Kidrn911

Kidrn911

Peds ED, Peds Stem Cell Transplant, Peds

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  1. Cab Vouchers

    Kidrn911 posted a topic in Emergency

    Just wondering how many or your hospitals give out cab vouchers to the families when they cry they have no way home? I work at a peds facility and often we people come in, in the middle of the night...

  2. lpn a nurse

    Kidrn911 replied to lpnurse!'s topic in International Nursing

    Well count me as one of those people. The biggest reason is I don't work with any LPNS and also our hospital only has one LPN that I know of. When I did work with LPNS what I found is each place had...

  3. lpn a nurse

    Kidrn911 replied to lpnurse!'s topic in International Nursing

    my thoughts too, sounds kinda of scary

  4. Your earliest memories...

    Kidrn911 replied to nyapa's topic in Pediatric

    I remember I learned to tie my shoes in the bathroom of a bar at age

  5. Cab Vouchers

    Kidrn911 replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Or don't let the screen door hit you in the fanny on the way out

  6. Nurses with relatives in the hospital....

    Kidrn911 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    My Nephew is constantly in the hospital He has 2 malignant brain tumors. He has had 2 brain surgeries, many doses of chemo, trouble with DI, and is scheduled this month for a Stem cell transplant....

  7. Opinions on Indy hospitals

    Kidrn911 replied to Hrtnurse14's topic in Indiana Nursing

    If NICU is what you are looking for, I would often float to NICU since I worked peds there and we had low census. It was mainly feeders and growers. If you want higher acuity look Riley or St. V's....

  8. Interested in ER but not quite ER material.......

    Kidrn911 replied to Neferet's topic in Emergency

    Yep, I would be one of those people :welcome: 2 the real

  9. Opinions on Indy hospitals

    Kidrn911 replied to Hrtnurse14's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I live in NWI, but worked 3 years in Indy. Tell me what specfic area of nursing do you want to work? I worked different areas at Community, Riley, St. Vincent, Methodist. The pay is generally the...

  10. my "floor nurse mentality"

    Kidrn911 replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    I was told once that all I do is sit around and have the Paramedics care for my patients, that all I do was delegate. This was about 3 months after I was praised by management that I was doing a fab...

  11. Need help re: trip to Chicago

    Kidrn911 replied to bethin's topic in Illinois Nursing

    As for driving, I drive this way every time I work Take I-65 to 90 (not 94) it is a little north of 94 and it is a tollway, but is worth it. Once you past the $2.50 toll in Chicago, take Stony Island...

  12. Mount Sinai nurses vote against joining national union

    Kidrn911 replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I worked at U of C and started during a potentional Union Strike a few years back. I was pretty much alienated because I didn't agree with nurses and the union, and also alienated because the...

  13. St. Bernard Hospital and Medical Center - insight please!

    Kidrn911 replied to jpaulino's topic in Illinois Nursing

    That doesn't surprize me with the peds transfers we get from there. Scary place from what I have

  14. What is your Nurse to patient ratios?

    Kidrn911 replied to kellibellirn's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I worked Renal diabetic unit at Clarian, I often would have 9 patients and the LPN with me would have 8, so basically 17 patients to one RN. No wonder I quit. I work in an ED now. If I am Urgent care...

  15. Northwest Indiana?

    Kidrn911 replied to lizzyberry's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Never worked at either. If I choose to work closer to home, it would be Community. My daughter had T&A done at St margarets. They seemed nice, but I worked at a St. Fracnics hospital in Michigan...

  16. How are peds RNs different?

    Kidrn911 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Pediatric

    I'm not sure what you are asking, but here goes. I went to nursing because of the money, no desire to want to be a nurse, just a good paying job. I went to peds after working 1 year in med surg....

  17. Pediatric Codes in your ED?

    Kidrn911 replied to RunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    I work in a level 1 trauma Pediatric ER. Peds actually only require the same as an adult code. The difference I see that is happening with confusion is that many more people are willing to respond to...

  18. Dropping in from ER forum to ask a question ...

    Kidrn911 replied to DiannaK's topic in Psychiatric

    Exactly

  19. Personality Disorder Test...how do you stack up?

    Kidrn911 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    Man I am all screwed up. :trout: Disorder | Rating Paranoid: High Schizoid: High Schizotypal: Moderate Antisocial: High Borderline: Very High Histrionic: High Narcissistic: Very High Avoidant: High...

  20. Question re: administering valium rectally

    Kidrn911 replied to Josara's topic in Pediatric

    We use it all the time in our ED. It is a safe fast and effective way to stop the seizures. I have seen better control with rectal diastat then IV Lorazapem. Also never heard of any perfs because of...

  21. ?? for long-haired female nurses/student! How do you wear your hair at the hospital?

    Kidrn911 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    In a

  22. Hospitals with good Neuro ICUs

    Kidrn911 replied to nipa's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I heard Rush had a good Neuro

  23. St. Vincent's

    Kidrn911 replied to EMT2RN75's topic in Indiana Nursing

    PICU and PEDS ER were really good floors when I was there 4 years

  24. Computerized ED charting

    Kidrn911 replied to Calfax's topic in Emergency

    We just started using Epic this summer. A lot of flaws, but they are working a few of the bugs out of

  25. Triage Quailifications

    Kidrn911 posted a topic in Emergency

    I was just talking with a CNA and she told me she was in triage for the first time. I assumed she was working in conjunction with an RN. I was wrong. She was actually triaging patients by herself. I...