~PedsRN~

~PedsRN~ BSN, RN

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  1. Am I Crazy to Leave $$$$ Job?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to ahud2015's topic in Pediatric

    Hi! :) At the end of the day, we are not the ones to answer your question. You are. :) We can only give you our perspectives. I went into nursing as an adult. When my youngest was in preschool, I...

  2. Seven Hells: Vent

    ~PedsRN~ replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in First Year After Licensure

    2 years of med/surg experience with adults will do little to prepare you for the world of NICU, honestly - my hospital routinely hires new grads that are passionate with the specialty because it is so...

  3. Rules for Per Diems

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We have a required policy as well. I have to work at least 24 hours a schedule (which is about 24 hours every six weeks) and one major winter

  4. Pay Difference Between Full Time and PRN?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, PRN and full time make the same base pay - well, we have different pay raises based on our end of year evaluations. But I am not one of the lucky PRN people who make a ton more.

  5. Feeding oral meds to children

    ~PedsRN~ replied to 7ladies's topic in Pediatric

    I have gotten pretty good at the squirt down the throat method. There is NOTHING worse than a screaming kid over medicine. That's a basic life skill. Irritates me to no end, especially the parents who...

  6. Finger oxygen saturation monitor?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Boosted's topic in General Nursing

    Or a gift certificate to a scrub store.

  7. Finger oxygen saturation monitor?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Boosted's topic in General Nursing

    There may be an issue with her using one that she has purchased in the

  8. Male foley came out after irrigation?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Val1023's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the balloon popped.

  9. The Flip Side - When you're the patient/family

    ~PedsRN~ replied to jennaolds's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely escalate up the chain of command if you have concerns. You are your family's biggest advocate for sure. But like the previous poster said, I have never been allowed to change a new surgical...

  10. CVC dressing change

    ~PedsRN~ replied to drdonna's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, like other posters - we use clean gloves to remove the dirty dressing, then sterile to clean and reapply the new one. Everyone in the room is masked, including the

  11. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I remember when I finally hit the floor fresh out of nursing school, sure that I was going to be able to save the world. The real world is not the NCLEX world in which you have been living for the...

  12. Made a child with cancer cry.

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Girlafraid13's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The first thing you need to do is stop seeing these children as their illnesses. I know it's hard when it is what we are there to take care of, but they are children first, and patients second. You...

  13. Pulling meds early?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to snizzlenort's topic in General Nursing

    I do not work in PACU, so maybe this doesn't even apply to me -- but I do not pull meds early unless I am going to give them early. When caring for multiple patients, you are just increasing your...

  14. What's your side job?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to thejetsetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in my crazy busy Children's hospital... but occasionally will help out a neighboring hospital in the system on their small pediatric unit when they need

  15. I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    I really really hated my OB rotation. I found myself thinking "Oh get over it, you aren't the only person to have done this. I've had three of these little turds cut out of me!" LOL - it didn't give...

  16. I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would rather stab my eyes out with forks than to take care of adults. :) I know so many of my friends who are adult nurse feel the same way about kids. That is the thing about pediatric patients -...

  17. 12 hr shift makeup routine

    ~PedsRN~ replied to RN_srs's topic in General Nursing

    Bare Minerals really works for me.

  18. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    My PRN contract states I have to work one major winter holiday. And I worked Thanksgiving. So.

  19. Safe to take new admit at shift change

    ~PedsRN~ replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I really feel like shift change anything is unsafe. Transfers, admissions, discharges... truly, we should have an hour and a half block where all of that ceases. But you know, want in one

  20. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    ~PedsRN~ replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    i would be more afraid of having my gun taken from me by a psych patient or angry

  21. Completed my BSN

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Rhody34's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! :) I did get a nice little name badge adjustment when I got mine. BOO-YAH! Either way, you did something for you, and that's

  22. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am surprised that this thread is still going! You have the right to own a gun 100%. You also have the right to refuse to answer the question if asked by a healthcare provider. Asking for this...

  23. Foley cath as g tube?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to organicnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    We use them in the pediatric world as temporary place

  24. Your Patient

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Danielia95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The people I meet in real life don't usually have their ass hanging out of a hospital gown.

  25. Odd finding (Concerning genitalia)

    ~PedsRN~ replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Man, who else is suddenly craving