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  1. A Med-surg/onc/tele floor to add Pediatrics!

    NenjaRN replied to jsepark119's topic in Pediatric

    Definitely a treasure chest of some sort with coloring books & crayons, stickers, bubbles (which are great for pneumonia/surgical kids that don't understand the concept of IS), etc that they can...

  2. Pediatrics- school age/ortho/trauma: what to expect?

    NenjaRN replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in Pediatric

    Congrats! See you

  3. Pediatrics- school age/ortho/trauma: what to expect?

    NenjaRN replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in Pediatric

    I don't think he's said in huddle the last few days that they've hired so maybe they're still working on it. Have you heard anything more

  4. What are my chances of impaling my foot with sharp things?

    NenjaRN replied to Catzilla's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Plenty of bodily fluids have made their way to my shoes before and I think it's icky. The needle is probably not that likely, the icky is almost guaranteed. That being said, LOTS of my coworkers have...

  5. Is Nursing as Stressful as Nursing School?

    NenjaRN replied to imjustme123's topic in General Nursing

    YES, but a different kind and level of stress. Although, I do think at the end of the day I feel I've made more of a difference than anything I've done in school. It's worth it.

  6. Day shift vs Night shift

    NenjaRN replied to juleslevesQ86's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I think we could do this debate all day long! :) I have always worked nights (LTC, community hospital peds dept & now a large children's hospital) except for orientation has always...

  7. "I love my job monents" in peds

    NenjaRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Pediatric

    A favorite is when I get the time to snuggle a baby to sleep. Unfortunately, it doesn't happen too often but I love rocking a baby in my arms and allowing the parents to get some rest they maybe...

  8. Pediatrics- school age/ortho/trauma: what to expect?

    NenjaRN replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in Pediatric

    Is this, by chance, Levine Children's Hospital? If so, send me a message and I can give you the scoop. I'm a nurse on 10! It is WONDERFUL. Crazy busy, but I love

  9. How do you apply for jobs out of state?

    NenjaRN replied to mell260's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know for sure...but I think when we had our day where they broken down applying for the NCLEX and licensure and all that...you can apply for licensure for both SC and TX right now, rather than...

  10. charlotte rn's, how do you do it?????

    NenjaRN replied to taapple's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I need me one of those (fiance)! haha I'm not trusting enough for Craigslist...I have a friend that lives in Huntersville with her parents and there is a POSSIBILITY she could live with me if she is...

  11. Night shift syndrome

    NenjaRN replied to SweetsRN522's topic in Health, Stress Management

    "i hate it at work when people are like "You're young. you can handle it" It doesn't matter how young or old you are, our bodies are built the same and react similarly to situations like this." YES!...

  12. Sleeping During the Day

    NenjaRN replied to AICU RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I do this too!!

  13. charlotte rn's, how do you do it?????

    NenjaRN replied to taapple's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I know this is old but I'm bumping this for some feedback. When I decided a couple months ago that I wanted to pursue something different I applied to two positions, one 45 minutes away in Toledo OH...

  14. Pedi Travelers...are you there?

    NenjaRN replied to NurseJackson's topic in Travel

    Jumping on board...I'm not a current traveler but would like to in Peds. Any help would be

  15. What color scrubs do you wear?

    NenjaRN replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    RNs wear navy, lab wears black, respiratory wears brown...I believe radiology wears red. I'm not sure about the

  16. what do you like and don't like about your nurse manager?

    NenjaRN replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people have major problems with our manager but day to day I really don't mind her. Maybe because I work nights and don't usually see her. :) What does bother me on occasion is when she...

  17. How long were you at your first RN job?

    NenjaRN replied to hmellish's topic in General Nursing

    a) what was your first job and how long after graduating did you land it? An LTACH where I worked as an STNA while finishing up nursing school. I graduated in May 2010, passed NCLEX in August and then...

  18. New Grad in LTAC

    NenjaRN replied to mandyc8047's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    My first RN job was an LTACH. I worked there as an STNA for a year first. I only lasted about six months as an RN full-time and stayed on contingent for another six but eventually just decided it...

  19. Any Peds nurses out there? I have a few ?s to ask...

    NenjaRN replied to RNAngelus's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not in NY, but we are in a similar situation sometimes. I work in a small Peds unit and we too float when we have few (or no) kids. The unit used to be the way you describe, only one RN was even...

  20. Forced canceling/calling off question!

    NenjaRN replied to ICU_RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small, pediatric department and we are often low censused in the summer. We only staff two RNs and usually we both agree to each work six hours while the other is on-call in case of an...

  21. Relocating?

    NenjaRN posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I graduated with my BSN in Ohio in May 2010 - started college right after high school. I worked for about 6 months as an RN in an LTACH where I was an STNA for a year prior. Not my cup of tea, but it...