I've had an instructor ask about guidelines/regulations for anatomy labs when dealing with blood typing and U/A. I'm not really sure we have them. I mean I can address standard precaution and offer...
Supernrse01 replied to stacyns02's topic in School
For my non-rescue meds, like the ADHD meds or the PRNs, I use a plastic container that resembles a silverware organizer. I use this at the elementary level in my big medication closet. It lets me...
Supernrse01 replied to stacyns02's topic in School
I use something like this: It hangs on the inside of my locked medicine closet. The names are easily visible and each student's medicine has it's own pocket! The pockets are big enough for those...
Infected, draining wound. Live bugs. Head full of nits. Low blood sugars. State testing tummy aches. Daily medications. PRN meds. Lost teeth. Sprained ankles. Dizzy after falling head first into a...
This may be in a thread somewhere but I am curious... How long have you been a nurse? What degrees/certifications do you hold? Would you do it all again if you had the chance? I'll start! I've been a...
Supernrse01 replied to Supernrse01's topic in School
I guess I should mention that of my 15 years as a nurse, I have worked as a telemetry nurse in the hospital, a GI nurse in an office, and my current gig as a nurse to the schools :) I have been waking...
Supernrse01 replied to Supernrse01's topic in School
I was so thankful that I got my ADN first! I went back for the BSN after I had been working a few years. We noticed a difference in our nursing students when I was working in the hospital when it came...
I say if you know you are leaving now, then you should go ahead and give your notice. Like OldDude said, that gives them a little more time to post the job, interview, hire, and maybe give the new...
If the school calls me, I generally try and ask them who the student is and I ask for a brief description of what is happening so that I can get an idea of what I am walking into. I will normally ask...
Supernrse01 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School
"I'm not running a hotel, and ten minutes of rest is not going to magically make them feel better." I like to keep them with me for that little bit of time so that I can observe them, see how they are...
Supernrse01 replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School
We have 4 schools within our District (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 High) and I am responsible for 3 of the 4. I have an assistant nurse that stays at the K-2 elementary. I generally start my day at the...
Supernrse01 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School
Unless they are throwing up when they walk through the door, a teacher saw them do it, or they are a beautiful shade of green, I don't call home on the first clinic visit for "I threw up" or my...