mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. How much "easier" or "harder" is the RN-BSN once you get your ADN?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to forego the BSN in favor of a BS in elementary education after I already had the ADN. Not only was that a piece of cake after going through nursing school, I have not experienced any...

  2. How often does your school district hire new school nurses?

    mustlovepoodles replied to luvapug's topic in School

    I'm in a smallish school system and I'm one of the newer nurses. Still,we've had some significant turn over. One retired, one had to go back to the hospital, another quit to move out of town. So at...

  3. the dreaded holidays..... & do you work 'em by choice?

    mustlovepoodles replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    I no longer work holidays(I'm a school nurse now) but the first 31 years of my career I worked a LOT of holidays in NICU/PICU. And honestly, I didn't mind at all. I know that my little patients and...

  4. Common interview questions for a school nurse position?

    mustlovepoodles replied to ScrapKath's topic in School

    When I interviewed it was a 3 nurse panel. They asked me things like "How would you handle an angry parent?" "How do you plan to handle a situation in which a parent is unavailable or unwilling to...

  5. HIPPA and finding someone who cares

    mustlovepoodles replied to CaptKris's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on how many "honest mistakes" have been made. Three? Thirty? MORE? I would be furious if my medical and other identifying info was being sent to some random business. Hmmm, this...

  6. From Filmmaking to Nursing.

    mustlovepoodles replied to Mister Jet's topic in General Nursing

    this is a much more reasonable idea, imo so, have you actually talked with any of them? it might not be as bad as you think. i would be veeeeerry leery of paying >$30,000 to get my lvn. a lot of...

  7. What supplies do you take during a fire drill?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Needsmorechocolate's topic in School

    I take my large file case with the health cards in it. I may start taking out my emergency diabetes supplies. Not sure if I really need to. It probably wouldn't hurt, though. Just gotta figure out how...

  8. my resume is a hot mess. plz help!!!!

    mustlovepoodles replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I would absolutely include the words "travel nurse" in your resume. Potential employers will understand your history immediately, rather than thinking you're just a job hopper. Include the names of...

  9. Disappointment in colleagues

    mustlovepoodles replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    I understand your frustration, but frankly I'd *rather* just do the CPS reports myself. I know that I can do a very thorough exam, documenting details that I KNOW will stand up in court. Yeah, is a...

  10. One night shift nurse and one day shift husband...

    mustlovepoodles replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for over 25 years and we found ways to make it work. For one thing, I always went to bed as soon as I got home so that I could be up by 4pm to fix dinner. I have a strict...

  11. How to cope with stress overload??

    mustlovepoodles replied to LACA's topic in School

    It seems to me that much of your stress is actualy *not* "unavoidable." You signed up for it! I think you need to take stock right now and decide what things you MUST do. Things that ONLY you can do....

  12. Where do they change the briefs of special needs children in your school?

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseMommyRN's topic in School

    At the very least they should provide a screen for privacy. Just because your DD can't register a complaint doesn't mean she isn't bothered by this. My son is profoundly mentally handicapped and his...

  13. Smelly question

    mustlovepoodles replied to allie1230's topic in General Nursing

    You know, for the first 10 years of my career I actually did vomit in front of patients. I was a very young grad, only 20, so practically no life experience. I had a very sensitive gag reflex and even...

  14. Smelly question

    mustlovepoodles replied to allie1230's topic in General Nursing

    Vick Vaporub will be your new best

  15. homemade inhaler spacer

    mustlovepoodles replied to schoolnurse1001's topic in School

    I have used toilet paper rolls for spacers. Not ideal, but better than not using it. Last year I had a 6th grader who had terrible asthma, always flaring up. Well, when I saw how he was using his MDI...

  16. Changing students when they have urine/BM accidents?

    mustlovepoodles replied to missfixit's topic in School

    Yeah, I woulda laughed about that one, too. Sometimes you have to think outside the

  17. What the heck is going on?!

    mustlovepoodles replied to Nire83's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the number is something like 1 in 500 kids, can't seem to put my finger on that piece of info. But in my practice as a school nurse, that figure has been accurate. My last school had 900...

  18. Changing students when they have urine/BM accidents?

    mustlovepoodles replied to missfixit's topic in School

    I don't change pants, period! If they have an accident I direct the student to the front office, where they might find some extra clothes. If there are no clothes, the secretary will call a parent(if...

  19. need some tips for kids remembering to come

    mustlovepoodles replied to momnurse23's topic in School

    First graders aren't very good at remembering things like that. You have to get the teacher on

  20. Weird Requests

    mustlovepoodles replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    The hands-down weirdest request I ever had a teacher ask me was "Do you have a suppository for constipation? Uh, no. Then she said,"Well, if I go to Walgreens and get one, will you put it in?" What...

  21. Going home for cramps. Really?

    mustlovepoodles replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Me too. When I was in the middle school I saw a LOT of cramps and I took it on a case by case basis. There were about 350 girls who just wanted to get out of PE for the day (sorry, no can do.) And...

  22. Dressing up on Halloween... unprofessional?

    mustlovepoodles replied to agent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I guess it depends where you work. I"m a school nurse in an elementary school, so dressing up just goes with the territory. However, when I worked in NICU I did *not* dress up, mostly because I...

  23. Nursing concerns....

    mustlovepoodles replied to Vaikinglee's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, I never thought to ask my husband if the duties of my job made him uncomfortable. It sounds to me like *you* are the uncomfortable one. Does is scare you to imagine that you'll actually see...

  24. Thoughts on Christmas scrubs...Yea or no way?

    mustlovepoodles replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. I'm a school nurse and my kids loooove to see what I'm going to wear next. Today it was my Halloween scrubs with flashing jack-o-lantern earrings. I have some cotton material put aside that...

  25. Being trained by CNA to do procedures

    mustlovepoodles replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who is completely floored that you graduated from your LPN program and never gave an enema?? We were doing enemas within the first month of clinicals. For heavens sakes, grab the...