HCpednurse

HCpednurse has 6 years experience and specializes in Pediatric.

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1. Asked to use machine for vital recheck?

   HCpednurse replied to HCpednurse's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like you’re right. I need to check the attitude. But after being put down as nurse, especially when I first started working, I’ve developed a way to not internalize the criticism, to not blame myself. I shouldn’t reflect it on others though. T...

2. Asked to use machine for vital recheck?

   HCpednurse replied to HCpednurse's topic in General Nursing

   I got the same high pulse reading with the machine again as I did taking it manually. And then she started talking to the patient’s mom about the pulse reading and left me alone. I can’t believe she made me leave the room to grab a machine just becau...

3. Asked to use machine for vital recheck?

   HCpednurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just started to work at a pediatric office. At my practice we usually take pulse rate with a pulse ox machine. I did intake on a school age patient whose pulse rate was high. I checked twice, it was still high so I put that in my assessment. The do...