NewAggieGrad09

I wanted to do L&D...always have. Peds was a second choice. After 6 months of looking and looking, the only unit who would hire me was...you guessed it...peds med-surg! I had applied to other units at my peds hospital, but this med-surg one ca...

I have been a day/night rotator since I started in Dec 2009. I was hired for rotation, which was good for me because I wasn't sure what I would like better. Our scheduler told me that she could see me as a night person...and she was right! Even th...

Yes...we purposely have your child, who is here for PNA and JUST came off oxygen like 2 hours ago, on the monitor so that it will drive you both crazy overnight. If I have to be up for 12 hours overnight, as should you! Hospital does not equal hote...

i am currently going through this....

I am TERRIFIED of dead bodies....which I can attribute to my love for horror movies. Even at funerals, I am silently screaming in my head "Get me the hell away from this casket!" when I walk up to view the body. I have touched two of my friends in th...

I'm unsure...I don't necessarily mind bedside nursing as a whole, but doing it on this unit is what bothers me. However, it'll be 2 years next month since I started, and I can say that I have grown so much during this time.

ME TOO!!!

Him: I had a fever last night. Me: Really? How do you know? Him: Well, my body felt dumb-hot, and I felt lightheaded. I was sweating bullets...and I was tired when I got home from work. Me: Did u take your temp? All of those COULD be signs, but it ...

Yeah, I feel like that sometimes, but hell, in order to take care of these kids, I need to be sane!

AMEN! LMAO If this does happe, however, we are called between 5 and 5:30 am/pm, and given the option to be on-call (PRN staff or OT staff are automaticaly cancelled for that shift) for 4 hours IF they think they may need someone. If they do not need...

I forgot the rest of my post lol. Anyone can fill them up...RNs, techs, PSAs (here, we have Patient Service Attendants, who help with trays, menus, making beds, etc). If my patients are on strict I&O, I usually like to handle getting beverages ...

I work at a pediatric hospital, so here we always give patients/families empty pitchers when they are admitted, but only fill them up when asked. A lot of these kids either drink bottle water (they can get one or two bottles with each meal), or are ...

Telling time in the 2400 format. Anytime I'm watching a military show, I get so excited because I understand what they mean by "We will start running at 1400 hours". SMH

When you envy your friends who have jobs where they don't work weekends or holidays, work less than 12 hours, and actually get off on time.

"Oops I Did it Again" by Britney Spears :chair: "Scream" by Michael and Janet Jackson

Patient's Mom: He is so fussy...what is wrong with him? Me: Let me recheck his temp. The tylenol we gave him an hour ago should have helped, but let me do that and look him over to see what else may be wrong. What I really wanted to say: Aren't you...

Sigh....the dad of one of my patient's DID say that. Had it been earlier in my night shift, I would have found it funnier....but somehow humor goes out of the window at 4am. Just let me take the dern rectal temp!! LOL It was his first child, so I ...

Your son is 4 months....I'm pretty sure he will not think he is gay just because I have to stick a rectal thermometer up his yahoo. You brought him here for fevers, so I'm taking the temp. And btw, that gay comment if offensive...

You came in for a GI issue. Yes, if the doc says he wants strict I&Os, that includes your stool, as well. Trust me, I would like nothing more than for u to flush that rank sh*t down the toilet...stop looking at me like I'm making you do it for ...

We have a Nurse Hooker, as well!

LMAO!

The peds hospital where I work has a bear as it's logo, named Dr. Bear. We also have a real doctor here whose last name happens to be Bear. How ironic.

LOVED READING THIS!

Sorry but bwahahahahaha!! I would have given her the MEANEST look ever!

I had one peds patient hit the call bell because he couldn't figure out how to change the Wii from 1 player to 2 player so that his guest could play a video game with him. I try to remember these are mainly young kids I am working with, that way I w...