peds4now

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  1. skin grafts?

    peds4now replied to nekhismom's topic in Burn

    just another note of encouragement: advocate with your PCP and insurance and get transferred to a burn unit/center. 8% of body on the chest? 2nd to 3rd degree? May not need graft, autologous graft...

  2. Think I could get fired for this.....

    peds4now replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    It seems completely inappropriate for you to be reassigned to a CNA position, regardless or you physical situation. You were not hired for that job. That said, as an LPN or RN, everything the CNA...

  3. Labelling Residents As Attention Seeking

    peds4now replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm attention-seeking, I think that makes me human. We are social animals. And those dang newborns, have you ever noticed how they just sit there and scream until you come and give them what they...

  4. Mommies and daddys in the trauma room.

    peds4now replied to crazy4trauma's topic in Emergency

    I think as nurses, we have to be brave enough not to be jaded and crass in the way we deal with and talk about "the family". It usually is not such an incredibly emergent situation, even in the...

  5. 7 years to become an RN in California

    peds4now replied to happyanne's topic in General Nursing

    To the original poster, if you want to do it cheaply, take the prereqs over 3 semesters at night, apply to the programs, then take all the other courses while you continue to work and wait on the list...

  6. Cheating on nursing exams

    peds4now replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I personally think liars and cheaters should be kicked out of school and nursing. It is an insult to me, my effort and intelligence, and nursing when others cheat. Those who say don't worry...

  7. Getting "Called Off"

    peds4now posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, stupid question from student nurse who's only worked in a corporate environment for the last 15 years (i.e., stable hours/salary). What exactly is "getting called off"? Does that mean that if I...

  8. Getting "Called Off"

    peds4now replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing! Does this affect your paycheck often, or is it rare these days? How often do you have to go in last minute when called to make up for having a scheduled shift cancelled? When I research...

  9. Kaiser in the OC and LA area

    peds4now replied to gradof06's topic in California Nursing

    I am a student nurse in a Kaiser facility now, don want to say where, because there are few of us. I would say nursing practice is lacking in many ways, and often not evidence based. There are tons...

  10. health benefits for nurses in LA area

    peds4now replied to lilboboxox's topic in California Nursing

    If you work at Cedars you choose either Blue Cross HMO or Blue Cross PPO. The HMO option costs you nothing if you are single, about $60 for couple, about $100 monthly for a family. Doctor visits in...

  11. Working a non-nursing job while getting BSN

    peds4now replied to NY Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you LOVE your non-nursing job and it pays really well? Maybe your current job is low stress and flexible? Then I could see staying with it. But, where I am working some RNs with just 1-1.5 years...

  12. C-diff

    peds4now replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    jaimemds, ty for your reply. I looked on cdc.gov too. It did NOT mention that alcohol gel will not kill C. diff, but that is important to know and would explain some of the "hyper" response to...

  13. Is there any nursing job that'll make $30,000+/yr for the FIRST job?

    peds4now replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, Matt sounds a little immature and goal-less, but he's probably young enough for that to make perfect sense. Good luck Matt, just research whatever you do so you don't waste your education...

  14. Getting CNAs to WEAR GLOVES & WASH HANDS?!?!

    peds4now replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    A higher up should make sur ethe policies are clearly posted, an emergency intervention needs to be done, but definitely follow up with an in-service-somewhere where you sit down with refreshments and...

  15. "Hardened" Healthcare Providers

    peds4now replied to cwinlv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's for sure true, but the fact that you don't seem ashamed of it shows that at some point you veered off the path of proper patient care and can't find your way back. All that "psychosocial BS"...

  16. C-diff

    peds4now replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm very confused about c-diff (RN student here). First, I assume it is Clostridium difficile, but I have also heard of Campylobacter difficile. So which is it? If it is Clostridium difficile, it...

  17. "Natural" birth

    peds4now replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

  18. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    peds4now replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is the approach that has been suggested to me (not for clinical, but as an example) as a nursing student. If the patient has been assessed to death, then a psychological assessment has surely...

  19. Rules for the ER (long)

    peds4now replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh, I know you just had a bad day and all, but I would take issue with #5. There is actually substantial disagreement within medicine whether the symptom of moderate fever in children should be...

  20. how do you wash your scrubs?

    peds4now replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    If it's germs you are worried about, drying in the dryer nearly

  21. L&D nights just as busy as days?

    peds4now replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    #1 as any old wife will tell you, babies come at night, in the wee hours of the morning #2 As you physiology book will tell you, the exact mechanism of active labor initiation is not clearly...

  22. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

    peds4now replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny, but sadly rings true in many ways. I'd much rather be the Graduate Nurse, and have the Graduate Nurse caring for

  23. kids and being Nurse

    peds4now replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm in nursing school with 6 kids, 1.5-12 in age, and I will either have to work nights after I graduate, or hire childcare in my home. My husband can stay at home until 8:30a.m. to get the...

  24. Can I refuse to work w/ a certain CNA?

    peds4now replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    In any profession it is unacceptable to refuse to work with someone else in the company. You do not have to just sit back and put up with bad working conditions, however. If you have tried to settle...

  25. Don't understand MRSA

    peds4now replied to nur26se's topic in General Nursing

    Just a little point. Many people, and many healthcare workers, are colonized with MRSA, just as most people have non methicillin-resistant SA on their skin. This does not mean you are infected with...