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blueberrybon

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  1. Parents of kids with autism, please read

    blueberrybon replied to LydiaNN's topic in Pediatric

    my twin sister has two sets of twins (both sets girls), and then the last pregnancy was a single child. a beautiful boy. how exciting! it's a boy. two - three years later, things just werent...

  2. New job in Pediatric Dr. office.

    blueberrybon posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hi there. I am a brand new LPN. I got a job at a very busy pediatric doctors office where my job at this point is pretty much a medical assistant position. The doctor hired me saying that she has...

  3. Interview at peds office

    blueberrybon replied to BeHappy!'s topic in Pediatric

    I show them the shot blocker, and tell them that it helps. Depending on the kid and how scared they are, I will either show them how it works ahead of time, or just use it explaining how it works as...

  4. Interview at peds office

    blueberrybon replied to BeHappy!'s topic in Pediatric

    Well, I'm an LPN in a peds office and I've been at the job three weeks now. I have to report that I'm starting, and I stress starting to calm down. If your office is anything like mine, just the...

  5. New job in Pediatric Dr. office.

    blueberrybon replied to blueberrybon's topic in Pediatric

    Fun day everyday, gotcha... Here I go...

  6. New job in Pediatric Dr. office.

    blueberrybon replied to blueberrybon's topic in Pediatric

    Update for anyone interested: My biggest mistake so far: I gave two adorable kids (9 years and 11 years) pediatric doses of the flu vaccine. Their mom is the type who is hesitant with vaccines in...

  7. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    blueberrybon replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I'm 42! Am I actually considered "a member of the older generation"? Reality is setting in.....

  8. Advice: I love children but how do I know if peds is for me?

    blueberrybon replied to tlilyd2008's topic in Pediatric

    I'm not positive that I will be in peds forever. But for now I want to learn and get good at what I do. I've only been at this peds dr. office for a week. Today I observed my first circumcision so...

  9. What is your job?

    blueberrybon replied to mgalloLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey lorelei40: I hope I can last two years! I hope this place keeps me for 2 years! Speaking of parents and leaving the room; I had a twelve year old boy yesterday who would not take an injection for...

  10. What is your job?

    blueberrybon replied to mgalloLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Like I said earlier, I work in a peds dr. office and all I can say is; "Wow!" I've been at this job for one week and I cannot say it's unstressful. Maybe it's still just the "not knowing where...

  11. NCLEX was not easy

    blueberrybon replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You see... It really does seem like most everyone passes while thinking they failed during the tortuous wait. Good on you all! Now let's all go forth and use our obvious abilities for good!

  12. What is your job?

    blueberrybon replied to mgalloLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi Chocolate Sundae, I guess I would say "I don't know." As far as I know, a lot of the nursing jobs can be quite similar, but the pay can be quite different. If you go for the LPN of course, you...

  13. Medical Missions Trips?

    blueberrybon replied to newflgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Wow Angie O'Plasty! That translator device looks incredable. There are times during my trip when I would have gladly shelled out the 399 bucks for the gizmo! I'm amazed with modern technology. Yep,...

  14. What is your job?

    blueberrybon replied to mgalloLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Okay, I posted earlier saying that I hope to be working in an office 8 - 5 soon. Well, the job came through and I start on Monday. This will be my very first job as an LPN and I'm more than nervous....

  15. Medical Missions Trips?

    blueberrybon replied to newflgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, details: Took the red-eye flight (midnight) from Seattle to JFK, had a 3 hour lay-over, then got into the DR @ about 4:30p.m. Dominican time (4 hours ahead of Seattle). Had about an hour to...

  16. First Interview!!

    blueberrybon replied to RCM190's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I didn't get the job that I posted about previously, but I was just offered a job today! I accepted the position in a pediatric doctors office. It seems that the position is mostly medical...

  17. Anyone know of any NON-DENOMINATIONAL organizations?

    blueberrybon replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, I got back Saturday night/Sunday morning Dominican time. It was four hours later there. The trip was good, but tiring. We put in very long hours. But I saw another part of the world...

  18. Medical Missions Trips?

    blueberrybon replied to newflgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I got back last Saturday night/Sunday morning Dominican time. Well, the trip was.... worth it. I was in fact the intake nurse which meant I took the vitals of everyone coming in to seek...

  19. Anyone know of any NON-DENOMINATIONAL organizations?

    blueberrybon replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

    I leave this Friday for the Dominican Republic. I fly into Santiago, stay the night in a hotel there saturday night, then go by bus up into the hills to a town called El Naranjito. Yep, I'm...

  20. NCLEX was not easy

    blueberrybon replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Everyone I know personally, including myself, felt depressed after the exam. But everyone I know, except for one, has passed. So don't let how you think you did get you down. I wish I had taken my...

  21. Anyone know of any NON-DENOMINATIONAL organizations?

    blueberrybon replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

    spiders, why were they created! i don't believe they help keep the worlds bug population down! thanks for all of the heads-up info. i'm expecting to come home with bites from various ugly things....

  22. Anyone know of any NON-DENOMINATIONAL organizations?

    blueberrybon replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

    Ooooohhhh, I didn't think of some of those. Whew! Sure am glad I asked. Thanks S.T.A.C.E.Y., stevielynn, and Lizzy6. I think what I'm most nervous about is having to go to the outhouse in the middle...

  23. Medical Missions Trips?

    blueberrybon replied to newflgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks tnbutterfly, I will report back....

  24. What Can a Nurse do without...?

    blueberrybon replied to JBirdAngel's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm not exactly sure of what you're looking for, but here is an example of the medical mission I'm going on soon: There is a group of approximately 50 volunteer doctors, nurses, dentists, and...

  25. Anyone know of any NON-DENOMINATIONAL organizations?

    blueberrybon replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Siri, will do.