Eleven011

Eleven011

Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse

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  1. Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    I don't have any nurse co-workers here at school. And really, I don' think the aides or teachers would be interested. There are alot of moms/friends/nurses that I could share it with if I was so...
  2. The Cool Kids

    I googled this a few years back when my kids asked the same question - evidently she has psychological issues. Who
  3. Pledge of Allegiance?

    Love your School pledge. We have one too that the students say after the pledge of allegiance. Its called our "Rare Gem" pledge. "I pledge to be a Rare gem today and every day. I will be...
  4. Live Lice Experiment, Game On

    My bet is for Noon. On a side note, i turned in my proposed changes to the lice policy to my principal, and although she "understood" what i was saying, I got the feeling it may take a few years in...
  5. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    I guess my teens are just SOL at sneaking inappropriate clothes as I see them several times a
  6. Dress Codes for School

    Our policy is no spaghetti straps for girls, no muscle/cut off shirts for boys. No underclothing showing. Basically they are asked to dress for a school environment and not a day at the
  7. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Had a kindergartner walk in this morning and ask if I had any clothes. I ask her what she specifically needed and she says again "clothes". She had on full winter gear, so I didn't notice at first...
  8. Your thoughts on ice....

    I also hand out ice pretty freely. I don't have access to large amount of ice (only mini fridges and those are a pain) so I use the small 3x5 reusable icepacks that are fairly cheap through...
  9. Dealing with a burnt out seasoned nurse

    If you know that the patients have issues that need addressed, bring those up to her before doctors round. "when you are rounding with doc today, could you mention that patient X was wondering...
  10. Shower Set Up ~ What does tht mean?

    Having worked in home health, I would think it means his aide gets everything ready for his shower, and then he actually showers himself. Most likely the aide will do other things such as cleaning...
  11. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Still rockin' my school blue special snowflake staff sweatshirt. When it gets too nice to wear sweatshirts, then I'll jump on the pink bandwagon
  12. Full moon

    I had a crazy day yesterday...didn't know it was a full moon. But now I know to watch out for
  13. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    3rd grader in today - Kid: My leg hurts right here (upper thigh) when I stand/walk/sit. Me: Oh ya? Kid: Ya. And its all black and blue... Me: Ok. You have a bruise. Kid: Yep Me: There is...
  14. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    I approve of the whip and nay nay as diagnostic tools. I think we should implement a
  15. The After School Thread

    I remember one guy getting left on pretty much an iceberg one season. That was
  16. I've never worked in NICU, but when I interviewed for a part time position (2-3 10 hour shifts) I offered to work full time while on orientation so as not to extend out the time it took to get me...
  17. The After School Thread

    Heading home right after school (no errands today!), getting on my jammies and waiting for the Bachelor to come on I suppose I'll make something for everyone to eat for supper too. And probably...
  18. Where are my peeps today?

    You never know until you
  19. Why?

  20. Why?

    This all the time. High schoolers come in "I don't feel good, I've already texted my mom, she says I can go home". Well what the heck am I doing here
  21. Why?

    I get this alot. Kids will say they have a headache/stomachache/ailment of the day and that there mom said to "try school" and call if they can't make it. Well I can promise you, none of them...
  22. Where are my peeps today?

    We are having an inservice day. We don't have any vacations this month either. I'm trying to put together my puberty/hygiene presentations. Fun times I tell
  23. NASN CONFERENCE 2016, anyone attending?

    I'm going to my state's conference, but the national one is out of my
  24. Weird question about gauze

    The coolest thing is that there are handwritten notes in the margin, important stuff underlined, etc. There is a name in them too, but all current staff know is that she was the school nurse at one...
  25. Weird question about gauze

    When I started cleaning out my office this fall I found a couple of textbooks - anatomy and physiology and obstetrics - with copyright dates of 1959 and 60. I thought they were cool looking and...