Nurse_Ziba

Nurse_Ziba

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  1. Does anyone hate their job as a nurse?

    i love being a nurse! :) just like any other profession there are ups and downs. my advice is just follow just follow your heart's desire. it's hard to stay in profession that you don't feel...
  2. Meds that you give most often

    In random order: 1. Salbutamol Inhaler/Nebule 2. Cough Medicine 3. Paracetamol/Ibuprofen 4. Antibiotics 5. Antihistamine Good luck in the interview!
  3. Wait for info or make the call?

    Same here. I prefer to call and ask.
  4. Letter to parents regarding common health conditions

    I can relate! I'm working in an international school and I have the same problem - there's not a lot of guidelines out there for international schools. There is a big difference between local and...
  5. Recognizing Bullying In Pediatric Patients

    Yep. I'm trying to stay under the radar and at the same time I'm documenting all the incidents just so I have something to back me up when something happens. You'll never know how dirty they can
  6. Recognizing Bullying In Pediatric Patients

    and another one! first line of defense recognizing bullying in pediatric patients as a middle school nurse for chatsworth avenue school in larchmont, n.y., terese carey, rn, bsn, ncsn, cares daily...
  7. Recognizing Bullying In Pediatric Patients

    The head nurse and the other nurses. My first year was hell but I managed to be very patient and optimistic. I don't work with them the whole shift since I'm stationed in the small clinic - ELC and...
  8. Pulling Teeth

    I have kids telling me that their parents told them to go to my office to pull their wiggling tooth! last time I've checked I had a nurse sign at my door and not dentist. :smackingf I would tell them...
  9. Out Of Office sign?

    For safety reason, I put a sign on my door before I leave. That way in case something happens I could say that hey I put a sign on my door and you could have read it instead of complaining why I...
  10. Recognizing Bullying In Pediatric Patients

    Hi bergen! Thank your for letting me know about the poll. :) As a new nurse I fit the being bullied profile.
  11. Letter to parents regarding common health conditions

    Hi! Mr. Brice. I can see that your from Japan. I'm not sure of what school guidelines are available in your location. Our basis of practice in my country relies on the standard of care, laws in our...
  12. HELP! Teaching Sex Ed

    Alright. Thanks for the effort!
  13. Letter to parents regarding common health conditions

    In our school we send out letters to parents when first case is reported/found. The level secretary calls all students who are absent for the day and if the reason is due to illness they would report...
  14. HELP! Teaching Sex Ed

    I haven't seen the pancake video. Is it available in youtube? :) Good luck to you!
  15. Pet Peeve

    Here in my school we have a nurse uniform for four days and casual dress every Friday. I wish I could wear scrubs to work but I can't because the house helpers who's taking the kids to school are...
  16. hi! i read this from nursing spectrum and thought of sharing it. are we liable if we can't give a vaccine to a child whose parent can't physically restrain that child? question: dear nancy, we work in...
  17. disinfecting bed linens

    Good question! I will follow this topic. :) In our school we use lysol disinfectant spray after each student. The product can be used in fabrics, mattresses, pillows, etc. Here's the link -...
  18. School policy regarding food from home?

    Our school doesn't allow birthday celebrations in school. As for fund raising activities, the seller are requested to let people know if there are nuts or other common allergen in their product. If...
  19. Diabetes Information....

    Sorry I can't view it. It's asking me to log on to outlook web
  20. US School Nurse working abroad

    Hi! As far as I know, standard of practice and/or other legal documents varies among countries. Especially since you'll be working in a different cultural environment. Frankly since transcultural...
  21. Do you go to work when you have fever/cold?

    Yep. I'm starting to have a cold and as much as I would like to stay at home, I couldn't because I need to report to work. I just put extra effort to avoid passing what ever I have to the kids (I'm a...
  22. Student wants to go home...

    Sometimes it annoys me when a teacher assumes that the student needs to go home just because he feels like it. It's annoying that they keep on passing the bucket when obviously it's a classroom...
  23. Fire Drill...

    We have unannounced fire drills every semester and the evacuation time period gets better and better. We too are only responsible to evacuate the students/staff in the clinic. The ambulance is...
  24. What would you have done?

    I agree with bergen. If it was me I would have called the parents to inform them that the student's eye/upper cheek was red, and somewhat bruised after accidentally bumping her head with another...
  25. "quit asking so many questions"

    I've encountered the same thing back when I was still a new nurse. No orientation or what so ever was given to me - Not even a clinic handbook that I could read. :smackingf I guess we all go through...