PedsAtHeart

PedsAtHeart LPN

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  1. DTap question and saying hi

    PedsAtHeart replied to guest27716's topic in Pediatric

    An extra dose of Dtap is not going to do damage. Unless of course your child was allergic or something, which I'm supposing she isn't. There are so many kids out there that have extra shots because...

  2. Interview at peds office

    PedsAtHeart replied to BeHappy!'s topic in Pediatric

    BE there for the parents. When you are doing anything to their child, speak to them (and the child) explain to them what is going on and why. Even if it is something as simple as a routine vaccine,...

  3. Parent Pet Peeves

    PedsAtHeart replied to ICRN2008's topic in Pediatric

    I guess I should also add that yes I am a parent and I will watch everything a nurse or Dr. does to my children. And they better make sure they do it right

  4. Parent Pet Peeves

    PedsAtHeart replied to ICRN2008's topic in Pediatric

    Parents like you don't bother me one bit... I actually appreciate a parent making suggestions on how to treat their child, as you said, the parent knows them best. I try to ask parents what will work...

  5. Career Change to Nursing

    PedsAtHeart replied to sweetpea23's topic in General Nursing

    One good thing about nursing, if you get bored with what you are doing, there are so many different areas of nursing that you are sure to find one that won't bore

  6. New Nurse Horror Stories

    PedsAtHeart replied to Baking Nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    But as nurses we are not the ones to make that decision. I'm not saying the Dr's and such couldnt coordinate better, it would make things sooo much easier for the nurses and the patients, but if you...

  7. How strict is/was your nursing school concerning your appearance?

    PedsAtHeart replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is exactly how my nursing school was, and you better not show up to clinicals smelling of cigarette smoke either! But trust me, you will appreciate it later. When you get out of school you will...

  8. Proud Moms

    PedsAtHeart replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    thank you very much Its not that I want to be praised all the time by them or anything, it would just be nice to have some kind of recognition of what I have done and what I am trying to

  9. Proud Moms

    PedsAtHeart replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    no but everyone brags about my brother being a fireman... no one seems to care that i made it through nursing school at 20 and being a single mom of a 2 year old at the same time. but oh well. he...

  10. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    PedsAtHeart replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    It drives me crazy when people add letters that shouldn't be there! For example, this just happened yesterday, a fellow nurse was talking about met-A-formin! Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't it...

  11. MRSA protocol

    PedsAtHeart replied to untamable07's topic in Pediatric

    I totally agree with the above

  12. PEDS QUESTION ON Ceftriaxone

    PedsAtHeart replied to angelique777's topic in Pediatric

    Seems like a usual dose to me, gave it all the time in peds, also had them given to my children when they had ear infections (oral just didnt do it) 500mg is what was usually given, unless it was a...

  13. Caring For A Family Suffering A Fetal Demise

    PedsAtHeart replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    God bless you for being such a caring nurse. Losing a child has to be one of (if not THE) worst thing imaginable and as nurses we should all be as compassionate as

  14. Why no nursing love from Grey's?

    PedsAtHeart replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have never watched Grey's and have stopped watching ER since it turned into a soap opera (though back in the day it showed nurses working quite hard and all) but I LOOOOOVE House! He is just too...

  15. How do people manage?

    PedsAtHeart replied to Shenanigans's topic in Emergency

    I think that as being a nurse sometimes you have to put your feelings aside, or just try not to show them. You are supposed to be there for the family and if you are an emotional wreck you can't be...

  16. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    PedsAtHeart replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You get used to the poo after awhile haha... Got my fair share of it in LTC. But now I work in a clinic so don't really have to deal with it often, though I think I would rather deal with some poo...

  17. green poop

    PedsAtHeart replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Pediatric

    i know this is an old post, but green poop can also mean that the food is digesting too

  18. Thermometer Question

    PedsAtHeart replied to NeuroNP's topic in Pediatric

    Though rectal are the most accurate from what I have been taught they are being discouraged now due to the possibility of tearing their colon and such... I don't like tympanic because most babies ears...

  19. Parent Pet Peeves

    PedsAtHeart replied to ICRN2008's topic in Pediatric

    wow, sounds like you worked the same place as me... haha... i had a few families that if they werent there IN the office, they were calling. It was a DAILY

  20. do you check you license for any discipline?

    PedsAtHeart replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    its really not a privacy issue because it is public

  21. Parent Pet Peeves

    PedsAtHeart replied to ICRN2008's topic in Pediatric

    I could not agree with you more!!! When I was still working in pediatrics we would have anywhere from 40-50 patients a day, but if a parent called and needed to get there child in I would work them...

  22. Pregnancy and Nursing

    PedsAtHeart replied to Mommyof2RN's topic in General Nursing

    its a bit deceptive but yeah i would wait until after you are actually hired to tell. no they arent supposed to hire based on pregnancy, but having a bit of personal knowledge about they way those...

  23. Pregnancy and Nursing

    PedsAtHeart replied to Mommyof2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with TazziRN, you can wait awhile to tell her but make sure you tell her before word starts going around. I worked in a nursing home up until my 8th month with my daughter but i was too...

  24. If your afraid of killing someone, should you not pursue nursing?

    PedsAtHeart replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    Its more like, if you are NOT afraid of killing someone then you shouldn't be a nurse. That fear is what keeps you going, that fear is what makes you stay on top of your duties and makes you make...

  25. Parent Pet Peeves

    PedsAtHeart replied to ICRN2008's topic in Pediatric

    I get frustrated with parents that threaten their kids with shots. No wonder they are scared of them... Or the parents that say "there is that mean nurse that gives you shots" I look and the child...