NenjaRN

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 choose an item from when they come in and/or when t...

Congrats! See you soon!

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 yet?

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 those.

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. :)

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 been on days for a length of time. I'd definitely sa...

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 haven't had in days. And once they start talking...oh m...

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 it.

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 waiting on SC and then waiting for endorsement. I...

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 able to get a job in Charlotte, but I can't plan on...

"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! I want to smack a nurse when they say "BUT YOU DO...

I do this too!! Haha

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 and one at Levine Children's in Charlotte. Toledo h...

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

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

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 sends nasty grams upset about something when she has n...

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 started a few weeks later as an RN. b) how long ...

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 wasn't worth it. It wasn't my cup of tea. Some LOVE it...

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 scheduled at a time but when I was hired in January...

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 admission. It is pretty fair this way and there usual...

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 was a job. I was VERY lucky to notice there was an...