dinorn92

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1. Do you have albuterol standing orders or a respiratory distress protocol?

   dinorn92 replied to great_lakes_expat's topic in School

   We have a neb machine in each nurses office and also have each student bring their own tubing, mask, mouthpiece etc. I don't have the room in our MS office to store multiple neb machines which is why we ended up buying our own. I have had a few peopl...

2. Advice for Medication Administration

   dinorn92 replied to PediNurseNYC's topic in School

   I had a student who reacted similarly. We gave him his medication in a spoon of ice cream and usually had to show him his reward (his favorite candy) before he would comply. It still took about 10-20 minutes. His one on one also came along and promis...

3. What cracked me up today

   dinorn92 replied to Flare's topic in School

   A fourth grade student came in and asked to have his temp taken because he felt hot. His temp was normal, so I suggested he take off his hoodie as I could tell he had another shirt on underneath. He looked at me like I was crazy and said: "Well, th...

4. Difficult Parents...

   dinorn92 replied to Finally2008's topic in School

   I agree it needs clarification. At minimum I would tell mom that 5 times a day in 24 hours is only every 4 hours, so if it needs to be more frequently than that, you definatley need a written order on how often. I dont' trust that all pharmacies t...

5. Responsibility of teachers...frustrating

   dinorn92 posted a topic in School

   I work at a K-8 school that is split between 2 buildings within walking distance with a total of 1300 students. I am the only nurse and I do not have any assistants but I do have some GREAT secretaries. For the past 2 years I have been having diff...