Spidey's mom ADN, BSN, RN

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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    You made me laugh out
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    I think you both make good points. As to your last sentence . . . we as school nurses know that sometimes the admin makes the school nurse handle sticky wickets like
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    5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    His neurosurgeon, who had absolutely zero bedside manner, but was an excellent surgeon told us right after surgery that if he had to get cancer, he'd choose MM. At the time, my son's dad (my ex) was...
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    5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    That would make me so very claustrophobic. I can't stand many blankets on in the first
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    5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    Thanks. This is a first ditch effort fortunately. Advised to go to MD Anderson by a nurse/mentor friend whose daughter is an oncologist and told her mom about it and by my son's oncologist. This...
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    Are nurses generally more attractive

    I want to come to your reunions
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    5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    Ah . . . the Grapevine. Know it well. Let's see . . . #1 is I learned that a young man I met here on AN a long time ago is a good friend who talked to me for 2 hours last night and kept me laughing...
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    Are nurses generally more attractive

    Honestly, if this is a legit homework assignment from a psychology class, I'd love to talk to your professor. However, I'm not really surprised. No, nurses are not generally more attractive than...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    I think that is a very good point. Sometimes I'm in the middle of skirmishes between the anti/pro folks and as said before, it can get ugly. THAT accomplishes
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    We are a small rural school district with 11 campuses; 2 high schools, 2 middle schools, 2 elementary schools and a myriad of other places for special ed and continuation. Each one has a bathroom...
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    Stupid question...

    Yep, same here
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Ah . . .the "likes" . . . Farawyn, you got me into trouble. I do appreciate your posts macawake and yes, we are on the same page when it comes to the scientific method. I do think this issue has...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Sometimes issues get politicized and a good compromise goes
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    I really think that would diffuse the whole issue (aka "can of
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Can of worms indeed. This is a tough subject as many of us with concerns think carefully about posting because sometimes there is an automatic rush to judge some commenters. I truly think there...
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    Manners....are they obsolete ?

    Not supposed to talk about post-graduation plans?? Wow. I have a kid who will be promoting from 8th grade here in a few weeks and the admin had a meeting with all the parents and the kids and they...
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    School Nurse's Day

    This came up in my FB newsfeed today as well. If it has already been shared, sorry about that. It gives a good synopsis of what we do and people asked me that all the time when I was still working...
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    I learned that ixchel learned A LOT this last week. My head is spinning . . . I learned that waiting for lab results and biopsies on my son is driving me crazy and yet, I have to be upbeat and...
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    Manners....are they obsolete ?

    Errrr . . . As a former homeschooling mom who simply cringes at homeschooling stereotypes about how unsocialized homeschooled kids are . . . forgive me for wincing at your post. I realize you...
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    Ammonia Inhalant

    I remember them all being pulled from our ER and other first aid kits years ago due to being unsafe. I love mercury thermometers too. Anytime I go through a small town, I hit up the older grocery...
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    Manners....are they obsolete ?

    I always said that with my own kids when teaching them manners . . . "What's the magic word?". I used it at school as well and now with my grandkids. Edited to add . . I've been known to say it with...
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    What is the drug of choice in your area?

    Northern California here too - the real NorCal though. Sacramento and above. We consider the Bay Area to be Central California. I googled Flakka . . . never heard of it even when I read about...
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    What is the drug of choice in your area?

    Addendum . . . Meth and Pot. Lots and lots of it. I'm in California! I don't know what Flakka and Opana are
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    What is the drug of choice in your area?

    Meth for sure. Lots and lots of
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    Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    I worked in a small rural ER . . . all the providers were part of a great