MHDNURSE

MHDNURSE

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  1. Ettiquete for Quitting Job

    MHDNURSE replied to beccayaker's topic in School

    I don't think you owe anyone any type of explanation. I think 4 weeks notice is adequate, but be prepared for your supervisor to tell you to leave sooner. All I would say is My life situation has...

  2. Accreditation for Dese license Massachusetts

    MHDNURSE replied to Marissa121's topic in School

    Oh OP how stressful for you to have to worry about that after all your hard work. I wish I had the answer. I am currently a the beginning of the process to get my DESE certification. Went to my...

  3. Guess what I did today?!

    MHDNURSE replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I have a kid who has come to see me weekly since March with lice. Mom treats, combs for a day or two, then stops. I have called mom to explain that the combing needs to happen daily for two weeks to...

  4. Pills in Baggies...

    MHDNURSE replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I had a 5 year old Kindergarten student on Friday pull a purple pill out of her pocket and tell me "Mommy told me to take this at lunch. It's for my sneezing and itchy eyes". I called mom who right...

  5. Just had to Heimlich a kid

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    Talk about being in the right place at the right time!! The first graders were eating lunch and they asked me to cover the front desk (about 20 feet away from the cafeteria) for 10 minutes. All of a...

  6. Just had to Heimlich a kid

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Yup!! I tried to do it last Summer and they said there wasn't enough time. I think this year, enough teachers asked and said they felt uncomfortable in any type of emergent situation. I think...

  7. Just had to Heimlich a kid

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    So one of the lunch monitors was told by another child "something is wrong with Joseph" (Way To Go Friend for telling) and he said he couldn't tell the kid was choking, but another lunch monitor who...

  8. Sent kid home with a fever of 103 yesterday

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    And she is here today The most annoying thing about it is that I specifically told dad when he came to pick her up that she could not come today no matter what and IF she remained fever free all day...

  9. dumb staff

    MHDNURSE replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    I have a teacher who likes to tell me about her health. Yesterday she said " My chest hurts which is why the rest of my body feels weird. I am just letting you know in case anything happens to me...

  10. Common words use by school nurse

    MHDNURSE replied to babyjoyce's topic in School

    Common phrases: "you're fine" "drink some water and go back to class" "does your teacher know you are

  11. Sent kid home with a fever of 103 yesterday

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    UPDATE: Mom finally answered the phone. Says "her father never told me she had to stay home". Whatever, I am glad she finally answered and kid went

  12. Anorexia and other eating disorders

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    The 12 year old daughter of a friend was admitted to the hospital last week for anorexia. I just found out this morning and I have to say I am SO relieved. I have watched this unfold beginning last...

  13. Administering eye drops to uncooperative kid

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    That about sums it up. I wasn't able to do it. Kid is in first grade and was refusing to uncover his eyes with his hands. It is just OTC allergy drops but the kid looks miserable and the mom went...

  14. Got the job!!!

    MHDNURSE replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    YAHOO!!! Happy Nurse's week to you!!

  15. Speaking of Vaccines...

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    How many students at your school are totally unimmunized? We have ONE. A Kindergarten kid. Russian family who is very much into "alternative" therapies. Poor kid had a horrible ear infection back...

  16. Difficult Patient/Family

    MHDNURSE replied to JayneC84's topic in Pediatric

    That mom sounds like she has Borderline Personality Disorder or at least some similar mental illness. I feel for her

  17. Job Interview Today!

    MHDNURSE replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I would feel awkward too, but at least it sounds like this job would be an obvious move for you since it is in your own home district. That is a HUGE plus. I have a friend who just put in for a...

  18. Speaking of Vaccines...

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    That's annoying because the parents feel like they already went through the trouble of getting the vaccine and it isn't their fault they were given at the wrong

  19. Speaking of Vaccines...

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I worked in a pre-natal clinic for a while and one of our patients was a Jehova's Witness. She wrote this long letter detailing that she wanted NO medical intervention AT ALL at the delivery of her...

  20. Over reacting Principals

    MHDNURSE replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    I remember the principal telling me at my interview "The reason we hire a nurse is so that the teachers can teach, the students can learn, and administration can do their jobs". That is how is should...

  21. That's the third kid this morning

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    who has walked in to my office with a random OTC allergy med and asked me to give it to them. I have K and 1st graders and parents are sending them in to school with allergy meds (eye drops,...

  22. Administering eye drops to uncooperative kid

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    UPDATE: He was so miserably itchy that he came back a few minutes ago and said "I'll hold still, I promise". It still took a little coaxing but I got them in and now that he knows they don't hurt...

  23. Nurses' Week

    MHDNURSE replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Love it! I don't even know if my school is aware that it is nurse's week. Last week was teacher appreciation week and they went all out and I was included in everything so I doubt they will...

  24. Please Leave A Message..

    MHDNURSE replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Most of the time the parents don't listen to the message that I left and just see my number and call me back- drives me nuts because I then have to retell them everything I left on the message and...

  25. New grad RN and I'm considering leaving the hospital fresh off orientation for another

    MHDNURSE replied to FlyingFishofFury's topic in General Nursing

    Could you interview and not list the previous hospital? Like act like this is your first job. Other option is to just be honest in a respectful way and tell them that you felt as if you were put in...