mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Accuse of plagiarism

    mustlovepoodles replied to mamiso's topic in General Students

    Ouch! That had to hurt. I think I would just stand up and take the punishment. You're right, it was an accident and you had a lot of stressful things going on. You weren't paying attention and you...

  2. My Encounter With A Health Room Sub

    mustlovepoodles replied to bleemadden's topic in School

    Yike! That makes my hair stand on end! makes me doubly appreciate my front office . Do you have anyone else in the school who has been trained in diabetes care? I have one newly diagnosed 5th grade...

  3. What works for you as a door sign?

    mustlovepoodles replied to 100kids's topic in School

    Same here. It doesn't seem to matter what kind of sign there is on the door. If I dont' lock the door, kids will barge right on in. And if the door is locked they will turn the knob, beat on the door,...

  4. Chicken pox

    mustlovepoodles replied to Rosie67's topic in School

    Both of my younger kids got chicken pox from 1 to 8 years after their varicella vaccination. Neither of them were particularly sick with it and the bumps they had didn't look all that blistery. DS...

  5. Newly diagnosed diabetic

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in School

    I have a preteen student just recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It isn't going well. We're working together to get into a routine. Making good food choices is a challenge. He is hiding food,...

  6. More Proof That Surgeons Are HUGE JERKS!

    mustlovepoodles replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've known a few surgeons who I'd like to buy at my price and sell at theirs. :cheers: The surgeon who felt me up in the cafeteria line(I kid you not!) The surgeon who took every opportunity to...

  7. Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

    mustlovepoodles replied to Marlene39's topic in School

    I'm not so sure it's just a ploy to get out of class. Nothing worries a child more than having a wiggly tooth at school. And they're doubly upset if there's blood(which there always is!) I don't...

  8. Newly diagnosed diabetic

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    Isn't that the truth! Yesterday I had a pleasant heart-to-heart with my student. Nothing scary, no confronting. Just "Gee, you know? You have kept your blood sugar in a pretty good place the last 4...

  9. Newly diagnosed diabetic

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    At the moment his doctor has limited him to 60gm carbs per meal. I do not choose his food for him; he does. I give him the daily menu choices. He can choose between 2 entrees or a big lunch salad,...

  10. Newly diagnosed diabetic

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    It's going...okay....I can't seem to get through to him the importance of carrying his diabetes kit bag with him at all times. I can't tell you how many times he has come to the clinic to check blood...

  11. Seizures in Elementary School

    mustlovepoodles replied to amnesiac1c's topic in School

    I agree with all of the above. I keep a seizure kit in my clinic, containing doctor's orders, seizure documentation sheet, pen, gloves, and paper cover. I only have one this year with known seizures...

  12. Self care...

    mustlovepoodles replied to Animal3's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This is exactly why I left hospital nursing. I worked in the NICU for many years. When it became standard practice to NOT get lunch or breaks, I decided I had had enough. I switched to school nursing...

  13. Why I became a nurse, the down and dirty

    mustlovepoodles replied to libran1984's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya. I fell into nursing school after helping my roommate study for some of her classes. When I realized that *i* was learning this stuff and *she* was flunking out. I was 17 and from a very...

  14. Pediatric patients...parents are KILLING me!

    mustlovepoodles replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    Hmmmm, I get what you're saying here but I have a different perspective. Obviously, I don't know this family and maybe they are just a bunch of lazy warts. Maybe not. Sometimes a situation isn't all...

  15. What supplies will I need?

    mustlovepoodles replied to misty_dawn's topic in School

    Sounds like you won't know exactly what's already in your clinic until you get there. You will need something to keep ice in and ziploc baggies to make ice packs with. A large supply of small,...

  16. Where are RNs school nurses?

    mustlovepoodles replied to NursePamela's topic in School

    Here in the metro-Atlanta area of Georgia most schools have their own nurse. Some school systems require RNs, some hire LPNs. A few even hire unlicensed staff, something that I think is incredibly...

  17. How did you *know* your specialty and when?

    mustlovepoodles replied to misscherie's topic in General Nursing

    sort of fell into my specialty. In nursing school I was fascinated with Labor & Delivery. The hospital I did my rotation at did not have a dedicated L&D, so women just labored in their beds,...

  18. Things you wish you knew as a new RN

    mustlovepoodles replied to mofomeat's topic in General Nursing

    What I wish I knew then...that my feet are my biggest asset. I wish I had known how important taking care of my feet should be. I wish I had worn good shoes with arch support from Day 1. I wish I...

  19. Do all nurses want to work in a hospital?

    mustlovepoodles replied to luvmykids0810's topic in General Nursing

    When I got out of nursing school *back when dinosaurs roamed the earth* I couldn't imagine working anywhere other than a hospital. For many years I worked in hospitals, in various departments. Some...

  20. Type 2 diabetes

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in School

    Start of the new school year and I have a new student who has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. He is older elementary and apparently mom does not have a grip on this. She does not require him to...

  21. Nurse mommies! Need advice!

    mustlovepoodles replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    How long would our commute be? Here in Atlanta a 30 mile commute would be easily an hour each way. In that case, I would not take the job. If the commute is reasonable and you can work only 3 days a...

  22. Working night shift, difficulty sleeping during the day!

    mustlovepoodles replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Ha! We must have posted at the same time. I used to tell my kids not to wake me up until my hair was n fire or a nuclear bomb in the front yard. Forget Harrison Ford or Johnny Depp--romance was the...

  23. Working night shift, difficulty sleeping during the day!

    mustlovepoodles replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I worked about 25 years of night shift before I switched to my current job (school nurse.) I totally sympathize. I had to be very diligent about my sleep hygiene. *JOB ONE-- Protect your sleep! Do not...

  24. "How to Fake Sick to the School Nurse"

    mustlovepoodles replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in School

    Oh, I am going to use that one! Turns the toilet blue--HAHA! I used to work in a middle school and those kids were masters at faking illness. I admit, they sucked me in at first, but once I got...

  25. Help me think this through

    mustlovepoodles replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for that bit of advice. I'll look at those websites. To clarify, I will be writing the protocols (see, i am a quick learner!) and making checklists for the training. What they are lacking at...