Pediatric Clinical Information
STV’s INDY
Park at the Martin house and take the shuttle to the Pediatric Entrance (Entrance 4) @ Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital.   Your clinical instructor will meet you at the lobby.  
Contact Info:  Sarah Crist, MSN, RN       Cell: 765-585-2593;  scrist@lakeviewcol.edu
                         Elle Fouse-Cass, MSN, RN     Cell: 317-774-7664; indianrocks503@yahoo.com
You will be either on the 3rd or the 4th pediatric floor.  3rd floor specializes in cardiac & oncology while 4th floor sees all types of medical/surgical patients.  Each floor has 20 private rooms per floor in a large U shape with all the equipment and storage in the middle.
Nurses: RN’s wear blue	      Aides: red pants	Therapies (RT’s, OT’s, PT’s, speech therapy): teal pants
Code Room’s to Know:
Medication room (3rd floor): 12312
Medication room (4th floor): 123123
Treatment room: 1234
Each unit has 2 nurses’ stations. Please try to avoid crowding in the main station. Patient’s charts are found in the main area. Each patient has 2 charts: one contains orders and h/p. The other contains all the kardex and med sheets for the patient.   Place your belongings in the staff room.  There will no area for you to lock your belongings so please do not bring items of value or large amounts of things. DO NOT bring items which are expensive or easily stolen (rings, jewelry, or money).  If you wish to bring money for meals, keep it in a small wallet or change purse, which could be kept with you.  I would recommend that one student for each group brings the books you might want to use.  This is the same area for staff reports. DRINKS & FOOD must be kept in this room!!  DO NOT carry in the hallways.
Meals can be ordered for the patients via a telephone system.  A cart is in the main area for dirty trays.  
Medications:  All meds must be signed off by a staff RN as well as your clinical instructor.  Accu checks will be performed before meals for diabetic patients and insulins will be given after the meal is eaten.
Charting: Everything else but the meds will be charted in the computer.
Isolation: Chart containing equipment you will need will be outside the patient’s room. Do not use your equipment in the room. 
Rounding is performed on the patients every 2 hours. 
VS’s:  
Each room contains a machine for cardiac monitoring, BP’s, HR, & O2 sats. 
Check VS @ 8, 12, & 4 or 8 & 2
I&O’s:
Checked @ 6 am, 2 pm, & 10 pm
All diapers must be weighed
Dirty linens can be placed in the bins under the sinks in the patient’s rooms.
Finding your own food:
There is a hospital cafeteria in the main hospital. There are also several restaurants in the area.
If you have any problems or concerns don’t hesitate to call me!