876's topic in Pediatric

    A lot of our patients still insist on the nebulizer because the perception is that it is more effective. So we do a lot of teaching about how with proper use the MDI is at least as effective and if...

  11. Golisano Childrens Hospital in Syracuse?

    HiddencatBSN replied to HiddencatBSN's topic in New York Nursing

    I currently drive 90 minutes but I'm definitely looking forward to less of a

  12. Golisano Childrens Hospital in Syracuse?

    HiddencatBSN posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Does anyone work there who wants to tell me how they like it? I'm planning to relocate back to Syracuse in a year. My experience is Peds ER and I've worked in free-standing children's hospitals as...

  13. Fight for Mandated Nurse - Patient Ratios Heats up - Pennsylvania

    HiddencatBSN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've had problems with the ANA politically before too, but this was just the final straw for me of ever even considering

  14. Best positions for nurse with anxiety/ ADHD

    HiddencatBSN replied to nursewellman's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I think it's pretty individual because I have ADHD, anxiety and depression and I've always worked in pediatric emergency. The constant shifting priorities and lack of a schedule are stimulating and...

  15. MedSurg Trauma RN transition to Emergency Nursing, what do I need to expect and know?

    HiddencatBSN replied to zhapper2002's topic in Emergency

    If you had a paper "brain" or clipboard or notepad for patient and shift details, ditch it. We do any note taking that isn't directly e-charted on paper towels (sometimes gloves but I'm much less...

  16. Common emergency spanish dialogues

    HiddencatBSN replied to Tpointerbsn's topic in Emergency

    The trouble with learning advanced sounding phrases is that if you nail the pronunciation you might have a patient start speaking very complicated Spanish to you very quickly thinking you are more...

  17. That gray timing, what to do to please everybody.

    HiddencatBSN replied to ED2bRN28's topic in Emergency

    Most places I've worked at do not have nurse to nurse report from the ED to the med surg floors anymore. The room is ready and transport is triggered so transport might arrive with the patient not...

  18. Pediatric nursing right out of school?

    HiddencatBSN replied to ital91's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I started out as a new grad in peds. Despite it generally being a competitive field to get in to, it was actually the only job I was offered in a bad but slowly improving market. I went in to the...

  19. Charge nurse

    HiddencatBSN replied to YstRN12's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had any desire to do it not to go down the management path either. I don't mind joining committees and doing projects but I like being at the bedside. That is the work that I like to do. At...

  20. How long to get a license after NCLEX in Pennsylvania?

    HiddencatBSN replied to bakerkatherine01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was listed on the BON website 1-2 days after I took the NCLEX. I don't remember exactly but it was fast. The Pearson Vue trick worked the day I took the test and a classmate who had been at the...

  21. Fight for Mandated Nurse - Patient Ratios Heats up - Pennsylvania

    HiddencatBSN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh man, so I emailed they PSNA with my displeasure over their position and they replied- and listed my current hospital as the poster child for their alternative and invited to introduce me to someone...

  22. Getting into the Emergency department

    HiddencatBSN replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I went to an all ages ED with a peds ED where I'd be working primarily (with the expectation that every 6 weeks or so due to schedule overlap I would be working in the more intermediate adult care...

  23. WA Appellate Court says nurses cannot have 'break buddies' must use designated break nurse

    HiddencatBSN replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    Also, in my experience, it often means that you do not take a break because there's too much going on with both assignments for one nurse to walk away for 30 minutes. Because of increased staffing...

  24. When does HIPPA no longer apply?

    HiddencatBSN replied to GuineaPigs's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Wait, what? Don't adult, competent sexual assault survivors always have the choice of whether to report or

  25. Fight for Mandated Nurse - Patient Ratios Heats up - Pennsylvania

    HiddencatBSN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Adding that this is the anti-mandated staffing ratio page PSNA set up: Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Will Not Work |