KidsRNstill

KidsRNstill has 40 years experience and specializes in ICU, HIV, Peds (last 30 Yrs<;o).

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1. Your favorite extracurriculars?

   KidsRNstill replied to guest464345's topic in School

   My son is in pest control; when I send him a "what is this critter" picture, his standard reply is "I'm 65% sure that's a bug".....

2. Peanut Allergy Resolved... now what?

   KidsRNstill replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

   ^^This. I have a child, no history of anaphylaxis but allergy to peanuts from blood test. She completed desensitization over a period of 8-9 months with no reaction, continues to eat peanuts/peanut butter daily at home (small amounts). I feel bett...

3. STOP!!!

   KidsRNstill replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

   "I said it, but I didn't mean it" is the answer I often get from those parents. Me: therapeutic silence Parent: <sigh> Okay, I'll be there soon. Rarely happens a second time ?

4. sneezing for 50+minutes

   KidsRNstill replied to plainfieldguy's topic in School

   If he was ignored for a few moments the sneezing would miraculously stop.... Ahh, the old "benign neglect" trick...worked for me just this morning with one of my little drama queens who was trying to convince me that she was having difficulty breathi...

5. Emergent Situation Gone Wrong. Ideas?

   KidsRNstill replied to Tencat25's topic in School

   I think that bringing in some CPR instructors who teach for free might have helped some folks volunteer ( I even became an AHA instructor in order to help train people). It also helps that our area has a large children's teaching hospital that has a...

6. Emergent Situation Gone Wrong. Ideas?

   KidsRNstill replied to Tencat25's topic in School

   We have a First Responder Team at our school--a group of interested staff members who are CPR certified and are the only ones to respond if an emergency is called. We rehearse an emergency response at least once or twice a year, varying the location...

7. Common Cold

   KidsRNstill replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

   As a pediatrician I worked for used to say-- "The best thing for a runny nose is a tissue..."

8. Why?

   KidsRNstill replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

   One of the only truthful "get out of jail free" statements I've had from a parent: Me: "Sweetie Pie said that if she didn't feel well, you said you would come and pick her up". Mom: "Yes, I said that, but I didn't mean it". Me: *therapeutic silence...

9. UGH TEACHERS

   KidsRNstill replied to mycsm's topic in School

   Or coughing. The last one who came to my office "coughing his head off" did not cough once in my presence. I noted it on his pass and sent him back to class. I could see him reading it as he walked away...he stopped...coughed once...and walked aw...

10. School Nurse Christmas Poem

    KidsRNstill posted a topic in School

    This may have originally come from this site,but it bears repeating..... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Rest up..January is coming! (Never attached anything here before--hope this works...)

11. Today's funny

    KidsRNstill replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I had a kindergartener with a persistent stomach ache yesterday---not a frequent flyer, so I was trying to decide if he could try to make it to the end of the day or if I needed to send him home. Me: "How do you usually go home?" Kid: "Usually with a...

12. "I feel like I'm gonna puke"

    KidsRNstill replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    "Me too".

13. audiometer calibration

    KidsRNstill replied to Flare's topic in School

    We are mandated by the county to have ours calibrated each year--a courier picks it up, takes it to the warehouse and delivers it back to us during pre-planning. Easy Peasy!

14. How's the flu around you?

    KidsRNstill replied to juliedhl's topic in COVID

    We too have had one case of B late in the summer, in a child who had traveled to the Philappines.....think that's where they picked it up, as it was an atypical time of year for seasonal flu. We're in a lull now re: H1N1 cases--we were smacked during...

15. What's the weirdest baby name?

    KidsRNstill replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just saw this name in a birth announcement in the local paper--- the ever popular Neveah, with middle name Amazin...... Neveah Amazin