mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Help me think this through

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been approached by an agency who provides residential care for persons with developmental disabilities about helping them write protocals and training manuals. Right now they have a few...

  2. Extra Clothes

    mustlovepoodles replied to mmmiller's topic in School

    We have her sister at my school. The teacher and assistants were"'handling it" by just getting fresh pants. Finally one day the assistant met her limit and came storming down to the clinic with the...

  3. Spring Break is OVER :(

    mustlovepoodles replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Oh yeah....I see it every time we have more than 3 days off. Between the spring-break-itis and the pollen, the clinic is rockin and rollin. We've been back 2 days and I have had to call 911 TWICE! And...

  4. Extra Clothes

    mustlovepoodles replied to mmmiller's topic in School

    I think the business with extra clothes is pretty universal with school nurses. Here's what I do: Twice a year I buy about $50 worth of panties and underpants. On two occasions i was given a Visa...

  5. What Made You Decide on Peds?

    mustlovepoodles replied to campton's topic in Pediatric

    I actually started off in Mother/Baby and I really thought that was going to be my calling. But after 2 years of working in Labor & Delivery I needed a change(this was back in the bad old days of...

  6. that darn tummy ache will getcha everytime

    mustlovepoodles replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in School

    I have a little guy who has discovered that vomiting is the Golden Ticket, apparently. About 3 weeks ago, he legitimately had a vomiting illness and had to be sent home. Well...I think I've seen him...

  7. Is it worth the little pay?

    mustlovepoodles replied to NurseMeganLPN's topic in School

    I totally concur! I've been an RN for 35 years, 27 in peds. I made the jump from hospital to school 5 years ago and it has been a match made in heaven. I work part time, so I don't get benefits or...

  8. Family pushing antidepressants...why won't I agree??

    mustlovepoodles replied to Lucky724's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm really glad you're going to give meds a try. You're right--side effects from depression can be far greater than the side effects of the meds. It sounds like you have a good plan. I think getting...

  9. Woah!

    mustlovepoodles replied to peaches88's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN almost 35 years and it has definitely been an interesting ride. Best thing i ever did was leave hospital nursing for school nursing. Now I look forward to going to work. I get to...

  10. I want to work with autistic kiddos, but how?

    mustlovepoodles replied to ECrad64's topic in Pediatric

    I'm a school nurse in a small elementary school. We have 25 students who have autism to one degree or another. Most of those kids have pretty normal health, but several students have seizure...

  11. Family pushing antidepressants...why won't I agree??

    mustlovepoodles replied to Lucky724's topic in Health, Stress Management

    OP, my heart goes out to you. I have been in your shoes and it's a terrible way to live. I tried pretty much everything you mentioned and those things helped, briefly, but nothing made the depression...

  12. Gotta love working in an elementary school!

    mustlovepoodles posted a topic in School

    Today i got a frantic call from a 1st grade teacher. She found a pile of bloody toilet paper in the girls bathroom. "Where did the blood come from?" I asked. She didn't know."OMG! what are we going to...

  13. 3 rd grader wetting herself

    mustlovepoodles replied to Gampopa's topic in School

    There is no way i'd put a normal 9 year old in a pull up at school! As if it's not enough that she wets herself, she's going to walking around in a diaper?? She might as well be wearing a sign that...

  14. Replacing clothing

    mustlovepoodles replied to mc3's topic in School

    i would tell them what you just said. Water and milk spills are not emergencies. They are inconvenient and upsetting, but no one is going to die of spilled milk. Here's some paper towels, wipe...

  15. Dead bodies?

    mustlovepoodles replied to relgis15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Handling dead bodies doesn't creep me out, but I have to admit if i had to do it 4 times in one night I would be a little squicked. TV hospitals can't hold a candle to what happens in a real hospital....

  16. CPR for the frail and obese

    mustlovepoodles replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    It's okay. You probably just need to talk this through, give yourself a sort of "practice run." Your facility should have a written protocal which covers exactly how you need to handle a code. If you...

  17. CPR for the frail and obese

    mustlovepoodles replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    If you're not breaking some ribs, you're not doing it right. Don't worry so much about "hurting someone." If you have to do CPR, they're DEAD. Either you'll revive them with your amazing chest...

  18. No, I am not going to do that

    mustlovepoodles replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. It took me less than a year to figure out that male patients were just nasty-wasty. I have been flashed, felt up, and propositioned 6 ways to Sunday. But that all ended when i went into...

  19. Family response to head lice

    mustlovepoodles replied to elwood91's topic in School

    Boy, you said a mouthful. I am both a school nurse and the mother of a child with severe intellectual impairment. Believe me, lice isn't even a blip on my radar. I try to remember that to most...

  20. I am officially a school nurse.

    mustlovepoodles replied to schoolnursejennie's topic in School

    I've had two different school nurse jobs and i had 1 week orientatation for each. I think you need to really push for more orientation. I'm assuming that your special ed kids have more than just the...

  21. Handling the "R" word

    mustlovepoodles replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I don't like to hear someone use the word "retard" or "retarded" in place of the words "stupid", "ridiculous" or whatever. I don't accost s trangers over it, but I have reprimanded my own sister and...

  22. When to fill out Accident Reports

    mustlovepoodles replied to SchoolRNAmy's topic in School

    I make an accident report for any injury involving the face, eyes,nose, mouth... any head injury that is more than a mere "bumped head on desk" type... Injuries of the neck or back...injuries that...

  23. Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    mustlovepoodles replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work as a telephone triage nurse for a group of pediatricians and i couldn't believe some of the things I heard. One mom called me to find out to get her toddler to stop vomiting--cuz she...

  24. What if you don't want to be an RN anymore?

    mustlovepoodles replied to inthesouthrn's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I experienced similar feelings about 3 year. s ago. At the time I didn't recognize that depression was a big factor, at least not until I tried to hurt myself and ended up in the hospital. It took...

  25. Am i burned out?

    mustlovepoodles replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    Ours is a small system, about 12 schools serving mostly impoverished families. We have some sub nurses that are as good as any nurse I've *ever* met. They are in their 70s but you'd never know...