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    Giving meds in clinicals

    kids replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The 6 quarter ADN program in my city also does integrated pharmacology. Students administer meds based on which quarter they are in and then only after passing the relevent skills lab and dosage...
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    Need Help With A Possible Legal Issue

    kids replied to LPNSue's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I believe what the doc is doing falls into one of those very gray areas of HIPAA. If he's not sharing identifiers it probably isn't a violation, however, it is darn unprofessional. Even were it a...
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    2 Year RN Programs--advice?

    kids replied to Renee73's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who graduated from Platt with her RN almost 14 years ago. She's spent her entire career working on various cardiac units in the Integris system (and it's
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    Uti Or Not?????

    kids replied to mcg02's topic in General Nursing

    My only suggestion is she needs to see her doctor. To suggest anything else is
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    Online Medication Teaching Handouts?

    kids replied to Julie, RN's topic in Patient Education

    I use http://www.medscape.com/nurses-home for almost everything. You have to register (free) to use it. Once you are in just type the drug name in the search box, select "Drug Reference". If the drug...
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    Certified Pediatric Nurse Examination

    kids replied to PEDSICU's topic in Pediatric

    I'm not sure I understand what you mean by wanting someone to come to your hospital to do a review. The PNCB will do onsite testing but as far as I know niether they or anyone else offers a formal...
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    Need advice on tracheostomy care

    kids replied to quiby's topic in Pediatric

    At the agency I worked for the policy was to place a nose rather than a PMV for baths unless otherwise ordered. The rationale was that it is quicker and easier for the child to cough any water out the...
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    need advice

    kids replied to wannabFNP's topic in Washington Nursing

    Have you already applied to and been accepted by the nursing porgram? If not I'm afraid it isn't as simple as just signing up. Most nursing programs are requiring completion or near completion of...
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    chicken pox vaccine not full proof

    kids replied to got2luvnights's topic in Pediatric

    A link to the CDC's Varicella Vaccine (clinical) FAQs page. http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/varicella/faqs-clinic-vaccine.htm I believe what I observed from working a busy peds clinic is pretty...
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    Baby Formula to irrigate bladder????

    kids replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm kind of surprised that formula was introduced into the bladder "on purpose". Several years ago it was fairly common practice to use a foley catheter as a gastronomy tube. This fell out of favor...
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    My 3yr old has rash and temp

    kids replied to madwife2002's topic in Pediatric

    Interesting that she apparently developed it a second time. Fifths is caused by parvovirus B19, people who have previously had the infection are immune to it....
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    My son double dosed his Adderall!! Help!!

    kids replied to Katydidit34's topic in Pediatric

    The amount of Adderal he received is within the safe dosing range for his age which is why the Ped's office wasn't terribly concerned. I'm curious as to how he did. My son has had no problems...
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    A/B Otic drops

    kids replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Pediatric

    I thought I had never seen or heard of them being used until I found some brand names (Alurgan,Otogesic). The only thing I found is that they are contraindicated in preforated
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    What Is the Reason for This?

    kids replied to VickyRN's topic in Pediatric

    I have no idea why, but it is a good question. I had a dilaudid PCA following my fusion last year, I assumed it was do to my being narcotic tolerant as I received MS following all of my previous back...
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    Looking for hospital job in Seattle

    kids replied to zacarias's topic in Washington Nursing

    I'm assuming you left UW on good terms...have you been back to *visit* your old units? You might be able to get rehired if you pursue it from the unit
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    Ventilator Circuit Assembly and Function???

    kids replied to MissJoRN's topic in Pulmonary

    Hawaii said it all better than I can. Vent circuitsare highly personalized, especially home vents. When it comes to assembling a clean circuit you will just about always have the in-use one as a...
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    Infant first aid supplies

    kids replied to bonjoduea's topic in Pediatric

    It is my understanding that ibuprophen should *never* be given younger than 6 months. The clinic I worked at does not give it nor does the Peds practice where my grandson is a patient. edited to add:...
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    Infant first aid supplies

    kids replied to bonjoduea's topic in Pediatric

    I'm coming into this late but I did want to comment on the Tylenol drops. Tylenol drops do not carry dosage labeling for infants under 6 months. For this reason they should not be given except on the...
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    Just How Common Is This Pediatric Condition?

    kids replied to VickyRN's topic in Pediatric

    I definately think it is appropriate to include it in a lecture for nursing students. When I did peds rotation 15 (ouch) years ago it was touched on briefly probably because most of our clinicals were...
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    New Nurse on Ventilator Unit

    kids replied to SixFtNurse2b's topic in Pulmonary

    There some VERY good tools for learning vents in the Peds forum. Here is the link: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88548 (and feel free to print out the two Word documents I
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    My 3yr old has rash and temp

    kids replied to madwife2002's topic in Pediatric

    Yes, she does need to be seen by a doctor. While scarlet fever usually resolved on its own in the days before antibiotics it often progressed to rheumatic fever and resulted in blindness, deafness and...
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    Any experience with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis?

    kids replied to live4today's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you so much for the update Renee. I'm glad to hear she seems to be on the road to
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    MRSA...Please Help

    kids replied to nursex20's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with several MRSA colonized children (trachs) and per our county health department, CDC and an infection control doctor no special precautions other than universal precautions were...
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    Myofascial Release

    kids replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a big fan of alternative therapies but I have seen good results in the 2 people I know who have undergone myofacial release: myself and a 4yo girl with Wernig-Hoffman (SMA type I). The...
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    Newborn with "Hole in heart"

    kids replied to ResaO's topic in Pediatric

    I am sorry to hear about your grandson. My first (and so far, only) grandchild was born in January 2003 with Transposition of the Great Vessels. The first 2 weeks of his life was one of the most...