oregonRN2b

Wooh - I agree! I am going to start in peds nursing in January - I am really excited and feel honored to have passed the boards and to have the job I do! However, one of the reasons I left my old career and went into nursing was because I discovered what was important to me. First and foremost, I wanted a job that was meaningful and impacted the world more than my old career in software. Second, I love my life, my family, and my friends, and want to spend time with them. I also love my job and will give my all to children and their families, and I CANNOT WAIT to do it. When I'm not at work, I will give my all to my own life. I won't spend 13 hours at work without a break just to get burned out in 5 years. I want to continue to be at the top of my game for the next 20 or 30 years, and to do that, I know I need to take a breather (and a lunch) here and there. Good luck - peds nursing is the best! I never thought I'd like it when I started nursing school. Here I am, two days after passing the NCLEX, and I KNOW that peds nursing is what I was born to do. I can't wait to start!!!! :)

Hi there, I am wondering if anyone knows about any evidence-based research that has been done about performing painful and/or stressful procedures in the patient's hospital room vs. performing them in a separate treatment room? I have talked to different nurses about this and have gotten two takes: 1. the trigger for fear/stress is the actual person with the equipment, not the environment at all. 2. the trigger is the environment, and if the child thinks anyone entering the room has POTENTIAL to harm them, that is an unnecessary added stress during their stay. I found one research study from 2000 in the Children's Health Care journal, but am having trouble finding any more recent studies. Anyone know of any other sources of evidence about this (or want to add their opinions on this topic)? Thanks so much!