Purple_Scrubs

Purple_Scrubs BSN, RN

School Nursing

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  1. What was your best?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    Recently I was able to load 12 low income students on a bus, some with their parents coming along, and go to a vision fair where all 12 were seen by an optomotrist, 3 were seen by an ophthamologist,...

  2. How to find your NICHE in nursing??

    Purple_Scrubs replied to cyoucapri's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you have a BSN? If not, get started on it. If so, look into MPH programs. With a goal of working for the International organizations, you will likely need

  3. What motivates you to go to work every day?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, the only thing motivating me right now is bills. I can't afford to quit and be the stay at home mom/foster mom that I want to be until at least August. Our 6 month foster baby has been sick...

  4. Bedside Tutoring?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to coopman712's topic in Pediatric

    I'm a school nurse and my district has a "homebound" program where certified teachers will go either to the home or hospital room of a student with an illness and teach them one-on-one. They will not...

  5. Is going into Nursing a good idea?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to littletwinstar's topic in General Nursing

    I would put in a big ole endorsement for med school...except that you have little kids. Docs get paid the big bucks because they make some big sacrifices. Talk to a few docs in your specialty and ask...

  6. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    Avoid unreasonable people? None. But the same holds true for every profession that deals with the public. If you don't like dealing with people (all kinds of people, good bad and ugly), don't pick a...

  7. What is with all the crying?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Rick68fl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you crying? There's no crying! There's no crying in

  8. How to NOT interview for your RN/LPN job!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to musicianRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Some people are confusing vanity and professionalism. They are not even close to the same

  9. Substitute Pay

    Purple_Scrubs replied to KSGMaine's topic in School

    The problem in my district is that they DON'T get anyone to work for that, lol. Not RNs anyway. They have now started training sub teachers to cover in the nurse's office. I trust my staff who know...

  10. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    Just sayin', it was an MD who was ultimately accused of fraud for starting the whole autism and MMR thing, which he completely fabricated. Trust the science, not the stakeholders. I am glad you will...

  11. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    I am also concerned about the sources the OP has considered in making this decision. There is so much misinformation out there and pseudo-science when it comes to vaccines. If this "research" involved...

  12. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    Even if the school accepts a religious/reasons of conscious exemption, there is a good chance the clinical locations will not. I know of a student who almost had to leave the program because she had a...

  13. Substitute Pay

    Purple_Scrubs replied to KSGMaine's topic in School

    We are also $70 for a 7 hour day. Ridiculous if you ask me considering they require a bachelor's degree to

  14. How to NOT interview for your RN/LPN job!

    Purple_Scrubs replied to musicianRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The point of dressing and presenting yourself professionally is not about someone judging you based on looks. It is about presenting youself so that they notice your qualifications and NOT your looks,...

  15. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but there is always a point where they pull back. Once it is obvious that certain death awaits, everyone pulls back. There may always be a few hero/martyrs who defy the orders, but it is in no...

  16. Nurse Educator in need of ideas for topics that students can research

    Purple_Scrubs replied to bchat's topic in Psychiatric

    There is a lot of good research coming out about childhood abuse and trauma and its effect on the developing brain. It might be a good topic because there is a lot of crossover (Peds, Psych, etc). I...

  17. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    But, all those professions (including nursing) takes CALCULATED risks. Police officers do not go into a hostage situation without bullet proof vests and their weapon. Firemen do not go into buildings...

  18. The Mockery of Nursing

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh yes, and it must not require the GRE, reference letters, a GPA higher than 2.0, must find my preceptors for me, not require more than 3.5 hours per week of my time (because I DO have a life here)...

  19. Scrubs and Infection Control

    Purple_Scrubs replied to nick7331's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think the bugs at Walmart are just as bad as those at the hospital (and probably as numerous) and most people don't rush home and shower after grocery shopping. Universal Precautions, good...

  20. UGH! May have missed something

    Purple_Scrubs replied to 100kids's topic in School

    Ugh, I hate it when that happens. Unfortunately, none of us that I know of has x-ray vision (Supernurse, where are you?), so occasionally it does happen. You just have to make the best assessment you...

  21. Aspen U

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Flare's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I've been checking them out too, Flare! I have yet to find anything negative about them. I still have that little voice saying "if it sounds too good to be true...", but I just can't find any...

  22. The Mockery of Nursing

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    SNL would never have made it if the general public had such a distaste for satire. If it offends you, there is a little arrow in the upper left hand corner of your computer screen that will take you...

  23. The Mockery of Nursing

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a new grad and I can't find a job in nursing, so I think everyone in nursing school should quit immediately and go into accounting. Since, you know, accounting jobs are just overflowing in this...

  24. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    Purple_Scrubs replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    It's one of the benefits of school nursing...when the spit hits the fan we shut down and no one goes in. We were closed for a week when the H1N1 arrived on the scene and no one knew how bad it would...

  25. The Mockery of Nursing

    Purple_Scrubs replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pick the one with the cuter uniforms. I need someone to tell me with absolute certainty if I will live happily ever after as a nurse, or will I hate it and regret it forever? Come on I need to know...