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    Penicillin G IM injection?

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in Patient Medications

    Yikes! Poor kid! This patient had been admitted and would probably stay at least a day or two for other issues besides the strep A. I feel sorry for the kid and for the RN who probably gave the dose...
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    I want to quit already...

    anon456 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started out ICU and had to switch to an ICU step down unit. Although I'm just as busy on the new unit with 3-4 patients and usually rush lunch, etc, it's more satisfying. THe patients are more...
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    Night shifters - ever experience this?

    anon456 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and get out in the sun when you can. I take Vit D because Im low on it but noticed a positive difference in coping with night shift when my levels were
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    Night shifters - ever experience this?

    anon456 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    It has taken me a full year to adjust to night shift. I stop the caffiene at 2 AM. I go home and shower and get into bed with a book and am able to sleep for 5-6 hours. I wake up when kids get home...
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    PediaTRICKS- Share your PEDIATRIC TRICKS OF THE TRADE

    anon456 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Pediatric

    I agree about using proper equipment. I have the hardest time with giving meds to the three year olds. Sticker charts and toys are a good thing. for babies and toddlers we squirt the med into their...
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    How do you deal with angry family members in the Nursing Home setting?

    anon456 replied to LTCNS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am honest and try to validate their feelings to build trust. Then I apologize and let them know the situation will be corrected. I never throw my co-workers under the bus but I also let them know...
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    Do you take vitals on babies who are sleeping?

    anon456 replied to chariot's topic in Pediatric

    Yes we still do. They are there because they require nursing care. I also listen to breath sounds and feel pulses. If the family refuses I notify the MD and chart it. Its my license and baby's health...
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    Creative alternatives to straight cath for infant urine cultures

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you! I will try that next time. I think part of the problem too is that those straight caths in the kits are so flimsy. I cathed a bigger female a couple nights ago and ended up using a red...
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    How can I make peds less miserable for me?

    anon456 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Pediatric

    I didn't think I wanted to do peds, either. Then I found my niche. I work on a floor with a lot of trach/vent/total care kids, and we also have a lot of RSV/respiratory babies. There are very few...
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    anon456 replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm in pediatrics and wear a mix of cheerful patterns (flowers, etc) and some tasteful cartoonish ones. I have found that balance of the tasteful cartoonish ones where the cartoon is kinda hidden and...
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    New grad...first major screw-up!

    anon456 replied to pecanpies's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a first year nurse and have had similar things happen. In this case I would have called in my charge nurse to let her know what was going on. She could have made the arrangements for the CT scan....
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    MDI with spacer/mask versus Nebulizer

    anon456 replied to BigHeartRNtoBe's topic in Pediatric

    Just restating what previous poster said-- I heard the same study as I was being trained for my pulmonary peds unit position. The only ones who get neb treatments are the trach kids or the asthma kids...
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    Children's Responses to Multicolor and Themed Uniforms

    anon456 replied to sashamedvinsky's topic in Pediatric

    My child went through some medical issues as a baby/toddler that involved frequent visits to the specialist, a couple of hospital stays, and outpatient tests. By the time she was 8 months old she had...
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    Trachs/Vents - How much training?

    anon456 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Private Duty

    trach/vent kids are very fragile and like previous poster said, things can go wrong very fast. Make sure you are truly comfortable, take trach CPR, practice changing out a trach on a real kid before...
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    anon456 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    J-tips or "rocket ships" are given before IV sticks on the peds patients Everything is a bandaid, even a central line dressing. No-no's are the stiff arm restraint devices. red robins are the Robinson...
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    anon456 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    BBG-- it's a nasal aspirator that we hook up to suction for our babies who are congested. BBG is the real name of the product and is on the packaging. I found out it actually stands for Baby Booger...
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    Charting Bloopers

    anon456 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work in a peds hospital and the patient list will give a brief description of why the patient was admitted. One said "Accidental medication
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    Grrr

    anon456 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Just a little vent-- if a parent is going to stay the night with their kid, great! I'll do all the nursing care and let you sleep. Even if this is a chronic kid and I'm doing stuff you normally do at...
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    "Shot-blockers"

    anon456 replied to rck213's topic in Pediatric

    We call them J tips, and they have lidocaine in them, and are shot into the skin by compressed air. The sound scares some kids but the device works somewhat. We also use eEMLA lidocaine cream but that...
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    How long will it take?

    anon456 replied to Ashley94's topic in Pediatric

    I was able to get hired at a top peds hospital right out of school. They have a new grad program. I feel so lucky! I did have previous non nursing work experience with
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    When chronic kids die

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    yes i absolutely agree with you on this! tough for all involved, but i do enjoy giving some love to the little ones while they are still on this earth-- and so glad it's not in my hands to decide...
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    Grrr

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    I'm sorry it happens so often that we all know what I'm talking about. Yes it's especially awful with the toddlers who really need their parents. I totally get it if they can't stay, especially if...
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    A question to nurses with children

    anon456 replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    You can celebrate the day before or the day after if needed. Most kids don't care-- as long as you take time to celebrate, that's what's
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    When chronic kids die

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    I guess I never thought I could either, but this door opened up to me and I decided to try and see. My unit has a lot of special needs chronic kids, not so many "normal" kids. I sometimes float to...
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    adult patients admitted to a pediatric hospital

    anon456 replied to rnsusan's topic in Pediatric

    I work at a stand-alone peds hospital that is not attached to any adult hospital. We get the cardiac/congenital defects patients mentioned already on this thread. We also will get some patients that...