ChristineN BSN, RN

Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg

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    Starting Paramedic School..

    ChristineN replied to medicaljohnny's topic in Nursing Career

    Not necessarily. I know in some states if you are an RN you can test out of a lot of the paramedic curriculum, and get your paramedic certificate faster than most. A classmate of mine from nursing...
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    medical abuse?

    ChristineN replied to sfaithj's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What was the medical rational for the in and out cath? Sometimes when you have pts that are not able to give consent, such as your dementia lady, there are treatments that are medically necessary...
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    I am scared to do CPR

    ChristineN replied to Luna1326's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Also, if you take ACLS or BLS they will tell you that the code leader should be critiquing how people are doing in their roles in the code, which includes telling them if they are not doing...
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    Thinking about become a (male) Nurse, parents disapprove

    ChristineN replied to ApnaPunjab's topic in Canada

    You may know the down and dirty of nursing, but at the end of the day, if your son truly wants to be a nurse you can't stop him, seeing how he does need you to allow him to be a nurse. Whatever...
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    Thinking about become a (male) Nurse, parents disapprove

    ChristineN replied to ApnaPunjab's topic in Canada

    Wow, sorry to hear that you are going through all this. It sucks that your family is not being more supportive. You say you have only been thinking about being a nurse for a couple days, are you...
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    Why do you choose to start IVs in certain veins

    ChristineN replied to DorothyR's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah that advice I posted only applies to adult pts, which is primarily the group you would be doing a cardiac CT on more commonly. I have also worked peds, and understand that in kiddos you take...
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    Paycheck Question

    ChristineN replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, I would be annoyed too. At my facility I can use vacation time on top of overtime in the same week if I so choose. I can even cash out vacation time a bit every week without getting any...
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    UPMC Shadyside

    ChristineN replied to Twinmom91's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    OP I suggest you call Shadyside and speak to their admissions advisor who will be able to assist you in finding out when the next and best time for you to test is. If you are not very scientifically...
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    UPMC Shadyside

    ChristineN replied to Twinmom91's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Wow, I don't know what your problem is with diploma schools but I can tell you they are an excellent program and even have higher NCLEX pass rates than CCAC. I am a Shadyside grad, and I am very...
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    New Grad needs advice for an ER RN interview this week please!

    ChristineN replied to KGMM's topic in Emergency

    At my facility I am entitled to $6k/year with no work requirement after graduation. You can see why with no work requirement we have some people take the money and run. Right now at my facility we...
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    New Grad needs advice for an ER RN interview this week please!

    ChristineN replied to KGMM's topic in Emergency

    I work in an ER and my manager had a new grad interview a while back that told her how he couldn't wait to go back to school with the excellent tuition reimbursement package my hospital offers. This...
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    New Grad needs advice for an ER RN interview this week please!

    ChristineN replied to KGMM's topic in Emergency

    Congrats on the interview. I would ask about how long your orientation will be and if you will have to take any classes through the hospital during it. I would also find out what sort of pts they...
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    Why do you choose to start IVs in certain veins

    ChristineN replied to DorothyR's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If a person has lots of veins, the forearm is a good spot cause it won't hurt as much as a hand, and no risk of occlusion like the AC. However, many pts I see are chronic pts that do not have many...
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    Why do you choose to start IVs in certain veins

    ChristineN replied to DorothyR's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    Emergency Room Skills

    ChristineN replied to Nursepreneur's topic in Emergency

    My nonjudgmental attitude and matter a fact manner seems to be good at getting pts to open up to me. I have pts tell me things that they did not tell other nurses or even the Dr, including recent IV...
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    childrens hospital interview

    ChristineN replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

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    childrens hospital interview

    ChristineN replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

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    childrens hospital interview

    ChristineN replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yeah same green scrubs. I was a PCT at Pgh Children's years ago, so my answers would probably be dated. I know that I was a PCT at another area hospital on a med-surg unit and got so burned out but...
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    Interested in IV Team

    ChristineN replied to c.kelly20's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If you are able you could start attempting IV starts and lab sticks on your pts. If you can't get it, give IV team a call, but then go in the room with them so you can watch and get pointers for next...
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    Burnout tips?

    ChristineN replied to ParalyticAgent's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like you need a vacation! Seriously, some time away from the ER to relax and decompress would do you
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ChristineN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How on earth can a bed coordinator over ride a doctor's order for an ICU bed
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    Taking a Break from FNP Program

    ChristineN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am getting ready to start my last year of my FNP program and do my clinical rotations. I posted before about how I am not sure anymore if I want to be an FNP or what I even want to do with my...
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    Curious About ER Nursing

    ChristineN replied to rnblack4's topic in Emergency

    ER is vastly different from med-surg, as you stated. What appeals to you about ER? I would suggest you see if you can see if you can spend a day observing in an ER and see what you think. Try to go...
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    Nurse Bloggers?

    ChristineN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I was just wondering if any of the nurses around here kept a blog? I recently started blogging and would be curious to hear about other nurses blogging
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    Pediatric Explanations For Medical Procedures

    ChristineN replied to GaMommy81's topic in Pediatric

    Does your hospital have a Child Life department? Normally they are really good at helping to explain medical procedures to kids in an age appropriate manner. As for a list, not really cause every...