sergel02 BSN

Member

  • Content

    219

  • Visitors

    8,325

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    77

All Content by sergel02

  1. sergel02

    Office Nurse: What's It Like?

    sergel02 replied to jeastridge's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It's always cool to see what nurses do indifferent specialties. It seems super busy at times but rewarding to do. I remember wanting a day in ambulatory care back in school so I could see what it was...
  2. sergel02

    How did you know you were in the right specialty for you?

    sergel02 replied to sergel02's topic in General Nursing

    I really enjoyed my public health rotation in school and definitely think it's something I may want to do. I like the preventative aspect of it. If I could combine that with peds I think I'd be in...
  3. sergel02

    ER nurse here, so what do you do as PH nurse?

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

    During a time as a student in public health I definitely got this impression haha. Those nurses knew very well how to track down the sources of illnesses. I found it really fascinating actually....
  4. sergel02

    How do lab draws work on your unit?

    sergel02 posted a topic in Pediatric

    The question just randomly popped into my head as I was drawing some blood for labs the other day, and it made me wonder how it works in pediatrics. In adults at my hospital, nurses draw from the...
  5. sergel02

    How do lab draws work on your unit?

    sergel02 replied to sergel02's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks for the responses everyone. Seems like it's pretty similar to the adult world. Except NICU, but that's a whole other world anyway
  6. sergel02

    If you left floor nursing...

    sergel02 replied to shonniemichelle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Something I learned is just how many options you have as a nurse. EmpoweRN has a good video on it, but also there are other options to look into. It's hard to find sometimes, but well worth it if you...
  7. sergel02

    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    sergel02 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    I'd probably be a writer or doing something in music. I admit the pay is nice as a nurse though. And best thing is I can still be a writer or musician , especially since my nursing job pays the
  8. sergel02

    Let's hear about your worst shift ever!

    sergel02 replied to mamax3's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is very encouraging to read. It's nice to just see that we all have those bad
  9. sergel02

    Any Tips For Assessment of Wiggly Kids?

    sergel02 replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Pediatric

    Typically you do at least one full head to toe during your shift. It varies by unit though. Emergency room nurses told me they just do a focus assessment depending on what the patient is in for, and...
  10. sergel02

    Losing other skills?

    sergel02 replied to Emm_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is something I wonder about. People tell me you really have to know you want to do NICU when you go
  11. sergel02

    PICU to NICU

    sergel02 replied to nycnurse24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thankfully a nicu will train you up to those babies. If it's also something you don't like, I do know if nurses who spend most of their time in the more stepdown nursery part of the nicu rather than...
  12. sergel02

    NICU Nurses in Academia?

    sergel02 replied to adventure_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is something I struggle with as well. Nicu seems very interesting in the future and I loved my nursing school and professors so I'd love to teach there as well. Sadly the two worlds don't always...
  13. sergel02

    PICU to NICU

    sergel02 replied to nycnurse24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ilg is right. There are about 5 nicus in my area but two are the major hubs with 50 to 60 beds. One gets sick kids but some of the even sicker ones get sent to the local teaching hospital so their...
  14. sergel02

    PICU to NICU

    sergel02 replied to nycnurse24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Like Adventure said, I heard of a lot of nurses going from PICU to NICU rather than the opposite. NICU is more specialized than even PICU and you deal with many similar diagnoses and get good at
  15. sergel02

    The future of neonatal nursing...

    sergel02 replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Something that I find fascinating about NICU (as an oncology nurse) is just how many new treatment modalities are started in NICU. The artificial womb is an interesting concept with of course has some...
  16. sergel02

    STAFFING SURVEY

    sergel02 replied to pedinurse12's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    California: Generally 4:1, sometimes 3:1 depending on if they are getting chemo or post-ECMO or something (this is way down the line though). This varies based on hospital slightly, but never more...
  17. sergel02

    Peds ER any different then ER

    sergel02 replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in Pediatric

    It seems from what others told me as different as peds generally is. So meaning some things are very different and some similar to adults. The psychosocial part is what's really different, from just...
  18. sergel02

    BMT nursing questions

    sergel02 replied to danceyrun's topic in Oncology

    As someone who will start on a mixed hematology, oncology and bmt floor soon this is all very exciting. Seems like there is a lot to do an learn. My hospital as a peds oncology floor but no BMT for...
  19. sergel02

    Peds Home Health or SNF

    sergel02 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi all. So I recently got my RN license a few months ago but have had no luck with finding a hospital job. My end goal is ideally peds hospital work at some point but any hospital job would be nice. I...
  20. sergel02

    Preventing allergies in children

    sergel02 replied to Julius Seizure's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The topic kind of makes me think of how some research says more kids supposedly have allergies these days because they aren't xposed as
  21. sergel02

    Peds/PICU/NICU advice?

    sergel02 replied to elizanne's topic in Pediatric

    These areas are some I'm interested in, and if I could get into any of them that's be great. So much though depends on the unit itself and theiron system and types of patients. The burnout for the...
  22. sergel02

    Typical peds ratio

    sergel02 replied to BeachsideRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder why the ratio is generally lower than adults. Maybe since it takes more time to give meds or assess or get
  23. sergel02

    Typical peds ratio

    sergel02 replied to BeachsideRN's topic in General Nursing

    Interestingly enough the ratio at the local children's hospital is 4:1, even with oncology patients. In the other major pediatric area that's not a children's hospital, it's 4:1 but 3:1 for heme/onc...
  24. sergel02

    Typical day of pediatric nurse

    sergel02 replied to sadamson's topic in Pediatric

    I just have to say that I keep coming back to this thread years later just to hear again what it's like, especially from different types of floors. If anyone else has input on what their typical day...
  25. sergel02

    Drips on the Floor

    sergel02 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hey everyone. I just finished my pediatric rotation, enjoyed it, but had a few questions I hope you can shed some light on. At your facility, do you ever start drips on the floor, or is that a PICU...