mr.brice

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  1. What do you all think?

    Dear :nurse:s What do you think about not wearing gloves during a blood draw? I was taught to always practice universal precaution if you even have a slight chance of being exposed to blood. I'm...
  2. What do you all think?

    Thank you all for your replies. I agree with all of you that universal precaution must be practiced everytime. However, this doesn't always seem to be the case in Japan. I think I will go ahead...
  3. I'm Japanese, born and grew up in Japan, went to the US at age 14 and then had to go back to Japan 3 years ago because my visa ran out and could not find a job/visa sponsor. Luckily found a job at an...
  4. Hi all:nurse:, At what point do you send out letters to parents with common health conditions such as conjunctivitis, strep throat, impetigo, herpes/cold sore etc...? Is it when it's starting to...
  5. Letter to parents regarding common health conditions

    We are a private international school (students from about 20 different countries) so we are pretty much on our own. We have to follow the Japanese labor law and geneal school health law but there's...
  6. Letter to parents regarding common health conditions

    Thank you Nurse_Ziba :) I once found out accidently that this student had a herpes simplex infection on the corner of his mouth and he was in school without reporting his condition to the health...
  7. Various Health Forms

    Hello :nurse:s, The previous nurse that worked here left on a bad term and left the school with nothing....I mean nothing! I am having to start from scratch with everything. I finally got the school...
  8. Various Health Forms

    Thank you
  9. disinfecting bed linens

    Hi :nurse:s! Can everyone tell me what you do to disinfect the beds in your office? Especially the regular beds (not the bench kind) with mattress, bottom and top sheets with comforters. I try to...
  10. disinfecting bed linens

    Thank you! I will look into it
  11. Sharing students' medical info with teachers

    At my school (school of 300, K~12),the parents must call the secretary in the main office for all absences. Then the secretary posts via email "School Bulletin" every morning to all teachers and...
  12. disinfecting bed linens

    Thank you all for your replies!! I would rather have vinyl cots but I have limited budget so I have to work with what I have We don't have a washer so I have to take it home (in a 15 minutes train...
  13. We are a school of 300 students (K-12). I also don't provide first aid kits in each classrooms. There's one in Montessori (K) classroom and on our school bus. Montessori fist aid kit has bandaids,...
  14. Lonely school nurse in Japan needs help!!!

    wow, thank you all for your kind comments there are good and bad days at work it doesn't help that this school that I work at has no "governance" system in place and things are very screwed up WASC...
  15. Nclex

    Hi. I just got my bad news today...I failed my NCLEX for the 2nd time. I am very embarassed and ashamed. I graduated from nursing program last June. Its almost a year and Im currently working at a...
  16. Nclex

    [thank you traumahawk99. i cant wait to
  17. Nclex

    im interested in Saunders...how did it help you? and ya the second time i really took the time with each questions. used my white earaser board, took a brake etc. i tried my best to ignore the time...
  18. Nclex

    Good luck to you too! ALl these advises are good! I really appreciate it. It just when I hear what other people have used and liked it, I feel like i want to get all of them! but if i do I will have...
  19. Nclex

    thank you...ya i actually glanced through it...but i just purchased a 418 dollar online course through kaplan....im not sure because i dont want to overwhelm myself with too much studying tools. how...
  20. I need support!

    ya...its just nice to let it out... we are all here to listen. im new grad, well almost a year now and still no liscence. im from japan...by the way. good luck. you will do fine in the US.
  21. Failed NCLEX 3 times!

    chin
  22. Failed NCLEX 3 times!

    you will! we will help each other and become