peds4now

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  1. Student Intern in ED-Can I be Productive??

    peds4now posted a topic in Emergency

    Yikes! I'm 1 year into nursing school (ADN), and just got assigned to the ED for the internship I'm doing. It was my second choice, because there are some more advanced students in my program also,...

  2. WHere would you rather work...

    peds4now replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    I would prefer a not-for-profit hospital, and would run from a for-profit one. None are really non-profit, and yes healthcare is a business, but the profit motive is much higher in a private,...

  3. Student Intern in ED-Can I be Productive??

    peds4now replied to peds4now's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for your replies. I really would have liked to be in the ER. And I would have done all those things. The more advanced students told me that since I cannot start IVs or draw blood yet (which...

  4. Primary Function of a Nurse

    peds4now replied to KMSRN's topic in General Nursing

    that about covers it, because it encompasses the nursing process and the professionalism that should be part of nursing. but i don't think you will find that as the main point in an orientation,...

  5. UCLA New Grad Program or Local?

    peds4now replied to smallee's topic in California Nursing

    I also did some clinicals at UCLA, and in general it seems like there is a high level of worker satisfaction. They have switched both hospitals (Westwood and Santa Monica) to computerized charting....

  6. Cedars-Sinai

    peds4now replied to OB/GYN NP's topic in California Nursing

    I cannot speak directly to the work environment. I'm a nursing student, wife of someone who works at Cedars, and someone who has delivered 3 children there. I do know it is a nice physical...

  7. Deadly Epidural

    peds4now replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is in fact a horrible story, but several of us have touched on the nurse's role of advocate and the fact that very few women getting epidurals for labor have been given enough information to give...

  8. Anyone working as a student nurse???

    peds4now replied to CaliNurs06's topic in General Students

    I'm in Los Angeles, and it is starting to look like ALL the hospitals have positions for students. A good first step is apply online if that is an option. Get your resume in their system even if you...

  9. PERRLA, is it worth it?

    peds4now replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Students

    Please. Let's be honest. APA format is not hard. Take 1 hour and read a style guide. Write a couple papers and you'll have it down. Use a new kind of source, just look up how to cite it. IMHO,...

  10. Still Breastfeeding

    peds4now replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    And that is, tell him he is a big boy now and that breastfeeding is getting uncomfortable for you (or whatever are the honest reasons you want to stop), and that you just aren't going to do it...

  11. Help me handle Pitocin.

    peds4now replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a nursing student and mom of 6 sans drugs. Pitocin in particular scares me to death, because it starts you on the cascade towards a medically managed birth and greatly increases your chances of a...

  12. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    peds4now replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's exactly what it implies, and you know what? IT'S TRUE! Studies show again and again that health care workers, both doctors, nurses, CNAs, and techs, fail to perform handwashing at the...

  13. Aching legs and feet... Advice?

    peds4now replied to StudentC's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I say forget some hose product made for nurses, go for real graduted compression hose. I buy mine a healthylegs.com, moderate compression from Sigvaris, and my legs never ache or feel heavy after a...

  14. Taking an infant's temp.

    peds4now replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can only speak as a parent of 6, as I'm still a nursing student. I understand the initial rectal temp for a newborn, but I see no reason to do a rectal temp on a healthy newborn after that....

  15. is this lact consultant ethical?

    peds4now replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Who set that policy (as you say this situation is in the past, lc no longer there)? The mother gets to decide what practitioners she uses! If the mother wants a pump in the middle of the night from...

  16. What do patients say that irks you?

    peds4now replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can sympathize, but I've actually had nurses speak to me like the grandmother-i.e., you must feed formula or glucose to your perfectly normal, healthy newborn right away. I've had to call my doctor...

  17. Is Chemistry That Important??

    peds4now replied to rafael80's topic in General Nursing

    I would echo what others say. You can definitely succeed in nursing school, pass licensing, and work without a strong science background. BUT, a "feel" for chemistry will really help. with fluids...

  18. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    peds4now replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I do believe there is an aura of energy around what we see as the physical boundaries of a person that is of a different quality (temp? mass?) than further away. Fits in with a vision of the...

  19. All you do is pass meds and chart....I do everything else........

    peds4now replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    And actually, everything the CNA does is your responsibility too; you've just delegated it-one more thing hanging over your head. As everyone has pointed out, that kind of comment is stupid and out...

  20. Losing money being a nurse

    peds4now replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    Lisa, your story has a lot of similarities with mine, and I say give yourself a pat on the back and don't let it get you down! Let me remind you of the dirty little secret about those luxuries others...

  21. How does Nursing rank in comparison to other majors in difficulty?

    peds4now replied to CRNAhopefulguy's topic in General Students

    I have a BA in History and German and attended a semester of law school. I'm at a CC studying nursing now as a 2nd career (or 1st real career!). I don't find it as intellectually challenging as my...

  22. Public Breastfeeding

    peds4now replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting point, as I am an orthodox Jew and do keep my hair, collarbones, elbows, legs covered at all times-and totally insist on my right to nurse my baby anywhere and

  23. Public Breastfeeding

    peds4now replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my 5 year old asked if he would get breasts someday. He caught me off guard, and I'm like WHAT? He said, "you know, where the baby milks you." So I guess that's what he sees them as being...

  24. Public Breastfeeding

    peds4now replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Mary, your future nurse bil's attitude doesn't surprise me. It bothers me, but my experience with nurses and my classmates in nursing school is they are not always on the forefront of social...

  25. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    peds4now replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should report them for the simple reason that they are devaluing our profession. I'm in nursing school, going into a second career, and I'm working so hard to get this done. It really...