NeoPediRN

NeoPediRN

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  1. I'm starting an ED job on the 9p-9a shift. I've worked 7p-7a, but I have a feeling working a little later will be different. I'm looking forward to not commuting with traffic. Do you have any trouble...
  2. Where do you keep your Medical tape??

    I usually keep mine around my
  3. Are the "chest thumpers" new?

    They were standard of care for medics in the ED I worked in from 2007-2008. It looks pretty violent as the thumper compresses deeply, but it seemed to deliver effective
  4. Can't sleep. Ever. And I'm getting fat.

    Also, another thing about exercising. I've always been a little bit exercise intolerant. Never was able to keep up with any sports, and usually the last at things in gym class, but I could at least do...
  5. Can't sleep. Ever. And I'm getting fat.

    The Four Horsemen, I love it! I think I might be able to take Nyquil (heart condition, can't take anything with pseudoephedrine), I'll check on that and ask my doctor about valerian root. Sometimes...
  6. Can't sleep. Ever. And I'm getting fat.

    I'm hoping that it's just the rotating that is throwing my body off, because I really do like nights and I'm not a morning person. However, it's much harder to maintain a sense of normalcy on nights....
  7. i posted the name, disease, and social security number of my patient on my Facebook page. I also posted that my nurse manager is an a-hole. HR somehow got a hold of my posts and I'm scared. Do you...
  8. I am 5 minutes/10/20/37/50 weeks pregnant. Should I tell my
  9. Uptown, you can apply without a license for MA but the apps generally have you give your MA license # and specifically ask if you are licensed for this state. It is a VERY tight, tough downtrodden...
  10. my dream job seems impossible to get

    Hi. No, you don't have to work as an RN before getting your NP. Here in MA I have several coworkers who went into direct entry programs, got their RN after a year in the program (happens standard),...
  11. my dream job seems impossible to get

    I think you need to do a little research....you can do a direct entry program if you have a bachelor's in something else and receive your NP within 3 years. Stop stressing and start
  12. Leaving Interventional Radiology for Children's Psych?

    I started my career as a charge nurse in an inpatient pediatric psychiatry unit. I'm still there three years later and I will still be there twenty years from now. It's such a different experience....
  13. At a loss - Need your support and prayers

    Thinking of
  14. Unbelievable family

    NTN, I can so relate to this. I took over as my father's MPOA and made the very difficult decision to withdraw support because we were chasing our tails with MRSA pna, a lower GI bleed, 100% FiO2 for...
  15. how long should CPR last for asystole/PEA?

    Nobody, i'm sorry for your loss but you have been told in 3 other posts that we CANNOT give out medical advice. We are not lawyers or physicians. Please seek appropriate resources if you have...
  16. Oh those poor babies!

    You are able to have titers drawn so that you don't have to repeat vaccines. I have titers of my MMR, Hep B, varicella, and something else....that's all the proof your employer needs. Say NO to...
  17. I'll definitely get right on that for you. Start holding your breath
  18. Because we all know that your GPA is the best indicator of what kind of nurse you'll
  19. Oh and should I get my nursing degree online while I'm at
  20. Totally agree with Always_Learning. Not to mention we are ALL guilty of starting these threads at some
  21. WOOOOOH, your patient would be feeling goooooooooood! ....in between agonal gasps, of
  22. OH OH! What was your
  23. What is the best nursing shoe to
  24. Let's not forget the ever popular "How much do nurses
  25. anaders i'm definitely guilty of it! i think most on here are! however, at this point in time there are three of the same posts on the front page. you wouldn't even have to press the search