SnowyJ RN

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    bugging me

    SnowyJ replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    Can't document pass/fail unless it is documented as such by a
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    Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    SnowyJ replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    OMG this is a GREAT idea! I do try to avoid him as much as I
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    School Nurse's Day

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Thank you Far. It's all in ones perspective, isn't
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    Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    SnowyJ replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    Yep. Huge issue for me. I am micro-managed to a ridiculous degree. But then if I need backup, cue the crickets. Of course, in a crisis, it's all me. My building admin is so bad, I have thought about...
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    frustrated and feeling like going nowhere

    SnowyJ replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    I feel your pain. Out of 63 charts for incoming K, 54 are devoid of ANY health info or immunizations. Have already sent out letters. Cue the crickets. I just don't understand why so many parents just...
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    Medication Organization

    SnowyJ replied to stacyns02's topic in School

    See. my admin would flip over so much as a Tylenol not being under lock and key. Especially with others who have access to the room after hours. (Evening custodian, maintenence, etc.) I had to argue...
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    Medication Organization

    SnowyJ replied to stacyns02's topic in School

    Do you lock them up at the end of the day? We are not allowed to have ours unlocked if someone isn't right
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    Manners....are they obsolete ?

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Reminds me of the hospital when, despite introducing myself AND writing my name on the marker board, patients would holler "NURSE!!" I always wanted to answer back, "yes, patient?" I feel that often...
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    Medication Organization

    SnowyJ replied to stacyns02's topic in School

    My Epi Pens, Benadryl and daily meds are well organized. But the PRN's? Not so
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    Switching gears.....

    SnowyJ replied to libby4u's topic in School

    You have varied experience and that will help a
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    Happy Mother's Day

    SnowyJ replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Thanks,
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Yes, yes they
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    While I sympathize greatly with what you went through, please keep in mind that as school nurses, we must be able to assess our students fully and to the best of our ability. There are DISTINCT...
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    I'm joining the club!

    SnowyJ replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    WooooOOOooOOooooo!
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    And as Judge Judy so eloquently put it, "don't pee on my leg and tell me it's
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Word!
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    Boy/Girl Who Cried WOLF Syndrome

    SnowyJ replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    SHIRT!
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    Inner City Children

    SnowyJ replied to fawnmarie's topic in School

    Suburbia here, but a good amount of poverty mixed with wealthier families. We do a few things here. *Free and reduced breakfast and lunch *Backpack program where we send food home on Fridays. Parent...
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I do have a student with absence seizures. Sounds a lot like what you describe. The teacher realized she would "daydream/stare" a lot then snap out of it. Neuro did tests and made diagnosis. No meds....
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    This...From link I posted above. It is important to observe and be aware that there are key differences between seizure and pseudo seizure in how they present: [h=3]"Pseudoseizures look different...
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I have little doubt that these pseudo seizures, or whatever you want to call them have an underlying psychiatric/psychological base. However, they are not seizures, and should not be treated as such....
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    You call 911? Because if I suspected an actual seizure, I would call. In the case of my student, I made sure he was safe, put a pillow under his head, observed, assessed, but did not call EMS. I did...
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Reminds me of this....
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    Pseudo Seizures

    SnowyJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Had a student recently who is dx. ODD, Bipolar (possible Schizophrenia, but they will not make that dx yet.) A few weeks ago he scared the heck out of the staff when he started flopping around on the...