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If you're ok with the rate of pay, I would go for it. Working with a central line and TPN would look great on a resume and you would gain some pretty cool knowledge and skill

If you were to take nutrition during nursing school, first semester would be the time, as the program will only get more intense. However, if you're going to take a class in summer, online is a nice way to do it and still enjoy your summer As for nu...

That's how I document feedings, too: "120 mls peptamen with prebio at rate of 100 mls/hr via GT" or "100 mls H2O bolus via gravity to GT." All my clt.'s are NPO- it's stated in the plan of care- but I don't document that specifically, as I am chartin...

I consider a lift to be the same things you stated, Beachy. However, it never occurred to me to document how I transfer my 3 yo, 35 lb SMA type 1 patient (no movement/tone at all except eyes). I always write, "pt. tolerated transfer from bed to stand...

I read the topic line and thought you meant "Is it possible to work in a hospital as a new nurse??" (eliminating the word 'not'). In my area, it's super hard to get hired into a hospital as a new grad unless you know someone.

I would say definitely P/T- you are still working, getting paid, gaining experience, and (hopefully) you will still have time left over for yourself and your baby. There is always time to move into full time once you are comfortable with managing a f...

I have seen ads posted on Craig's List for private duty nurses.

I was just glad I got the math right before I looked at the answers! But I did use a paper and pencil...

That's funny, Cayenne- you're a good sport

Same as everyone else: amount (scant, moderate, copious), color (clear, white, opaque, tinged with red, creamy, yellow, green), consistency (semi- thick, thick, thin, sticky) and like SDALPN, I typically chart size of catheter and depth of suction (n...

I had to Google "molly," lol.

Yes, but you have to have at least 21 weeks of experience

"Most of the time, the parents are much more difficult than the kids." This! Poppycat speaks the truth. I find that the kids are troopers, but the parents are bonkers, I mean, challenging

Communication and patient/family teaching is huge in peds. Also, you say you can't apply your patience to misbehaving children who aren't complying with direction, but wait 'til you get the kid who keeps pulling out his IV line or climbing out of bed...

tyvin- hearing is the last sense to go...shame on those nurses! All my patients are nonverbal (I'm a PDN in pediatrics). One pt. is deaf and half blind as well. Facial expressions are big, and we have also developed our own sign language when commun...

I took a phlebotomy course at my college last summer, got to practice on real people even, but the old adage "use it or lose it" comes in to play- I would not feel comfortable starting IVs now, even though I've taken a course. Practice practice prac...

On one hand, you acted appropriately in an emergency situation- you established an airway and prevented the patient from deteriorating further. On the other hand, how could there not be spare trachs (one same, one smaller) at the bedside? That, howev...

Yes, I come up with 8.625 mL, although I was thrown at first by the "400mg/5L."

" I never even heard it called PDN until I came here to Allnurses." Me neither! I fully understand the difference now, though.

I think the question was whether to an send email vs. snail mail, If I am reading it correctly. Personally, I don't think you can ever go wrong with a hand written thank you note. People love to get mail, and the interviewer probably gets a hundred e...

You can also request an old syllabus from the potential instructor you plan on taking the course from. But like pp said, the content varies by type of chem. In nursing, you will likely take basic chemistry (similar to high school) and perhaps organic...

I would just apply, apply, apply, as it may not be until May 2015 that you get something! It's a tight market, probation or not, so I don't think it would behoove you to just wait it out. Try applying to positions where narcs aren't readily available...

I'm ACLS certified, not PALS, but in general with these types of classes, they WANT you to pass, so rest easy knowing that. Also, there are plenty of online practice tests and resources, such as this one: Free ACLS & PALS Practice Test - ACLS/PAL...

I agree with jamuuh that knowing someone is key. I have been trying to get into Seattle Children's Hospital for 3 months to no avail, so I finally found a connection through a mom at my kid's school who happens to be way up in HR there. Well, she got...

Is it possible to get standing orders for some things, like antibiotic ointment? Especially if the pt. has received it in the past and there is no known allergic reaction. As for the gossip, I would deal with it head on. If you know who is gossiping...