PedsER-RN

PedsER-RN BSN, RN

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  1. Salary question??

    PedsER-RN replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    yes

  2. Salary question??

    PedsER-RN replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    i think salary.com is a little on the high side of the spectrum, imo. i work in texas in an er, and nearly 2 years after graduating (rn), my base is $16.25. since i work er, a $3 diff is added to...

  3. wearing perfume to work

    PedsER-RN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i wear either a spritz of bath & body spray (one spray, not half the bottle like some of my co-workers) or one spray of mary kay body spray (their 'harmony' scent smells soooo good). i have bad...

  4. New grad question for all you pros out there :)

    PedsER-RN replied to Maevish's topic in Nursing Career

    i had lots of people tell me the same thing when i was a student (doing med surg first), but i think it depends on each person and also the facility you're planning to work in (w/ regards to their...

  5. How do you cope with child abuse?

    PedsER-RN replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    yes, they should absolutely be held accountable for their crimes!!! in most trials their defense is that they couldn't judge right from wrong b/c of their mental illness. so, let's let them back out...

  6. How do you cope with child abuse?

    PedsER-RN replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    i'm probably not the best person to be responding to this b/c even though i work in a pedi er and see more abuse/neglect than i'd like to admit, it's not something i'm used to seeing and certainly not...

  7. Reply please

    PedsER-RN replied to Sarah, RNBScN's topic in Pediatric

    :yeahthat:

  8. Reply please

    PedsER-RN replied to Sarah, RNBScN's topic in Pediatric

    i don't see what his problem was with a 22.....i've started 22's on kids younger than that. i've also started 24's on kids older than that; it all depends on the vein and how big the kid is. on...

  9. Question about shoes.....

    PedsER-RN replied to tollern's topic in General Nursing

    i have a pair of quarks (mine are gray with yellow). i no longer wear them because even though they're very lightweight, by the end of a 12 hour shift my feet were killing me, not to mention they got...

  10. Questions you were asked on ER interview?

    PedsER-RN replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

    My interview consisted mainly of my nm talking, with me doing a lot of listening. She already knew me b/c I had worked in the dept as a tech. Some of the questions I was asked (actually, I can't...

  11. RN Scrubs

    PedsER-RN replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    that is pretty rotten. i've ordered from them several times (stethoscope, scrubs) and have never had a problem. but that is an example of bad customer service. p.s. i like your name/avatar--i love...

  12. RN Scrubs

    PedsER-RN replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    try www.allheart.com they have just about

  13. RN Scrubs

    PedsER-RN replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    we're allowed to wear pretty much any color, along with print tops, as long as they're "kid friendly". many depts in the hospital (esp. icu's, aed, ccu, tele), are only allowed to wear burgandy,...

  14. I am a tad bit nervous

    PedsER-RN replied to GAA30's topic in General Nursing

    nursing school is very hard, but with determination and the commitment to learn the material rather than memorize it, it is a very achievable goal. i went to school with many people that were in...

  15. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    PedsER-RN replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry to hear that this is happening to you, although i'm not surprised. when i was in my ob rotation, one of my good friends (male) also had to deal with the same issues, including not being able...

  16. Greatest code brown stories!

    PedsER-RN replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    as a ns i had a non-compliant pt who had cirrhosis, hep. encephalopathy (very high ammonia levels) and was on lactulose q2h via ngt. and she had to be restrained b/c she kept trying to pull the ngt....

  17. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    PedsER-RN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    last night a call came over the radio for the aer. 50 y/o f who overdosed on ambien. c/c: sleepy. hmm, go

  18. Situation Haunting Me

    PedsER-RN replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    don't beat yourself up over this-it didn't happen because you are new, it happened because dr. x didn't do his job. i had a patient once who was obviously septic, extremely dehydrated, with unstable...

  19. A nurse health?

    PedsER-RN replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    when i first started as a nurse tech in my dept. (pedi er), i was sick alot (had the flu about 5 times-and i got the flu shot, too), but now that i've been there over 2 years, i think i'm less sick...

  20. I passed my nursing boards!

    PedsER-RN replied to malenurse1's topic in Men in Nursing

    i'm not a male nurse, but

  21. Shift work Insomnia

    PedsER-RN replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing

    i always have trouble sleeping at night on my nights off (esp. the first night), and while benadryl (25 mg) works for me, i found out it works a little too well, b/c then i'd sleep too long (8+ hrs)....

  22. If you have to go to the ER...

    PedsER-RN replied to mom23RN's topic in Emergency

    :yeahthat: that's along the line of what i wanted to say, but you said

  23. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    PedsER-RN replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    a "type a" nurse may: * fight to get one of the limited number of scales available to weight her baby, rather than wait until later, when there is less demand; * get that patient out of bed and...

  24. Residents-how do they stay awake for 24-36 hrs straight?

    PedsER-RN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not a resident, but i've had instances where i have to stay up for 36+ hours. i'm not a big fan of coffee, as it makes me very wired. if i know i'm going to be up for a long time (such as going...

  25. Old nurses dont want to learn new tricks?

    PedsER-RN replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    original post by garciadiego: ive spoken to a few old timers, and they seem only to want to coast until retirement. they dont seem to feel obligated to stretch themselves, to maintain and update there...