Category Archives: Random Stuff
Child Life – An Important Part of Pediatric Care
Chances are, if you’ve never spent any time inside a Children’s Hospital, you have no idea what Child Life is or what they do. When I started my pediatric clinical, I was immediately intrigued by Child life and their work. … Continue reading
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Why do pediatric nurses need to like kids?
This was actually a search term that someone typed in to land on my blog. I think if you have to ask the question, this field is probably not the right one for you. The one thing pediatric nursing has … Continue reading
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90% Calling, 10% Job.
This is a great video…. inspiring to Nurses and Nurses to Be alike! I really enjoy videos and articles that showcase what nurses really do. :) Enjoy.
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Just call me… PEDIATRIC Nurse
If you read my blog from start to finish, you will notice one consistent theme. Pediatrics. When I started on this journey, pediatrics was so far off my radar it’s not even funny. If you talk to my classmates, many … Continue reading
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Impostor Syndrome
One of these things is not like the other…. Last week in class, when we were going over what the next few months had in store for us, my instructor brought up a very good point. We are all impostors. … Continue reading
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Summer Vacation… Summer School?
Wow. I can hardly believe it. My fourth semester of nursing school is over! Last Wednesday, as I walked out of my cumulative final exam, I felt something that I haven’t felt in a long time. A huge sense of … Continue reading
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The Wall.
All nursing students get to this point eventually. If you are a student nurse, and you aren’t there yet – don’t worry, it’s coming. What is the inevitable plight of which I speak? The wall. That proverbial wall that you … Continue reading
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WWFD?
That is: “What would Florence Nightingale do?” I’m a fourth semester nursing student now. It’s hard to believe it…. the time is flying by now, and I can see the end of the tunnel. I can practically taste graduation! There … Continue reading
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Where I want to work…
When you start working in the hospitals… on the floors, here and there… you start to get a sense of where you “belong”. There are so many places, so many specialities. And I will admit, there is something special about … Continue reading
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Med/Surg and Mentors
Today was my first day of Med/Surg. Or, as it’s called in my program – “Adult I”. I don’t have much to say about class yet because today was just a mish mash of syllabus and a little lecture. Things … Continue reading
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