MollyJ

Re: dogs in the building well, maybe I'm old but I've seen this. Problems: Drug sniffing dogs get nose fatigue just like you and I would if we went on a perfume sniffing mission. They are only good for so many minutes of work. Like maybe an hour....

You are very young and when I see young people admitted to nursing school, I wonder at the wisdom. But you're there. Here's the news: You are going to have to take at least some of what she said "to heart". You are going to have to subsume being a...

I think you are reacting to the parent-child dynamic here. The pain of a mom who could not "make it better" (even before this time) for her child. You might try writing out your thoughts. _Pretend_ you are going to submit it for the writing contest...

Perhaps we can form a support group. I'm using ours under duress. No one would ever think that ours was put together in consultation with nurses but many nurses obviously think the computer is the future and they embrace it uncritically. That last...

In the state I live in we use a drug recognition protocol that is based on field sobriety tests. I think the results are iffy at best. I also believe that in our community parents can request from the sheriff's office a drug screening kit for urine...

Jules, I would like your comment "twice" if I could.

I think possibly what matters is what your goals are for getting the BSN and what you want it to do for you. The place I got my BSN from was a State University and I feel I can "take my degree anywhere" and it definitely added to my nursing practice...

AbbyNurse, The test is done using a standardized kit and while you "could" cobble the kit together, I would say that surely in your community there is a kit you can borrow. The manual with the kit is invaluable. If you are a student, I would hope th...

You know, I think I would also consider calling my state rep or senator and telling them I cannot get the BRN to call me back. The more I think about it, the more outrageous I think it is that it is so hard for you to get them to talk to you.

I use "all bleeding eventually stops" but more often with teachers than kids. I'm in an elementary building. But how about those nose bleeds? You would think they needed T & C 2 units RBC's....

NanaPoo, I had a kindergartener whose mom is a teacher in the building. And the kindergarten teacher was telling her that at the beginning of the school year, some kindergartener was crying after being dropped off at school. The teacher's daughter ...

Subbing is a good way to get to know the building(s) and to try on the job. It also is a way for staff to decide if they like you. However, nothing beats the long term relationship with kids, staff and families. It may be what I like about school ...

Jules, the APRN's and PA's I refer to mostly work (but not exclusively) for community mental health center's. Their supervising MD is retired and lives 3 hours away by car. They do not for the most part have access to the bushel of child psychiatri...

BostonFNP, I am not talking about kids who are well managed and doing well on the prescribed regimen. I am talking about outliers, tough cases. But these are individuals whose less than optimal _situation_ exacts a price on the child, the family, t...

BostonFNP, I am not trying to get into a fight here. Surely, everyone has a patient they say about, "They needed someone; I decided it was someone smarter than me." This just looks more like APRN's and PA's left holding the bag than anything else t...

Jules, I like the APRN's and PA's I work with just fine. They are nice people. They do help people. But my school building has some really complex kids with ODD tendencies along with ASD and these kids need coordinated team approaches that include...

I am interested in knowing how you picked L & D for your senior practicum, which to me should be a capstone experience. Are you wanting to become an L & D nurse? If the answer is yes, then your topic writes itself: What are the learning ne...

I am assuming we mean continuing ed here. I do sometimes leave it to the end of my relicensure period but frankly managing it is easier than ever with on-line offerings. In the olden days, you had to scurry around to find something you could attend...

I was a messy young nurse. I had some older nurses tell me that I needed to leave my patient rooms in better shape and I'd like to think I got better at it. But I really think that you are just showing stress from working in an inhumane setting. In...

I will generally record pupils, extremity strength and can do BP and pulse for "bigger" hits. I look for signs of trauma (scalp abrasions). I like to just observe kids. Just walk away and "let them rest". Some kids will complain of headache but the...

My state no longer issues cards but you can go on line and print out a proof of licensure. My BON has a site that you can log on to as a nurse and so you are getting info you are entitled to only. I would peruse the web site.

I live in a psychiatrically underserved area and the bulk of psych care given to _children_ in our area is given by mid-levels. God bless them. This is what I will say. My mid-level colleagues do help a lot of people but we have a significant number ...

Arlorenz, can't help but notice that this is your first post and Flare's question is pertinent and by no means an indictment of you, your parenting or your child. I would be inclined to work with a parent like you and have the child go forward in the...

Love the comments! I have a few teachers who send kids to me for "TLC". If they do it rarely or occasionally, I am fine with that but if it's routinely I can get a little stern. I do not believe in reinforcing the idea that if...your mom's a dead-...

I use this a lot with my FF's but also with a lot of kids, "Keep going but listen to your body. If your body hurts during activity reduce the intensity of your activity but keep going. If the problem keeps happening, let mom or dad know." This is ...