BettyGirard

BettyGirard BSN

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  1. Foley placement

    BettyGirard replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I stand corrected. As I said, almost all of the foleys I have to put in are in boys. I'll be careful with the girls next

  2. Best Lanyard?

    BettyGirard replied to cmh1118's topic in School

    Yeah, the neck ones get in the way. Mine's on a little retractible doohicky that I clip to my pants

  3. Foley Catheter

    BettyGirard replied to CecyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Can't say about Hospices, but in our case we never irrigate and we typically only have catheters in for two weeks. The longer ones we switch roughly every four

  4. Foley placement

    BettyGirard replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    Male or female. What I was always told is females you could stop when you got the urine flow. On males you need to advance further (variously either two inches or up to the biforcation in tubing)....

  5. Experience for School Nurses

    BettyGirard replied to Fiddlesticks27's topic in School

    I came from the peds section of a "doc in a box" (urgent care). I think that's pretty close to what you're going to see. Very few "emergencies" but lots of primary complaints. Any true...

  6. Using School Computer

    BettyGirard replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I figure this is "professional education." It's rare I get to do it, but I wouldn't let the fear of someone catching me be an issue. It's not like I'm doing personal shooping or Media or

  7. Is it possible for a nurse to become a doctor?

    BettyGirard replied to madel23's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who went from RN (BSN) to med school. As pointed out being a nurse isn't a fast track though it might make some of the clinical aspects easier for you. A BSN is probably as good...

  8. Alternative high school position

    BettyGirard replied to AllykatRN's topic in School

    As it says above, you get to know the students better because there are fewer of them and you see more of them. I just got tired with all the stuff that didn't really end up being what I thought was...

  9. Summer 2018 Plans?

    BettyGirard replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Well, all the students are gone now. I've been so busy, I've not had time to get online here so I missed the questions (only found them in my email notices). April, the person who dictated it to me...

  10. Foley Catheter Issue?

    BettyGirard replied to JustANurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    The instructions on the foleys we use say unequivocally, do not pre-inflate to test. That's enough to sway it for me. We always inflate the balloon to the full amount (as designated on the...

  11. Summer 2018 Plans?

    BettyGirard replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    No, no girl in the same situation graduating. The student in question walked at graudation with a diaper on and he was fine with that. It's just that it's come up with other students (male and...

  12. Summer 2018 Plans?

    BettyGirard replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Alas, no. I had asked about that. They said they used to allow it, but it wasn't fair to the girls in the same

  13. Summer 2018 Plans?

    BettyGirard replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I misspoke earlier. Today was the last day for Seniors (not sure why I thought I had another week, time flies, that moves everything up). I've seen a few come by today to say goodbye or to pick up...

  14. Summer 2018 Plans?

    BettyGirard replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    We lose our Seniors next week. We're in school for another two weeks after that. Then I have two weeks off and I'm over at the next school covering summer school. Hopefully it will be

  15. My Encounter With A Health Room Sub

    BettyGirard replied to bleemadden's topic in School

    Being also the mother of a diabetic, you need to enlist mom's help to the point of even having her start a 504 action to allow the testing supplies to go with the student. I fought this long and...

  16. How long do you keep your records?

    BettyGirard replied to nursebooboo's topic in School

    Student records follow the students from school to school until they leave the school system and then they usually get destroyed the next year. Other non-individualized records appear to stay...

  17. Non-contact Thermometers

    BettyGirard replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    We just use the tempadot single use thermometers. No batteries, no worrying about probe covers,

  18. Students and wet pants!

    BettyGirard replied to Lisagoldsberry's topic in School

    I inherit the previous year's lost and found so I often have some stuff, I take it home and wash it. Usually I just call the parents

  19. What would you have done?

    BettyGirard replied to LACA's topic in School

    I don't get this "I'm sending you the bill" thing. Any other option that would have ended up with the kid in the ER (you call mom, and mom takes her or you call 911 and they take her), they'd still...

  20. What do your students call you!

    BettyGirard replied to nuwbee25's topic in School

    All adults (staff, parents, etc...) are referred to by Mr./Mrs./Ms/Dr. whatever and their last names. By the kids, by the staff when talking to or in in front of the kids. This is what is proper....

  21. Incontinence

    BettyGirard replied to hobiehobie's topic in School

    No, both the students I were referring to are pretty high functioning. As long as it's only a urinary (which it usually is), she's pretty adept at doing the change herself. I'll usually get her...

  22. Incontinence

    BettyGirard replied to hobiehobie's topic in School

    Fortunately, most of those with toilet issues in our school are handled by the special ed parapros (attendants/assistants), they have a changing area complete with shower table down in their area....

  23. It comes in cycles

    BettyGirard posted a topic in School

    Another new year started. Ever notice how certain things come in cycles. For example, I can go several years without a new kid with a bee sting allergy or diabetes and then suddenly I'll get several...

  24. Okay School Nurse's......Check in !!!

    BettyGirard replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Kids came back Monday. Just trying to get the opening stuff caught up. No matter how much I prepare before the first day, it always looks like a disaster by now. Just the paper is getting

  25. It comes in cycles

    BettyGirard replied to BettyGirard's topic in School

    Oh, that's a term I use for a student with a condition that I first hear about on the first day of school. No heads up earlier from a parent or the nurse from the school they were at last year....