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I'm a fairly new nurse (RN, BSN) and have been working for the last few months doing pediatric homecare with technology-dependent children. My clients right now are both pretty complex; vent-dependent, trached, gtube/gjtube. I'm looking for a way get...

I do shift work (10-12 hour nights) and I've got 3 cases that I'm on. Two are 24 hour cases and are staffed very well with hardly any openings. The other is nights only and the family frequently cancels shifts. I have a week coming up where I will...

I would add that while you won't have a problem transferring your license, you may have a problem networking. If you were to go to school in the area you ultimately want to work in you might be able to work as a NA during school and then have an "in...

July4th. Yep, she had a number in her name.

I would guess that most hospitals on this list have a good deal of patients with OI. U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals: Orthopedics

I know that I sometimes plant pain pereptions in my patients' minds. I work with post-surgical peds patients and always just ask flat out if they are in any pain. If they say no or give me a low rating on the numeric or faces scale that I don't thin...

I got a temporary full time job in the infant room at a daycare. I wanted to work in peds, so it seemed like a good way to get some baby experience in while studying my developmental milestones!

One of the things that really helped me was making a running list of meds/assessments/interventions I wasn't very familiar with that I encountered during my practice quizzes. After I finished the quiz I would look up everything I could about these t...

I feel bad for not only the patient, but whoever follows the cranky, I'm-not-going-to-give-pain-meds-unless-you're-screaming nurse. They're going to be playing catch up all shift to get the pain under control!

But the question didn't ask what the best indicator of pedal perfusion is, it just wants to know the first action you'd take. You've got a fresh post-op patient being admitted, not someone who's been on the floor a while. ABCs. Vitals first, then ...

Do whatever you want! I think that an actual nurse wearing a sexy nurse outfit is 100% better than a non-nurse wearing one!

I work with post-op peds and have the darndest time getting them to deep breathe. Some can use the IS and some do okay with bubbles, but they rarely do it hourly even with prompting. We also have party blowers and pinwheels, but do you have any oth...

It's a bit of a tricky question since the Nurse Practice Act in MN is in the process of undergoing a change in language specifying exactly what LPNs can do! The MN BON would definitely have the best info!

I LOVE Child Life. Once upon a time before I was a nurse I wanted to be a CCLS. I love them because they distract the kids while I get my work done, the families love them because they give their kids fun things to do, and the kids love them becaus...

Twinmom, that sounds like the holy grail of grossness!

Oh my gosh yes! The worst show for me is/was(?) HawthoRNe. My two favorite scenes: 1. Teen girl in labor, fetal heart monitor in the background. Fetal HR drops to 30 for a sustained period. This goes completely unnoticed by everyone and is not addres...

Ditto to the trying to badge in anywhere there is a door!

I'm a new nursing grad (hooray!) and I know a lot of new nurses work more than their full-time RN job. If I'm working 36-40 hour weeks with a home care agency, I'm hoping to pick up some extra hours so I can make extra cash and chip away at my stude...

"Not a new grad here but I can access my hospital's pay scale so know what new grads make. Base is $64,000/year. All new grads work every other weekend and get 25% diff for W/E. Also those who work nights (most new grads do) get 10% night diff. In ad...

I chose probably one of the most expensive schools in the US in one of the most expensive cities in the US. It's also the one with the highest average student loan debt for alumni. Great choice. Oof. Now that I'm done I'm working one full-time job...

I agree 100% with the post above. I went to a very expensive, very good nursing school and I am having just as hard of a time finding the position I want as people who went to community colleges. I have so much student loan debt I feel like it's cr...

I agree with what the others have said. I work overnights, so give me clear house rules, a comfortable place to sit, adequate light, a place that is "mine" (whether that's a chair, desk, whatever), and WiFi is nice. Just a quick question--have you...

I interviewed almost a full month ago for several open positions at a large children's hospital. I interviewed with HR 4 days after applying and the interview went really well. The recruiter told me that she wanted me to meet with the nurse manager...

I work in peds private duty now and I know several people from my agency who, after about a year, have been hired onto peds units at hospitals. It definitely happens. If you're working with a good agency, the hopsital HR will recognize the name and...

I asked my agency if I could keep in touch with the little girl from my first case (I was their only nurse by the end) and they gave me approval. It's nothing TOO intimate--I sent a card for her birthday and met up with them for coffee one day. We'...