LACA BSN, LPN, RN

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    How do you handle these?

    LACA posted a topic in School

    how do you handle injuries that occur at home?? mondays are usually the days that i see the most of these, injuries that occur over the weekend. mom/dad send kid to school with a scraped knee or...
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    From Golden Child to Worst Employee: What The?????

    LACA replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Have you discussed other possible plans with them and what could be done
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    VENT about testing

    LACA replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    We had our state standardized tests at the end of March...the kids (3rd-5th) had four days of testing, each morning they did the first section of the day's subject (language arts, math, science or...
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    Terrible visitors - Unsafe situation

    LACA replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think she was pointing out that they were Middle Eastern because they might not have understood why the room wasn't private and that may have been a factor in why they had so many people in the...
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    Any Ideas For Celebrating Nurses Week?

    LACA replied to fromtheheartRN's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'm sitting here amazed at some of these responses. Instead of being thankful for even being recognized, whether it's a logo pen or a stale donut, you all complain and gripe about it??...
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    Are there school nurses in France?

    LACA posted a topic in General World

    I am an elementary school nurse in the US. Our school has a weeklong Celebration of Nations every year, where the different hallways become different countries. I am in the third grade hallway and our...
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    Got the scare of my life today

    LACA replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    Oh my goodness! Bless her little heart!! It's always scary to realize that mistakes happen and we have to be on the lookout for every little detail. Kudos to you for your quick thinking and
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    After school programs

    LACA replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    We do have after school "club" classes, as well as an after school program for kids whose parents work and such. When the bell rings at 3:21, I'm out the door, in the parking lot, getting my little...
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    Celebration of Nations--I am France! Help!

    LACA posted a topic in School

    Okay, our school has a weeklong Celebration of Nations coming up NEXT week...my office is in the third grade hallway and so I'm with them on the country of France. Does anyone know ANYTHING about...
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    Celebration of Nations--I am France! Help!

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    I am a Google addict...but there wasn't anything helpful! There was school nurse info for just about every other country, but nothing for France. Go figure I would be on the hallway that has the one...
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    Advanced Degree Confusion

    LACA replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Indiana State University does an LPN-BSN course completely online...now that I actually have the information I need, I'm wondering if this is really something I want to do right now...I have a...
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    Advanced Degree Confusion

    LACA replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I promise I'm not stealing your post...but you got me thinking and now I'm wondering what would be the best route for me. I love my job, and I would like to further my education at the same time. I'm...
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    See ya next week!

    LACA posted a topic in School

    School is out for the day, and I'm officially on Spring Break! Be back to reality on the 19th!!! How many more days do you all have til
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    See ya next week!

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    Well, so much for my fabulous and relaxing Spring Break! I got sick with the stomach virus that had been going around on Friday, about an hour after I got off work, and didn't get better until...
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    Free Samples?

    LACA replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Always (the pad company) has a great puberty program for 5th grade girls and boys. Go to www.pgschoolprograms.com and click on the Puberty link. They sent me some little booklets for the boys, a DVD...
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    Out Of Office sign?

    LACA replied to 2ndgenschoolnurse's topic in School

    I eat lunch every day with the K and 1st grade teachers from 11-11:30. My door is closed and my light is off and the kids know to go back to class, unless it's urgent, then they go to the office and...
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    A fever...and no answer at home!

    LACA posted a topic in School

    i have a very sick 5 year old kiddo in my office...he's running a temp of 102 and chilling like crazy. i have two numbers on his info sheet...no answer at the home number (left a msg to pls call) and...
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    Frustrated to no end.....

    LACA posted a topic in School

    our county system does not have a "no nit" policy. we do however, have a policy in place that requires that children be sent home if live lice are found.... i have a k girl that i have sent home...
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    Introducing a Helper

    LACA replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I do have a bulletin board across the hall from my clinic, but I only change it two or three times a year (it's an older locking one that is really difficult to use! The wall outside my clinic door is...
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    Finally!

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    Ahh! We have 2 1/2 work days without kiddos after school lets
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    Finally!

    LACA posted a topic in School

    i'm so glad that tcap (tennessee comprehensive acheivement program) tests are over! 4 days of spending my morning monitoring a classroom of 3rd grade students taking a test for 2 hours...makes for a...
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    Should I have helped?

    LACA replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    If she already had help, as she obviously did, I probably would not have stopped either. Maybe they had called the ambulance just as a precaution. Perhaps a car almost hit her or something? Not sure...
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    A sign of the times

    LACA replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    What does DNR mean in this
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    Nurse's office as common area?

    LACA replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    I'm lucky in that my clinic is in the 3rd grade hallway, I'm two hallways away from the front office! There is one door into my office, so if you're in my office it's because you were coming in here...
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    Frustrated to no end.....

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    Home visits have been made, our system has a individual who makes home visits based on neglect and other issues and speaks to the parents. He has told these parents repeatedly that they need to take...