NurseBeans

NurseBeans BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    NurseBeans replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    This...this made my night. Thank you.

  2. They are trying to send ME home!

    NurseBeans replied to WineRN's topic in School

    Your teachers are teachers, used to taking off for every cold. Nurses will drag themselves to work in any condition (I worked a shift on my first-born's due date, not realizing my water had broken and...

  3. I don't want ibuprofen...

    NurseBeans replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    Wow. Are we married to the same man or something? My hubby says the same thing. He's not a nurse but his brother, who is a nurse, says to only buy the name brand so he whines about the generics I buy....

  4. Start your day with a good reaming out!

    NurseBeans replied to Flare's topic in School

    THANK YOU!!! I am dealing with a whole panic and witch hunt nonsense situation this morning and I needed this but didn't have the wherewithal (sp?) to find it. Ugh. I am getting crap for quietly...

  5. Common Cold

    NurseBeans replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    How about this exchange I just had: Student has note that he is coughing continuously, can't do work. Student is afebrile, throat not red, no swelling, no coughing...until I say the words "you aren't...

  6. First week as elementary school nurse

    NurseBeans replied to peaceful2100's topic in School

    1. No, only for visible scratch/cut/bruise to face or neck, or if I feel like the student needs medical care beyond me (concussion eval, fracture obviously, etc) OR if I know that parent is a needy...

  7. I told you so!

    NurseBeans replied to tch1920's topic in School

    If this isn't a tee shirt, it should

  8. Students with severe food allergies

    NurseBeans replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    I like to remind parents that as the allergy belongs to their child and won't likely ever go away, they need to learn early how to protect themselves. Like any other health issue. The more the school...

  9. I told you so!

    NurseBeans replied to tch1920's topic in School

    I also have passes with checkboxes. One says "rested, felt better" and I always put the amount of time rested. I also always put on there "denies vomiting or diarrhea today, ate...

  10. Do you remove ticks?

    NurseBeans replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    Regardless of how simple a procedure might be, or how common, or even how painless, I would not do anything to a student who is not cooperating or expressing pain or discomfort. I'm not in the...

  11. Need Opinions!

    NurseBeans replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Just thought I'd let everyone know how the situation played out. Student does have some serious health problems, which they are still trying to iron out. Mom came in yesterday to give me medication...

  12. Need Opinions!

    NurseBeans posted a topic in School

    I just really need to know if I am crazy or this parent is. The situation: I saw a student the other day, 2 hours after recess, with ankle pain. No bruising, no swelling, no deformity, student is...

  13. Asking me to go against policy

    NurseBeans replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    My thoughts exactly. They may send home for reasons they decide, if they do all the footwork, it has nothing to do with you. But the moment they involve the nurse's office, it becomes a nurse's...

  14. OK, I assumed . . .

    NurseBeans replied to tining's topic in School

    Oh, yeah I should have added that I always call with a visible mark on the face or head. Just a heads-up to parents so they don't wonder where the mark came from. Or call me angry the next

  15. NOT MY PROBLEM

    NurseBeans replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    I just fielded a call from a mom who wanted me to know that her daughter has a fever ranging from 101-103 and it is not coming down with meds, but she doesn't want to take her to the doctor because...

  16. Start your day with a good reaming out!

    NurseBeans replied to Flare's topic in School

    With the lice policies and parent facebook posts, I think the problem is that local daycares have a policy of sending letters home. They do not have nurses or medical directors so they created that...

  17. My kid is THAT kid!

    NurseBeans replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I actually finished a tube of blistex this morning. I was so shocked at what was happening that I told the student standing next to my desk that I finished a tube of lip balm for the first time ever....

  18. When do you give up?

    NurseBeans replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    LOL. There have been times I didn't even finish my sentence and the parent says "omg I'll come get them!". Click. Dialtone. Ok then. What if I had been calling to talk to you about a failed vision or...

  19. OK, I assumed . . .

    NurseBeans replied to tining's topic in School

    HEADS UP to Schools: School Nurses| HEADS UP | CDC Injury Center (CDC link to concussion info/downloadable checklist I use for symptomatic kiddos) And the full text of my letter for the "minor", no...

  20. Common Cold

    NurseBeans replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    Well, why

  21. "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    NurseBeans replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so happy to see this is coming out into the open as an issue faced by many. A bit of background on me: I am a mom of four beautiful children, all healthy, none exclusively breastfed. I tried with...

  22. Common Cold

    NurseBeans replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    This annoys me as well. We all get colds and the teachers just keep sending the colds to see me. I don't have cold medicine and cough drops may as well be candy. A few times I have called teachers to...

  23. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    NurseBeans replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Well that didn't last long...I just spilled green smoothie down the front of my pink jacket. That's gonna

  24. Start your day with a good reaming out!

    NurseBeans replied to Flare's topic in School

    She should have JUST KNOWN that the child gets headaches, using her school nurse mind reading abilities and detective

  25. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    NurseBeans replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Nope, nope!! I broke down and bought a pink jacket for over my (self imposed) regulation grey scrubs!! haven't worn pink since senior