Tina, RN

I'm pretty nerdy. ?

OMG, I had a middle school aged student sneak up on me once, and literally blow on the back of my neck to startle me. I have never been so freaked out in my life. That was one of the very few times I got really stern with a kid...

Wow! I had honestly never heard of this before...

This terrifies me. I grew up in a household with very screwed up ideas on weight/appearance. Consequently, I battled eating disorders through high school and my 20's. I have an 11 year old daughter, and my husband and I try so hard to be careful abou...

I love this.

Could you send it to me, too??

I have done elementary and high school. I will never, ever go back to elementary! I love little ones, but I don't want to be responsible for hundreds of them each day. Too much neediness, and the teachers in elementary are insane! The big kids are fu...

My big kid was born at 29 weeks: One pound, 13 ounces. Thirteen inches long... What a sick little guy he was! He is going to be 13 years old in December! He's the one I yell for when I can't figure out my phone...

"That there's an RRRRRRVEEEE." National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation??? heehee!!

Recently had a parent bring a student in first thing in the morning. Student attends school in my district, but doesn't even attend my school! Kid has a banged up hand from an injury at home that morning. Hand is swollen and bruised. Almost no ROM. P...

True, true...

I thought I was the only one that used the "Monday Morning Urgent Care" line! At least I'm not alone. :) Lol

I feel your pain. I am working at my per diem job tonight, right about when the roads should be horrific. I am so annoyed, I never realized how spoiled I was working for the schools!! LOL Be safe, everyone!

I need to find scrub pants that have a higher rise. I *hate* low rise pants!!! My belly is too big, and they always end up underneath it. But, most pants now seem to have that lower rise. Any suggestions??

Very interesting thread... I always like to read about types of IVF and the conditions under which they would be given.

Knowing what I know now, I would have done something else. OT or SLP. Maybe even PA. Or maybe a vet. I am very happy with my nursing career now, but it took a long time to get to this point. I would never encourage my daughter to become a nurse. It ...

Welcome back! :)

Off-topic: Once, an elderly lady gave me a pretty little trinket box as a thank you for taking care of her husband (Definitely not worth more than $10). She was a tough, tough cookie. I was stunned that she was happy with my care, because she had is...

Oh, no she DIDN'T!!!!!

No way, no how, would I clean poop off of a shoe. It would be bagged and a call would be made to a parent for replacement shoes. Then, I'd have a discussion with the person that thought I should be the poop-scraper... (Assuming, of course, that th...

In elementary school, I remember going once for nausea, and a few times for sore throats. I used to get strep throat a lot. I remember having poison ivy and my teacher putting calamine lotion on for me. I have no memories of going to the nurse in mid...

I had an 11th grader come to me with a headache. He said there was mayo on his chicken sandwich at lunch. He does not like mayo, and was so annoyed, that he got a headache... *sigh*

This is awesome! How did the staff react?? At the elementary schools I have worked in, the staff's heads would have exploded if I started refusing to deal with those things. Heaven forbid that the precious li'l snowflakes experience even a millisecon...

How about medical case management for an insurance company?

40-45 minutes for me. I don't mind it at all. It's mostly highway, and I love my job! :) My second job is about 25 minutes, again on the highway. I have had shorter commutes, for jobs I hated. NOT worth it...