OldDude

Pediatrics Retired

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  1. If you want to make the best of this experience you'll do a cardio-respiratory assessment on every kid you can possibility listen to. I'm not sure if you want to be in public health or school...
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    Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    I agree that men simply choose to avoid many areas of nursing. I know it's true for me. The only time I've been discriminated against for being a guy is when I would get called to restrain a combative...
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    Community Health Systems - random drug screens?

    Aye! This is even more
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    RIP - Rosie the Riveter!

    See, this is what I'm talking about! This is just one recollection of an awesome, patriotic, woman stepping up to her country's needs and selflessly contributing to the collective "good." There are...
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    Community Health Systems - random drug screens?

    Here's the bottom line...if you smoke marijuana, even just 52 times per year, you're putting yourself at risk for exactly what you fear as far as employment is concerned. Even if the company doesn't...
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    Why pediatrics?

    Good luck!! I've posted this before but if adult nursing was my only option I'd quit and apply for one of those crab boat jobs like on deadliest catch or maybe a semen extractor on a turkey
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    Why all the drama with nursing?

    This is similar to what I say when called by the Urgent Care where I work pool. "No, but thanks for thinking of me." No explanation...end of
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    Why pediatrics?

    I just ran through this thread. I was in my last semester of nursing school and thought that I had made the dumbest decision in my life to become a nurse. I hated it...hated it...and realized that if...
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    What State are you in and when is your next break?

    You think there's any scuba diving
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    RIP - Rosie the Riveter!

    BRAVO! BRAVO! AND BRAVO! Can't add a thing to this. My dad service in the Pacific for 2 years while my mom and my dad's mom worked in the effort to generate war supplies. Truly, remarkable generation....
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    My child is rebelling

    The first thing I'd do is get the ADD/ADHD screeners from her pediatrician and do that evaluation. I don't think she needs to be referred to a psychologist for this evaluation. It's straight up and...
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    On a Roll !!!!

    Bam!!! Another kid snatched from the jaws of death!! School nurses...that's what we do!. Praise be to God you were there! Excellent assessment and
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    Dallas vs. Houston vs. San Antonio

    TOTALLY!!!!!
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    Dallas vs. Houston vs. San Antonio

    If Austin doesn't have enough diversity for you, you're next bet is the west coast, cuz Austin is the most diverse city in Texas...and yes, crazy expensive! Let us know what you
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    Why all the drama with nursing?

    If you like your shift, stand your ground and tell her to suck
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    Urgent care pay?

    Here it's about the same as the hospital, evening and weekend
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    My child is rebelling

    What are her grades in
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    ER right for me? Not an adrenaline junkie

    I started as a GN in a busy Pedi ER. I never thought of the term adrenaline junkie until I heard it after I had moved on to other pediatric things. My biggest draw was it provided an environment that...
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    Onions....

    I bet this is
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    Help! Baffled by 'pay per visit' offer

    Congratulations! Just keep an eye on the math...Drive time, documentation time, fuel cost, premature wear and tear plus loss of value for your vehicle, certain "color" of scrub requirements, and other...
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    Just curious... children who vomit!!

    Let me add...we have a RN on every
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    Just curious... children who vomit!!

    PK-5...I decide who "must" go home regarding vomiting or other illness related stuff at school. Our policy has guidelines but leave the school nurses with the final
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    The state of nursing now

    The whole nursing industry started the down hill slide when patients became
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    Parents who are Doctors

    Quite the heartfelt and honest post!! You need to hang around here more
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    PA as charge nurse

    The PA could be a supervisor but not a "charge nurse" if he/she isn't actually a nurse. Of course the custodian could be a supervisor also...but not a "charge