Sara_E

Hello! I have heard conflicting stories and I really need to know the truth! Right now I work as a PCT on a med/surg-ortho unit. I graduate from nursing school in May and want to take the NCLEX as soon as possible. However, I have been told that I cannot work as a tech once I take the NCLEX. Right now, I do not have a job offer as a RN. I do not plan on working as a nurse on the med/surg-ortho floor. (Mostly because I want to do peds, but the hospital I work in does not have a pediatric unit.) I am really concerned because if I am not able to work as a tech once I take the NCLEX, I will have no source of income until I start an RN job. Is it true or not true that once I take my NCLEX I cannot work as a tech any longer? Thank you for reading (:

Hi all! I am a nursing student at the university of Arizona and I am in the honors program. I have to pick a topic to write my honor's thesis on and I was hoping to get some advice/help from those in the field! I want to look at nutrition related diseases in pediatrics. What nutrition issues do you see often in practice? Are parents uneducated about proper nutrition for their children? Do you see a lot of children with celiac's, crohn's or failurer to thrive? Is there anything in the treatment, care or education of the kids/families relating to nutrition that you think can be improved? Thank you for your help! Sara