KidsRNstill

My son is in pest control; when I send him a "what is this critter" picture, his standard reply is "I'm 65% sure that's a bug".....

^^This. I have a child, no history of anaphylaxis but allergy to peanuts from blood test. She completed desensitization over a period of 8-9 months with no reaction, continues to eat peanuts/peanut butter daily at home (small amounts). I feel bett...

"I said it, but I didn't mean it" is the answer I often get from those parents. Me: therapeutic silence Parent: <sigh> Okay, I'll be there soon. Rarely happens a second time ?

If he was ignored for a few moments the sneezing would miraculously stop.... Ahh, the old "benign neglect" trick...worked for me just this morning with one of my little drama queens who was trying to convince me that she was having difficulty breathi...

I think that bringing in some CPR instructors who teach for free might have helped some folks volunteer ( I even became an AHA instructor in order to help train people). It also helps that our area has a large children's teaching hospital that has a...

We have a First Responder Team at our school--a group of interested staff members who are CPR certified and are the only ones to respond if an emergency is called. We rehearse an emergency response at least once or twice a year, varying the location...

As a pediatrician I worked for used to say-- "The best thing for a runny nose is a tissue..."

One of the only truthful "get out of jail free" statements I've had from a parent: Me: "Sweetie Pie said that if she didn't feel well, you said you would come and pick her up". Mom: "Yes, I said that, but I didn't mean it". Me: *therapeutic silence...

Or coughing. The last one who came to my office "coughing his head off" did not cough once in my presence. I noted it on his pass and sent him back to class. I could see him reading it as he walked away...he stopped...coughed once...and walked aw...

This may have originally come from this site,but it bears repeating..... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Rest up..January is coming! (Never attached anything here before--hope this works...)

I had a kindergartener with a persistent stomach ache yesterday---not a frequent flyer, so I was trying to decide if he could try to make it to the end of the day or if I needed to send him home. Me: "How do you usually go home?" Kid: "Usually with a...

"Me too".

We are mandated by the county to have ours calibrated each year--a courier picks it up, takes it to the warehouse and delivers it back to us during pre-planning. Easy Peasy!

OK, I'll go first---- It was a busy day in our pediatric office (what day isn't??) and I was running ragged, rooming patients, helping other staff, etc. and in between crises helping answer the phones-----I picked up a line that had been on hold for ...

We too have had one case of B late in the summer, in a child who had traveled to the Philappines.....think that's where they picked it up, as it was an atypical time of year for seasonal flu. We're in a lull now re: H1N1 cases--we were smacked during...

Just saw this name in a birth announcement in the local paper--- the ever popular Neveah, with middle name Amazin...... Neveah Amazin

Here's two names I read in my local paper today--not babies, but grandchildren listed in a woman's obituary (I know, I know, I'm an obit reader from way back..) Truu Summr Love and Ocean Breezz Love Oy.

Saw one in our local paper's birth announcements just today--- Lo-Key ??

I had a co-worker once who was a few minutes late every day--when I suggested that she get up 15 minutes early in order to come in on time, she looked at me in disbelief, rolled her eyes and said "I'm not going to get up early just to be on time for ...

You don't mean.....no, surely not......

*humming to self and studying the wallpaper*

:yeahthat: The rudeness should definitely be dealt with, along with the series of errors (I suspect) that occurred in the communication between what the NP wrote/intended and what the nurse interpreted it to mean. Doesn't sound like to me it was an i...

When my son (now 29) was about 3, he was eating lunch at the table while I cleaned up the kitchen. I noticed he suddenly got quiet, bells go off--better check him, mom--just in time to see him carefully sticking a potato stick up his nose (you know,...

My mom had Alzheimer's and had already been in a ALZ care unit for a few months; she was gradually declining and needed more skilled care than the unit could give, but was still alert and able to converse, although not always appropriately. She was i...

Bchboy, as a fellow Georgian, I'm with you on this--it's always bothered me about our state--a couple of years ago, my license renewal didn't come--I contacted the BON who said it had been sent to my last address---a tiny town I'd never HEARD of, mu...