~PedsRN~

~PedsRN~ BSN, RN

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  1. PICC in wrong place

    ~PedsRN~ replied to mistymae22's topic in General Nursing

    We suture the line... is that not standard? I only do kids. And all placed in radiology. When they come back from placement, an order is given in the form of a "nursing communication" from the...

  2. How did you decide your specialty?

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

    For me, it was all about where I felt like I fit in. I never expected to be a pediatric nurse. I actually started this journey sure I would work in adult oncology, or hospice. Took me just a few...

  3. Which unit to choose....

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

    I would want to spend my time on a general peds med/surg floor. I have worked on the floor for my entire career (I could go to PICU, but have no interest) - and have learned SO MUCH. Seen diseases...

  4. Ok to do basic care?

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

    As long as 1) it's not because someone else isn't doing their job and 2) it's not interfering with your job. I have no issue in doing "tech work" - and actually just took a job that has no CNAs - but...

  5. PICC in wrong place

    ~PedsRN~ replied to mistymae22's topic in General Nursing

    That was a big miss, especially by the first nurse that started using it before the X-ray. :/ But don't they usually X-ray in interventional as it is placed? Or maybe that's a kid

  6. PALS

    ~PedsRN~ replied to nerdynurse22's topic in Pediatric

    What they said! Just know brady, tachy, and can you shock it. :) Good

  7. Nervous about starting in Peds

    ~PedsRN~ replied to blue737's topic in Pediatric

    Your biggest ally and your biggest enemy will be parents. :) But if you talk to your patients on their level, you'll get it. Some of it will just take some time to get used to it. Good luck and...

  8. NG Tube Leaking, Tips?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in peds, a newborn diaper is a perfect speci trap.

  9. How important is it to you to be a nurse?

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

    I've been a nurse for going on 5 years now, and I do love it. I am currently out of work (we are relocating, my new job starts in July!) and it's WEIRD and I miss it. Even on the worst days I love...

  10. Can I only ever work with children?

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

    I have always been a peds nurse and will always be a peds nurse. :) That being said, the majority of my clinical hours were definitely spent on adults, and our peds rotation was VERY short and very...

  11. Sterile water to flush feeding tubes?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to nursesky's topic in Patient Medications

    Would you want to drink saline?

  12. Heparin Flush vs. Saline Flush (PICC and CVC)

    ~PedsRN~ replied to wonderwoman92's topic in Patient Medications

    There is a certain PICC that likes to be saline locked and requires no heparin. You should have a policy relating to all of these at your

  13. Is this request unreasonable? Diabetic question.

    ~PedsRN~ replied to SilleLu's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At that point I would do it with my initial assessment as well - but I do wonder why no one thought to check it while in the

  14. Nurse Nacole take on # 1 Male Nurse Complaint - pay attention :)

    ~PedsRN~ replied to Larry2016's topic in General Nursing

    Working in pediatrics,I think the males would tell you that they aren't assigned the heavier assignments - but we do lean on them quite a bit when we need something heavy lifted. HA! And for those...

  15. Pediatric Acute Care -- How did you get there?

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

    In my case, during school I knew that the local children's hospital was where I wanted to be after doing my clinical hours there! I kept my grades up, worked hard, and when the time came for our...

  16. "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I read an article a couple of years ago on this, and found it fascinating! I wish I could find it. I'll look for it later and see. It basically was studying these occurrences, and found that when...

  17. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    ~PedsRN~ replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I definitely see the trend of being "phased out" - we are relocating, and the posting for jobs in my new area definitely appear to have that BSN requirement. That being said, I am an ASN educated...

  18. Crazy sign on bonuses

    ~PedsRN~ posted a topic in General Nursing

    I keep getting an ad pop up on my FB feed, advertising a hiring event for a hospital with sign on bonuses of upwards of 20k! I keep thinking to myself... what kind of hole is this place that you have...

  19. Disposal of Morphine IV Bags

    ~PedsRN~ replied to ncupp10's topic in General Nursing

    For a bag, we would drain the bag (but measure the waste), cosign the waste with a fellow nurse, then waste in the trash, dump the bag (after removing patient identifiers to the shred

  20. Help me with my paycheck

    ~PedsRN~ replied to H'sMomma's topic in General Nursing

    I had coworkers who would go "exempt" on those

  21. After a pedi code...

    ~PedsRN~ replied to nevertelling's topic in Pediatric

    Pediatrics is one of those specialties where we toe in the line with the whole "boundaries" thing. :) I think donating to the go fund me would be 100% fine. Definitely find someone to talk to. It is...

  22. Drips on the Floor

    ~PedsRN~ replied to sergel02's topic in Pediatric

    In my facility, titrating drips (heparin, insulin, etc) were always done in PICU, but could be transferred to the floor once there was no titration

  23. All this over a turkey sandwich

    ~PedsRN~ replied to ellemae93's topic in Pediatric

    I would have sent some emails out for sure. That is ridiculous. And if that is truly the policy, then that policy needs to change - or your floor needs to be staffed with some meals somewhere for...

  24. Is there a field specifically for the pediatric disabled population?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to nevergiveup2016's topic in General Nursing

    I am on a general med/surg floor, and see SO Many of these kiddos. :) They are often in for orthopedic or GI surgeries. However, many of them are also cognitively delayed. I love them all. You...

  25. Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    ~PedsRN~ replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    I make an effort to be quiet in patient rooms, and cluster care for sure. I do my best to not wake sleeping babies. But I am not going to work 12 hours playing the quiet game. I agree, sometimes it...