Heidi the nurse BSN, RN

Heidi the nurse is a BSN, RN and specializes in School Nurse.

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1. Anyone receive the HRSA Nurse Loan Forgiveness Scholarship???

   Heidi the nurse replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I believe I read on the website that the scholarship has been suspended. The loan forgiveness program continues (after you have gotten the degree), but it being a government program has me really uncertain if I will go ahead and get my ARNP or go in...

2. BSN to DNP

   Heidi the nurse replied to Heidi the nurse's topic in NP Students

   Anyone know - since you don't technically earn the masters until the end, does that mean you can't practice as an ARNP until the end also?

3. Last week

   Heidi the nurse replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

   Oh how cool. My sister was born in Germany when my dad was stationed at Ramstein AFB many years ago, and a good friend of mine just moved (with her new hubby who is in the military) to Germany. Thanks to you and your husband for your service.

4. Don't need a brain to be a School Nurse?

   Heidi the nurse replied to ahintonRN's topic in School

   Old women with school aged kids? I resemble that remark :) All of the things your friends and family mention are false. Although we do seem, at least in my district, to all be over 40. I completely agree with the above posters. I have had to dea...

5. Cough drops in school?

   Heidi the nurse replied to lissaq10's topic in School

   I think that sometimes too - especially after having to explain to a parent why they need an order from the doctor for chap stick. And knowing the eye rolling occurring in the doctor's office. I understand the need for it, but sometimes I think its...

6. WOW! The public really doesn't like us, huh?

   Heidi the nurse replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

   Another problem you will find (or at least I have noticed while reading comments on local newspaper blogs) is the trolls really seem to come out with some subjects. They may no nothing about the subject, but they have to say something. I tend to be...

7. Does nursing school teach you anything?

   Heidi the nurse replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in General Nursing

   I attended nursing school pre-power point, but do remember some of the lectures being snoozers. But on the other hand, wait until clinicals :) Hopefully you also have a "lab" (don't remember exactly what they called in at my school) where you will ...

8. The Top Three AN Red Herrings

   Heidi the nurse replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

   Don't have time to go through all the posts, but so agree. 1) Compassion - unfortunately the other side of that is compassion fatigue. I will always remember the discussions we had in nursing school about compassion and empathy, and how to avoid bur...

9. Most embarrassing mistake you've ever made

   Heidi the nurse replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

   I guess this is the most embarrassing thing I didn't do in nursing :) While going to nursing school, I worked at an emergency vet clinic, so I knew how to read an X-ray. Our first nursing school rotation was through surgery, and our first surgery wa...

10. help with allergy testing

    Heidi the nurse replied to runner502's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask your colleagues to watch you do an ID on a child and see if they have any ideas. Are you going to deep, not deep enough etc. That would be hard to assess unless in person.

11. What do you do about MA, GNA, etc calling themselves nurses?

    Heidi the nurse replied to flymomrn's topic in Safety

    Yep. I work in the school system and work with an LPN and 2 non-licensed health clerks. The health clerks are very careful to make sure parents don't mistakenly believe they are nurses - they certainly don't want anyone believing they are the nurse...

12. What do you do about MA, GNA, etc calling themselves nurses?

    Heidi the nurse replied to flymomrn's topic in Safety

    I went in to see my PA last week for a check on my BP meds. He wanted to tweak things a bit, and told me to come in once a week to have it checked - "You don't need to see me, just have a nurse check it" I know darn good and well that those wonderf...

13. Am I a victim of discrimination or being too sensitive?

    Heidi the nurse replied to TheFloorisCold's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for discrimination. If someone said "Those women sure talk loud" or "those men sure talk loud" or "those blondes sure talk loud" you bet people would be up in arms. Hopefully the women with the chip on her shoulder isn't your direct supervis...

14. Do RN's seem just as happy in their careers as Respiratory Therapist?

    Heidi the nurse replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I did home health care and several times over the years the children I took care of ended up in the hospital (usually in the ICU because they were on vents). The RT's seemed to love their jobs. I think the nurses did too, but maybe it was just that...

15. University of South Alabama DNP Fall 2011

    Heidi the nurse replied to ncole2008's topic in Post Graduate

    So whats the deal with all USA's specialties? If I want to work in a family practice clinic would I want to take the Advanced Emergency dual track? I don't want to work in an ER :) so am a bit confused - I want to be able to work with all ages so d...