PediNurse3

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  1. 2.5% annual raise - should I be as irritated as I am?

    PediNurse3 replied to iLOVEbees's topic in General Nursing

    Where did you lose points in your evaluation? If you really feel like you consitently went above and beyond (including precepting, committe involvement, etc) and don't agree with your evaluation,...

  2. Clinic nursing vs Hospital nursing

    PediNurse3 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I recently transfered to a specialty clinic in the medical office builidng attached to the hospital. Same organization, same facility, same benefits. But I don't have to work 12 + hour shifts,...

  3. can a nurse manager cancel your shift?

    PediNurse3 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's pretty common to cancel someone in

  4. Is it weird that I love wound care?

    PediNurse3 replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's weird... I am glad that there are nurses that like wound care. I am not one of them. :) I do love a good abscess though. When I worked in the ER it was very satisfying to watch...

  5. Which schedule would use choose?

    PediNurse3 replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I would go with option 3. However, I am a single parent of two young children and I need the predictablity of the M-F 8:30-5. I did my time in the ER and PICU and I am so much happier in...

  6. Would you be insulted if.....

    PediNurse3 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't be offended if a patient asked me if I had washed my hands, or asked me if I had. For the most part, I would always wash them upon entering the room, or gel/foam as I was walking in. I...

  7. Hypothyroidism & Nursing School?

    PediNurse3 replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in General Students

    Pre-existing conditions become a problem when you have a lapse in coverage. As long as you don't go X amount of time without coverage it shouldn't be a

  8. Which temp is more accurate Oral vs Tympanic??

    PediNurse3 replied to SonorityGenius's topic in General Nursing

    I will not use a tympanic thermometer...they are horribly inaccurate. Oral temps have always been much more accurate in my experience, but even with those, it can vary depending on the placement of...

  9. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    PediNurse3 replied to traumaRNdrama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I worked in the ER I witnessed a nurse making up vital signs. He was sitting at the computer beside me, and was going through hours worth of vital signs to update the patient's chart before...

  10. High Risk Meds

    PediNurse3 replied to Special31's topic in General Nursing

    This is completely horrifying! There is no way in h*ll that I would ever co-sign something that I didn't actually double check...especially something like insulin. I wouldn't want to be on the...

  11. new nurse

    PediNurse3 replied to gracie rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    About 1 week. In all fairness though, I worked as a tech there before and I knew all of the ins and outs, where everything was, and it was a huge advantage for me. My orientation/internship was 12...

  12. Morphine vial dose...HELPP!!!!!

    PediNurse3 replied to Marie1205's topic in General Nursing

    How can you be 100% sure if you don't even know the concentration of what you were giving? That was the original question, right? If you thought that you were giving morphine from a 1mg/ml carpuject...

  13. Morphine vial dose...HELPP!!!!!

    PediNurse3 replied to Marie1205's topic in General Nursing

    That is the CONCENTRATION ORDERED. Similar to versed...you can get order versed 1mg/ml or versed 5mg/ml. Standard concentration of zofran is 2mg/ml. It comes in a 2ml vial. There are not 1ml vials...

  14. Morphine vial dose...HELPP!!!!!

    PediNurse3 replied to Marie1205's topic in General Nursing

  15. Classes

    PediNurse3 replied to derekfitness's topic in General Students

    Research. I have absolutely no interest in reseach and didn't have the attention span to focus during the lectures. Our instructor was horrible at that, and most of us had absolutely no idea what she...

  16. interview dress code....

    PediNurse3 replied to LevitateMe's topic in General Nursing

    The only way I would ever wear scrubs to an interview is if it was an internal transfer and I was going immediatly before/after a shift or on my lunch break and the interviewer KNEW that I was going...

  17. Money or Life

    PediNurse3 replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    I could have written your post- minus the nights and the husband. I hated my job in the hospital. It paid well...but I was so unhappy. I didn't want to miss birthday parties or Thanksgiving, or try to...

  18. Peds/PICU/NICU advice?

    PediNurse3 replied to elizanne's topic in Pediatric

    I worked in the PICU. First and foremost, I loved seeing kids that were really sick (or very badly injured) get better. I saw some AMAZING recoveries- and some days, that was the only thing that kept...

  19. Pediatric Clinic Job

    PediNurse3 replied to MelissaRN.'s topic in Pediatric

    This is an old thread...but better late than never! IMO the downfall to going straight into a clinic is that the first year or two out of nursing school are precious- and the mind is fresh and like a...

  20. i feel guilty, help!

    PediNurse3 replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do bedside nursing anymore, but when I did, I would work extra only when it was convenient for me. I didn't have a problem saying no. I don't think that you should feel guilty. Staffing is not...

  21. First day off orientation tomorrow....tips?

    PediNurse3 replied to katielam616's topic in General Nursing

    Utilize your resources and don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it. Good

  22. Lots of blood... starting IV's HELP!

    PediNurse3 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Have everything primed and ready to go... -Get your flash -Advance the catheter -Undo the tourniquet -4x4's under the hub -Pressure above the insertion site It took me awhile to find the sweet spot,...

  23. How to learn ACLS?

    PediNurse3 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    For studying purposes, go over the algorithms and memorize them forwards and backwards .Know the important rhythms (shockable, non-shockable, fatal, a-fib, etc) and you should be good. I'm not really...

  24. feel like I suck at communicating with other departments

    PediNurse3 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you have a brain or cheat sheet...something that you can write the labs down on as you're organizing your day or as they result? That way you can just pull it out of your pocket and rattle them off...

  25. MD vs NP in the picu setting

    PediNurse3 replied to dyslexicandetermined's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    In the PICU that I worked in, the NP's could do everything that the intensivests could do, with the exception of putting orders for narcotics in the computer. They could, however, write them on the...