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About mm nurse

RN for 17 years in general pediatrics and pediatric speciality ares

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  1. Eclipse IV delivery systems

    Was the pump allowed to warm to room temp x 1hr before infusing? Sometimes if it's cold it won't run right. Another suggestion is to roll the area of the tubing where the clamp was between your...
  2. vein viewer

    I never got the hang of the translumenator but there are sm. handheld models that cost about $400. We have one and a lot of the nurses love
  3. Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

    I think it might be interesting to see who of the BSN nurses started out as ADN or diploma nurses. I have been a nurse for 20 years as an ADN but just finished my BSN last
  4. MMR vacs

    Checking titers is the way to go. I had to have a booster about 15 yrs ago B/C the immunization used during my childhood wasn't effect for lifelong. I think it was the late 60's early
  5. OMG ! The price of gas! No reimbursement...

    I haven't heard of an agency in my area that reimburses for gas. Usually it's mileage reimbursement. The government rate is 43 cents but at one time my agency only gave a taxable, monthly "car...
  6. Hi all! I'm a home infusion nurse in New Jersey. My co-workers and I are trying to find out if our on call rate is norm. for the area. If anyone wouldn't mind sharing, we're looking to fine out on...
  7. graduate school for nurses

    Hi, I've been thinking about a MSN degree since I finished my BSN online this past spring. My problem is that I really enjoyed the learning but don't have a real focus on any particular emphasis....
  8. giving iv meds

    I'm with the others. This seems like an extreme practice!! I do IV home infusion and there are very few meds we give IV push. Vanco, that you mentioned, should NEVER be given IV push. Also, the...
  9. PEDS or PICU?!?

    Hi!! Good luck in peds!! It's a great speciality. I started as a GN in a busy pediatric unit, in a hospital that also had a PICU. I really feel I learned to hone my skills and learn to...
  10. Thyroglossal cyst

    A friend of mine's daughter had the same thing. It looked a little frightening but was easily taken care of through surgery. It doesn't press on the trachea or esophagus, it pushes outward until you...
  11. Chemotherapy: Peripheral IV or PortaCath??

    I work Pediatric infusion and all our nurses have said that if we need chemo, we want a port!! We use PICC's, and Broviacs with many of our kids but they require either a nurse or family to do drsg....
  12. Long term vs short term PICC's???

    No. you aren't brain dead. A true PICC line is inserted to just above the heart into the superior vena cava (SVC). It is possible that it migrated into your grandma's heart but that usually causes...
  13. Pediatric Home Health Nurse

    Hi Lois! I have been doing Pediatric Home Infusion for about 8 yrs. I love it most days :). I have been a nurse for 18 yrs., all in pediatrics (Acute care, rehab, PICU, private duty, & home...