nurs4kids

nurs4kids

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Member

  • Content

    753

  • Visitors

    9,849

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by nurs4kids

  1. 6 Alabama kids were on life support with flu

    nurs4kids replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Indigo, I work at the hospital in B'ham and to my knowledge, there are no hidden answers. Granted, I do not work in PI, but my friends do. These are healthy children who are getting sick QUICK....

  2. TPN leading to amputation?

    nurs4kids replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about adults, but TPN at our peds facility is only administered via a CVL or central line. By our definition, TPN contains glucose concentration greater than 12%. If we are...

  3. Pxyis Medication Administration

    nurs4kids replied to Deb Howe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have been using the Pyxis for our narcotics for 8 or 9 years now and I loved it for that, however back in March, we went to it for all of our routine meds also and we still haven't worked out the...

  4. Readers Digest article on nursing and patient's risk wiith non-licensed personnel

    nurs4kids posted a topic in General Nursing

    I thought this was good publicity and a pretty well written article. This is from the September's issue of Reader's Digest . How Hospitals Are Gambling With Your Life By Andrea Rock Reader's Digest...

  5. skunks on night shift?

    nurs4kids replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    well, heck..it's too damn there cold to sustain life, no

  6. skunks on night shift?

    nurs4kids replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    well, heck..it's too damn there cold to sustain life, no

  7. Nurses, do you routinely do beds and baths?

    nurs4kids replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    Another perk of working peds.. the parent NORMALLY will do the bath. There are exceptions to the rule, though. On our teens the CA does the bathing. On our rehab pts, I usually do/assist the family...

  8. Pneumatic tube systems....

    nurs4kids replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    They're like computers..once you have it, you can' t live without them.. we've had very few problems with ours.. as for the maintenance aspect..hubby works mnt at the hospital, and here's his take,...

  9. Bump On Penis

    nurs4kids replied to JessyKC27's topic in General Nursing

    nope

  10. Bump On Penis

    nurs4kids replied to JessyKC27's topic in General Nursing

    i dunno...the title of the thread itself made me want to run.. i passed it several times and then just HAD to take a peek..and although it's not a funny situation, I'm laughing. I was eating and...

  11. I Got The Nicu Job!!!

    nurs4kids replied to fergus51's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: CONGRATULATIONS, tracy!! You're gonna LOVE

  12. Strike Nurses?

    nurs4kids replied to Rudegal2020's topic in General Nursing

    as for the question.. I don't know what I'd do. I would never go somewhere else to SCAB, but I'm pretty crazy about my little babies..I couldn't imagine walking a line while someone came in who was...

  13. Strike Nurses?

    nurs4kids replied to Rudegal2020's topic in General Nursing

    gomer, curious..was this a strike?? if so, how long did the above strike

  14. Do you wear gloves

    nurs4kids replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

    central line behind their ear or

  15. Do you wear gloves

    nurs4kids replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

    me and my coworker's are terrible examples for universal precautions.. we have a false sense of security d/t our patient population looking so innocent..so clean.. i try to remind myself that i'm...

  16. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    nurs4kids replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    The only person I've ever had a problem working with is of the same race as me. My DON and ass't DON are both black and highly respected. The best boss I ever had was black. It's all in how you...

  17. last minute call in

    nurs4kids replied to alkat's topic in General Nursing

    According to hospital policy, they don't HAVE to pay them their pto/sick time for that day if you don't call in at least 2 hrs prior to shift soooo, this discourages last minute call-ins beyond that,...

  18. that song that bashes nurses

    nurs4kids replied to galenight's topic in General Nursing

    CALM DOWN!!! She is talking about ME!!! ahhhhhhhhh..it's so nice to be

  19. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    nurs4kids replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital ran a full page 'ad' in Sunday's paper recognizing 'Nurse Appreciation Week' and thanking all it's nurses by listing each of our names. We also got a nice big bag filled with goodies...

  20. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    nurs4kids replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    Brown, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be speaking for nursing worldwide, as I don't have the experience to do so. I was speaking from within my institution and comparing one floor to another. This IS...

  21. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    nurs4kids replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights, have worked days and evenings. NIGHT shift is not as hard, I'm sorry. The hardest thing about night shift, is the impact it has on your body because of being up at night. There is no...

  22. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    nurs4kids replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry kewl, I know that must be tough. I'm living about 15 miles from the town where I grew up. Although everything's generally the same, I hate it here because I'm not there. Hubby loves it...

  23. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    nurs4kids replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    Suzanna, You're right, there are several other hospitals with peds units, but like you said, they mix adults in there with the kids. I work at Children's. I'm honestly not sure about BMC; just...

  24. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    nurs4kids replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to mention my side job as a lap dancer..I figured that into my original answer..hehe LOL!! Guys, I was lying; hence the coughing and nervous twitch.. Now, honestly..I work at one of the most...

  25. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    nurs4kids replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmmmmmmm....uhhhhh.... about $3200 US take home q 2