Duranie

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  1. Duranie

    Assessing the student on drugs

    Duranie replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Aren't you a smarty pants.... {Don't mind me....I just don't know how I didn't think of it
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    Feminine Hygiene for 4th Grade?

    Duranie replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    Do post back if you hear anything,
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    Feminine Hygiene for 4th Grade?

    Duranie replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    Although in our schools, the classrooms DO depend on donations for Kleenex... if there's not enough sent in, the teachers look to other teachers to see if they got too many boxes (rare) or they end up...
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    Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Duranie replied to ERschoolRN's topic in School

    I guess your boss, as a nurse, did what they'd do if it were their kids.... they called and reported him. I guess that sets the expectation. Report the kids with coughs. Period. And I don't...
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    Assessing the student on drugs

    Duranie replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Formatting kind of hid it but yeah, that's what it was. I like the form... I wouldn't want to be smelling a student's hands or body though
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    Duranie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    When you take your littles to CT/MRI, don't you take a med box with you? The paralytic could be included in there... maybe it already is, being that it's an RSI drug. In any case, there are nurses...
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    Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Duranie replied to ERschoolRN's topic in School

    If there hadn't been so many un-vaxxed kids (and adults) it would've been *much* easier to contain.... Or if anyone had thought to check the adults sooner.... or if those who were coming due for...
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    Help! Betrayal of my Unconscious Mind

    Duranie replied to rn_squared's topic in General Nursing

    I know this post is several months old... but if you are still struggling, look into Cognitive Behavior Therapy. It is useful for situational behaviors, whether they are by conscious choice, or things...
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    Assessing the student on drugs

    Duranie replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Just curious, now that naloxone is OTC in 46 (48?) states, do any of you have it as a stock med, similar to epi-pens? Have any of you considered asking TPTB to allow you to have it in your...
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    Medical Alerts Question

    Duranie replied to MWOOD,LPN's topic in School

    Maybe when the sub reports to the office when the arrive, the rule has to be that the admin, or secretary checks the system for alerts... and if there are any, the sub is required to go talk to you...
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    Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Duranie replied to ERschoolRN's topic in School

    I think the admin needs to google whooping cough and listen to what it sounds like! It is very, very distinctive.... it's how it got the name whooping cough. Most pediatricians probably would laugh at...
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    Adult to NICU?

    Duranie replied to sammy75's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    But that's not to say there are *NO* relevant skills developed on an adult unit. The ability to work under pressure Attention to detail perseverance Seeing the "long view" thru what I call "the short...
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    Feminine Hygiene for 4th Grade?

    Duranie replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    Try emailing [email protected] or calling them at 1-800-281-0924. I was able to help the middle schools in my local district get samples packs of both pads and tampons through that...
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    my middle schoolers are running The Mile tomorrow

    Duranie replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Gotta wonder how much of that was legitimate- a symptom of anxiety or stress or fear of the run- vs. manipulative- consciously trying to get out of doing it. It's hard to tell sometimes, b/c the...
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    my middle schoolers are running The Mile tomorrow

    Duranie replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I can't *like* this enough..... :up: :up: Because they're not just college-educated.... if they're teaching PE, they probably have a degree in PhysEd, and should therefore have a working knowledge...
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    my middle schoolers are running The Mile tomorrow

    Duranie replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    If you have video in your office, you can even call them screen tests. Or you could have the drama teacher/advisor hiding around the corner or behind a curtain and call them blind auditions .... I...
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    2 Job offers HELP!

    Duranie replied to Newnurse2918's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you've already started orientation at your current hospital, then you will be burning a bridge probably.... but I look at it more like, what if your spouse got transferred and you had to relocate?...
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    Can't find a job

    Duranie replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nursing home as first job out of school is hard, and very frustrating and scary for most. 20-30 (or more) patients, possibly as the only nurse on the unit, with techs who may or may not actually think...
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    Migraines

    Duranie replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    I agree that "migraine" is being overused by people without that dx. But I disagree with the fact that excedrin won't work if it's a migraine. If I can take it at the super-early stage of my migraine,...
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    How Do You Know When to Call It? (Career)

    Duranie replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Career

    Think about another nursing field... someone mentioned per diem, except I'd say per diem private duty- you'd only have one patient... so no juggling of multiple patients with multiple needs. And you'd...
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    Interventional radiology on call schedule

    Duranie replied to krystin954's topic in Radiology

    The only comment I have is: why would it ever be right to make an employee use their pto as a part of the on-call schedule? I must be missing something .... because pto is something you've earned,...
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    Drowsy patients

    Duranie replied to viprn21's topic in General Specialties

    I see it like you do, viprn... As far as I'm concerned, being drowsy when awakened in the middle of the night is a normal finding, and would represent a patient's baseline. I wouldn't deduct a point,...
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    Duranie replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    You're right, Muno, that statute is as clear as Mississippi mud.... It obviously can't be both ways-- either a provider/facility has 24 hrs after the pt. asks to leave to determine whether a...
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    Duranie replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    I think the bolded statement is what it ultimately comes down to.... If upon admission, a pt. signs consents that impose various conditions on treatment and/or discharge, then the pt. will be held to...
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    What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    Duranie replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    What about using something like this: Tile - Never lose your phone, keys, or wallet, again using Tile’s Bluetooth tracker | Tile . I'm pretty sure you can "assign" a tile to an item, and that way...