NeoPediRN

NeoPediRN

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  1. Does this happen to you?

    NeoPediRN replied to NoblePath's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wish I knew! I've been a nurse for a little over two years and still dream about work after almost every shift. It's like my dream is a continuation of my day/night at work, but I always forget things...

  2. Nursing and OCD

    NeoPediRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    That would make you an even numbers girl

  3. Ambu bags (inpt)

    NeoPediRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Every pt has their own custom size ambu bag with the peep dialed in and a pop off valve. There's also four on the code cart (Maplesons to

  4. Nursing and OCD

    NeoPediRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    Doing things in counts of three...checking the med 3,6,9 times, checking the door 3 times to make sure it's locked, taking 3 pieces of paper towel, 3 pumps of hand sanitizer,

  5. checking gtube placement

    NeoPediRN replied to KelAyne's topic in General Nursing

    Xray will show the exact placement of the gtube...with auscultation you can only be sure you're in the general area, you can't differentiate if it's in the actual stomach or peritoneal

  6. dayshifters please please please...

    NeoPediRN replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. I rotate day/night every two weeks, and always work nights the last two weeks of the schedule....which means every time the new schedule comes out, the next few mornings I get no less than 5...

  7. checking gtube placement

    NeoPediRN replied to KelAyne's topic in General Nursing

    I almost want to say it sounds like it migrated to the jejunum. I've only ever auscultated the epigastric region for a G and would imagine if you have to go below the umbilicus you're in the...

  8. Nursing and OCD

    NeoPediRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just read your post about 3s, that's my magic number too. I always thought it was weird since much of what I read about OCD has stories about people liking things in pairs or even numbers. I also...

  9. Nursing and OCD

    NeoPediRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    I rotate day/night, and during the night shift there's more down time so I find dealing with it much more manageable. I clean out every pt's room, organize everything, throw away every ounce of...

  10. Dual license?

    NeoPediRN replied to sunshineintheforest's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I applied to PA school and will keep my RN as a back up as well as extra income if I do get accepted. However, I could not be a PA where I work as an

  11. change is here.

    NeoPediRN replied to nsaids_nurse420's topic in General Nursing

    What is your current

  12. Opinions and Experiences with Patient Restraints?

    NeoPediRN replied to jax14's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of restraints are you talking about? Physical holds, chemical restraints, or mechanical restraints? Are you talking about use in regard to a hospital setting, or an inpatient psychiatric...

  13. Port a Cath for IV fluids

    NeoPediRN replied to kaybrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, when a pt requested it we were able to use their PAC with an MD order. Good luck with your upcoming

  14. Did you choose....or were you chosen?

    NeoPediRN replied to Lovelymo79's topic in General Nursing

    I hope to work in every single aspect of medicine. I love EVERYthing and am happy on every single unit I've worked on and every single specialty I've dabbled in. Maybe you should try a float position?...

  15. Any 22 weekers out there?

    NeoPediRN replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have been taking care of a 22 week 14 ouncer for almost a year now. He's doing mist, off many of his meds, meeting milestones, and thriving.

  16. Moms visiting while impaired

    NeoPediRN replied to BabyLady's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We usually turn it over to SW for a 51A to be

  17. When to Bag Your Baby??

    NeoPediRN replied to Ram1802h's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I bag for Bs...blue or bradycardia that doesn't respond to stimulation, as well as an apneic event longer than 20 seconds. I always try to go from least invasive to most. Flicking their feet, a gentle...

  18. Update: A Lesson in Family, Ethics and End of Life

    NeoPediRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    And they generally don't. They are her family, her loved ones. Very rarely can they look at things objectively. You and I and all the other nurses on here know if they can find a surgeon who will...

  19. Update: A Lesson in Family, Ethics and End of Life

    NeoPediRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    My grandfather went through this for an entire year, and that experience combined with my nursing knowledge is the reason I refused to let my dad go through it...we had him extubated and let him go...

  20. What have you done without a Dr. order?

    NeoPediRN replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm spoiled. Where I work, there's a moonlighter making $120/hr to sit 24/7 and answer nursing calls. For the most part they're up within 5 minutes to write an order, and if it's an emergency I swear...

  21. Paying for priority

    NeoPediRN replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope they're never my patient. It would be a big waste of $10,000 on their part, because I paid for my nursing license myself and my sickest patients will always be my number 1 priority. The...

  22. "I am sorry - I refuse to float to Peds!"

    NeoPediRN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a pediatric nurse I thank you. I absolutely think you did the right thing. In previous hospitals I've worked in, if a non pedi nurse floated to us they got adolescents only and patients that had...

  23. Update- Got written up at work after ph. call from boss...

    NeoPediRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to say they are not. I had walked into patient rooms and observed them with a RR of 4, and the nurses were still not allowed to withhold the PCA button from the patient. When this RN...

  24. Update- Got written up at work after ph. call from boss...

    NeoPediRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    In a previous nursing position the nurse manager had it out for me, said things that were completely untrue, and ended up splitting the floor and escalated to the point that the floor team leader...

  25. How exactly should I handle this?

    NeoPediRN replied to LaurenNicoleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would do as the previous poster suggested...put it in writing and keep a copy for yourself. It doesn't sound like you have a whole lot to lose here...your hours are getting cut, you got a crappy...