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  1. Is insulin good after 28 days?

    lovepink posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I am a nurse at an elementary school, we have a few diabetics. Every place I have worked, we have wasted insulin after it had been open for 28 days. I had a parent tell me today that their endocrine...

  2. Cause for HUGE blisters on feet?

    lovepink replied to ws582's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I recently develope HUGE blisters on the balls of my feet. I couldn't walk, it was AWFUL!! Of course I knew how i got them... from wearing four inch wooden soled heels for a very long evening out......

  3. MMR Vaccine, Pregnant Teacher

    lovepink posted a topic in School

    We have a teacher who is due in a few weeks. I was putting in the vaccination records and of course she has many in her class who just received the MMR vaccine. (She teaches a young grade) Anyway...

  4. PARENTS!!!!

    lovepink posted a topic in School

    I have had the WORST time with parents today! It is SOOO frustrating! I get yelled at by one mom in front of the office this morning because I haven't had time to drop everything I am doing and...

  5. end of year questions

    lovepink replied to d3nis3's topic in School

    You said RN's.. as an LVN (all of us in the district) is that something I need to have? I was wondering about that after reading some of the posts, but have been told no. Maybe because we are LVNs lol...

  6. Nurses Day...are you forgotten ?

    lovepink replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Happy Nurse's Day!!! Today was nice!! I was pleasantly surprised :) I got lots of "we appreciate you" emails and a lot of the teachers wrote Happy Nurse's Day on all the nurse passes lol. My...

  7. PARENTS!!!!

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in School

    lol I LOVE it!!! I wish i could say

  8. Pulling Teeth

    lovepink posted a topic in School

    Do yall pull teeth in your office? I have been saying no all year because I don't feel comfortable (someone elses child) and I am unsure if that would be a liability to me. I know it sounds silly,...

  9. Pulling Teeth

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in School

    lol thanks guys!!! I have told teachers before that i was unable to becasue it was beyond my scope of practice and they looked at me like I was speaking another language lol Yay!!! It's is Friday...

  10. Pulling Teeth

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in School

    Thanks so much!! I feel better that I am not the only one! The teachers look at me like i am crazy because "the last nurse did it". So I just wanted to see if it was just me lol On another note its...

  11. NASN Question....

    lovepink replied to LACA's topic in School

    I actually emailed NASN about a month or so ago and they told me that I could join as an LVN! She said to fill out the form and put my LVN license number in the RN license number spot. I haven't...

  12. Fire Drill...

    lovepink posted a topic in School

    Ok... Something I hadnt thought too much about before, as it seems pretty obvious. BUT... now I have SOOO many questions!! What do yall do when there is a fire drill? Do you just leave the school...

  13. Fire Drill...

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in School

    Thank you so much! If you dont mind me asking... whats in your go-bag? You're right, I hadnt really thought abou thte fact that if we were out there long, it would be because of a fire and there...

  14. Is insulin good after 28 days?

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I did talk to my supervisor and she said we had to follow the 28 day rule unless their doctor was willing to write a note stating he could use it longer. The...

  15. Is insulin good after 28 days?

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thanks so much for your response! I enjoyed the article, lots of good

  16. 4 month old baby denied insurance coverage for being obese

    lovepink posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,564501,00.html just a quick recap for those that dont want to read the article... a 4 month old weighs in at 17#'s and his parents insurance company denies him...

  17. 4 month old baby denied insurance coverage for being obese

    lovepink replied to lovepink's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Haha thats true, Fox news would hate to think anything they posted would promote "obamacare". I think its ridiculous that for any reason they would deny coverage to a baby. I too would go running to...

  18. Yay!!! Just got a job at a school!!!

    lovepink posted a topic in School

    Hi yall!! I just got a call today that I got a job as a school nurse!! i am SOOO excited!!! I have always wanted to do this and as an LVN my options were limited... but luckily I found a school...

  19. All School Nurses

    lovepink replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    :heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat hi! i'm lovepink and this is my first year as a school nurse!! i am at an elementary school and i love it... almost all the time lol. the teachers can be a little...

  20. Self Injury

    lovepink posted a topic in School

    So... we are begining to see a problem with kids giving themselves eraser burns. I am speaking with the grade level that has this most rampantly about it this afternoon and will be talking about the...

  21. OTC meds....... and a few other questions <3

    lovepink posted a topic in School

    Hey yall!!! I am SO excited!!! :heartbeat tmw I am going to set up my office at school!! :heartbeat I do have a question... I know that we don't give any OTC's w/o a dr's order but what about topical...

  22. School nurse liability

    lovepink replied to Gampopa's topic in School

    I went there and it says its like 260/year with coverage of $100,000 / $300,000. Is this

  23. Nurses on strike-is it even possible?

    lovepink replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to say I would do it... I am totally for it and I envy the ones that have done it!! I am just one of those nurses that would feel bad for the pts... I know that we have to take care of...

  24. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    lovepink replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    I havent seen her, this just happened :) but when I gave report I made sure to let the oncoming nurse know that the pt had a Left AKA... I didnt tell any of the other nurses bc I didnt want to...

  25. School nurse liability

    lovepink replied to Gampopa's topic in School

    is there a particular company you would recommend getting insurance from? i dont have liability insurance, never really thought too much about it. i asked some nurses i know and none of them have...