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nursex23 BSN, RN

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  1. Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    If something like that happened to me I think I would quit on the spot. I'm fuming just reading that. I think this is my problem. I don't think middle school is for

  2. Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I see your point but then I would have dozens of students in my office at any given time with nothing going on and I don't think that's fair to the students with legitimate medical

  3. Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I HIGHLY suspect many teachers are doing this. I've had students come in with passes from their teacher for hiccups or asking for band aids for nonexistent cuts or "my teacher wants you to take a look...

  4. Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I completely agree. Administration is doing that here. When I started I was told by the principal not to see students without a pass unless it's an emergency. I sort of didn't care about passes for a...

  5. Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    Apparently the nurse before me would let them hang out in the office but since I've been here and put a stop to that apparently there has been an increase in students saying that they're going to the...

  6. Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    THANK YOU!! No seriously thanks for the reassurance. I had a student come in yesterday who said his knees "have been hurting since 2019." Ummmmmm what?? No injury, no bruising or swelling. I said if...

  7. I need guidance

    nursex23 replied to vanilla_brownie's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked into school nursing? I work 8-3, 5 days a week which is 35 hours but still full-time. I can wear business casual but I choose to wear scrubs to make it easier to get ready in the...

  8. If your teacher says you should go home, you're probably ok to stay

    nursex23 posted a topic in School

    I had a teacher bring a student down to my office. Teacher says "she was in here earlier but I think it's time to go home." Student had been in earlier with cramps and we called home to bring her...

  9. tick tock....1 more sleep

    nursex23 replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    The craziest thing. I've had several sick student that don't want to go home and then I've had MANY not sick students dying to go home. I had this one girl come in the morning with a headache 99.0...

  10. Feeling incompetent

    nursex23 replied to Krks's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started, I thought it was such a unique feeling. I thought there is absolutely no way that's it's normal for anyone, much less a nurse, to feel like this. Those feelings slowly dissipated...

  11. HELP! Need to make decision!

    nursex23 replied to LaurynZara's topic in General Students

    If you could do both, that would REALLY make you a competitive new grad. You will survive even if you don't do either one but I highly recommend you do at least one and if it could only be one, I...

  12. If your teacher says you should go home, you're probably ok to stay

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I had a student come in and ask for his temp to be taken. I asked if he was feeling sick in anyway and he said no but the teacher thinks he might have a fever. He even had a note from the teacher that...

  13. If your teacher says you should go home, you're probably ok to stay

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I'm a brand new school nurse and you're proving so much valuable

  14. If your teacher says you should go home, you're probably ok to stay

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I agree. I offered but she said she was ok to go back until dad brought meds.

  15. If your teacher says you should go home, you're probably ok to stay

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I'm actually a little happy about it. Hopefully she spreads the word - the new school nurse is taking care of

  16. dizziness?

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in School

    Interesting. What's the purpose of calling after they

  17. Still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up

    nursex23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I think I just need a minute to whine, or maybe I need career advice, or maybe I need some tough love. I’ve been a nurse for a year and four months now and I’m worried maybe I picked the wrong...

  18. Instructor Retaliation?

    nursex23 replied to RNmommy4MAAA's topic in General Students

    I totally believe they were unfair to you. Even as an RN, I've accidentally picked out wrong medications and caught it before I prepared my meds. I do think you're in the right, however, nursing...

  19. I need a 76 on my final to pass fundamentals

    nursex23 replied to madnurse's topic in General Students

    Your average is 74.8 and you need a 76 so you only need to do a little bit better than you have been. The problem though is when you aim for a 76 because then you leave holes in your studying and end...

  20. Should I or shouldn’t I have given Ativan?

    nursex23 replied to Nurse Pure-Spring's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think you feel guilty because you didn't assess him and make the determination yourself that he needed a PRN. You saw it and administered it but did not consciously think to "he needs this Ativan...

  21. did I act incorrectly>

    nursex23 replied to sstei5988's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say this is negligent but as the previous poster mentioned, the details aren't clear. Day shift gave them a suppository at 1700 but what time was it when you were going to do the enema? At...

  22. nurse reviewer vs. school nurse

    nursex23 replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the response! From my understanding based on the job description, it would be conducting pre-authorizations for treatment. My connection to this company is actually a physical therapist,...

  23. Advice on jobs/WWYD?

    nursex23 replied to CalaMom's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else. The second job sounds like it would be better for you as a new grad. I would even call the first job and let them know that you are no longer interested as you have found...

  24. I don’t know if I like school nursing

    nursex23 posted a topic in School

    Hello! I just started at a middle school and I have mixed feelings about school nursing. I LOVE helping the students that require nursing attention such as the ones with chronic conditions and the...

  25. New nurse coming off orientation and feeling like I can’t do it

    nursex23 replied to Wanderlust22's topic in General Nursing

    I felt exactly how you described when I first came off of orientation. I thought it was a unique feeling and I could not fathom that every nurse feels like this when they start. But the crazy thing is...