AliRae

AliRae

PICU, surgical post-op

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  1. Baby-child clinical observations query

    AliRae replied to alsal41's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    well then, i retract my comment about squeezing cheeks if that's awkward for

  2. Baby-child clinical observations query

    AliRae replied to alsal41's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'll agree with Jan- the questions seem odd, since I can't remember ever taking a temp and then checking it against an age chart ... That being said ... Jan, WHO is the little love in your pic?! I...

  3. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    AliRae replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    GlioBlastoma

  4. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    AliRae replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Are we thinking baby terms

  5. Fractured Pubic Symphysis when pushing?!

    AliRae replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In a bush hospital where I worked in Zambia, there wasn't always electricity in cases where we might have needed to do a C/S. The only other option was to cut through that bone to get the baby out...

  6. Being called "Nurse".

    AliRae replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

    I get "nurse" fairly often. It doesn't so much bother me, except, as Ruby said, when it's my umpteenth shift with the SAME KID and the mother STILL doesn't bother to know my name. And also, we're to...

  7. First Med Error

    AliRae replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    What was the med you missed? Not to sound as though you should go through your career casually missing meds, but forgetting the odd dose of pepcid here and there rarely makes huge difference in an...

  8. I must be getting old: A rant

    AliRae replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Now, you think I'll be able to even talk to her with a straight face with the phrase "horse's patoot" ringing through my head?!?!? Thanks a

  9. Best Peds/PICU reference books???

    AliRae replied to peds4now's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm getting my very own extern this summer, so I've definitely been hitting the books a bit more recently, making sure I'll be able to explain things to her when the time comes. I feel like I'm back...

  10. Best Peds/PICU reference books???

    AliRae replied to peds4now's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    i second what others have said. my clinical instructors thought mary fran (hazinski) was purt near close to god themselves. (which is really saying something, since i went to a christian school! ) i...

  11. Do you enjoy TV surgical/medical shows?

    AliRae replied to MSJ2007's topic in General Nursing

    My uncle still makes house calls. But then, he's not snooping and looking for

  12. ICU team

    AliRae replied to sunkiss's topic in MICU, SICU

    We don't do primary nursing in our ICU. Our average length of stay is somewhere in the range of 3 days, I believe, so it's not like the NICU. We only have the rare bird who hangs out with us for...

  13. I must be getting old: A rant

    AliRae replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Since I work PICU, I tend to wear bright colours and "happy" socks. More often than not, you'll find me with my scrubs rolled up to showcase this, at the request of a patient or sibling. They call...

  14. Is it just me or is this offensive?

    AliRae replied to momdebo's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!

  15. Is it just me or is this offensive?

    AliRae replied to momdebo's topic in General Nursing

    My OWN UNCLE (recently named one of the top ten family physicians in all of Canada, so he should have some brains here!) has given me nothing but grief since I first started nursing school. "You're...

  16. ICU team

    AliRae replied to sunkiss's topic in MICU, SICU

    When they do interdisciplinary round in our PICU, the conference room gets packed out: Attending, residents, head nurse, nurse practitioner, social worker, pharmacist and dietician. Depending on the...

  17. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    AliRae replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    YAY!

  18. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    AliRae replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Either, as already stated, tetralogy of fallot. On our unit, it's also "train-of-four" ... testing for over/undersedating our paralyzed kiddos. No one has yet gotten TGA/TGV correct ... I'm waiting...

  19. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    AliRae replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    "ran away from home for a few days. mom wants to know if still a

  20. I must be getting old: A rant

    AliRae replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just the other day, someone asked me if X had been on the floor yet. All I had to do was sniff to answer in the affirmative. Now, I really think that this is a problem. We have loads of kids in our...

  21. Are you paid for orienting someone?

    AliRae replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    We get $0.75 per hour for precepting/orienting, whether it's a cross-orientation from another department (so they know what to do if they get pulled), an experienced nurse or a new grad. We get one...

  22. Question for experienced PICU RNS

    AliRae replied to RNNPICU's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Yup, I get 'em too, but I don't know yet if I count as experienced ... When I walked into my patient's room yesterday and said something about "as long as I've been here" her dad looked at me and...

  23. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    AliRae replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Also, bronchopulmonary dysplasia. yay for NICU grads who live in the PICU! How's about TGA or

  24. New grad ICU?

    AliRae replied to lizzyberry's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Ooh, pick me! (or, if you prefer, PICU!) I went straight into the PICU from school. I had a 6 month orientation; it included time on the other floors in the children's hospital to see what "regular"...

  25. What is your daily routine?

    AliRae replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    PICU here. I get one or 2 kiddos, sometimes 3 or 4 if the floor is full and we have a lot of overflow. I get report from the night nurse, and peek into my rooms. If they're really sick kids, assess...