Purple_Scrubs

Purple_Scrubs BSN, RN

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  1. Teachers !!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I had to tell you that I stole this line and used it today! Teacher had a student sent home last week for pink eye, so I guess hysteria set in. Today she wanted me to send home a student who c/o eye...

  2. See ya next week!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to LACA's topic in School

    June 7 for us...have a great spring

  3. Co-worker selling her own prescription meds!

    Purple_Scrubs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am still shocked and feeling very uncomfortable about a conversation with a co-worker yesterday, and I am not sure whether to just let it go or to say something to her. I am a school nurse and the...

  4. Teachers !!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    ^^^ Now THAT just made my weekend! Totally visualized the look on the secretary's face if I were to do that, LOL! What gets me is that mine are trained to do basic first aid/illness in my absence (I...

  5. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and no, LOL. I am all for Healthcare reform and think it is very necessary, so in that respect yes, I think it is a step in the right direction. I do not like how this bill was passed, however....

  6. UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Good points. I did not think of this being the same media that tells us there is a nursing shortage. We all know what a joke that is! My husband also brought up about the high salary might be due to...

  7. How do you wear your hair for work?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to ChasingRain's topic in General Nursing

    I cut mine short for nursing school...big mistake. It looked cute as heck, but required tons of styling and trims every 4 weeks or else I would look like that shaggy dog. I have now grown it out to...

  8. Teachers !!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Oh, I definitely feel for you, Praiser. My school is FULL of wanna-be nurses. The only one I do not have trouble with is the one who used to be an actual RN and went into teaching! My latest saga is...

  9. summer?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in School

    Let's see, I too am going to be studying for/taking the School Nurse Certification exam, and also studying for/taking my GRE and getting my grad school application ready. My DH is having surgery in...

  10. Non-nursing jobs available with BSN degree?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Lady_Lara's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you looked into school nursing in your

  11. Co-worker selling her own prescription meds!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Neither, she is a school employee. I'm a school nurse at an elementary school

  12. Co-worker selling her own prescription meds!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice. I would really like to just let it go, but I felt sort of guilty about it. Like if I did not say something to her I would be doing something wrong, or somehow an accomplice, I...

  13. Introducing a Helper

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I do a "Fall into a Healthy School Year" for the beginning of the year with different healthy habits and falling leaves. Once I get tired of looking at that, I do a Handwashing one (usually coincides...

  14. how to report a teacher to the BRN?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to scibruin's topic in General Students

    Holy heck this thread has taken a weird and nasty turn. The OP has posted that the issue was resolved. She got the opinions she was looking for. We have all had a chance to express ours. Can't we just...

  15. how to report a teacher to the BRN?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to scibruin's topic in General Students

    There was nothing accidental about the instructor's actions. If you are going to use analogies, at least use ones that make sense and apply to the situation at hand. If you want to use a more...

  16. Nursing Schools that start in Summer? (Trad or Acc)

    Purple_Scrubs replied to ashbarn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look at TCU's accelerated program in Fort Worth, TX. Unless their schedule has changed, it is 15 months beginning in

  17. When do you report to CPS?

    Purple_Scrubs posted a topic in School

    Dealing with child abuse allegations and suspicions: it is one of the most difficult parts of my job and presents some of the hardest decisions to make. Since April is National Child Abuse Prevention...

  18. Is this correct??????

    Purple_Scrubs replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in School

    I have no standing orders. I live in fear of someone developing anaphylaxis and all I can do is call 911. I also have a PK with KNOWN insect sting anaphylaxis and despite numerous calls, letters, and...

  19. What do you say to your dying pt's family?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to ERMindy's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I cannot answer as a hospice nurse, but I can answer as a family member of a hospice patient. My dad passed away just before I started nursing school, so I was not medically knowledgable at the time....

  20. Frustrated to no end.....

    Purple_Scrubs replied to LACA's topic in School

    Someone told me recently that lice alone is not a reason for CPS to investigate a family (or reason alone for someone to report). Anyone else heard

  21. Thoughts on Accelerated BSN programs?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to damaranicole's topic in General Students

    I do not have kids but am/was married when I went through my accelerated program. One of my classmates had 2 kids and was one of the wisest people I know. She said on many occasions that time with her...

  22. My age is showing, or 'No texting, please"

    Purple_Scrubs replied to mamamerlee's topic in General Nursing

    I am horrified at this. This reflects poorly on the profession and on us

  23. Is this correct??????

    Purple_Scrubs replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in School

    You are correct. Your order was very specific as to when and why to give the med and any deviation from that would amount to you practicing outside your scope of practice. I am concerned that the...

  24. When do you report to CPS?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Good thoughts. I really don't think there are right or wrongs. The scenerios are a combination of some given in a training exercise and some loosely based on reality. My own thoughts: A and B I would...

  25. My age is showing, or 'No texting, please"

    Purple_Scrubs replied to mamamerlee's topic in General Nursing

    It bugs me too. I know for a fact that I have made careless errors in my posts, but I do try and keep it correct. I have just always been that way about written communication. Now, to hear me talk, I...