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Thank you dolphn545 for your reply, i'd like to know if the wong baker scale could be used for a toddler or what other scales can we use for toddlers? thank you, roro.

I'd like to know which pain scale do we use for a child less or equal than 3 years of age. is this scale valid and reliable one? Thank you, Roro.

I 'd like to know if there is any policy regarding the adjustement of a medication time for a pediatric patient. for example my patient will start on "X" medication Q 6hours the timing policy of my institution is 1am 1pm 7am 7pm. the dose was prescribed at 3pm so i started the dose at 3pm how should i adjust the timing of this medication to coincide with my hospital policy?. are there any guidelines related to this issue that can be of further help to me. Thank you. Roro.

Thank you a lot LoriAlabama, bear611, KScott, NRSKaren for all your support and pray for our safety. Roro.

thank you a lot NRSKaren and KScott for your reply. Roro.

Dear all, I am living in lebanon and we are currently in a war situation. we are planning in our hospital to have focus group supporting nurses since many of them were displaced from their homes, others have lost members in their families. I need your help in providing me with topics as well as references that can be addressed in these focus groups to the nurses. thank you for your help. Roro.

if you please, I'd like to have a copy of your paper or your bibliography. thank you a lot JBudd. Roro.

Thank you JBudd for your reply, for all the research that you did and for praying for our safety. Thank you for the helpful information. I did a lot of research on this topic and I found as you did that the job description of the clinical nurse educator is very broad. in addition, I experienced that in my daily practice. I am a pediatric clinical Nurse educator. This is a new job that was introduced in our hospital. I feel also that the clinical nurse educator is taking care of many responsibilities at the same time. Really it is a tough job, although many people didn't recognize that. I would like to thank you another time for your information and I appreciate a lot to continue praying for our safety. I am praying to god to save my country from violence, blood,terrorism and non-human acts. God give us back our dreamland Lebanon. Thank you JBudd. Roro

Dear All, I need information regarding the job description of a clinical nurse educator. you can share your personal experience as well. thank you. Roro.

Dear All, In our hospital, we are in the process of promoting shared governance among RNs. we initiated clinical practice councils on all units. I was elected as the chair of the pediatric clinical practice council. we are working on developing general guidelines and clinical pathways that can help the pediatric as well as the neonatology RNs in their practice thus delivering high quality patient care. I need your advice related to websites or books that can be of further help to me as a start. In addition, I would like if you can share your opinions and your personal experiences related to this topic. Your feedback is highly appreciated. sincerely, Roro

thank you mitchsmom for your help. Roro.

Thank you NursPrl, I am looking for pediatric Nursing book to keep at the university library for students seeking their BSN in nursing or to keep it in my library at home that will help me in preparing any material that I can give to students or to the pediatric nurses since I work as a pediatric clinical educator. Thank you. Roro.

Dear All, I am seeking your advice if you can provide me with the top best pediatric nursing books that i can buy and how i can order it. Thank you. Roro.

I am kindly seeking your advice if you can provide me with guidelines on giving the Nurses' intershift report or if you can provide me with sites that can be of further help to me. thank you. Roro.

thank you all for your reply. roro.

thank you all for your help

Dear All, we introduced in our hospital the PIE (Problem (which is our nursing diagnosis)/Intervention/Evaluation) charting for documenting our nurses' progress note. It is a multidiscplinary record where all nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals write their notes. I'd like to seek your advice in two things:1- when we write our Nursing progress note how do we identify the potential Nursing diagnoses? 2- Do we have a special format for documenting our PIE charting. if yes please can you provide me with this format. Thank you in advance for your help and waiting for your kind reply as soon as possible. Roro.

Dear all, I am seeking your help in order to provide me with tools for evaluating critical thinking among nurses especiallry novice ones based on Benner's Model. thank you. Roro.

thank you Siri , I 'd like to know the time limit that the child will be kept NPO. i.e. for how many hours prior and post the procedure.

thank you Corey for the sites. I have another question for all nurse educators and especially those who work in a pediatric setting. I wanna ask if a child needs to be kept NPO prior to the administration of chloral hydrate prior to any procedure for example EEG. In some literatures they said yes however, in others they said no. I need your help.

I am Asking if there is a site that helps any clinical nurse educator in her duties like assessing learning need, web certification, Exams on line, creative teaching methods. I will be thankful if u can provide me with a site special for pediatrics. Thank you a lot. Roro.

Dear All, I am asking your help if you can provide me with web sites for web programs certification for clinical nurse educator. Thank you. roro

hello to all nurse educators, I was graduated in 1996 from my BSN degree and I worked directly as a pediatric RN for around 8 years. Then, I started as a pediatric clinical educator as of February 2005. Although, I had a very little experience in that field i enjoyed it a lot. i was graduated in june 2005 as a master in public health with the concentration on health policy and management. In addition, i started as a Nursing instructor as of october 2005. Being a nurse educator is something very interesting and I enjoy it a lot. it is not something easy to become as a nurse educator since we should be very patient with an excellent background knowledge in addition to a very good clinical skills as well as good critical thinking and analytical abilities. it is a challenge for me to be a nurse educator. Sometimes, I felt that it is something rewarding for me especially when I see my students interested about a certain topic and that they are interacting with each other. best regards and good luck to all nurse educators. Roro.

i am interested in having a policy about Intravenous (IV) immunoglobulin administration in pediatrics as well as having preprinted order sheet for IV immunoglobulin administration in pediatrics. so i would like to know if u can share with me ur experience or to help me searching for sites regarding these issues. in addition, i would like to know if pediatric patients who are receiving IV immunoglobulin should be attached to a cardiopulmonary monitor. if yes , what is the rationale behind it? moreover, i would like to know your policies regarding measuring vital signs if the child is receiving IV immunoglobulin for the first time and what would be the policy for measuring vital signs also if the child is receiving subsequent doses of Intravenous immunoglobulin. Thank you in advance. roro.

Thank you Vicky for the links and the sources you provided.