lawrencenurse

lawrencenurse has 5 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics, School Nursing, VNA, Camp.

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1. Pediatric Pads for AED

   lawrencenurse posted a topic in Camp

   We have a philips Heartstart AED and the pediatric pads are about $100. We are a boys camp - ages 8-15. There are occasionally smaller children on the island, but rarely. The budget is tight this year and I'd love to use that money some other way....

2. Camp Meds... not a fan

   lawrencenurse replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

   I work at a camp of approx 250 campers and staff. Its all boys so its busy. I do little white envelopes and daily med prep but due to our population - lots of scholarship/camperships and low income areas - CampMeds and the like isn't an option. We...

3. Association of Camp Nurses

   lawrencenurse replied to nursepaula06's topic in Camp

   I'm a big fan of ACN. Compasspoint is an awesome resource. I save all my old issues up at camp and often reference them. They also give grants for nursing research if you interested in that end of things. This year they also negotiated a 15% disc...

4. Supervision of GN at Camp

   lawrencenurse replied to merilynRN's topic in Camp

   Per New Hampshire law - it has to be direct supervision of a new grad nurse. They can't do anything without an RN right there. Thanks to computerized nursing boards, you get your results in 2-4 days and can be immediately licensed depending on the ...

5. How's the Summer going?

   lawrencenurse replied to MrsMig's topic in Camp

   We've had a ton of colds/sore throats - URI issues. In a camp of approx 210 staff and campers, I have anywhere from 80-100 visits a day. Multiple visits from the same kid/staff member stack things up. Currently we are fighting fevers that are relu...

6. First-time Volunteer with Legal Questions!

   lawrencenurse replied to thebalanceline's topic in Camp

   You would need an Oregon license to work, even as a volunteer as an RN. I work for a Massachusetts organization at their New Hampshire facility and only have to be licensed in New Hampshire. One year they accidentally paid me out of the Massachuset...

7. Urine laundry

   lawrencenurse posted a topic in Camp

   I'm having trouble getting urine smell out of laundry that has sat hidden for a day or two. Anyone have any suggestions. I work at a large boys camp so this is a common problem.

8. Overnight camp trip RN-question about license

   lawrencenurse replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Camp

   I am a school nurse in my "real life" and travel with my 8th graders every year for our Washington DC trip. I checked with the board of nursing in our state and my license isn't an issue as I am hired by the school to accompany MY students who I nor...

9. A few questions.

   lawrencenurse replied to eriksoln's topic in Camp

   Hope that helps - don't be too scared by camp nursing. Most camps provide a lot of support to their nurses and treat them really well.

10. RN to BSN Project - need camp nurses input!

    lawrencenurse posted a topic in Camp

    We've had a really rough summer here at camp already. I've been a camp nurse at an all boys camp for 4 years and this year for the first time, my new graduate nurse didn't pass the boards. I've been working 24 hour call in the health center for 7+ ...