PedsAtHeart

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  1. On-call at home and police wake you up?

    PedsAtHeart replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    maybe i misread the question? I took it as her co workers told her that if they needed her to come in they would just send the police, not that if she didnt show for work and they were

  2. On-call at home and police wake you up?

    PedsAtHeart replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    why would anyone get a ticket for driving in bad weather?? i dont think thats illegal, maybe not recommended, but if you arent breaking a law then you cant be ticketed. i dont see the police wanting...

  3. Question about rocephin

    PedsAtHeart posted a topic in General Nursing

    So my question is... How many of you mix xylocaine with rocephin instead of sterile water? My reasoning is... I have always been taught to do so. I worked in Peds for 4 years and all the peds nurses...

  4. Question about rocephin

    PedsAtHeart replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it is the MD or just the nurse preference... Thank you all for your responses. At least now I know nothing has changed that I didnt know about (re: lido and rocephin at least) ! Much...

  5. Flu shot in arm for 8 month old?

    PedsAtHeart replied to YogiBSN's topic in Pediatric

    I guess I just disagree with that approach to it. I give multiple vaccines by myself and do it rather quick and doesn't seem to bother the child that much. But we all have our own techniques and...

  6. Frustrated CNA - for (some) nurses

    PedsAtHeart replied to Flatbelly's topic in General Nursing

    Or, if you are a kind of non confrontational person (like i am) maybe you could print out the post you wrote and give it to her. Or everyone. We all need reminders to treat each other with

  7. Does ProCPR "fly" with school?

    PedsAtHeart replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. My previous employer did AHA, but for some reason my new employer wants Red Cross and I do not think it is nearly as good as AHA, and most places want it (AHA). So if I ever go somewhere...

  8. Question about rocephin

    PedsAtHeart replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    i agree... my kids had to have them a lot due to ear infections, and i have had them too and i know they hurt like hell, but i think the lido helps after the initial burning goes

  9. Question about rocephin

    PedsAtHeart replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    why not on infants and toddlers? Is there a reason? Im curious because I dont want to be doing something wrong. But I have givens hundreds that way and never had a

  10. Frustrated CNA - for (some) nurses

    PedsAtHeart replied to Flatbelly's topic in General Nursing

    Your job is just as important as the nurses' job. Maybe in a different way, but where would we be if we didnt have you. Just like where would the docs be if they had to do everything their nurses...

  11. LPNs in the ED

    PedsAtHeart replied to HikingNinja's topic in Emergency

    why cant the LPNs do IV meds? As far as I know we can't spike blood and we can't do initial assessments... I'm sure its different in other states. LPNs on the floor should take work off of the RN,...

  12. Question about rocephin

    PedsAtHeart replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm... i dont know what their reasons are. i told them they better not try to do that to my kid if he needs one

  13. Flu shot in arm for 8 month old?

    PedsAtHeart replied to YogiBSN's topic in Pediatric

    Even if we had the staff to do it, I still wouldn't gang up on a baby like that. And if I ever take my kids somewhere and they tried to do that I would

  14. Medical Marijuana for RN's

    PedsAtHeart replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    And we all need to remember that the adverse effects of smoking marijauna is nothing compared to the effects of drinking alcohol. And there is a difference between recreational use and habitual use....

  15. Flu shot in arm for 8 month old?

    PedsAtHeart replied to YogiBSN's topic in Pediatric

    Well I don't know about other states but here the State recommends that after the age of 1 all immunizations be given in the deltoid. Personally, I do not do this. I don't give a child a shot in...

  16. need interview with public health nurse!

    PedsAtHeart replied to Jen2002's topic in Public, Community Health

    I am a public health nurse at a Native American Clinic in

  17. Medical Marijuana for RN's

    PedsAtHeart replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree that it should be legalized. Just moniter it like alcohol and cigarettes. Don't smoke it myself, wouldn't even if it were legal, but I would much rather come into contact with someone who is...

  18. Will I get fired?

    PedsAtHeart replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I agree... NONE of your business. Sounds like you are trying to take the attention off of YOUR bad actions and put the attention on someone else. Taking a cat nap at work when all your work is...

  19. F L U Vaccine: V I S

    PedsAtHeart replied to Talino's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    it is required to give a VIS BEFORE any vaccine is given. When you give it and how you document just depends on where you work. I give vaccines, including the flu vaccine all day long and I give the...

  20. Smelly co-worker

    PedsAtHeart replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    management should be the one telling her. My mom is in management and she has no problem telling people that they need to clean up. Yeah it may be embarrassing for that person. But better off in...

  21. skunk smell??

    PedsAtHeart replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your responses... I can't really say much about the sniffing her under arms part because I have been known to do that too ! (NOT in front of a patient!!) haha... But yes the info...

  22. skunk smell??

    PedsAtHeart posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK I had a patient today claim that she has horrible under arm odor that smells like a skunk... I told her I had no idea and that she needed to consult her Dr. But now I am curious... I figure there...

  23. skunk smell??

    PedsAtHeart replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    i work public health. we are giving flu shots right now. sometimes it happens that way because we give all the immunizations and any routine shots (testosterone, depo and such) that the docs have...

  24. skunk smell??

    PedsAtHeart replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Psych consult... that was what I was thinking. The only thing I found when I looked it up was people with certain psych disorders can imagine smells. She said it has been going on for a long time...

  25. skunk smell??

    PedsAtHeart replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    i asked her about that but she wasnt on anything really