Jamuhh

Jamuhh

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  1. Near Misses, Close Calls, etc.

    Jamuhh posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am starting a project at work to help improve reporting of near miss events. I am trying to gather real-life examples of near misses. If you look through the interwebz, near miss is defined as an...

  2. Nursing notes & legal stuff

    Jamuhh posted a topic in General Nursing

    Looked for some info here but didn't find much, but if you can point me to another thread please do. A funny meme on FB about the phrase "will continue to monitor" started some heated conversations...

  3. Nursing notes & legal stuff

    Jamuhh replied to Jamuhh's topic in General Nursing

    Where I'm from we're required to write a progress note, or shift summary basically, so a lot of the time, what's in the note is redundant because there is nothing to say other than there were no...

  4. Nursing notes & legal stuff

    Jamuhh replied to Jamuhh's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I guess I understand better when to use it. It's just how I was taught but I'm learning not everything I was taught is

  5. From Acute to Primary?

    Jamuhh posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I DID do some searching in the forums before deciding to ask this but didn't find an answer. IF I chose an acute care track (in peds, but does it matter? :)), could I later decide to work in primary...

  6. From Acute to Primary?

    Jamuhh replied to Jamuhh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    UF has both acute and primary tracks which is why I'm struggling. I'm a floor nurse now but I really like the hospital setting and the variety. On the other hand, I don't know if I'd be good in acute...

  7. Advice for a new peds nurse? :)

    Jamuhh replied to stmnurse01's topic in Pediatric

    Don't worry about reading anything - you will learn as you go. It is much easier to learn when you have seen something than for you to read it from a book. Fav example: we covered oxygen delivery...

  8. Does Nemours hire new nursing grads internally?

    Jamuhh replied to drod8375's topic in Pediatric

    I think they are looking for related experience. My friend got hired out of nursing school to work in Allergy but she had worked in an allergy clinic all through and before nursing school. Doesn't...

  9. Drips on the Floor

    Jamuhh replied to sergel02's topic in Pediatric

    We never have drips. That could always change,

  10. Near Misses, Close Calls, etc.

    Jamuhh replied to Jamuhh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Amazing catch, klone! May borrow this one as an example

  11. Near Misses, Close Calls, etc.

    Jamuhh replied to Jamuhh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Great save, CountryMomma! It wasn't the "right dose"

  12. Near Misses, Close Calls, etc.

    Jamuhh replied to Jamuhh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow, that one is huge. We almost never have to worry about that in peds, but definitely would be a problem in adult world. Does your hospital have a reporting

  13. Near Misses, Close Calls, etc.

    Jamuhh replied to Jamuhh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Good catch, and thanks for contributing! Interestingly, I read this a few weeks ago about shellfish/iodine. I think that needs to be studied more. Iodine

  14. Hesitant to try paeds-encouragement/advice needed!

    Jamuhh replied to regerterb's topic in Pediatric

    I guess I meant until you feel confident. The decimal thing should not be an issue for YOU if you are the one checking. If the physician writes an order and misplaces a decimal and you check the math...

  15. Hesitant to try paeds-encouragement/advice needed!

    Jamuhh replied to regerterb's topic in Pediatric

    Check your doses and then ask someones else to check

  16. Children's Hospital?

    Jamuhh replied to ANMpreN's topic in Pediatric

    Wolfson Children's Hospital Employees Develop Program to Make IV Sticks and Blood Draws Ouchless” Child life specialists are really amazing at distracting kids from scary things (PICC lines,...

  17. Venipuncture on peds

    Jamuhh replied to missnurse89's topic in Pediatric

    You will get it :) & definitely use a warm pack or blanket if you have it. Good

  18. Venipuncture on peds

    Jamuhh replied to missnurse89's topic in Pediatric

    I am not sure what would be different about sticking a child vs an adult except for the size of the veins and their reaction to you trying to stick them. If you're worried that you will miss, use a...

  19. Why do we not get paid for lunch even if we never get to take one?

    Jamuhh replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    We clock in/out for lunch. My unit started a lunch schedule and every day you sign up for when you want to take lunch. This allows you to plan accordingly. If you know you have tons of stuff to do at...

  20. I HATE bedside nursing

    Jamuhh replied to Sabr's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi, I think that everyone here is limiting you... you can still be in the hospital and not have to do most/all of the things that "floor" nurses do. One of our peds med/surg nurses couldn't stand...

  21. PALS - pediatric Advanced Life Support...Do you have it available to you?

    Jamuhh replied to jenrninmi's topic in Pediatric

    My thoughts exactly,

  22. ? about my peds patient

    Jamuhh replied to bellcollector's topic in Pediatric

    I just watched a video of how to use one... seems like a more complex version of a "chimney"

  23. PALS - pediatric Advanced Life Support...Do you have it available to you?

    Jamuhh replied to jenrninmi's topic in Pediatric

    I am not req'd to take PALS, but I did ACLS in school. Similar in format, I think. The class portion was easier. Is there an online

  24. How to get a foot in the door in Peds

    Jamuhh replied to rsfred118's topic in Pediatric

    If you go the route of PDN, keep your hospital job!!! If you want to work in a children's hospital ultimately, you need the acute care experience. I went directly into peds PDN after nursing school...

  25. ? about my peds patient

    Jamuhh replied to bellcollector's topic in Pediatric

    I used to do PDN and my patient was having a lot of gas. He also had a lot of vomiting. His formula had been changed recently, so no surprise there. We ended up slowing the feed significantly. I would...