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1. Cause for HUGE blisters on feet?

   lovepink replied to ws582's topic in Med-Surg

   I recently develope HUGE blisters on the balls of my feet. I couldn't walk, it was AWFUL!! Of course I knew how i got them... from wearing four inch wooden soled heels for a very long evening out... with lots and lots of walking involved... Not sm...

2. MMR Vaccine, Pregnant Teacher

   lovepink posted a topic in School

   We have a teacher who is due in a few weeks. I was putting in the vaccination records and of course she has many in her class who just received the MMR vaccine. (She teaches a young grade) Anyway my concern is whether or not she can be around the ...

3. end of year questions

   lovepink replied to d3nis3's topic in School

   You said RN's.. as an LVN (all of us in the district) is that something I need to have? I was wondering about that after reading some of the posts, but have been told no. Maybe because we are LVNs lol The diabetics have a care plan provided by their ...

4. Nurses Day...are you forgotten ?

   lovepink replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   Happy Nurse's Day!!! Today was nice!! I was pleasantly surprised :) I got lots of "we appreciate you" emails and a lot of the teachers wrote Happy Nurse's Day on all the nurse passes lol. My principal and ast principal took me out to lunch, which wa...

5. PARENTS!!!!

   lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in School

   lol I LOVE it!!! I wish i could say that!!

6. PARENTS!!!!

   lovepink posted a topic in School

   I have had the WORST time with parents today! It is SOOO frustrating! I get yelled at by one mom in front of the office this morning because I haven't had time to drop everything I am doing and IMMEDIATELY do a vision screen on her daughter.... who...

7. Pulling Teeth

   lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in School

   lol thanks guys!!! I have told teachers before that i was unable to becasue it was beyond my scope of practice and they looked at me like I was speaking another language lol Yay!!! It's is Friday afternoon! I thought it would never get here!! :red...

8. Pulling Teeth

   lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in School

   Thanks so much!! I feel better that I am not the only one! The teachers look at me like i am crazy because "the last nurse did it". So I just wanted to see if it was just me lol On another note its hilarious that the teachers would tlak about the ...

9. Pulling Teeth

   lovepink posted a topic in School

   Do yall pull teeth in your office? I have been saying no all year because I don't feel comfortable (someone elses child) and I am unsure if that would be a liability to me. I know it sounds silly, but I keep thinking what if the tooth isn't quite r...

10. NASN Question....

    lovepink replied to LACA's topic in School

    I actually emailed NASN about a month or so ago and they told me that I could join as an LVN! She said to fill out the form and put my LVN license number in the RN license number spot. I haven't done it yet but I plan on it!!

11. Fire Drill...

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in School

    Thank you so much! If you dont mind me asking... whats in your go-bag? You're right, I hadnt really thought abou thte fact that if we were out there long, it would be because of a fire and there would be probably be paramedics there... I must be r...

12. Fire Drill...

    lovepink posted a topic in School

    Ok... Something I hadnt thought too much about before, as it seems pretty obvious. BUT... now I have SOOO many questions!! What do yall do when there is a fire drill? Do you just leave the school with whatever kids you have? Or do you stay in and...

13. Is insulin good after 28 days?

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in Endocrine

    Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I did talk to my supervisor and she said we had to follow the 28 day rule unless their doctor was willing to write a note stating he could use it longer. The family decided to just bring in a new pen... and give m...

14. Is insulin good after 28 days?

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in Endocrine

    Thanks so much for your response! I enjoyed the article, lots of good info!

15. Is insulin good after 28 days?

    lovepink posted a topic in Endocrine

    I am a nurse at an elementary school, we have a few diabetics. Every place I have worked, we have wasted insulin after it had been open for 28 days. I had a parent tell me today that their endocrine clinic told them they could use the pen until the ...