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  1. Pediatric Stethoscope

    MissJoRN replied to googabin02's topic in Pediatric

    Just Google and price shop. I couln't believe how expensive they have gotten in the last few years though! Ebay sometimes has overstock deals or gently used peds scopes. I ended up buying an ADC...

  2. laytex allergy & croup tent ?

    MissJoRN replied to loveapedsnurse's topic in Pediatric

    hmmm... I'm pretty sure they are latex free but wouldn't assume that with out the OK from the manufacturer. They should have a rep on call, but I wouldn't know how to reach him- your purchaser...

  3. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    MissJoRN replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have OR tables/beds that rotate on their base so the CRNA can put the pt to sleep with full access to the head, then turn it sideways if the surgeon needs head access. I was stooped down to adjust...

  4. Want 2B a better nurse

    MissJoRN replied to NatalieGRN's topic in Pediatric

    Well, if your hospital has a large NICU they hopefully have a program for nurses new to NICU? Also they should start you out in the low accuity room or give you feeders and growers, etc. Try to get...

  5. we're pregnant

    MissJoRN replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ooo-Ooo! Can I be on their "enforcement

  6. Highest BP you have ever seen on a pt

    MissJoRN replied to nckayaker's topic in Emergency

    my FIL has been "monitoring" his at home and finally called the Dr two weeks ago when it was roughly 220/160. Besides, the headaches were annoying. His defense is that the high BP is all his Dr's...

  7. 2nd day as CNA trainee w/ real patients

    MissJoRN replied to dorselm's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I just felt like reading your post and remembering my CNA training... First of all, you get points for noting what makes up quality care! Some people never figure that out. Baths and personal care...

  8. license to breed

    MissJoRN replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Emergency

    We once had the same toddler present to the ER twice in the same day for two different accidental ingestions of different medications. Assuming the story was true... how dumb are those parents?...

  9. Coping c child abuse

    MissJoRN replied to Elvish's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I agree. It's amazing how parental rights can drag on for years and as long as mom makes that single one hour visit per year (or whatever the minimum is) the child is not able to be adopted. Why...

  10. Coping c child abuse

    MissJoRN replied to Elvish's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    It's hard. It's really hard when you pick up the paper a week after running down to the ER to help with a baby with cerebral edema and retinal hemorrhaging to read that the death was accidental....

  11. Old School OR stories?

    MissJoRN replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    I remember some, heard some stories... We still have those glass syringes lying around. They were a real PITA since some barrels fit better with some plungers regardless of size. (Ever get the...

  12. House, Grey's Anatomy make me mad

    MissJoRN replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    I loved watching House bash administration! Sunnyjohn came closest to how I feel about there not being nurses on the show- what nurse in his/her right mind would agree to work with that group! I'm...

  13. Any crna's with type I diabetes?

    MissJoRN replied to gbbuffalo's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm an OR RN, not a CRNA but I have 2 CRNA friends who use pumps (aak! I almost typed pimps, haha!) No problem carrying a (tidy) snack, either, A lot of us carry gum, mints, hard candies anyway. I...

  14. what did you do in your former life?

    MissJoRN replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I was a waitress for a couple years until my aunt who worked at the same restaurant became a CNA. I remembered my dream of nursing. So then I decided to become a CNA then HHA. I was a volunteer EMT,...

  15. Need advice from Lehigh Valley area Nurses

    MissJoRN replied to Noahm's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Honestly I feel safer around Sacred Heart than I ever felt walking through LVHs sprawling parking lot! I never heard of anything happening there and I used to come and go at 2AM. Sacred Heart seems...

  16. Skirts in the OR

    MissJoRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in Operating Room

    OK, off topic but LOL at the rock band. You think like me. Sorry for you, that's scary! I once heard an ad for a local band (as I was driving to a conference so nursing was on my mind) called...

  17. car seat overload--HELP!

    MissJoRN replied to Almabella's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Taryn, you covered everything I might have! Do you post a lot on the Babycenter car safety board? I love that board! I'm looking to get a new car tech cert- my last one expired a couple years ago...

  18. Common dosage of child's Motrin/Tylenol

    MissJoRN replied to willdgate's topic in Pediatric

    Whenever you can check peds doses by THE reference used by you facility. (I assume you are a student, though) Ours is The Harriet Lane Handbook. Acetaminophen- 10-15 mg/kg PO q4-6 (PR dose is...

  19. Those Baby Shows

    MissJoRN replied to LiveZen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did once as a sister to please leave the room because if I heard "I know all about ---- I saw it on A Baby Story" one more time I was going to strangle her with the monitor strip. She especially...

  20. Question about Hip Replacement....???...???

    MissJoRN replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    We send them down to the lab to examine and then they destry. We don't let patients take home anything anymore, except kids getting dental surgery may have teeth for the tooth fairy. Sorry... no...

  21. You know you are a PEDS nurse when...

    MissJoRN replied to HU_nurse's topic in Pediatric

    Yup, used those lines frequently. Don't ask me about your bladder CA! As far as "potty"... after a year in homecare I stopped saying it. Now I sign it,

  22. You know you are a PEDS nurse when...

    MissJoRN replied to HU_nurse's topic in Pediatric

    -You've ever "fixed" a malfunctioning croup tent by pulling a toy truck out of the mist vent. -You've ever been given crayon coloured "Thank-you" notes -You've ever written a note for the doctor or...

  23. You know you are a PEDS nurse when...

    MissJoRN replied to HU_nurse's topic in Pediatric

    -You've invented a recipe for diabetic slushies... and that overweight 11 y/o actually likes them -you've ever squirted a pt with a water-gun or 30 ml syringe. And been squirted back. -people are...

  24. A Quick OR Question:

    MissJoRN replied to shenanigans327's topic in Operating Room

    Most bigger hospitals have distinct teams- pre-op/ ambulatory dept nurses, OR nurses, and PACU nurses who have some ICU experience first. Some hospitals consider holding part of the OR others part of...

  25. Those Baby Shows

    MissJoRN replied to LiveZen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Rant On!! This is what I hate about Bringing Home Baby. I think the TV crew must add to the normal stress of trying to nurture a tiny human being and it's so sad how the moms don't know what else to...