(click above to listen to the podcast episode) You’re probably feeling a bit scared right now . . . Maybe you’re nursing school just canceled clinicals or moved classes 100% online.  Now, on top of everything that it is to be a nursing student, you are dealing with the fear brought on by COVID-19 (coronavirus). […]

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I got a text from my sister, who was in the hospital for induction, at 1:30am that rocked my world. She text me and told me that her nurse – the nurse who will be receiving my new nephew into … Continued

The APGAR score is a simple way to objectively determine how well a baby is doing immediately after birth. It is measured at 1 minute and 5 minute intervals. It helps to determine whether the baby needs resuscitation and might need the NICU.  We look at their Appearance – looking for pink torso and extremities, […]

Patients who suffer burns are at risk for shock because they lose so much fluid volume. In order to calculate fluid resuscitation requirements for patients with burns, we need to know the percentage of body surface area burned. In children … Continued

QR Script: Pediatric immunizations are a controversial topic. It’s important that you know which immunizations are recommended at which stages of a child’s life.  It is up to the parents and the pediatrician as to how closely they follow the recommended schedule. This recommended schedule is ever changing and is put out by the Centers […]