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Was once called an Ugly Mother F**cker by a two year old. Was sooo surprised by what she said that I askes mom what she said. Mom looked up from her cell phone and said, "Oh. She said Ugly Mother F**ker." And when mom told me that. The 2yr old literally pointed right at me. Gotta admit I bust out laughing. Told several coworkers the story and most were appalled. Not me. Figured she wasn't mine to correct or discipline. I also didn't feel like going to battle with mom over a bad word.

Late to the conversation. Anyhow, our hospital policy is to not leave the deceased alone until they are taken to morgue. We take turns as nurses sitting in with the deceased and family members mourning. We make sure the body is not manipulated prior to autopsy (its peds, so most get autopsies). We also make sure our no photos policy is followed at that time. Can be very stressful as staff at times, thats why we relieve each other.

Have to agree with all of the others with regard to the heavy physical demands of the job. Just to give you some hard numbers, my coworkers and I like to compare "miles walked" each shift. I would say it averages around 7 miles/12 hr shift. That often includes only sitting briefly while on break. Otherwise we are either standing to chart or power walking around the department. I'm in my mid 40s and my legs and back are killing me after each shift. It takes a full day off to recover just from the aches and pains... And as far as viewing available job positions posted online. Hospitals have to post available positions online to the public, even when they already have internal candidates lined up for the job. Not trying to be discouraging. Just being realistic. I know I will not be able to keep this pace up for another 10yrs. Unfortunately nursing is not retirement age friendly. We are all viewed as replaceable, especially if we can't keep up....

YEESSSSSS!!! Thank You!!!

Pediatric Critical Care nurse here. Seeing babies infected with pertussis turning blue and struggling to breathe has reinforced my pro-vaccination stance. Same with measels encephalopathy and meningitis. These diseases are real. They are life threatening.

Hey, as an adult, in my own home, I'd be ****** off too if someone told me I couldn't have a cup of coffee just because it's 2am. I'm just sayin. Think about it from their point of view once in a while.

I have over one hundred friends that are nurses on my FB page and you would never know it. NOBODY mentions ANYTHING remotely work related, no matter where any of us work. It's just understood. You don't do it as a professional.

Oops. Duplicate post. Had to delete it. Anyway, good luck again. Their behavior sounds wrong and illegal (although I'm not a lawyer). Don't give up yet. Give em Hell.

I'm so sorry you are going through this. It sounds horrible. Have you considered having a lawyer write a letter to the Dean of your school stating that, if the harassment doesn't stop, you will take legal action and maybe go to the local news. I would document EVERYTHING as well, just in case. Good luck.

Even worse when it's parents or other family members while visiting a sick kid in a children's hospital. We just call security. I can imagine it's a bit different when its a consenting adult patient NOT in a children's hospital. Just seems wrong either way. Eewwe.

A scalp lac will heal eventually (even without staples). Thats what those of us in the ER call a distracting injury. When you focus on something nonlife threatening. I would have sent her to the ER because she passed out and hit her head, period. Liability. You are not able to diagnose nor are you a CT/xray. Palpating a lump size will never tell you what is underneath or inside the head. I understand why you would assume it was from not eating. But in not sending her to the ER, you overlooked other possibilities (new onset diabetic, brain tumor, eating disorder... etc. And yes, I've seen each dx in peds ER from such vague sx). So I say, if in doubt, send em to ER. Live and learn right? Good luck. Sounds like no harm on this one.

Is she signing off the meds?Charting the dressing changes and flushes to g tubes? Just curious.

"Go back to preschool. Get out of the gene pool." Weird Al. Almost spit my coffee out! Too funny.

Please don't be so hard on yourself. In the big scheme of things, this wasn't catastrophic. You obviously are bothered by it and my guess is you will be more mindful of normal ranges of vs for the different ages. That is what is important here. Peds ED can be a tough place to start out as a new grad. I become more concerned about the nurse who doesn't see the seriousness of high HR and low BP, ya know? Hang in there. 9 months is still pretty new. You will be fine!

What a poorly written piece of fluff (No offense, just very hard to read due to poor grammer usage). Nursing is so much more than just compassion. Many people can be compassionate and never cut it as a nurse. Nursing is a SKILL. A multifaceted skill, involving critical thinking and time management.

I agree with you 100%. I see a lot of this at my job. Everyone is "good friends" and then all talk about each other all the time. Drives me nuts. Best practice is to be friendly, have some laughs along the way, keep your personal business your own, and your job separate from your home life. Just my opinion.

If you don't know what you don't know, how can you expect strangers to know? Seems to me like you need to put a little more effort in on your part before asking others. Just my opinion.

We do it a lot in peds. Small veins collapse with the vacutainer or with a syringe. Best to just drip the blood if you want your specimen.

I had the same experience as PedsRN did. Dreaded my peds rotation before doing it. Then fell in love with it. For all the same reasons. Been at it for 15 yrs now. What area are you thinking about and why?

Nothing but respect from me to you!

Two ladies that I know went through an associate degree MA program a few yrs back. They were told a lot of the same by their school. I was very skeptical about it right from the beginning. They were promised, by the program recruiters and teachers, that they would be as good as any nurse and that they would be in demand. Neither ever found a job as an MA. And I had given up trying to explain the difference between a nurses education and responsibilities vs an MA. Their school really had them convinced. Seemed pretty shady if you ask me. And an associate degree to be an MA, to make maybe $10/hr? Just crazy if you ask me.

Who did she plan to cheat off of for the NCLEX exam? Seems to me, if you cheat your way through nursing school, then you have no knowledge base at the time of the all important NCLEX. Then what??? Advice to cheat from someone who couldn't even make it passed week 3 is something that needs to filed in one ear and right back out the other.I would guess she is trying to scare you and make herself look a little less incompetent all at the same time. Just study hard and do the right thing. You will be fine!

And just ALWAYS keep in mind that airway/breathing is to kids as cardiac is to adults. Never under estimate how quickly a kid can turn bad on you, even with just asthma or bronchiolitis. A happy wheezer can only compensate for so long without intervention. Be sure to ask plenty of questions and pay attention. Dont underestimate how sick some of these kids can get. Sorry. I just get a bit passionate about this kind of thing. I've seen kids get tubed over "just asthma" and have put more than one in a body bag. Not trying to scare you. Just want you to have a healthy fear of potentials. And please, whenever possible, get a resting respiratory rate, even if you have to count it from the doorway. Try not to wait until kid is screaming. It could mean missing the RR of 80. Just my 2 cents. Good luck!

Check your policy at work before just calling in on that weekend. I know our policy is that if you call in sick on a day you were denied off, it's a write up. I realize it feels unfair to be denied the time off, as you've expressed how important it is to you. But I guess I've been doing this long enough to understand the department's needs are considered first when it comes to scheduling. Yes it sucks. I know.

We have actually had security get involved when people are noncompliant with no video/picture policy. It is not a public place (for profit hospital. Not sure if that makes a difference). Yes, the patient has an expectation of privacy. But I don't think our policy is based solely on privacy issues. I'm willing to bet it's more of a legal, CYA, policy on the hospital's behalf. Is your management looking into your policy? Curious to see what their point of view is.