JHRN2BE

JHRN2BE has 1 years experience and specializes in OR, Pediatrics.

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1. Rapid Response Team?!?!

   JHRN2BE replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

   We have RRT's at our facility (large pedi hospital in Houston) and they work great. We do not have specific parameters as far as VS go, but there are guidelines such as rapid change in condition, family/parent concern, etc. I have called several an...

2. Where do you work?

   JHRN2BE replied to OHRN4Kids's topic in Pediatric

   Texas Children's Hospital in Houston on surgical/ortho floor (pre-op/post-op). LOVE IT! :wink2:

3. Humalog IV?

   JHRN2BE replied to CritterLover's topic in General Nursing

   I am an IDDM w/insulin pump (which uses Novolog OR Humalog) and work at a Pedi hospital. Personally, I have only heard of Regular insulin to be given IV. On my floor we don't give insulin via IV, so things may have changed since nursing school. Hu...

4. Pediatric Urine Collection

   JHRN2BE replied to rnewmanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a large children's hospital and we use cotton balls...usually 3 or so in the diaper for urine glucose checks while on TPN. Works great!!!

5. Texas Children's Hospital not what I thought

   JHRN2BE replied to anonymousrn2007's topic in General Nursing

   That's a shame. I have been working at Texas Children's for over 2 mos. as an RN and LOVE IT!!! I love the floor I work on, the staff, the patients, the management, the benefits, the pay...EVERYTHING!!! I drive a ways, but it is worth it and I do ...

6. the houston dilemma-need your help!!

   JHRN2BE replied to taapple's topic in Texas

   I live in Houston on the edge of Cypress & Tomball. If it were me, I would choose The Woodlands. It is beautiful!!! The 2 hospitals out there are Memorial Hermann & St. Luke's - The Woodlands. Also, there is Conroe Hospital just north of ...

7. When has your intuition saved the day?

   JHRN2BE replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever heard of a "medical intuitive"? This is an amazing gift!!! Intuition is like a muscle..the more you work with it and trust it, the stronger it becomes. Good for you, "Dr. Robyn"!!

8. When has your intuition saved the day?

   JHRN2BE replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. I have felt things, too. This is exactly what we learned about in Massage Therapy school. It is possible to 'feel' other people's ailments, pain, emotions, etc. I posted previously about using "What's mine is mine, what's theirs is theirs." Ther...

9. What Do I Do????

   JHRN2BE replied to gparkis's topic in General Nursing

   Since you already have a BS, you can enter an accelerated RN program (13 mos.). Check the universities in your area. My friend in Colorado took this route and said it was rigorous. I went the ADN route and it was tough, too. You also mentioned be...

10. Difference in atmosphere between OR nurses and Med-Surg nursing?

    JHRN2BE replied to nrsbaby2be's topic in Operating Room

    I am new to the OR (it's been about 5 weeks) and love it! My preceptors have been helpful and are right there with me guiding me as I prep the patient, position, paperwork, etc. It is an EXTREMELY stressful position with SO MUCH to learn. Don't w...

11. Negativity; questioning nursing school

    JHRN2BE replied to jewelshouse's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats to you on your goal to become a nurse! I'm a new nurse myself. It isn't all negative. There are so many options as a nurse and MANY specialties to go into besides med/surg fresh out of school. The good FAR outweighs the bad. As with anyt...

12. When has your intuition saved the day?

    JHRN2BE replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new RN and am a former massage therapist. In massage therapy school an instructor taught a simple affirmation to say before working on clients. "What's mine is mine, what's theirs is theirs." To me, this means that anything I'm dealing with...

13. need some encouragement :(

    JHRN2BE replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May with my ADN and have had several friends who had to fill out the form for review (can't recall the name) b/c of MIP or whatever. My school recommended we get it taken care of at the beginning of the our last year to ensure we have...

14. Working with new circulators

    JHRN2BE replied to Sammy25's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you for your post! I am a new circulator AND a new grad a month into orientation and it can be overwhelming! I have had 3 preceptors over the last month and I am beginning to understand why it is so challenging. You are correct in stating th...

15. Getting into OR nursing

    JHRN2BE replied to bridgfor428's topic in Operating Room

    I just graduated in May and accepted an internship in the OR and the only experience I had was a month of training to be an evening OB scrub tech in a slow unit in another city six years ago. I couldn't tell you anything about instruments, so it is ...