MeganNYRN

MeganNYRN has 5 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics.

MeganNYRN's Latest Activity

1. Doing group work is annoying?

   MeganNYRN replied to lampard's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Of course it's harder but I suspect that's the point, as a nurse you have to do things the harder way sometimes and you always have to work with a team. Good Luck!

2. Pediatric BMT

   MeganNYRN replied to the healer's art's topic in Pediatric

   CHOP has a separate unit but I think the nurses move back and forth as needed.

3. LPNs in Children's Hospitals?

   MeganNYRN replied to Kidsrablast's topic in Pediatric

   Nope you have a shot as a two year degree RN but most big teaching hospitals are preferentially hiring BSN( four year RN) now.

4. Did I Pass?

   MeganNYRN replied to OCNRN63's topic in NCLEX

   It's always a thin envelope just open it to find out!

5. Any PICU RNs from CHOP or Boston Children's here?

   MeganNYRN replied to Sloan RN's topic in PICU

   Chop PICU does not really use techs only for stocking not pt care. There are three receptionists most if the time since the unit is in three sections . There are also three charge nurses without assignments. Plus a resource nurse or two with no p...

6. Finally have a pediatric interview...HELP!

   MeganNYRN replied to lee08's topic in Pediatric

   Research the hospital and ask informed questions. Such as pt ratios, programs to support families, types of patients, what PEDIATRIC trauma level the hospital maintains(not always the same as adult level). Expressing a passion for pediatric nursing ...

7. Best training ground for PICU wannabe

   MeganNYRN replied to Summers_Off's topic in PICU

   Look for PICU as well many hospitals will accept people with adult experience. Good Luck

8. The LEAST critically ill kid you've cared for in PICU :)

   MeganNYRN replied to meanmaryjean's topic in PICU

   I worked in a PICU that took every pt that had a VP shunt not just malfunctions. If a pt coming in for an t+a or appendectomy etc had a VP shunt they had to stay in PICU through discharge. Apparently due to a sentinel event but it seemed silly to h...

9. Best training ground for PICU wannabe

   MeganNYRN replied to Summers_Off's topic in PICU

   Given that your goal is PICU I would start in Peds, which is what I did. After two years I moved and got a job in the PICU at CHOP, I worked there for a year and it was a great experience but I believe my peds background was very helpful. I now flo...

10. Starting my preceptorship next week

    MeganNYRN replied to xaxxax's topic in PICU

    There are tons of procedures to prepare for so it may be better to make a list as you see things,ask questions and look things up when you get home. Every PICU has a different population but generally intubations, ventilators of various types, sedat...

11. Maternal Newborn CCCP

    MeganNYRN replied to dancer90's topic in PICU

    I don't know of any nursing certification that doesn't require 2000 hrs of clinical practice. If you are interested in PICU I would looked into taking a PALS class or NRP if you want NICU. YouCAN take pals/NRP in nursing school but not certificatio...

12. first steps to nursing course

    MeganNYRN replied to nicoleelliott01's topic in Pediatric

    What kind of project informative or research based project? The first things that come to mind include pain management in children and infants, hydrocephalus, congenital cardiac repairs, asthma, epilepsy diagnostics and treatment. Any body system y...

13. Frequency of BP in Pediatric Patients

    MeganNYRN replied to CLC172's topic in Pediatric

    I agree with the reply about attempting a BP every four hours but you can't just not try. Blood pressures can be very valuable even in children especially with neurological deterioration and fluid status. I have been a general pediatric and PICU nu...

14. Sleep Mask

    MeganNYRN replied to Emilynn09's topic in Stress 101

    What about using tension rods to put up light blocking lined curtains? It doesn't damage anything as thrift inside the window that's what I did when living in a furnished appt because the sleep masks don't stay on for me. Best of Luck!

15. new grads and orientation

    MeganNYRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in New Nurse

    This doesn't sound like a good way to orient someone and your manger sounds as terrific as mine(my manager is AWKWARD and critical of everything). When I oriented almost 2 years ago I had a long orientation with 10weeks of orientation on days before...