tictac

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1. Unplanned extubation while on orientation

   tictac posted a topic in NICU

   I'm in my third week of orientation and just finished my third shift of caring for stable, intubated babies. While doing my assessment on one of my patients, after inline suctioning, his HR and sats dropped to the 30's. My preceptor had just gone t...

2. Do you keep clothes in your office?

   tictac replied to Farawyn's topic in School

   A sign out sheet is a great idea! I just consider the clothes I give out as gone the minute they walk out the door. I do send a note home stapled to the bag asking for them to be washed and returned. We get a lot of rainy days here and the minute ...

3. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

   tictac replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

   My guess would be CYA. They've probably been complaining all day and the teacher didn't want to send them. Teacher figures if they send them even during the last 10 minutes, they can say that they sent them to the nurse. Doesn't matter that we can...

4. Most Frustrating Thing ?

   tictac replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   I was JUST complaining to my aide about this. We have a new principal and I'm quite sure she has no idea what my name is, as she always refers to me as "the nurse". I also love it when they stand in my clinic door (my office is further back into th...

5. Yik Yak...its an app :(

   tictac replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

   Yik Yak was a (horrible) thing here last year and once word got out, the district quickly banned it and made it unaccessable at school. It died down pretty quickly after that, thankfully, and hasn't been mentioned since. Hopefully, the same will ha...

6. Do you keep snacks in your office?

   tictac replied to nurseshajwani's topic in School

   My clinic assistant used to have cafeteria duty in the morning and would grab the cereals, bananas, milk, etc. that were left untouched. Someone from the cafeteria told her that she wasn't allowed to do that and it had to be thrown away. What?? Sh...

7. Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

   tictac replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

   I had a dad call me yesterday morning to let me know that his daughter has an earache and she will be "coming in to see you all day because she's in a lot of pain". She can't stay home anymore or she'll have to repeat kindergarten. He didn't bother ...

8. Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

   tictac replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

   I love it when I send home for possible fracture and not only do they NOT take the child for an x-ray, but the child reports to me first thing in the morning, telling me their parents said to go to the nurse if it hurts. Makes me want to scream!

9. New Grad

   tictac replied to Loxam10's topic in School

   I had 2 years of NICU experience before I became a school nurse. I wish I would've had a more well-rounded background, especially since we're expected to know absolutely everything medical by staff and parents. I also feel like the 4 years I've bee...

10. CPR Renewal

    tictac replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Our district provides free CPR classes during the summer for all interested employees. Nurses are required to take the instructor course and we are the ones who teach the classes. We check each other's skills off.

11. School Nurse Salary?

    tictac replied to kegreat's topic in School

    They just increased the starting pay in my school district to $50,000. I'm in Texas.

12. That's a new request...

    tictac replied to Cackalacky's topic in School

    That's hilarious. Probably spread more lice with the head coverings!

13. Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

    tictac replied to Jules0612's topic in School

    This is my 4th year as a school nurse and I think it will be my last. I'm not sure if it's because of the environment I work in, the work itself, or a little of both. Our assistant principal is a micro-managing, administrative bully, and makes me (...

14. Wetting accidents

    tictac replied to Tamara421's topic in School

    So true! I'm also the dress code enforcer and apparently a hair stylist if they come to school with their hair in their eyes or spiked up in a mini-mohawk. Our AP tries to send them to me but I tell them I have nothing to do with that.

15. Lunch vent

    tictac replied to tictac's topic in School

    Nice to know I'm not alone, but gosh it burns me that we get treated like this!