WSU_Ally_RN BSN, RN

WSU_Ally_RN has 7 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in MICU for 4 years, now PICU for 3 years!.

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   Silicone stethoscope chest piece/bell cover

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to saraaileen76's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   AllMed Catalog :: Diagnostics :: Stethoscopes :: Trimline SafeSEAL® Replacement Parts SafeSEAL Soft Diaphragm Those are the only 2 links I can find... not sure where the company's are from. Do you...
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   Looking for a new stethoscope

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to HConway214's topic in Pediatric

   I think it depends on who your patient population mostly is. I work in a PICU and we take pt's from birth to death, any and all ages. If they have a congenital or chronic disease of childhood they...
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   Looking for a new stethoscope

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to HConway214's topic in Pediatric

   Since you're still in nursing school, I'd caution against a specifically pediatric stethoscope... what if you graduate and can't find a peds job? I hear they are getting hard to come by. A pediatric...
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   Best white scrub pants

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to chavezm1109's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I always found when I had to wear whites that skin toned undies made even the thinnest scrubs virtually un-see through. I'd wear white, and bam, you could totally see
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   Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

   Cor-triatriatum?
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   Pediatric Explanations For Medical Procedures

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to GaMommy81's topic in Pediatric

   I listen for "bears" when I listen with my stethoscope and I "measure your muscles" when I take your BP :) I totally agree with the prior poster, depending on my kiddo's age and maturity level depends...
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   Looking for a new grad program anywhere in Ohio

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to Javelina's topic in Ohio Nursing

   I work at Akron Children's and my manager just hired a slew of new grads... There are still many RN positions posted on our website. There isn't a "new grad program" per se, but I'm pretty sure all...
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   Purple;or, I'm Not Barney

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to Bortaz's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   a brand... I think their website is
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   Purple;or, I'm Not Barney

   WSU_Ally_RN replied to Bortaz's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   what about aviator scrubs?? they have lots of pockets and look pretty manly to me, even in purple
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    FLACC vs. Wong-Baker FACES

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to pyroknight's topic in General Nursing

    The faces scale isn't for you to interpret what their pain APPEARS to be, it's for you to show your patient and have them pick how their face feels with their pain... I use this all the time with my...
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    Non-Littman Stethoscope Recommendations

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to MediWitch's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'll be the third to recommend and ultrascope! They are much more affordable than a Littmann. I have a Littmann Cardiology III and a pediatric sized ultrascope. I work primarily with kids with...
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    CE question

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to tpapik's topic in General Nursing

    No, Ohio's renewal was this year. I think you had to be renewed by July
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    CE question

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to tpapik's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an Ohioan too... just like Meriwhen said, you just need to make sure you hold on to that CEU certificate for I think 7 years... CEU's are basically an honor system until you get audited, which I...
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    Continuous aerosol treatment

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to rnsusan's topic in Pediatric

    That sounds kinda scary... kids on continuous can go bad so quick! Anyone on continuous at my hospital buys a bed in the PICU! (We do not have a step down unit.) I don't take care of a lot of...
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    Read any good books lately??

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to peppermintpattyRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is a book called "Walk On Water" about Dr. Mee and the congenital heart program at the Cleveland Clinic. I read it last summer when I started taking care of our CHD babies... I really enjoyed...