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  1. RN wanting to be an Esthetician

    edilleyrn posted a topic in Aesthetics

    As crazy as this sounds, I'm unhappy being a nurse and wouldn't mind a huge payout to do something I'm passionate about. I'm thinking about going to esthetician school. Since I'm already licensed as...

  2. New to Peds HH

    edilleyrn posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi guys, I just accepted a position with a pediatric home health agency. I won't be doing visits. I will be doing one on one patient care with patients of all diagnoses. I have worked in a pediatric...

  3. Rejected hours after an interview

    edilleyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, Ive been a Peds ICU nurse for the last two years. I interviewed with a labor and delivery high risk unit. I just got back from my interview at 11 am today. Then, I received a rejection...

  4. I hate being a nurse

    edilleyrn replied to Kmc12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been a nurse for 2.5 years. I did medical surgical for six months and then got hired into a pediatric ICU. Both were stressful, but for different reasons. I felt more like a nurse in the...

  5. New nurse - RN to MSN, or BSN to DNP?

    edilleyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi friends! I am a fairly new nurse. I have 1 1/2 years of RN experience under my belt. Six months of that was spent on an adult medical surgical floor. The other year has been spent in a pediatric...

  6. Would you report this error?

    edilleyrn replied to caffeinatednurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Filling out an incident report is the right thing to do. We fill out incident reports even for smaller errors like forgetting a cap or dressing change, or expired lines. The purpose isn't to go after...

  7. Carriers for drips

    edilleyrn replied to MGMR's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We never cap off. We always use a heparinized flush bag to keep RA lines patent. We do however cap off and heparin lock PICC lines if aren't using the port for any drips. I was always explained that...