rnsrgr8t

rnsrgr8t

Peds Urology,primary care, hem/onc

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  1. You know you work nights when.......

    rnsrgr8t replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work nights for years and I have not done it in 6 years and I STILL abruptly become awake at 10pm! I could be falling asleep at 6pm and come 10pm I am wide awake! My friends laugh at me all...

  2. Chart too much...

    rnsrgr8t replied to RN2B07's topic in Medical-Surgical

    IMO, I have been a nurse for 8 years, and I believe charting is VERY important. My preceptor right out of school drilled that into my head, "If ya don't write it, ya didn't do it". She also drilled...

  3. Do we HAVE to address docs by "Dr.--"

    rnsrgr8t replied to kmokay's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work now, I am on a first name basis with all of the physicians in my Division by their request. I approach the other physicians in my hospital as Dr. ___ out of respect until they request...

  4. Was it tougher?

    rnsrgr8t replied to RNsoon!'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I graduated from Nursing school 8 years ago and Graduate School for my PNP 2 years ago. They were both difficult and challenging in different ways. Graduate school may have a little more difficult...

  5. Physically attacked on the job?

    rnsrgr8t replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

    I have only worked in peds (no grown-ups :)) but I have had a couple of times that I was kicked and hit. There are two that stand out. We had a 6 year old boy we I was trying to give a flu shot to...

  6. My Hands Are A Mess! Which Lotion?

    rnsrgr8t replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    What a great topic! This something all nurses deal with! As one of the previous posters said, everyone responds to products differently. For me, the hand sanitizer gel was AWFUL on my hands, it made...

  7. RN's vs LAB

    rnsrgr8t replied to chaosRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I used to be a Pediatric Oncology nurse, we had a protocol that all children admitted with fever and neutropenia had to have their cultures drawn, IV access obtained and antibiotics infusing...

  8. Reality Check. How many calls do you triage?

    rnsrgr8t replied to Audreyfay's topic in Telephone Triage

    When I worked for a very busy pediatric office, we always had one nurse that did telephone triage all day (we rotated so we did not get burned out). On a busy Monday during flu season, my record of...

  9. Do you get sick more often in peds?

    rnsrgr8t replied to ER1010's topic in Pediatric

    I have been in pediatrics for 8 years. The first two winters were tough for me, I think I caught every virus known to man. Now, I rarely get sick which is the case for most of the people I work with....

  10. Bad Insurance For Healthcare Workers!!!!!!!

    rnsrgr8t replied to flalpn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    When I was a pediatric office nurse a few years ago, my health insurance was horrible. I had a $1000 deductable, I did not have dental or vision benefits, my copays for my drugs were $30 if it was not...

  11. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    rnsrgr8t replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    Having been raised and practiced as a nurse in GA, I am very used to the Southern accent. I think you should be just fine. I am in PA now and I have no problem. If you end up practicing out of the...

  12. where/when did you graduated?

    rnsrgr8t replied to hyacinth13's topic in Philippines

    I graduated from Nursing school in 1998 from Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. I graduated from Graduate school as a PNP in 2004 from Emory University in Atlanta, GA Good Luck on your

  13. How do I get full research articles off the internet?

    rnsrgr8t replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    When I was in grad school I had access through my school's library to OPUS online (they gave me a ID/Password) and I did all of my research that way. The majority of articles I needed had full text...

  14. fail with 75 questions?

    rnsrgr8t replied to whatnext's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have been a nurse for 8 years. I graduated in 1998. I am a PNP now and it took longer for me to take my PNP exam. I have no idea how I managed to do it that fast but who knows. I passed, that is all...

  15. fail with 75 questions?

    rnsrgr8t replied to whatnext's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my NCLEX, completed it in 30 minutes and shut off at 75 questions. The women at the testing center was schocked that I finished so quickly and told me that no one had done that before at the...

  16. St Lukes/Charlton Memorial

    rnsrgr8t replied to DavidNurseEMT's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I did my clinnicals at both hospitals when I was in nursing school 8 years ago. I enjoyed working at both places. I do not know what they are like now, but I had a good experiance then. Good

  17. First nursing job

    rnsrgr8t replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    I started sending out resume's just before I graduated nursing school. I found job openings at the hospital I wanted to work on. I also sent out my application for NCLEX the day I graduated to jump...

  18. temporal Artery Thermometer and Peds in the ED

    rnsrgr8t replied to sguthland's topic in Emergency

    We use the temporal thermometer in our outpatient clinic. I definitely think it is more accurate than the tympanic ( I hate those) but I have noticed that they tend to run a little high. We have been...

  19. Geez! Just spent over 1100.00

    rnsrgr8t replied to adria37's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Went I went to NP school 2 years ago, I had to by all of the stuff as well. I already had a Litman Cardiology stethescope so I did not have to get that. I did use everything in my clinicals (most...

  20. HUP, CHOP, Jeff, Christiana?

    rnsrgr8t replied to KristinWW's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I work at A. I Dupont in Wilmington, DE. If you are interested in Peds, I would consider it. I know a lot of people that commute from West Chester. Parking is free :) and there is no city tax. You can...

  21. Med Errors

    rnsrgr8t replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I have a good pharmacy error. We had a local pharmacy fill a script that was written for methylphenidate with Methadone. It was even written on the bottle! The mother called us a few days later...

  22. What was your favorite graduation gift?

    rnsrgr8t replied to PedsRN&momto5girls's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My best gift that I got when I graduated was a Litman Cardiology stethescope. I had a crappy one when I was in school and I still have/use my Litman for 8 years and counting. I do not know how much...

  23. First Code Blue

    rnsrgr8t replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a pediatric oncology floor nurse about 7 years ago, one of my coworkers was in a room with one of the residents. This is infant was really sick and stopped breathing (was on a monitor). As...

  24. Thesis or not

    rnsrgr8t replied to moonshadeau's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I graduated from Emory university with my Master's almost 2 years ago and did not have to do a thesis. I do have a friend of mine you graduated from University of Illinois in Chicago that graduate 4...

  25. First aid supplies & meds checklist

    rnsrgr8t replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Camp

    What a great question. Being a pediatric nurse, I do have once concern about using adult Pepto Bismol in children. It has aspirin in it which is contraindicated in children. However, they recently...