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    Are you taking 4 medications? Maybe you can help!

    LoveMyBugs replied to Candace_Mk's topic in General Students

    14 yr old male Hispanic student Dx: ASD ADHD Anxiety Asthma (We are working our way down the alphabet) Zoloft 75mg q am Concerta 54mg q am Ritalin 5mg @ 4pm Abluterol 2 puffs q 6hrs PRN I will let...
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    ER nurses - what stethoscope do you use?

    LoveMyBugs replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency

    Ultrascope, they are made with designer bells so no one is walking away with it, unless someone really wants a pink polka dot
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    Dedicated Psych Nurses

    LoveMyBugs posted a topic in Emergency

    How do your psych pts flow through your ED? Our management is considering hiring a psych only nurse for our department to manage our pts. Problem for us is we are pediatric 20 bed ED and only 3 beds...
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    Help with 4 year old Hem/Onc in isolation

    LoveMyBugs replied to Hearts wide open's topic in Pediatric

    Agree with above, talk to floor manager or case manager. Does your hospital have a garden? Somehow arrange for her to have a quick trip outside to the garden. Even if for only 10min, but getting her...
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    Breaking a New Grad Contract?

    LoveMyBugs replied to badwolf4's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Stick it out. What dose the fine print of your contract say? Most 2 year contracts have a clause that you owe them money if you leave early. You made a decision based on emotions and now you are...
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    What is your schedule like as a nurse?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    36 hrs a week, during the slow season we can flex off for part of our shift if we ask and no one else wants Overtime only if you want it, and only if there is a need. My facility pays a nice little...
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    Curious, About to start college

    LoveMyBugs replied to HaideMarines's topic in Pediatric

    Depends on where you end up working In acute care, I have given vaccines right before the child has been d/c from the hospital to catch them up if they were behind and the flu vaccine. I currently...
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    Pyschiatric nursing intervetnion help nursing student

    LoveMyBugs replied to skoli51886's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Therapeutic communication Typically you would only give PRN ant-anxiety meds if the patient is in crisis What can you do as a nurse? The client needs to be able to perform ADLs and to communicate...
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    I'm need help with the pharmacology

    LoveMyBugs replied to Sandan8916's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Desired amount/available amount*ml Should give you the hint you need As for the right syringe whatever holds ml dosage you need Show us how you have been setting it up and we can guide
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    New Residency at Children's National

    LoveMyBugs replied to firenze3's topic in Emergency

    I guess I don't understand your question. You want to know what other nurses make at that hospital? Or what you would make with your differentials? If you work 3(12) 36hrs a week @ 26.50 $954x...
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    Advice for a Nursing student

    LoveMyBugs replied to Beyound the sky's topic in General Students

    I think you need to take a break from school and re-examine why you are pursuing nursing. Also go to your schools health clinic/student support center and get evaluated for test anxiety. Losing 10lbs...
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    Delegation

    LoveMyBugs replied to proud2nurse's topic in LPN to RN

    Can you be more specific? An RN delegating a task to an LPN, CNA? Or other personal? Are you asking what happens to the RN? Whom is delegating to whom? MD to RN? What exactly are you supposed to be...
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    Meds in unlabeled bags... Is it safe?

    LoveMyBugs replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient Medications

    Looks and sounds like a potential for a med error. What is the policy for storing meds? Labeling? Are the meds locked on your WOW? You already stated that he is mislabeling room numbers, so med error...
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    Which is better to be hired in peds?

    LoveMyBugs replied to FLNurse2015's topic in Pediatric

    Depends on where you want to go in Peds. In patient med/surg Peds then the adult acute care would work But children's ED or a unit that has Peds psych overflow then the Peds psych unit would be better...
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    Planning things - I may move to Portland - what are some hospitals

    LoveMyBugs replied to TheGoodRN2015's topic in Oregon Nursing

    There are numerous threads on here about nursing in the Portland area and the hospital systems. Legacy health and Providence are the 2 largest systems here Be aware there are over 7 nursing schools in...
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    Cute Pediatric Nursing scrubs...where

    LoveMyBugs replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in Pediatric

    The men's section at Target and Walmart have a lot of fun cartoon ones as well as superhero comic book ones. A lot of coordinate our tees and will all wear captain America or superman tees the same...
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    Cute Pediatric Nursing scrubs...where

    LoveMyBugs replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in Pediatric

    eBay, Amazon, Google tooniforms Mostly at my facility we all wear
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    Spiral Femur Fx in toddler

    LoveMyBugs replied to lahryn18's topic in Pediatric

    You would "never" report because the story sounded half-way reasonable?!?!? Because you are worried about the parents? Yes, there are rare cases where innocent parents get investigated but more often...
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    Spiral Femur Fx in toddler

    LoveMyBugs replied to lahryn18's topic in Pediatric

    Rather have an innocent man investigated for abuse and have it non founded than to return a child to their abusier and have them hurt again with worse injuries. The fact that the "boyfriend" came upon...
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    Children's Hospital?

    LoveMyBugs replied to ANMpreN's topic in Pediatric

    While most procedures can be painful, children can be distracted very easily. I don't think any Peds nurse became a Peds nurse to hurt kids! Nobody likes doing painful stuff, but is it necessary to...
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    Moving to Oregon

    LoveMyBugs replied to tamu07's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Doernbeckers at OHSU Randall children's hospital at Legacy Emmanuel Shriners children's hospital are the only 3 children's hospitals in Oregon and all are in Portland There is also the Center for...
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    Is LTC to ER nursing possible?

    LoveMyBugs replied to SillyRN3's topic in Emergency

    Can be done, 1st job was a SNF/LTC made a quick stop at med-surg to get my foot in the door at the hospital and now am in the
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    Comfortable living?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Kdao's topic in General Nursing

    As a RN with 5 yrs experience I make enough to support a family of 5 so my husband can stay home with the kids. We bought a house last year. We have 1 car that is 15yrs old We live comfortably. You...
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    Venipuncture on peds

    LoveMyBugs replied to missnurse89's topic in Pediatric

    Practice! Hands are really good on kids Distraction And a really good holder, always about the hold. Watch out for feet with toddlers, many times I get a flash and then they kick their feet or push up...
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    Bold Teens

    LoveMyBugs replied to dreamer30's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Are boyfriend/girlfriends allowed to stay? We have to remind our teen age patients that they are in a children's hospital. That there are small children here. And even though mom and dad let...