Mickey

Mickey has 41 years experience and specializes in School nurse.

Latest Activity

1. Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

   Mickey replied to Katillac's topic in School

   This is for Jenthenurse. What conference is this? The ones in my area do not have such knowledgeable speakers!

2. Do you ever NOT give out ice packs?

   Mickey replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

   When a student says " The teacher says to just give me an ice pack!" I say "your teacher is asking me to be a bad nurse. Would she like it if I asked her to be a bad teacher?" I have also written on the note to the teacher that needing ice is a nursi...

3. Your thoughts on ice....

   Mickey replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

   If they do not have to have a legitimate reason for ice, why don't we just put an ice pack machine in the hall that leads in from recess, and save nurse visits for legitimate purposes?

4. Ice Packs

   Mickey replied to OldDude's topic in School

   I have started trying to teach students about when they need an ice pack. Every time I hand out an ice pack for an "Injured Extremity" I feel I have to protect myself, and my district from lawsuits by charting all the things that are not wrong with t...