Artistyc1

Artistyc1

School Nurse, Maternal Newborn

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  1. Silly question about asthma

    Artistyc1 replied to mc3's topic in School

    Oddly, I had a child that was doing this. I even sent her to the hospital once, as she managed to be coughing to the point of vomiting. She wasn't helped by the inhaler. I am studying to be...

  2. HELP Pink Eye Question

    Artistyc1 replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    If they will wash their hands, it is not airborne illness. They are NOT "turbocontagious". Not everyone even requires

  3. HELP Pink Eye Question

    Artistyc1 replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    Pinkeye has several forms, and it has to spread by hand contact. Sending the child back to class, if they wash their hands is not an issue. Also, many schools do not exclude for conjunctivitis. It...

  4. Lice-itchy scratchy

    Artistyc1 replied to nursingnow's topic in School

    Hate to tell you, but this is misinformation. Lice don't JUMP. They don't have the proper jointing of their legs to do that. Parents get this sort of misinformation, and the hysteria perpetuates....

  5. 10 minutes and no emergency meds for seizure

    Artistyc1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in School

    As it appears that there will be no cooperation from this mother, for whatever reason, you need to consider protecting the child, AND yourself. If I were to see seizures that did not appear to be...

  6. Is it feasible/realistic to be able to work as a school nurse well into my 60's?

    Artistyc1 replied to bella201's topic in School

    Take things one thing at a time, there will be lots of time for those decisions after you complete nursing school. Maybe you won't even want to be a nurse at all! Not everyone that begins nursing...

  7. Fluoride mouth rinse program

    Artistyc1 replied to schoolnursejenn's topic in School

    I am in NY, but I had the program for 5 years. I abandoned it last year, as I was having difficulty getting teachers to buy into the program enough to give the rinse as instructed. They just did...

  8. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Artistyc1 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is too bad that our health care system was set up to be very profitable for insurance companies, with costs rising faster than any other commodity. Many people, even if they work hard, work...

  9. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Artistyc1 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am sure that is the reason that millions of Americans without health care coverage would want it; so they can go to the ER to have the gum removed from their hair. Do you think that insured...

  10. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Artistyc1 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Perhaps only COMPASSIONATE people agree that the fight against universal health care is an uncaring, selfish

  11. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Artistyc1 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe, with some luck, you won't find yourself in the situation of millions of Americans that didn't expect to find themselves without insurance, and with nowhere to turn but the ER for

  12. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Artistyc1 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And, with any luck, you won't end up one of the millions of uninsured Americans that have nowhere to turn but the ER for any care at

  13. RN School Nurse replaced with LPN. When will NYS mandate an RN in every school?!

    Artistyc1 replied to jhendoRN's topic in School

    I am a little confused about this post. Is there an RN that oversees the LPN that replaced you? I am in NY as well. I believe that a district is NOT mandated to have a nurse of any kind. However,...

  14. Lice Policies/Help Please!

    Artistyc1 replied to dta815's topic in School

    It is pretty ridiculous to have "no nit" policies in this day and age. Nits don't go from head to head. They also may never hatch. If they are old, the child is going home for no good reason, and...

  15. Lice Policies/Help Please!

    Artistyc1 replied to dta815's topic in School

    Every Monday head check? That alone is pretty humiliating for any child that MAY be found to have any evidence of lice. That is an outrageous misuse of time and resources for an educational...

  16. Something for all you school nurses...

    Artistyc1 replied to caregiver1977's topic in School

    I think it was a pretty crummy thing to accuse the nurse of; "planting" the kids inhaler in the child's backpack. What evidence to you have for

  17. Something for all you school nurses...

    Artistyc1 replied to caregiver1977's topic in School

    When dealing with a 1st grade student, we do NOT let them carry, it IS kept in my office. If an asthmatic child is complaining of respiratory symptoms, they would be escorted down to my office by a...

  18. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    Artistyc1 replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is NOT their responsibility to retire on your timetable. Don't forget, they worked through pretty lean times in nursing, as well. Pay for the RN has been historically very LOW, until the fairly...

  19. permission to poop granted!

    Artistyc1 replied to Flare's topic in School

    One thing that I noticed when asking students whether or not they used the bathroom, they might say "I peed". In a classroom situation, a teacher is not going to ask a student "did you poop?" as I...

  20. HIPAA violation or just a bad decision?

    Artistyc1 replied to concerned2012's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think that this nurse is in violation of being HUMAN. What dreadful sort of person would do this, anyway? Whether it is in violation of legal codes, etc, is not the issue here. Should someone like...

  21. Just curious, What do they teach in Nursing School these days?

    Artistyc1 replied to AMN74's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I believe that nursing school is far more difficult to get through than it was when I graduated in the mid-70's. There is SO MUCH MORE TO KNOW! I have had 35 + years to absorb the...

  22. Rant

    Artistyc1 replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in General Nursing

    This is a legitimate complaint that many facility employees have. The person that takes on more than they can handle and feels that they have the right to make it everyone elses problem is just plain...

  23. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    Artistyc1 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "gasp" you have never heard of this? We had this class in Jr. High, back in the

  24. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    Artistyc1 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You must be very popular with all that you come into contact

  25. Shouldn't Nurses Have the Power to Isolate Patients?

    Artistyc1 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If it is only scabies or head lice, they are NOT needing isolation in the first place. For head lice, all you have to do is avoid head to head contact. Common scabies (not Norwegian scabies, which...