Purple_Scrubs

Purple_Scrubs BSN, RN

School Nursing

Member

All Content by Purple_Scrubs

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

    Purple_Scrubs replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    Now that you mention it, I use Vetricyn on my horses' wounds, and whenever I scrape myself while out working in the barn I squirt a bit on my wound. It is quite effective. Horse people are a little...

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

    Purple_Scrubs replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there are studies showing cinnamon helps with insulin resistance and can lower BG, but it is not a cure all and clearly this guy was expecting miracles! "Hmm, I can just keep eating sugary,...

  3. Living with poo

    Purple_Scrubs replied to dropbears101's topic in General Nursing

    Just think about the person in WalMart who just had a BM in the bathroom, did not wash, and is now rifling through all the fresh produce that you are about to pick out, bring home and

  4. anyone have a not-at-work injury, what was your experience with time off?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    My work was great when I hurt my knee. I told them what happened and my MD wanted me non-weight bearing until cleared by MRI (which due to scheduling took about a week). They said no problemo and...

  5. Mandated Flu vaccine?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Same reason you should still use a condom even though it is not 100% effective against

  6. When to fill out Accident Reports

    Purple_Scrubs replied to SchoolRNAmy's topic in School

    I fill them out if the injury is bad enough that I recommend a visit to the PCP or

  7. Oh, the Q is silent...

    Purple_Scrubs replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Nursing Humor

    My childhood bff was named Alexis. I spend a good portion of my childhood at Alexis's house. In NS, I always got tripped up with atelectasis and pronounced it "at Alexis's".

  8. Toileting Accidents at school

    Purple_Scrubs replied to angie06614's topic in School

    I do not disrobe a student under any circumstances, even with a witness (only exception is the student I cath twice daily, and that is a medical procedure for which I have parental permission and...

  9. What's the meanest/nicest thing another nurse or coworker has done for you?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was a new grad on a busy tele floor, my orientation was ended very suddenly and unexpectedly when I showed up expecting to be taking our normal load of 3-4 patients with my preceptor, and I...

  10. Why does it always happen like this?????

    Purple_Scrubs replied to tictac's topic in School

    The joys of school nursing. And someone recently on this forum said it was boring, lol. Yawn indeed. IME this job is either feast or famine. Hey, I think you did great. That is a lot to handle at...

  11. Gluten-Free Cafeteria?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Spidey's mom's topic in School

    Business venture idea: provide prepackaged (heat and eat), healthy, gluten and/or allergen free meals to school districts on an as needed basis. Student with special diet enrolls, cafeteria calls...

  12. If there's an outbreak and you exclude kids, are they unexcused abscence?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to geocachingRN's topic in School

    If I exclude them, it is excused. Unless it is something like lice where they could treat at home and return the next day, but the parent does not bring them back for a week. In that case only one day...

  13. Do you like being a school nurse?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to WldChrry's topic in School

    I wasn't trying to say you weren't cut out for it...just giving scenerios for you to think about :) My distrist has hired some brand new grads with zero nursing experience and they have done...

  14. The happy policy

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please win the lottery and open a hospital so I can come work for you! Seriously, there is a physician-owned hospital in my area and it is very nice and employee-friendly. But I can only imagine how...

  15. Possible termination for HIPAA violations

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Magnolia619's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    OP, I'm glad you are not being terminated. I agree with rn/writer and others who have said that yes, it was a HIPAA violation, but no, it was not malicious and it was an honest mistake. Perhaps you...

  16. Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    OP, it sounds like you have your head on straight, and I think you are going to do great things in nursing. I do have to point out that you did have a head injury, and you yourself state "I was in a...

  17. Do you like being a school nurse?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to WldChrry's topic in School

    It is possible as a new grad, but it really depends on how good your assessment skills are, and how much of a support system there is. With a private school, I would be concerned that there is not...

  18. Are any of you loyal?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    I will add that I do feel loyal to my current employers. They have been good to me and are appreciative of my efforts. That said, if I could make things better for myself and my family somewhere else,...

  19. Are any of you loyal?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to me about loyalty when your orientation is ended early after less than a month, and you are given a 5 patient load by yourself when you are supposed to be taking 3-4 patients WITH your...

  20. Do you like being a school nurse?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to WldChrry's topic in School

    Most days I love my job. I like the independence, I like having my own office that I can organize as I see fit (as opposed to trying to grab a free chair in a nurse's station to chart), I love working...

  21. What do you do when parent refuses to pick up student for a pink eye?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    Eyes are so hard to assess. Even after 4 years of this I still second guess myself. Sometimes you can clearly see that the conjunctiva is what is pink, other times it will simply be bloodshot with a...

  22. are you on teachers' payscale?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to blacksea pebble's topic in School

    In my district (Texas) I am on the teacher's scale. Annually, it was a paycut from the hospital, but when I broke it down to an hourly wage, taking into consideration 7 hour days and 9 months working,...

  23. Would you be insulted if.....

    Purple_Scrubs replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would not be offended at all. What I do find offensive is the buttons that I have heard some hospitals require nurses to wear that state "Ask me if I've washed my hands"...well that sure must...

  24. Mandated Flu vaccine?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Apples to oranges. And everyone DOES have the right to choose what goes in and out of their bodies. There is no one holding anyone down and injecting them with anything. It is withing an employer's...

  25. Touching blood without gloves

    Purple_Scrubs replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    No, it varies from state to state, but most states that I am aware of do not require anyone to stop and render aid. And there is no law anywhere on the books that says a bystander has to put...