analee23

analee23

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  1. RN's in hospitals. What is the worst part of your job?

    analee23 replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

    I think I have only worried about insurance once in my entire career with a little girl that had just come from another country and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Luckily she came to a...

  2. I don't understand how to get a BSN...

    analee23 replied to ZionsWrath's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here are links to each of the nursing programs at the two Universities you mentioned: http://www.pace.edu/academic_psearch/display_program.cfm?School=NUR&Cred=BS&Maj=RN4&Location=PLV...

  3. US nurse moving to Australia

    analee23 replied to analee23's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks everyone! I wasn't sure if the government would give me a visa, but I had a feeling that that was the case. I haven't gotten many details yet, so I was a bit worried that the visa thing...

  4. US nurse moving to Australia

    analee23 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi everyone! My husband just recently got a job in Alice Springs with the US government. We will be moving in November, so I've got a bit of time. I contacted the NT board of nursing and they sent...

  5. What to do in a busy ER??

    analee23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, so here's the thing... not a big HUGE deal, but something I've been thinking about and trying to figure out how I could've done it better under the circumstances. I work in a pediatric ER, we're...

  6. what kind of watch do you wear?

    analee23 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My husband just got me an Under Armour watch that does both digital and has hands like a traditional watch. I just looked it up so I can post a link and it is quite pricey, but I LOVE it. It has...

  7. Help! The ER "Bully" got me!

    analee23 replied to Party-of-Five-NY's topic in Emergency

    I would confront her if I were you, in a very nice way. Just let her know how her comments made you feel and so forth and document EVERYTHING. Document what was said, what date, etc. If everyone...

  8. question about pediatric/adolescent physicals

    analee23 replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    Hey! I figured I'd answer the rest of your questions. The two offices I worked in, we weighed the babies naked, no diaper. I haven't seen weighing WITH diapers except in hospitals where we are...

  9. question about pediatric/adolescent physicals

    analee23 replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    I've worked in two different pediatric offices, so I don't have a whole lot of experience with this, but the scenario was the same in each of these offices. For younger children, say younger than 12...

  10. Telephone follow-up

    analee23 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello! OK, so I've been out of work for almost 2 months now because I had foot surgery and want something to do work related, so I offered to do some research, etc, for the unit. I work in a...

  11. Telephone follow-up

    analee23 replied to analee23's topic in Emergency

    I'm not saying bounce-backs are bad... I'm saying that we should try and meet needs so that they aren't forced to bounce back over and OVER for the same complaint that should have been met on their...

  12. Telephone follow-up

    analee23 replied to analee23's topic in Emergency

    Oh, no, no, no is this just for satisfaction. I'm looking at improving patient care. I want these people to get what they need so they don't bounce back time after time after time. :) Now THAT'S...

  13. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    analee23 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I really had to stop to get some groceries as the DH was coming home the next day and there was nothing edible in the house. Stopped at the grocery store, wandered aimlessly throwing random things I...

  14. Wanted - Funny Triage stories

    analee23 replied to phuninfl's topic in General Nursing

    WHOLE family, grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles come RUNNING down the hallway carrying 6 month old baby... frantically come to triage window and state, "the baby hasn't smiled in an hour and he is...

  15. Pedi ER requirements?

    analee23 replied to Lucy13's topic in Emergency

    In my pediatric ER it's PALS and ENPC. We are not required to have ACLS, although many of the nurses do. The reasoning behind not having ACLS is that we are a trauma hospital, our ER is attached to...

  16. Newbie to the ER

    analee23 replied to Annken's topic in Emergency

    You'll do great! I love being an ER nurse! Just remember: The ER works very differently from the floor. In the ER we like to keep em movin... figure out the problem and then Discharge, Admit, or...

  17. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    analee23 replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    I thought I'd add a few... I'm quite a klutz myself, so have quite a few... here's a couple. When I was in nursing school we had one day that we could go and watch surgical procedures. This was...

  18. Painless Injections

    analee23 replied to joanne helfer's topic in Emergency

    I know this is a bit off topic, but thought I'd share. I am currently self-administering Lovenox SQ for prophylactic treatment for DVTs (I had foot surgery and have a clotting disorder). Well, when...

  19. For Peds Nurses

    analee23 replied to NurseBranch's topic in General Nursing

    Femur fractures can be tough for kids. Before surgical intervention, these kids are often put in traction. When kids are in traction, it can be hard to keep them in the right position so that the...

  20. Dressing for Halloween?

    analee23 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Peds ED and we are encouraged to dress up. But, as many of you have said, it must be easily removed in case of a bad code. Last year I dressed up as an angel with giant wings and a halo....

  21. Heplock with no IV running

    analee23 replied to BillboSN's topic in General Students

    Thanks Daytonite for the tip! I have had veins blow after pulling out a clot like you said. It's usually when the peds floor is full and we're holding them for a few extra hours. But maybe I'll try...

  22. Heplock with no IV running

    analee23 replied to BillboSN's topic in General Students

    I work in a pediatric ED and it is common practice to place saline locks. The rationale is, if the doc wants blood work... why not put an IV in to save the child from more trauma?? If the vein blows...

  23. interosseous access (IO)

    analee23 replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    We use IOs frequently in my pediatric ED during code situations. The thing that bugs me about them is that it is pretty dang easy to dislodge them! Often when the medics place them, by the time they...

  24. What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    analee23 replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    The school I went to had a pretty high pass rate, but wasn't easy to get into. My class started with 50 students and when we graduated there were still 46 there. I think 2 of the 4 students failed...

  25. Where is your nursing niche?

    analee23 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I work pediatrics and would NEVER EVER want to work anywhere else. I did a lot of pediatric-oriented things during nursing school to ensure that I'd be able to do kiddos right out of nursing school....