LucyGoosey

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  1. Speaking of Head Lice...

    LucyGoosey replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    There is NO "Harvard protocol" on head lice. There never was a Harvard protocol on head lice. This is the greatest myth there is on the management of head lice. If your school is following what...

  2. Speaking of Head Lice...

    LucyGoosey replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    Fear of reinfestation, and more. Here's a more balanced discussion on the subject from Boston public radio. We have to remember that pediculosis leads directly to the use of pesticides on kids. This...

  3. What is your head lice policy?

    LucyGoosey replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    All No Nit Policies are not written the same. Discussions like this demonstrate just how far the confusion goes. The No Nit Policy we know and respect is not about dismissal or treatment. It's...

  4. Best News Story on Lice Ever

    LucyGoosey posted a topic in School

    Finally -- a journalist who has a brain, a heart and courage to see through the cow dung and tell it like it is. Pass it to others. http://healthnewsdigest.com/news/article_4723.shtml Tis' the...

  5. Chicken or the Egg?

    LucyGoosey posted a topic in School

    How is it that so many school nurses are all of a sudden willing to let down the guard for head lice? Truth is there are also many others who aren't. Don't get the rationale for it really. What...

  6. Lice Wars

    LucyGoosey replied to LucyGoosey's topic in General Nursing

    Cosmetologists lose their license if they have infested person or any sign of an infestation in their shop. Child Protective Services see any sign of chronic lice as critera for neglect, military...

  7. Lice Wars

    LucyGoosey posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/webwatch/2006/04/lice_arent_nice.html

  8. Lice Wars

    LucyGoosey replied to LucyGoosey's topic in General Nursing

    Lice are resistant to the treatments. Using them no benefit. We need a prevention-focused approach rather than treatment-focused approach. Only ones who benefit from using treatments lice are...

  9. NY following CA to ban lindane

    LucyGoosey posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    NY State proposes legislation banning the sale, use, and prescription of Lindane Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg introduces bill that would prohibit any lice or scabies treatment product from...

  10. New clinical study- Delusory Parasitosis not Delusory

    LucyGoosey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Collembola found in scrapings from individuals diagnosed with delusory parasitosis 07/12/04, Needham, MA - Each year, thousands of Americans complain to their physicians about itching, stinging,...

  11. Keep Your Wits Not Your Nits

    LucyGoosey posted a topic in School

    When it comes to head lice control, the National Association of School Nurses appears to have loyalty to product manufacturers in spite of it all.

  12. NY following CA to ban lindane

    LucyGoosey replied to LucyGoosey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you! This picture worth a zillion words. BTW -- Whazzup with the google ads for lice products that come up on the side of the discusion board? Talk about

  13. NY following CA to ban lindane

    LucyGoosey replied to LucyGoosey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually lice a pretty serious issue for kids who are shampooed with pesticides by parents who weren't warned about the risks. Thing is -- there are lots of reports from nurses who've been permanently...

  14. Enough to make the blood boil

    LucyGoosey posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Enough to make the blood boil JAMES REYNOLDS ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT "Aong with 150 others, from politicians and journalists to leaders of environmental NGOs and lobby groups, I volunteered to have...

  15. itchy residents

    LucyGoosey replied to Nancy45's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Huge issue for everyone -- not just residents. Scabies is often the first thing that comes to mind without ruling out other culprits or extensive troubleshooting. As others have already warned --...

  16. Where is our support from the media??

    LucyGoosey replied to Milehighnurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Not finding the link you just posted. Help needed to find it. RealityNursing sounds great to me. Doesn't mean have to start from the very beginning -- just means putting a stop to supporting the...

  17. Where is our support from the media??

    LucyGoosey replied to Milehighnurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is shameful. Can you imagine what would happen if nurses took back their profession and started their own new nonprofit with a mission to be medically and morally ethical? No pharmaceutical b.s....

  18. Where is our support from the media??

    LucyGoosey replied to Milehighnurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Agree totally!! Nurses need PR help big time but it needs to reflect and involve the grass roots nurses -- the ones in the trenches -- rather than the "professional organizations" that are supposed...

  19. Cme Credit Scams

    LucyGoosey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just got another unsolicited mailing for CME credit opportunity. When you read the fine print you see all the authors of the danged thing work for the product manufacturers. DUH -- guess what...

  20. Can you develop bald spots from vacuum extraction?

    LucyGoosey replied to dawngloves's topic in Pediatric

    Culture for the particular area of skin/scalp may give