jsauce

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1. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

   jsauce replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

   Anything order with the words enema or bowel prep in

2. How do you feel about "Veterinary Nurse"

   jsauce replied to mrparhamrvt's topic in General Nursing

   I definitely consider the "vet techs" at my dog's vet hospital nurses. They even call themselves that, although I don't think it's official. I don't have a problem with it, and think that you deserve...

3. Dallas Nurses

   jsauce replied to chad75's topic in Texas Nursing

   I work at Childrens Medical Center in Dallas and they hire LVNs. I think Medical City also hires LVNs. I'm not too sure about the ADN programs...i know about Excelsior because an LVN I work with is...

4. Nurses wearing white

   jsauce replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

   No way! I had to wear white in nursing school, and in my opinion it really made me feel generic and ugly. I think it's true that you pick colors that reflect your mood, and that's good because at the...

5. Save a Life, Lose your License

   jsauce replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

   yep, i

6. Paediatrics roll call

   jsauce replied to retrodiva's topic in Pediatric

   I've been a pediatric nurse for a year and a half, and the reason i am a peds nurse is because when I was going through my nursing rotations I thought I was going to quit nursing if I had to do...

7. admission assessment of pedi patients

   jsauce replied to darla chick's topic in Pediatric

   The only time I do a GU assessment is on babies/children with diapers and patients with catheters. And of course, if the pt was admitted for that particular reason or has any underlying history...

8. fixing nasogastric tubes in place

   jsauce replied to samrakaan's topic in Pediatric

   What about tincture of benzoin? We use that sometimes to help tegaderm stick (that's what we have at our hospital, also). Whoever said tegaderm doesn't stick if the skin is completely dry is right!...

9. Question for Pediatric Nurses

   jsauce replied to LButlerRN2007's topic in Pediatric

   Definitely try to get involved in an externship program or try to work as a clinical technician. It will give you a great feel for working with the kids in the hospital setting along with the parents....