PattyB RN

PattyB RN

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About PattyB RN

PattyB RN has 20 years experience.


married, mother of four grown peeps one a nurse, one studying to be one!

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  1. What goes in your Health Room Log?

    Hi 110 kids! Here's how I do it: I log in every single kid I interact with. I have about 10 daily medications, 2 blood sugar checkers, and 2 students who have straight cath orders. Yes, I log each...
  2. Diapering and toilet accidents

    Hi JZ...In my school district the nurse are not required to do the diapering/toileting of any child...whether early intervention at age 3, pre-school or special needs. Instead, the Board of Education...
  3. Seven-year-old girl dies of peanut allergy at school...

    Caregive 1977..I'm not sure where you practice, but it's always a good idea to know your school's policy before something happens. I work in CT and we follow the state of CT guidelines for life...
  4. Seven-year-old girl dies of peanut allergy at school...

    I also work in a large urban school district. We have many students with life threatening peanut allergies. When the discussion turns to abolishing peanuts (shellfish is not an issue, we're too poor...
  5. Seven-year-old girl dies of peanut allergy at school...

    To answer Flare...would I use another child's epi-pen to save the life of a student who doesn't have one? Yes. Without hesitation...as long as it was the proper dose (Epi-pen jr for a smaller...
  6. Seven-year-old girl dies of peanut allergy at school...

    It's heartbreaking when a preventable tragedy happens. I am a school nurse in Connecticut. In my district, we have a standing order to administer epinephrine to anyone exhibiting signs/symptoms of...
  7. What do you do with your BMI results?

    No, we don't screen for acanthosis. I think it's a good idea. Makes you wonder if the parent even notices the furry darkness of their child's neck! Thanks for the
  8. RNs caught lying

    I agree, checklists can cause mistakes. I was in nursing school back when we all wrote a narrative at the end of our shifts. Blue ink for days, black for evenings, red for nite shift. Ahhhh...those...
  9. The Flu

    Thanks so much for the details. Really helps put a few pieces if this puzzle together. I've had a ton of kids with just really red throats (sore of course) but no fever. Now I'm curious to see if...
  10. Vent !!

    I completely understand and "feel your pain". Whenever a parent writes a note like that you can take it to the bank that that kid will be in your office :angryfire. My question is why do we care?...
  11. The Flu

    I just saw on the TV yesterday (an infection control specialist for a large well-known hospital) that here in Connecticut the flu has just been upgraded to "Regional" from sporadic (From the CDC)....
  12. Have You Found Your Niche?

    First off, I want to say that I LOVE your name! My next cat will either be Don Chich or Mrs. Fanuch. I may have the spelling wrong but you know who I mean, right? I'd have to say that after 20 yrs....
  13. I know you posted this a while ago but I just read it and have to say I'm chuckling to myself. I'm an elementary school nurse and it just crossed my mind...I wonder how many of your "frequent flyers"...
  14. What do you do with your BMI results?

    I am an elementary school nurse in CT. It is state mandated that we weigh, measure and calculate BMI on our 3rd grade students. The problem is, once we have the result, we aren't allowed to anything...
  15. Applying for 1st School Nursing job

    I agree with my school nurse colleagues. This job may not have the highest pay or the highest technological skill level but I love it. I am the sole medical person in my building responsible for...