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  1. Do you have a blood glucose meter in your office?

    abrenrn replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Why on earth would anyone check BG on a non-diabetic student who passed out? Especially one who is sitting up and drinking by the time the nurse got there? Hypoglycemia would be on the bottom of any...

  2. Experience before school nursing

    abrenrn replied to NJgirly86's topic in School

    Enough experience so that you feel confident with your assessment and decision making skills - as a school nurse you are usually out there on your own. Some of that has to do with your own sense of...

  3. Thinking about school nursing..

    abrenrn replied to bknyrn's topic in School

    In NYC there is usually one nurse per school. Depending on circumstances, may have a non-nurse to help out. Also, some schools (with high numbers of kids requiring special services) may have 2...

  4. Thinking about school nursing..

    abrenrn replied to bknyrn's topic in School

    From your screen name and the school nursing open house you mentioned, I assume you are in NYC. Did you go to the open house? I hope so. I'm a NYC school nurse - and I like it a lot. I did have...

  5. Why do you send a student home?

    abrenrn replied to whiskeygirl's topic in School

    With stomachache, I always try to do palpation for rebound tenderness; if present, home or

  6. AUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!(i.e.head lice)

    abrenrn replied to jen42's topic in School

    One more question. What about malathion? While I was researching this, I came across it a few times. It is also mentioned on the CDC site...

  7. AUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!(i.e.head lice)

    abrenrn replied to jen42's topic in School

    Wish I had all Martha's information when I was trying to help out a relative with this problem recently (BTW - lice do not discriminate, this relative lives in a very affluent community - and picked...

  8. No Nit not

    abrenrn replied to bergren's topic in School

    Thank you for the wealth of info you provide. I'm glad to see this as I saw so many problems with "no nit", etc. in Fl. - kids out of school for months. Later, working as a clinical instructor in...

  9. anyone ever think about getting out of nursing for a while?

    abrenrn replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    I left nursing for about 4 years - and am going back into it next week - and I'm even looking forward to it. I tried teaching for two years in the NYC teaching fellows program. Eight grade math in a...

  10. Confidential Health Lists

    abrenrn replied to kilbylake's topic in School

    Bergren - Thanks for all the information you provided. I will be starting as a school nurse next week - this wiill help a lot. I did school nursing several years ago in Florida (now in NYC) and we...

  11. Salaries in NYC

    abrenrn replied to bjlesm's topic in New York Nursing

    Did you look into nurse externship programs as opposed to paying for CNA school? While I was in nursing school, I got a job at NYU as an aide over the summer (they hired nursing students as long as...

  12. geez, these stories freak me out!!

    abrenrn replied to baker90803's topic in General Nursing

    One thing about nursing - reason I chose it when I changed careers - are all the different opportunities there are. Some are exceptionally high stress (physically and emotionally), some are much less...

  13. SUNY-Downstate & Pre-reqs

    abrenrn replied to kgrands's topic in New York Nursing

    As I said, my very old experience at SUNY was excellent. I'm not sure how it is now. Best clinicals I had were at University Hospital - peds was great, saw things you hardly ever see - and an...

  14. What punishment should this nurse get?

    abrenrn replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    It has been a while since I've been to allnurses.com - a couple of years, in fact. I still get the newsletter and glance at it - and I was intrigued by the title of this thread so I came to see what...

  15. SUNY-Downstate & Pre-reqs

    abrenrn replied to kgrands's topic in New York Nursing

    I have no advice. Just wanted to comment - how things have changed. I graduated from DMC in 87 - but it was an upper division 2 year program then (which I believe they no longer have). Much larger...

  16. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, divide and conquer. Thrives in

  17. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I find myself on sabbatical from nursing because: My license tells me that the patient comes first. Employers tell me, no, we come first. Physicians often tell me, we come first. I can only put one...

  18. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    The problems of nursing can't be solved by individual nurses saying no. They can only be solved when all nurses, at the same time, say no. One of these days, they won't let the guys take vacation...

  19. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    As per cap idea: I still like it but: Baseball type cap - or the guys will look really funny. White, what else? Says - One nurse takes care of a patient. All nurses take care of the world. Take care...

  20. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    Many voices speak louder than a single voice. Sometimes I think hospitals allow a few special nurses to get their vacations, get their satisfaction, not work too hard - just so they can tell the rest...

  21. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    I just looked at the voting again. So far, less than ten percent have never considered a sabbatical. The poll on the depression thread is even more interesting. It's only 35 votes. I hope people...

  22. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    JNJ - Echo Sjoe. As you may have noted, I complained after one post that I didn't like. Why do I give up so easily? Partly cause I know I'm not a good negotiator or organizer. All I am is a good...

  23. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    The poll has my name as moderator. Not unususal in nursing, I have no power to close it. I disown

  24. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    I started this thread. I set certain rules. I said I would have to hope people would follow rules. Since I am the moderator of this thread and I see a rule has been broken - in my opinion - I think...

  25. On sabbatical?

    abrenrn replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    If we all had it as good as you, we'd all be happy too. Do you think it's us or the places we work? Just curious. Seems to me you think it's us - even though Mattsmom requests vaction months in...