littlemammanurse replied to littlemammanurse's topic in Pediatric
Thank you for the advice. Yes I do get some advance notice for my pediatric patients and sometimes I get a new admission the day of and don't have much time to prepare. I definitely want to be...
So I am doing community visiting nursing with pediatrics and want to know what I should carry in my nurses bag at all times?I have a pediatric stethoscope and blood pressure cuff but want to be...
littlemammanurse replied to sashamedvinsky's topic in Pediatric
I know when my daughter has been sick the print scrubs cheer her up.She definitely responds better to pictures and lots of colors.From my past experience working in peds I find that a lot of patients...
littlemammanurse replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students
I bring oatmeal,a hard boiled egg,tuna,fresh fruits,veggies,leftovers,salad,nuts and I love popcorn!I.also love to bring soups and chili's during the winter months.I try to be as creative as possible...
littlemammanurse replied to jlynaeleslie's topic in General Students
I will tell you I did it!When I went to school for my RPN I worked between 2 part time jobs(between the 2 I got 48 hours a week),had a 4 month baby who was exclusively breast fed,and went to school...
I ended up going back to nursing because my business venture didn't work out.We lost money,used up almost all of our savings to pay the bills and my husband works his photography business so couldn't...
I am currently bridging from an RPN to an RN through Centennial College in Toronto,Ontario.I would like to know what I should expect from a bridging program?Is it difficult,is there a lot to learn,and...
littlemammanurse replied to kamae's topic in Canada
I am a Practical Nurse here in Ontario Canada and I am not sure about the answer to your question.Your best be would be to call the CNO and ask how it would work once you graduate from the program...
littlemammanurse replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing
Wow that is so sad!I try to encourage 60 minutes of activity daily with my 3 1/2 year old and healthy eating and healthy snacks.I know what overweight is like as I am overweight but am working very...
littlemammanurse replied to lalexa15's topic in General Nursing
In school I learned to mix all the crushed meds together and all the liquid forms of medications together unless otherwise specified by the doctor or if there were other contraindications with other...
That is just disgusting...I had someone from an old job tell me to my face that they thought I was an idiot and couldn't believe they hired an air head like me...all because I asked for the password...
Check out http://www.allheart.com they have a ton of Stethoscopes on there.I bought a littman one from off of there and it is the best one I have found so