CalNevaMimi LPN, LVN

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    need help with medication combination

    CalNevaMimi replied to dogcujo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ooops, this is the message board for School Nurses. Perhaps your questions could be answered in another
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    School Year 2015/2016: Who's in?

    CalNevaMimi replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Teacher-turned-LVN here.
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    Taking a lunch break

    CalNevaMimi replied to thelittlenurs's topic in School

    Thank you so much for this! My district has been trying to tell me that I'm not a credentialed employee, so I have an 8.5 hour day with 30 minutes unpaid for a mandatory lunch break. Um, I don't think...
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    Taking a lunch break

    CalNevaMimi replied to thelittlenurs's topic in School

    This school hasn't had a full-time nurse in quite awhile...and they are already oh-so-enjoying it! I had to schedule my lunch break at a certain time where I had a small window of opportunity. Lots of...
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    Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    CalNevaMimi replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Goodbye, elementary school. Hello, middle school. I followed a couple of my extra-fragile/gtube-fed special ed kiddos here. Whole different world. Heard some little darling say the f-word to his buddy...
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    Taking a lunch break

    CalNevaMimi replied to thelittlenurs's topic in School

    I'm also taking lunch breaks this year -- a first for me. I had to microwave my lunch today in the teacher's lounge, but quickly exited when the only 2 people in there starting talking politics (total...
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    Starting full time as school nurse- any pearls of wisdom?

    CalNevaMimi replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    Awesome! I find this message board to be extremely helpful for information, encouragement, and especially humor. For the elementary kids, I found that these three words got me out of a lot of...
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    LPN new grad as a classroom nurse

    CalNevaMimi replied to Jp381209's topic in School

    I get around this sort of thing by referring to myself as a school site nurse. I am not a credentialed school nurse. Not everyone knows what LVN/LPN means. My first nursing position was in a special...
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    They're gone!!

    CalNevaMimi replied to mc3's topic in School

    30 minutes left in the school year...and one comes in with an upset stomach. I kid you
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    Countdown Time

    CalNevaMimi replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    12 more days here...torture...but in 14 I'll be in Cabo at the swim-up
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    Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    CalNevaMimi replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Three more weeks of school...and a parent dropped off a new Epi-Pen with paperwork. I'd smash my head against the wall, but it was recently
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    TGIF

    CalNevaMimi replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    It was Intermittent Internet Day with a side order of Pee you Pants Day. One was waiting for a parent in my office "for privacy" (oh sure) while another one came in and proceeded to pee all over my...
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    School Year 2015/2016: Who's in?

    CalNevaMimi replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Signed on the dotted line! Got a few years left to vest on
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    School Nurses Say the Darndest Things, Too

    CalNevaMimi posted a topic in School

    Okay, I confess. I get belly laughs from reading the things said by patients, children, their parents, etc. You can add me to the list. My first year of nursing was at a high school site in an area of...
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    School Nurses Say the Darndest Things, Too

    CalNevaMimi replied to CalNevaMimi's topic in School

    All of these are fabulous. Thanks for the
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    CalNevaMimi replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Monday morning, first bell rings. I stood up to go to the restroom while I had the chance...NOPE. Kid walks in with one eye that looks slightly pink. I'm sure you know where I'm going with this. No...
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    TGIF

    CalNevaMimi replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    Just gave out my last daily med. Get me outta here. Have a peaceful weekend,
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    Do you ever say no to calling home?

    CalNevaMimi replied to Kittery's topic in School

    ___can't poop ___math test ___ditching
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    School Nurses Say the Darndest Things, Too

    CalNevaMimi replied to CalNevaMimi's topic in School

    I just majorly choked on my water. LOL!!!!
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    UNBELIEVABLE what goes on here

    CalNevaMimi replied to Bailey246's topic in Correctional

    I worked at a maximum security prison. I have to say it made me a better nurse for sure. For the most part the prisoners were respectful and only got agitated with the nurses when they were expecting...
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    Do you ever say no to calling home?

    CalNevaMimi replied to Kittery's topic in School

    "You are not E.T. You may not phone home." Nah, they probably wouldn't get it. My standard line for certain situations is, "This student does not meet the criteria for a phone call to parents at this...
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    Trust

    CalNevaMimi replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    My husband's eyes glaze over easily when I attempt to discuss work. Daughter is a police/911 dispatcher, so she gets it. I like having autonomy and being the only medical person on site more than I...
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    ticks

    CalNevaMimi replied to kenzie123's topic in School

    We're not supposed to "dig" into the skin, as in splinter removal. This is an interesting question for me to ask at our next nurse's meeting. The ticks we get in this area are about the size of an...
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    Never ending lice!!

    CalNevaMimi replied to javgjv2012's topic in School

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    Fire Drills

    CalNevaMimi replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Agree. All I ever thought to bring was my coffee. Is that