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  1. precepting days--then shipped off to nights?

    climberrn replied to jamonit's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Yah, what she said! My body loves days but I definitely like the opportunities that nights offer: more time with families, time to read the chart, brush up on the current disease process, etc.

  2. T-shirt Slogans

    climberrn replied to AliRae's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi Cynthia! :kiss Elyse

  3. child life specialist?

    climberrn replied to Dublin37's topic in Pediatric

    Child Life rocks! That is, if they are well supported and listened to. They have been awesome for helping kids deal with procedures, stress of their hospitalization, depression. I don't work with...

  4. Babysitting as a Dx

    climberrn replied to navynurse06's topic in Pediatric

    I was there as a traveler in the PICU/NICU...I'd love to know which doc did that! What an absurd/stupid/asinine situation. I can't believe someone approved

  5. suggestions for bedside learning topics

    climberrn posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We have a new PICU with nurses without PICU experience. They received an accelerated didactic with OTJ training once we got our first patient. I'm trying to think of topics for bedside learning to...

  6. Heeeeeelp!!!!!!!

    climberrn replied to RN 2 B's topic in General Nursing

    If your question is do you need the LPN as a stepping stone then the answer is no. I had no hospital experience, tried to do the CNA thing before but it never worked out so when I actually was a...

  7. My Math Problem-What to Do?

    climberrn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    What are your university's math requirements? I was lucky, my first bachelor's degree only required a stats class and a "History of Math" course. When I went back and got my BSN, they counted it....

  8. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    climberrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a new unit and their policy on changing iv tubing/bags is different from where I worked. I looked up CDC guidelines (actually googled it and got sent to another site but it seems legit) and...

  9. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    climberrn replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    I could kiss

  10. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    climberrn replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    It's interesting that both hospitals I worked at before this one did the same thing and it's different from the majority of your responses. Huh. And I'm the same way about labeling stuff...we have a...

  11. Doctors' rounds

    climberrn replied to andypandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like meandmythree said, it depends on your area of work. I work in PICU and the docs depend on us. I totally agree with whoever said that a nurse's time is valuable which is why I make sure to be...

  12. How embarassing (LONG)

    climberrn replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with Sue. Almost the same thing happened to a friend of mine (I had to check the date you wrote this to make sure I wasn't responding to her!). She got a little snappy and none of...

  13. Is it really that bad?

    climberrn replied to mslinzyann's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about other nurses having poor time management but I'm in agreement with Kymmi. The days of absolutely no lunch or time for bathroom breaks have been few if any and that's when I've got...

  14. Ped Onc - Can you talk me out of taking the job?

    climberrn replied to NCINDASUN's topic in Pediatric

    Congratulations! There will be hard times but there will be a lot of good times as well. It's fabulous to take these kids through diagnosis to remission. I hope you love

  15. Ped Onc - Can you talk me out of taking the job?

    climberrn replied to NCINDASUN's topic in Pediatric

    While I'm not sure I understand your question, my answer would be, no, I can't talk you out of taking the job. My first job was in a pediatric step down unit that was, on any given day 80% hem/onc...

  16. Illegible Handwriting

    climberrn replied to PurrRN's topic in General Nursing

    Last night a neurosurgeon wrote an order on our patient and when our intensivist (who has marginal handwriting...not horrible but definitely not great) couldn't even read it we all shot him a look...

  17. ISO analysis of a med error

    climberrn replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! The analysis was amazing...there were just so many places it went

  18. ISO analysis of a med error

    climberrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please move this if it's in the wrong place. :) I did a search but didn't find what I was looking for. There was a case in CO with a NICU baby receiving the wrong dose of PenG (I think) which...

  19. Parental supervision on ped floors(m)

    climberrn replied to endoblues's topic in Pediatric

    I work PICU but sometimes float to peds. When parents ask if I can stay with their kiddo, I find most of them respond very well to my honesty. If I can, right then I do but I always include the...

  20. NP or CRNA

    climberrn replied to sushinurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Will you talk more about this? I've been having this internal discussion, trying to decide what I want to do. I'm debating between Critical care PNP or a CRNA. The argument against being a CRNA is...

  21. NP or CRNA

    climberrn replied to sushinurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Will you talk more about this? I've been having this internal discussion, trying to decide what I want to do. I'm debating between Critical care PNP or a CRNA. The argument against being a CRNA is...

  22. PICU Census

    climberrn replied to LoriA's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We are down from last year. And most of our cases are not respiratory.

  23. Med-Surg BEFORE Peds??

    climberrn replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Pediatric

    I think you'd be fine going directly into Peds. At my first job (peds, btw), every single nurse on the night shift had gone directly there. If anything, I would think that m/s might handicap you at...