AliRae

AliRae

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  1. PICU fear

    AliRae replied to googabin02's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    HERSHEY! I did my nursing clinicals there! *grinning from ear to ear* I love that hospital. I went straight to PICU as a new grad. I had a 6 month orientation, the first 6 weeks of which were on...

  2. dove apparel (uniform sizes, etc)

    AliRae replied to mommy_xo's topic in General Students

    We had the zippered tops and sweetly tapered pants. The tops bulged out about 5 or 6 inches when we sat down, and the pants chafed every single one of us, regardless of our build. The tops were...

  3. Are you having an RSV crisis?

    AliRae replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    What kind of transplants do you do? I'm saddened to hear that you're all going through such a rough time. For whatever it's worth, you'll be in my

  4. pediatric paper

    AliRae replied to StudentNurseSteph's topic in Pediatric

    BPD is the first one that comes to my mind. Broncho-pulmonary Dysplasia. It's a common problem with preemies that follows them throughout their lives. Often the neonates will end up trached, and we...

  5. what your hospital policy on sick days?

    AliRae replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    are you unionized? if so, definitely take your union rep with you to the meeting. one of the girls I work with is facing the same situation: she called out 3 times in the last 3 months, and is being...

  6. You know you are a PEDS nurse when...

    AliRae replied to HU_nurse's topic in Pediatric

    You know you're a peds nurse when ... ... the size of a grownup vent circuit totally freaks you out ... so much dead space! ... the morning dilemma is a tough one: dr. seuss or shrek scrubs? ... you...

  7. Trouble c accents at work?

    AliRae replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    As an dual citizen with Canadian parents and a hybrid Toronto/North Jersey accent, I can totally relate to this one. Within 5 minutes of meeting me, most people ask "Wait, but WHERE are you from?" I...

  8. Second guessing myself? Was I wrong?

    AliRae replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I delivered babes in Zambia, policy (if such a thing really even existed) was to clamp and cut in that situation. I only had to do it once, thankfully. It's pretty scary until those shoulders...

  9. Help on adjusting to being new grad

    AliRae replied to elfinM's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't be afraid to ask questions. 6 months or 6 years of experience? Doesn't make a difference. We're all still learning. (I say "we" especially because I still think of myself as a new grad ......

  10. Are you having an RSV crisis?

    AliRae replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    jan- I'm glad there are nurses like you out there. I often find myself acutely aware of my youth and inexperience at work. Parents ask me if I have kids of my own or look at me with the "You're 23 -...

  11. How many of you balance a sport or hobby?

    AliRae replied to nurseinlimbo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a photographer as well as a FT RN. Depending on the season, I'll have shoots scheduled every day that I'm off. Add that to the time spent in postprocessing and getting prints made and shipped...

  12. Are you having an RSV crisis?

    AliRae replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Just talked with one of our peds nurses yesterday, after noticing in the computer that PICU was the only unit in the entire children's hospital with open beds (as I knock furiously on my wooden desk...

  13. Bipap

    AliRae replied to MM2007's topic in General Nursing

    Our RTs deal with the BIPAP machines themselves, so I'm not so sure about pressures and such. (Besides, pressures in the peds world are different from grownup-land). But as far as dos and don'ts,...

  14. Please assess your patient well!

    AliRae replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in no way trying to bash on night shift here, but a pet peeve of mine is when our night shift nurses (few and far between, the ones who do this) go through 12 hours without ever turning the lights...

  15. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    AliRae replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not exactly a "thank you," but something that made me feel loved! I admitted a little kiddo with RSV the other day. His parents were from out of state, just here visiting their parents. Great...

  16. When is it ethical to talk about religion with a patient?

    AliRae replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    tnbutterfly already agreed, but i'm going to second (or third) it ... it's the patient's needs we're dealing with. I think that's where a lot of people forget themselves in arenas like politics and...

  17. Vent! What part of the word NO!! do nurses not comprehend???

    AliRae replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    ... as I chuckle with glee that I get to wear Dr. Seuss for precisely that reason. (The little folks, that is.) To each her own!

  18. Med surg first or can I jump right in?

    AliRae replied to ChadleyNC's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I jumped feet first into the PICU as a new grad. I've never regretted it for a

  19. When is it ethical to talk about religion with a patient?

    AliRae replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a deeply religious person. As it stands, the other nurses I work with are very much aware of my beliefs - my faith is the most important thing in my life, and necessarily colours what I do and...

  20. vented patients

    AliRae replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work in the adult world or

  21. What to like about your state

    AliRae replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Jersey, and I'm afraid I wouldn't necessarily reccomend it. I work in a large teaching facility. I started at $30/hr as a new grad. The cost of living, however, it outrageous, especially...

  22. Last shift I worked I wore whites and a cap! Now returning. School pin question

    AliRae replied to BSN74's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure where mine is! I wouldn't wear it though ... kids have a way of attracting sharp corners, and I'd be afraid of one of them pulling it off and poking

  23. Are you having an RSV crisis?

    AliRae replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Very glad, actually! I myself am a Canadian (at least at heart ... lived in the states my whole life, but since my mum and dad are Canadian, I'm a dual citizen), and considered coming up north to...

  24. child life specialist?

    AliRae replied to Dublin37's topic in Pediatric

    Our Child Life department is phenomenal. We have a big playroom on the pediatric floor and a teen lounge on adolescents with video games and a foosball table. I work PICU, and Child Life has an...

  25. Are you having an RSV crisis?

    AliRae replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Holy cow ... how far do your kids come to you from? Where are you, if I may ask? (Obviously somewhere in the great white North.) I guess things are different for us - there are loads of hospitals...