LACA BSN, LPN, RN

Med Office, Home Health, School Nurse

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    Office Nurses!!!

    LACA replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a fairly large family medicine office before taking my current position as an elementary school nurse. There were 7 doctors, 1 PA, and 5 NPs. We had inhouse xray and labs, as well as a...
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    Incompetent

    LACA replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter is 20 months old and about two months ago, she fell off a concrete picnic bench at my grandmother's house and bit completely through her bottom lip....there was blood everywhere. I picked...
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    Public Health and birth control

    LACA replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I swear my neice said something almost identical to this the other day when she was in trouble for doing something she shouldn't have...what's ironic though is....SHE'S THREE! The above statement...
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    What's your reason for putting up with it?

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

    Hmm...didn't even finish reading the replies, but here's my take on it... I don't care if you are sick, concerned, or just plain rude, you will not disrespect me, touch me inappropriately, or talk to...
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    When do you intervene when food is lodged?

    LACA replied to BumblebeeinNC's topic in General Nursing

    That too! And then, you would be doing a whole lot of intervening!
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    When do you intervene when food is lodged?

    LACA replied to BumblebeeinNC's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been told that if they can breathe and talk and cough, don't intervene. If that ceases, THEN you intervene. A blind sweep can sometimes cause the object to become even MORE lodged,...
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    To become a nurse??? Need advise~

    LACA replied to mei834's topic in Nursing Career

    Keep in mind that she's a sophomore in high school...to me, the post is perfectly
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    So ready to throw in the towel and it makes me sad...

    LACA replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    i echo every word above! ps--can you guys read
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    What do you absolutely LOVE and absolutely HATE about your job as a nurse

    LACA replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an elementary school nurse, so my loves and hates are a little different!! I love the school I'm in, the great family and community environment and involvement, I love the friendly, warm staff...
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    Back to school~

    LACA replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    I feel ya!! My office was pretty much organized on Monday, it looks like a hurricane has come through here
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    Gluten free meals?

    LACA replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    My thinking on this would be that the cafeteria should have to make accomodations (can't single out a child for a disease) BUT if it were my child who had a severe enough allergy, I'm not going to...
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    items in the clinic

    LACA replied to millhouse's topic in School

    I don't have an ambu bag, or oxygen, or most of that other stuff. I do have a "stock" epipen, but kids must supply their own glucometers and such. I couldn't make it a day without my Welch Allyn sure...
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    Tired of ppl who says that you are not a real nurse cause you dont work in a hospital

    LACA replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN and an elementary school nurse--I get told ALL THE TIME that I'm "not a real nurse" or that I must have an "easy" job...to which the person gets told that if they feel they can handle a...
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    Bulletin Board Ideas?

    LACA posted a topic in School

    I have a bulletin board in my office and one out in the hallway. I also have a wall outside my office that I use for monthly decorations/holiday ideas. The one in the hallway has a lid type covering...
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    Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    LACA replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    I have a Facebook page and I use it on a daily basis. I keep in touch with family and friends out of state and with people I went to high school with. There are tons of pictures of my daughter on my...
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    It waits 'til the last day!

    LACA posted a topic in School

    just sent a teacher to the emergency room via ambulance...haven't had to call 911 all year, and here it is the last full day of school and i had to call..... female staff member in her 60's comes to...
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    It waits 'til the last day!

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    Go figure! She's here, running around playing like nothing happened...but she's also the child that would cry for 30 minutes over a scraped
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    It waits 'til the last day!

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    Well, both of my "patients" from yesterday are back.... The staff member said the doctor told her that she has a condition where the outer part of her heart was out of rhythm and this caused the...
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    One of THOSE nurses.

    LACA replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts on it would be to kill her with kindness. Typically, if someone is going to that much trouble to start drama, they love attention. And by confronting her and keeping it going, you are...
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    Stressful last few weeks !

    LACA replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Tomorrow is the last day for kiddos here, it's a half day. Staff has to work all day tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday, then we are done. There is definitely a different feel to the air around...
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    Pet Peeve

    LACA replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    It's "casual" Friday here and I'm wearing a tshirt, blue jean capris, and sandals...we are having our game day this afternoon and the staff who are playing are wearing shorts and t-shirts (I'm playing...
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    Diabetic students

    LACA replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I only have one diabetic student, and he's in 5th grade. He will be going to the middle school next year, so I won't have any diabetics unless a new one pops up. Anyways, he has had a pump since...
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    Grandparents avoiding us....and the problem!

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    The only thing I'm running into about the behavior plan is that we only have 3 days of school left. It's definitely something I'm going to bring up at the beginning of the year though. I know I can't...
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    Grandparents avoiding us....and the problem!

    LACA posted a topic in School

    i have a first grade little girl who takes adhd medicine daily...this child needs her medication, she absolutely cannot function if she doesn't have it. she is super hyperactive and defiant. she...
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    Grandparents avoiding us....and the problem!

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    Grandmother showed up this morning and dropped off some medicine. The secretary said she came in and told her that she had the medicine and when the secretary went to call me over the walkie talkie to...