Purple_Scrubs

Purple_Scrubs BSN, RN

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  1. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    Purple_Scrubs replied to nursey04's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow. If that means that I, as a school nurse with no recent hospital experience, am going to be commissioned to work in the hospitals (there is a reason I left the hospital setting, and I don't plan...

  2. Pajamas

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    :yeah:Kudos to that teacher! Someone really should report that principal and go up the chain of command until the rules are enforced

  3. Pajamas

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    My kiddos wear uniforms, but I often see the PARENTS coming to school in pajama bottoms. Not just once or twice, I would say at least once a week! Often this is for teacher conferences or meetings...

  4. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The given scenerio involved a shortage of PPE. Show me a cop who will walk into a gun fight without a gun and vest, or a fire fighter who will try to stop a fire without a hose and suit. Let's compare...

  5. Would you do it all over again?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Hindsight is 20/20, but I have to say no. If I had it to do all over again, I would have stuck with my initial major of Pre-vet and aimed for vet school. Hospital nursing is not for me, but I do love...

  6. Help--I am new at this

    Purple_Scrubs replied to kaylee3's topic in School

    Check with your teachers also, sometimes parents give them a new number and no one thinks to update the office. My principal will also send someone to the house to knock on the door. If all else fails...

  7. Moment of Silence and Gratitude

    Purple_Scrubs replied to skoolnurse's topic in School

    Tragic. God bless this nurse, her family, and her school

  8. Sure, I'll risk my license so you don't have to leave home

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    You hit the nail on the head SchoolNurseBSN! I have had many parents request this and that request does not get to me. Usually I simply explain the district policy and the state law and the parents...

  9. (tomorrow) School Nurse's Day !

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Happy belated School Nurse Day everyone! I think I got the best SN Day gift ever, a week off work! OK, so I really have swine flu to thank for that, but I'll take it however I can get it! Last week I...

  10. I am not a stinking babysitter!

    Purple_Scrubs posted a topic in School

    Often when students are "in trouble" and sent to the office, they end up sitting there for a great deal of the day either waiting for an administrator to talk to them, or waiting for a parent to pick...

  11. Any school nurses doing things differently?

    Purple_Scrubs posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is there anyone who is doing things differently due to the swine flu outbreak/hysteria? (IMO it is equal parts of both!) I of course send kids with flu-like symptoms home, but I do not usually require...

  12. Fear or Fact

    Purple_Scrubs replied to HippyGreenPeaceChick's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Honestly, I have looked at so many sources I don't know which one for sure. Maybe "hallmark" was the wrong word for it, but I do recall reading that in the big pandemics like 1918 it was this age...

  13. I just saw...

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    OMG I would have thrown her out of my clinic so fast!

  14. I'm so heated right now and just need to vent !!@!!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    I really want to tell these teachers, "I don't come to your classroom and critique your lesson plans, please don't come to my clinic and question my nursing judgment". I cannot stand when a lay person...

  15. Fear or Fact

    Purple_Scrubs replied to HippyGreenPeaceChick's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think it is equal parts media hype and a real problem. I tend to agree with our President, that there is cause for concern but not panic (apologies that I do not have the exact quote, but that was...

  16. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Someone with appropriate PPE. If none are available, I would never ask a healthcare provider to risk their own life to save

  17. Any school nurses doing things differently?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If there is no fever, flu of any sort is not even on my radar. I always considered fever the hallmark of the flu, at least as far as differentiating it from the common cold. No fever, mild symptoms,...

  18. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

    Purple_Scrubs replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For those who know more about this than I do...is it possible that this particular strain has been around for much longer than we think? Could some cases of what we thought was "plain old flu" this...

  19. Yoga is a good way for rest and exercise.

    Purple_Scrubs replied to a-rose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have had lower back problems and yoga makes my back feel soooo good! I have not done it regularly in a while, but I am thinking about going to the classes at the gym where I am a member. I have not...

  20. Scabies

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    In my district they are sent home and readmitted with a doctor's note. I also had a teacher who wanted (practically demanded) a letter sent home to all the parents in the class. I told her that was...

  21. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is a difference between opting out because it is going to be a "rough day", and opting out because there are not enough supplies to maintain safety. If you are saying that nurses who refuse to...

  22. I just saw...

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    Ugh, glad it is not just me dealing with

  23. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    Purple_Scrubs replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If anyone wants a glimpse at how the general public is reacting, read the comments on WebMD's forum on this topic. It is very scary. Some of the comments are downright ignorant. I thought about...

  24. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is a huge benefit of being a school nurse. At the first hint of an outbreak, schools will shut down (some in my area already have), so I won't have to come to work! But, if I did work in a...

  25. Any school nurses doing things differently?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, the hysteria has began at my school. First an administrator tells me there are two cases at a school in a nearby district (I can find no conformation of this anywhere, I think she misunderstood...