ForeverDreaming

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1. Is a Master's in Public Health a good return on investment?

   ForeverDreaming replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Public, Community Health

   SiwanRN, thanks to you as well for taking the time to give such good advice. The reigning theme I'm hearing from the two of you is to get experience in some way before starting school. Sound advice...

2. Is a Master's in Public Health a good return on investment?

   ForeverDreaming replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Public, Community Health

   Thanks for taking the time to reply PHN921. You make some very valid points about attaining some volunteer and/or work experience in public health nursing before making the time and financial...

3. Is a Master's in Public Health a good return on investment?

   ForeverDreaming posted a topic in Public, Community Health

   Hello fellow nurses! I am currently 8 months in to my career as a Pediatric nurse in a hospital and I absolutely LOVE what I do. I love the population that I work with (anywhere from newborns to 18...

4. Common Pediatric Meds?

   ForeverDreaming replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Pediatric

   Wow! That was very detailed. I appreciate that. I'll jump on those ASAP as

5. Greatest fears as a new nurse (specific if possible)

   ForeverDreaming replied to kittyvenven's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new grad in the middle of orientation for my first position in healthcare working as an RN on a pediatric unit. My biggest fear is looking incompetent to my coworkers/patients and their...

6. Common Pediatric Meds?

   ForeverDreaming replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Pediatric

   Thank you so much! I'll put those on my list of meds to

7. I got an interview! Why do you love peds?

   ForeverDreaming replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Pediatric

   The question totally caught me off guard. I ended up saying that I didn't know much about trees, but I have seen some articles online about an idea to use our bodies to help grow a tree after we die....

8. Common Pediatric Meds?

   ForeverDreaming posted a topic in Pediatric

   Hi all! I am a new grad starting orientation for a school-age acute care/hem-onc unit at a great children's hospital next week. I KNOW that pharmacology is one of my weakest areas and want to begin...

9. I got an interview! Why do you love peds?

   ForeverDreaming replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Pediatric

   I start orientation for employment on a peds unit next week. All of Surprised1's questions were asked in my interview. I was also asked why I wanted to work with kids and about typical patient:student...

10. Just accepted a peds job offer :) :)

    ForeverDreaming replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Pediatric

    Congrats to you as well! Exciting times

11. Just accepted a peds job offer :) :)

    ForeverDreaming replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Pediatric

    Also, for any other new grads starting in the pediatric specialty, would anyone else be interested if I started a 2015 Pediatric RN New Grad thread to refer to for stories and support? It would be...

12. Just accepted a peds job offer :) :)

    ForeverDreaming posted a topic in Pediatric

    This isn't a post to ask for any advice; I just wanted to share the excitement that I've just been offered and accepted a job offer at a pretty prestigious children's hospital in my area. I'm...

13. I got reported to HR

    ForeverDreaming replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Below is a link to a very poignant and powerful poem regarding unique names and the culture and history that surrounds them. This Poet Has the Perfect Response for People Who Make Fun of "Ghetto"...

14. Today, I am thankful for......

    ForeverDreaming replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Today I am thankful for the opportunity I had to peer interview and job shadow on a peds unit of a wonderful children's hospital 40 miles from my home. The experience was wonderful, and I feel the...

15. How much free time do you have while in school?

    ForeverDreaming replied to TEXN's topic in General Students

    I was a single mother throughout nursing school. My daughter was about 2 and a half at graduation. I worked anywhere between 20-30 hours a week throughout. There were times when I pulled all nighters...