peds4now

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  1. What do you do when a teacher lies?

    peds4now replied to SaraLee's topic in General Nursing

    I have been you. I have been the one chanting "I'm just gonna sit in back and be quiet" in nursing school. I've been called in to talk to the director. I've contacted lawyers for advice and written...

  2. Interview tips

    peds4now replied to quincy24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a PICU interview the other day and they were really trying to discourage me. I got stuff like: "Have you ever had to confront a doctor over a patient?" I'm like, no, because I do not assume we...

  3. Home birth vs. hospital

    peds4now replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I'm coming from: I had my 4th (out of 6) at home with a midwife. What took me home wasn't wanting it more natural, but the stress and humiliation I felt at the hands of doctors and nurses in...

  4. Where do I start my job search?

    peds4now replied to Dakkon76's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would apply through a website if there is a specific job opening for the new grad residency, but otherwise I would CALL HR and just ask to speak to the person who hires for the new grad program. I...

  5. Newbie ER nurse up to her eyeballs

    peds4now replied to HippieChick_RN's topic in Emergency

    Hippiechick, I hope you get some responses from some experienced RNs on how to handle this situation. I'm still a student, but I've met 2 newish RNs who have changed jobs within their first year-by...

  6. Anyone else waiting for California NCLEX results?

    peds4now replied to nursingirl2007's topic in General Nursing

    NursingGirl2007 MAZAL TOV! YOU'RE AN RN!

  7. Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

    peds4now replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I'm graduating in this semester like a couple other posters, and I also wonder what to do. I work as a tech on a surgical floor and feel I could immediately be productive there as a new grad (well,...

  8. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    peds4now replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    the environment in so many nursing schools is very toxic. Someone posted about the history of nursing and turning women compliant, and that seems very much to be the approach. Most people choose the...

  9. New grad with NO CLUE about specialty

    peds4now replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same as you. I would actually like to work peds, but if I don't do that, I'm thinking of starting out on a telemetry/monitored unit. I know it is supposed to be important to learn to have...

  10. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    peds4now replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in school, but I'm Los Angeles new grads get $28-31/hr. P.S., related question: What is the typical pay difference in your hospital between a new grad, a "level II" or whatever the highest...

  11. driving after birth

    peds4now replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I dont' know about surgical deliveries or cases where a woman might have lingering nerve damage/impairment from an epidural, but I've never been given any activity restrictions (driving, stairs,...

  12. SENIOR IN NURSING SCHOOL FACING HUGE PROBLEM...please help

    peds4now replied to JNogueira95's topic in General Nursing

    This whole thread just saddens me so much. What is it with nursing schools that people are treated so disrespectfully? Unfortunately, I think they may have learned it during their careers as nurses....

  13. UCLA med center parking?

    peds4now replied to blee1's topic in California Nursing

    Parking at UCLA sucks! Picture a massive teaching hospital, with all those little packs of interns/residents/fellows/whatever! running around. Add all the RNs/LVNs/CPs. If even half those people got...

  14. good grades vs. competent nurse

    peds4now replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the post above. Across the board in my nursing class, the people who get the As are the people who do the best in clinical too. They are the people who apply the knowledge from class....

  15. What did nursing school do to you?

    peds4now replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is-YES! Today was my last day of clinical and I graduate in June. I've gotten all As and Bs in nursing school, but I feel like a loser. Chewed up and spit out says it perfectly. I...

  16. Pts abusing "cultural/religious" practices to manipulate RNs

    peds4now replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You never actually state in your post that the mother was saying she could not breastfeed her baby on the Sabbath. You also never actually say why she sent her child to the nursery. You said she...

  17. transcultural christian nursing

    peds4now replied to delorip7's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has a perspective and bias, that is one of the basic concepts of cultural competency. Some of the most dangerous people are those who do not realize their own bias. Now, being a...

  18. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    peds4now replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! Let's allow Epona to speak and not jump down his/her throat! I am a student nurse, and I had one clinical instructor who worked straight med-surg many years and she went on and on about this....

  19. Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

    peds4now replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    More power to you! But for all the judgemental nurses out there, not everyone is so strong. I only get WIC, which isn't "welfare" or "charity". My husband works full time at a desk job-at a top...

  20. Nursing student freaking about BPs

    peds4now replied to midcom's topic in General Nursing

    Next place the diaphragm of the steth. over the inside of the elbow (antecubital fossa) reinflate, and see if you can hear the systolic at the number it was when you felt the pulse I would always do...

  21. , All you needed to get into Nursing school was a application & and "average joe.."

    peds4now replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    at my school all you have to do is complete the prereqs and get on the 1-1.5 year wait list! No GPA requirement except pass the prereqs. That's probably why we lose so many students, especially in...

  22. Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    peds4now replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    RNSoon, I know what you are saying. Sometimes I wonder why exactly nursing school is so stressful. I wouldn't exactly say it is HARD, because honestly I do not think it is so taxing intellectually....

  23. This is a basic med pass question

    peds4now replied to blingbling's topic in General Nursing

    What I was taught in dosage calculations is tid = 3 times during waking hours, q8h is three times in every 24hour period obviously. So, the 2 are different. Do doctors realize this while writing...

  24. Is there power in the color white?

    peds4now replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    well, your typical floor nurse doesn't actually need scrubs any more than the cleaning staff or linens delivery person. they are not somehow cleaner than street clothes, and we don't usually carry...

  25. Do you have a GED?????

    peds4now replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I dropped out of high school in CA when I was 16 and took the high school proficiency exam, which is less than the GED. I had doubled up on English classes my last year, gone to summer school, was...