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    NICU (Pros and Cons)

    sergel02 replied to singlesunshine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There are lots of topics on the board with people discussing the good and bad. I only have 2nd-hand experience from what others have told me, but some of it is relative: since you're still pre-nursing...
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    How do you administer your chemo?

    sergel02 posted a topic in Pediatric

    By that I mean do you give it through a bag, syringe pump, or use a volume limiting chamber like a volutrol burrette system? All adults at my hospital now use a volume limiting chamber for all chemo...
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    Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    sergel02 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A coworker of mine who went from adults to NICU jokes they one of his favorite things is how the patients dont argue or get mad at you. Sure the family might, he said, but that is true in any unit....
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    Time commitment for NRP?

    sergel02 replied to caffianatedstudier97's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took it as a student before preventing and only took a couple hours total. Didnt make much sense though. Like NICU Guy said, a lot of employers will pay for it. Our instructor even said it is...
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    Retuximab administration help

    sergel02 replied to PediatricRNTX's topic in Oncology

    Our hospital had a policy that if it isn't for cancer, then any nurse can administer it, like how some patients gets oral chemo for sickle cell. That said, it doesn't specify PPE in our policy....
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    CP/DD kids exhaust me, am I a bad person?

    sergel02 replied to stacylethani's topic in Pediatric

    I used to be afraid to ask for a change I assignment but it got too much, and sometimes the charge nurses dont know or dont realize how taxing a patient or their family is. I think just asking for a...
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    HemOnc RN resident and posterior fossa syndrome

    sergel02 replied to margaritaw78's topic in Pediatric

    Hmm I wonder if it has anything to do with the diagnosis. I'm a new oncology nurse as well and I've given reglan without benadryl
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    How do you administer your chemo?

    sergel02 replied to sergel02's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks! Aren't a lot of the ALL protocols for adults at least 2 years as well? We are using the volutrols hospital wide but I feel like it's not super safe for the chemo. They only hold a finite...
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    Chemo labs

    sergel02 replied to Johnsla1's topic in Oncology

    I'm pretty curious about this as well. I know with lots of chemo we of course look at their CBC, but after that it's hard to know which labs I need to see for which chemo and what to
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    Why pediatrics?

    sergel02 replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Pediatric

    Ya know, Turkey seen extractor isn't something I ever though about but now I'll probably never forget it
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    What's night shift like in pediatrics?

    sergel02 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm kind of curious about this but never could find anything on this specific topic. How are nights like on pediatrics? How does it compare to
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    What's night shift like in pediatrics?

    sergel02 replied to sergel02's topic in Pediatric

    That 7 to 11 time is definitely relatable on adults so that's nice. It's like we have vitals, evening meds, and assessments to do and chart and that doesn't include anything extra like pain meds or...
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    Weight based calculations

    sergel02 replied to RNSAINT41's topic in Pediatric

    I just gotta say that a 5 year old weighing 14 pounds sounds super funny to me
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    Day in the Life of a Peds Onc RN

    sergel02 replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in Pediatric

    It definitely seems like a field not for most people, but the ones it is made for absolutely love what they
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    The Underestimated Benefit of Ancillary Staff

    sergel02 replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The staff makes it so much better! I was at a place that only had nurses and a secretary. No nursing assistants or phlebotomy. My new place has secretaries, nursing assistants, and a lab team who does...
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    What's night shift like in pediatrics?

    sergel02 replied to sergel02's topic in Pediatric

    Something I'm enjoying about nights is having less people pull you in a million directions. On the other hand, it's hard because you have fewer resources. IV therapy leaves out hospital at 10 so if an...
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    Opportunities in Pediatric Public Health?

    sergel02 replied to Momopeach2's topic in Public, Community Health

    Congrats! I'm a recent grad myself and have been working for a bit but public health is interesting to me. I know there are nurses who do well baby visits, immunizations, education, etc. Not sure how...
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    Got the Job!!! (Health Dept.)

    sergel02 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    Just dropping in to say how encouraging the thread has been. Most public health nurses I know love their job and enjoy the work they do, which says a
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    Visiting Nurse for Newborns

    sergel02 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in Public, Community Health

    If you still need one, or anyone reading this does, there is the possibility of Nurse Family partnership if your state or county has it. They follow the mother and her newborn from birth to 2 years,...
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    Nurse Family Partnership

    sergel02 replied to kieran07's topic in Public, Community Health

    NFP sounds really awesome! There is one near me and it seems like a great place to work. Though that can be a lot of traveling in a
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    Career advancement?

    sergel02 replied to %63theend's topic in Public, Community Health

    In our county it is PHN, which requires a Bachelors. That's on its own pay scale. Then Senior PHN and then Supervisor. There are more lateral positions that open up once you move up as
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    PHN pay- what do you do?

    sergel02 replied to sv714's topic in Public, Community Health

    I know in my county they start around $70,000 and eventually cap at $100,000. That's for a California county
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    Part-time in Public Health?

    sergel02 posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi all. Something I was curious about while reading about Public Health are the types of positions. Nurses in the hospital and other areas tend to have the flexibility (at least in my area) to do...
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    Part-time in Public Health?

    sergel02 replied to sergel02's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thanks a ton again! The working from home time to time sounds amazing. Also you mentioned barring emergencies. Something that really interested me even before nursing school was outbreaks and...
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    Part-time in Public Health?

    sergel02 replied to sergel02's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thanks! It's nice to hear how it works there. The local county places near me seems to work similarly. They can work from home time to time though. I guess it depends on how you feel about the job...