EmilyUSFRN RN

i've used my brain sheet for about a year. not foolproof but definitely works for me-- on the right side of the page are spaces for each hour of the shift, what needs to be done when... and on the right i have 5 big boxes (normal patient load) with ...

well, we just got rid of 1:1 due to hospital wide budget cuts, so cameras were installed in pt rooms and a sitter now sits at the desk and watches the monitor of all these pts simultaneously. so now more space at the nurses station has been taken up,...

i think we're long lost sisters. seriously, i panic too! someone just has to say "i'm nauseous" and immediately my heart starts racing and I panic. My ex boyfriend would say he was nauseated all the time.... and it got to where I would grill him, ...

our p&p for post-op patients is vs q 30 mins x 2, q 1 h x 2, q 2 h x 2 then q 4 standard floor vs. also, for anything requiring q 1 h or more frequent (like resp. nebs), we can only do it for 2 h, anything beyond that the child needs to go to t...

if you have the time to read it, i highly recommend "Nursing Against the Odds" by Suzanne Gordon. I read it and I think it gives a pretty good picture into the life of nursing, not so much the sugarcoated things we're fed. As far as your questions...

i work in pedi, but we float to PICU, NICU, newborn nursery and the postpartum floor and have an assignment of just babies. Part of orientation to our floor is to float and have a preceptor on each of those floors since things are really different. ...

I'll try to answer your questions, as I'm pretty new myself, 9 months in... I've explained to parents many times that the pulse ox is just a machine and many things can cause it to go off, it helps me to evaluate the child, but it is not diagnostic. ...

i learned "chart on exception". we have flowsheets, obviously. i will usually write "assessment completed per flow sheet" with notes pertaining to whatever tubes the pt has, orientation, and then whatever the plan of care is, charting specific to t...

i think you should expect to revamp your time management skills if you have many struggles w time management, ditto for organization. you will be studying and reading ALL the time. it gets boring, frustrating, and awful feeling (myself, reading ma...

our nicu-- hospital issued scrubs, full 3 min surgical scrub prior to pt care and upon returning from lunch break or somewhere else not the nicu. each baby has their own stethoscope and thermometer. you don the overcoat for each different baby for ...

2 things different with working than being a nursing student, -going from not knowing anything, to having to know everything seemingly overnight -responsibility and my license on the line. 3 things that helped you to succeed in the role as as profess...

liquid colace. i've tasted it. terrible stuff. i'd say 7 times out of 10 its guaranteed the kid will puke.

Has anyone been watching Jenny McCarthy and Holly Robinson Pete go around the syndicated television circuit and discuss their experiences with autism? First off, I'm a pedi nurse, not a mother so the sticky for parents, I don't think I belong to th...

worst: a plastic non dishwasher safe coffee mug advertising the opening of a new area of the hospital best: $100 publix gift card for the holidays and a nice polo shirt for pedi nurses week

as of 09/01/07 we were not allowed to wear crocs with holes at my facility. starting in june or july they put flyers up saying this. but, we can still wear the clogs that have a solid top, no word on heelstraps. personally, i thought it was kinda...

i've had families completely chew me out when they wake up next to their kid and there is some trash in the wastebasket (not overflowing) and a few towels in the linen bag hanging in the bathroom and demand to know why i didn't take it out during the...

I was a Chi Omega (social sorority) throughout college, lived in the house, was an officer, recruitment counselor, etc. I also worked and went through nursing school. You can do both. Sigma Theta Tau is a honor society who invites you to join based...

I'm having a bit of an ethical dilemma and was hoping you all could help me out... we have a teenaged pt on our floor who works to help support his family in a maintenance company and suffered a terrible accident related to his line of work... and ha...

Thank you all for your input... it saddens me that these days just wanting to do good for someone can totally backfire. The lactation tray was put in so that dad can get 3 meals per day, whereas a guest tray is provided for one meal only. I'm not ...

The other night at work I had a baby going to surgery the next am. She has a blood clotting condition in which her body does not make enough platelets so clearly the risk of intra or post-op hemorrhage is a big risk. She had a PT/PTT/INR and a type...

I put a note on the front of the chart requesting a CVL or PICC for the pt, since it was known the baby would need platelets following the surgery, and probably abx tx for a few days too The only other thing I could have thought of was the MD coming ...

The way my manager does it is that when you are hired you are put on a list, either A or B that coincides with the weekend you work, etc. Then it states at the bottom "For 2007 and 2009 Team A works CD, NE, 4th and Labor and Team B works CE, ND, Memo...

I love that I get such a wide variety of pathological processes in all kinds of age groups... so i get to become "good" at everything, from burns to trauma to respiratory issues I love that I can watch a sick child bounce right back to wellness relat...

I always thought pharm was the worst. I have a very difficult time with memorization and since pharm has no true rhyme or reason but is IMO randomly put out there with funky names and all kinds of information. My very 1st pharm exam I f failed mise...

I have a story about this-- we're used to eating and drinking all night long on our unit after sleeping all day (well, i guess same is true for day shift) and one night a girl was floated down to NICU where having even bottled water is strictly a no-...