Childhood diseases and ailments quiz
Hemera | Thinkstock Kids seem to catch EVERYTHING! And while today’s kids are fortunate — vaccinations have drastically decreased the number of deaths from common childhood ailments — certain childhood...
View ArticleNew books for kids in the hospital
Pediatric nurses can rejoice over a new book series just for their patients. Hospital Critterz, written by Stacey Laura Lloyd, depicts the extraordinary adventures of Lily and Max, two eight-year-old...
View ArticleA nurse’s top 10 list of “Kid-isms”
Image: Michael Blann | Digital Vision | Getty Images True to the claims of the old TV show “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” surround yourself by children each and every workday and that statement...
View Article5 things I’ve learned in my first month as a real nurse!
iStockphoto | Thinkstock + Scrubs It’s officially been one month since I’ve been an official, practicing, peds nurse! And while I’m still learning, here’s a list of 5 of the “gems” I’ve learned so far....
View ArticleHalloween in the hospital
Jupiterimages | Bananastock | Getty Images Halloween. A holiday that has been commercialized for the selling of exorbitant amounts of candy, masks, and provocative adult costumes. A holiday that has...
View ArticleKids say the darnedest things
iStockphoto + Stockbyte | Thinkstock“I’m taking DNA from this BANANA and I’m going to make LIFE!!” That’s what my happy patient was talking about all day long this weekend. His parents had bought him...
View ArticleKids say the darndest things…
Ryan McVay | Lifesize | Getty ImagesLittle kids are some of my favorite patients. They really do, like Bill Cosby and Art Linkletter joked, say the darndest things. I was triaging a kid the other day,...
View ArticleThrough the eyes of a patient
Image: Keith Brofsky | Photodisc | Thinkstock Have you ever wondered why certain patients act the way they do around nurses? Why some are pleasant and cooperative and some are disrespectful or...
View ArticleTop 10 highest paying nursing specialties
image © Veer Incorporated BrightHaus presents: This information has been updated in a new infographic. After you finish nursing school, or if you’re considering going back for more training, choosing...
View ArticleYou know you’re a pediatric nurse when…
Shutterstock | Monkey Business Images It’s easy to pick a pediatrics nurse out of a crowd — just look for the Elmo strapped to their stethoscope and the SpongeBob characters covering their scrubs. It...
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