One weekend, I was at work on my unit at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles when I started to feel as if the sounds of the entire hospital were thrumming and throbbing in my head. High-pitched voices sounded sharp. Middle sounds were muffled.
I shared how I was feeling with my nurse practitioner colleague and she responded with two words: “Ear Infection.”
Filed under: Adolescents & Teens, Infants, Pre-teens, RN Remedies, School-Age, Toddlers on March 28th, 2011 | No Comments »
I want to compliment you on your nurse residency program and video. I found myself smiling with tears, watching it this morning.
It’s nice to know someone is really supporting the new nurses.
Filed under: Share Your Story, Supporter Story on March 16th, 2011 | No Comments »
The past six and a half years post transplant have been both challenging and wonderful. It is challenging to August in his patience, medication adjustments and continual testing of his heart. But, the wonderful part is that we have a beautiful healthy boy, that we get to enjoy each day.
The team at CHLA have been phenomenal! Dr. Menteer, August’s cardiologist, has such a sweet connection with August and they are good friends as well. We now attend the heart clinic every three months and every station of testing is equipped with wonderful nurses and technicians, we love the staff at CHLA.
Filed under: Parent or Guardian Story, Patients & Families, Share Your Story on March 16th, 2011 | No Comments »
Every five days, one child will die from choking in the United States. Choking is the fourth leading cause of death in children under five years of age. For parents, these are pretty scary statistics!
But the good news is that most of these deaths are preventable.
Filed under: Infants, Pre-teens, RN Remedies, School-Age, Toddlers on March 14th, 2011 | No Comments »
The children we treat are often immune-suppressed and have various illnesses. As nurses, we must protect our patients according to recommendations mandated by our doctors and infectious disease specialists. In the community, however, guidelines are different.
Filed under: Adolescents & Teens, Infants, Pre-teens, RN Remedies, School-Age, Toddlers on March 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
