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    Frequency of BP in Pediatric Patients

    hiddencatRN replied to CLC172's topic in Pediatric

    I'm really curious now about your technique if you are getting such horrible reactions from older children (up to preteens? Really?) in addition to upsetting babies so much that you have to go nuts NP...
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    Frequency of BP in Pediatric Patients

    hiddencatRN replied to CLC172's topic in Pediatric

    I recently read an article today about how rates of hypertension are on the increase in children, particularly very young children due to the obesity epidemic, so monitoring for hypertension might...
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    New nurse-never heard of this

    hiddencatRN replied to TnRN43's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Honestly, it sounds like they are taking advantage of the economy and glut of new nurses to fill a normally $$$ position with cheap labor. If you take the job, take it with the understanding that it's...
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    Frequency of BP in Pediatric Patients

    hiddencatRN replied to CLC172's topic in Pediatric

    I've worked in two hospitals (one a free standing children's hospital, one a children's hospital within a larger adult medical center) and our standard is to get a BP every time we do vitals. If we...
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    Never Thought I Would Be a Peds Nurse but...

    hiddencatRN replied to AZMOMO2's topic in Pediatric

    I wound up in peds by accident too. I wasn't really looking to avoid it actively, it just wasn't anything that appealed to me, and I always thought it was kinda a fluffy specialty. The one and only...
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    New nurse-never heard of this

    hiddencatRN replied to TnRN43's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sounds like a hospital pool position. Ask what departments you'll cover and what orientation you'll
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    What do you think? Honestly

    hiddencatRN replied to LatinRN1's topic in Emergency

    I work with all body types and have never noticed any correlation between weight and nursing ability. I think you should go for
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    But here you are defensive and angry about being judged based on your actions. If someone kills another person, would you judge them for committing murder, or would that be wrong? Because that's...
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, if the OP is a guy we should stop referring to him as a "she." And to the OP, here's the thing: you are going to be judged for this. Here, by your coworkers if you're not fired, by prospective...
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They can give out any truthful information they want. Most places have a policy to confirm dates, salary and rehireability though, but that's a facility choice, not a
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    Peds vital signs

    hiddencatRN replied to gladysaw's topic in Pediatric

    Another vote for apical to count the rate. I palpate brachial and/or radial depending on age while doing my cap refill checks but that is to assess for peripheral circulation not heart rate and it's...
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    Is bringing dougnuts for my clinical unit o.k.?

    hiddencatRN replied to ammonthenephite's topic in General Nursing

    I've ALWAYS appreciated food gifts, of any sort. I think it's a really nice gesture even if it's not something I personally want to
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    hiddencatRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    I've also said "we're not X specialists. We can find and fix emergencies related to X but for problems like yours with X you're best served by following up with the X specialist for further...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    hiddencatRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    I'll say something along the lines of "we rule out things that will kill you or cause serious harm today. Managing chronic illnesses or diagnosing long term problems is best handled by your PCP who...
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    Working nights with a new baby

    hiddencatRN replied to mgalla's topic in Nursing Career

    I'll be working weekend nights after the baby comes. My husband is a paramedic so he works rotating shifts and every other weekend. We're going to hire a babysitter to sleep over with the baby the...
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    Are nurses paid hourly or salary??? A bit confused

    hiddencatRN replied to kobebryant's topic in New York Nursing

    You can always call HR. My hourly rate appears on every paystub I've gotten but some places have been more clear on differentials than
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    How many Nurses had their CNAs before Nursing School?

    hiddencatRN replied to GarrettLeonard's topic in Washington Nursing

    I'm a second degree RN, so I felt like I'd already lost enough time by the time I went to nursing school. It didn't make sense to pay for a CNA program while I was paying for prenursing classes and...
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    Frustrated with pts!

    hiddencatRN replied to SionainnRN's topic in Emergency

    I've had people huff and puff and say "aren't things supposed to go fast in the ER?" Sometimes I'll point out that if they'd done the labs outpatient it would take a day or more for results, sometimes...
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    Changing our colors again- rant.

    hiddencatRN replied to beeker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    That's frustrating. Has anyone mentioned to them that the constant changes are creating a pretty expensive burden on
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    ENPC book?

    hiddencatRN replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    It sounds like a typo on the site regarding the edition they use. I'm pretty sure ENPC is only at the 4th edition right now, TNCC might have more editions. But really....this sounds like a question...
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    Cocaine Toothache Drops

    hiddencatRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    We have liquid cocaine in our pyxis for nosebleeds. The doctor asked me to get some for a patient the other day and I was all "haha, that's funny" and the doc was all "no really, we use it all the...
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    Not falling for that old trick

    hiddencatRN replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I agree to come in, it's for real things they can offer me. No one can tell you what kind of shift you'll have. But they can take you off the schedule next Sunday in exchange for coming in on a...
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    New Nurse can't eat lunch

    hiddencatRN replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    I had a coworker who would run over his patients before going to break and finish with "As long as everyone is still breathing when I come back, I'm
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    New Nurse can't eat lunch

    hiddencatRN replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    This notion of having everything "caught up" is interesting to me. If I waited until everything was done, I'd almost never go on break, nor would my coworkers. Sometimes we're lucky and have a float...
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    What is the ideal steps to become a Trauma Nurse?

    hiddencatRN replied to RyanR's topic in Emergency

    You're getting conflicting info because there really isn't 1 approved path to become a trauma nurse....and a trauma nurse can be different things in different hospitals and regions. I've worked in...