nursepotter05 RN

I had my first interview for the Pediatric Nurse Residency Program at the children's hospital where I live :balloons: :biggringi I feel like the interview went well, since I had been through the same interview pricess when I was hired there as a nu...

I went sraight out of nursing school into Pediatric Emergency @ a major Children's hospital. I did go through a nurse residency program. I always knew i wanted to do pediatrics, and after teching in the peds er, I knew it was what I wanted to do. It ...

I live in Tennessee and there are stilll jobs, even for new grads. However, I can see the difference in the number of positions now as compared to when i graduated in 2005.

My hospital usually gives a 3% raise and cut it to 2%. Haven't seen next years benefits, but i figure the insurance is going up with probably less coverage to go with it. however, they serve filet minion @ the monthly board meetings! Go figure!

It amazes me how someone can post a simple question, and others can be so judgmental and just plain rude!Good Lord!:angryfire. Also, I know the job market isn't good in some regions, but i would bet it is much better than most careers during this res...

I highly doubt that an injection given in the deltoid muscle is going to cause probelms with the pt's leg, even if it is the same side! The pt is 22 years old, unless mom has power of attorney or pt is not competent to make her own decisions, the pt'...

I think your doctor was way all out of line. If pt's bg was 127, i see no reason to hold oral hypoglycemics. I would have probably held the insulin, but not the oral meds.

I did pediatric emergency @ Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. I loved it there. I quit last year because i had to drive over an hour to get there and i had a new baby. went to hospital closer to home, not doing pediatrics. I miss it terribly.

i have heard both sides of this debate. I do not carry my own insurance. My belief is that the lawyer will look for the deepest pockets, the hospital, doctor,ect. I have been told by someone in the legal profession that the lawyer will find out who h...

I did a level 1 pediatric er straight out of school. I did go through a residency program. I have a bachelor's degree, but as far a nursing training, I don't see that a new grad with a bachelor's degree would be any more prepared for the er/icu than ...

I graduated in 2005, i have worked er my entire nursing career and was a patient care tech in the er before that. I love it. I don't get attached to patients or their families because they don't stay in the er long. I worked pediatric er for 4 years,...

i work in a small town @ a critical access hospital (

Honey, I don't know of one single person who honestly believed that they passed after taking the NCLEX, no matter how many questions they got. calm down and wait for your results. You might be surprised! Good luck!

My physical @ both jobs i have worked as a nurse did not consist of any vitals being taken. it was a questionaire @ both places!

I work in a facility that provides filter needles, and i use them when pulling from glass ampules. Before working @ this hospital, I worked for a major children's hospital emergency department and they did not provide filter needles, so i never used ...

I did the Pediatric Nurse Residency @ Vanderbilt Children's in 2005. It was very competative. There were over 150 applicants, they took 50 something I think. I don't know how competative the adult hospital's program is because children's was the on...

I did the Pediatric Nurse Residency Program @ Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, which is a program where new grads float through the hospital and get a feel for what unit the nurse wants to work in. you have 4-5 months of orientation. it was a great pr...

I always aspirate and i have gotten a syringe full of blood back twice when giving an im to the deltoid. i am an er nurse, who gives a crap load of im injections. So, it does happen. I know I would want the nurse to aspirate when giving me an injecti...

I worked in a pediatric emergency room for 5 years. i love peds. i do think it takes a special person to work peds. i will say it takes more than liking children. you have to be able to cope with doing procedures, ect that hurts them and realizing th...

I've gotten out of several tickets, especially when the cop asks where i work. I am an ER nurse. Many cops won't give an ER nurse a ticket, I guess they are afraid they'll get shot and you will be the nurse who takes care of them! LOL!

I worked Pediatric Emergency Department for 5 years. The person you have to hold for you is probably the most important piece to started an iv on a ped. Also, make sure you are nice to the child's parents. That is one thing that's unique to pediatric...

lexi-comp is a good one.

we do 10 mg/kg for motrin tylenol 15mg/ kg a 10kg child would get 100mg of motrin (10mg*10kg=100mg). tylenol would be 150mg (15mg*10kg=150mg)

it depends on the age and weight of the patient. we have a chart which tells pt's age and weight range and how many ml in injectable to each muscle. A lot of times with something like rocephin, which is in 2 ml on a toddler and smaller, we divide the...

I have one of the most Southern accents most people have ever heard. I work in Nashville, TN, however, I live in a small town about 60 miles away in a town called Lafayette, which is pronounced with two long A sounds! I guess sometimes I am not ta...