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It plays for me! So sorry! I just watched it again for good measure!

Original Hampster Dance circa 1997 (hamsters dancing online)... and peek at the new - YouTube

This is all fascinating. Thank you for sharing.

I know I'm not the first to mention that it almost sounds like a possible "spectrum" issue. For the students I know who are on the spectrum and struggle with food aversions, no amount of "letting them go hungry" will solve the issue - they will simply refuse to eat the things they find aversive. A lot of people on the spectrum with food aversions prefer "white" carbs (like cinnamon rolls?) to fruits/vegetables and other healthy things because they can't cope with the strong textures/flavors of those other foods. What Is It about Autism and Food? | Blog | Autism Speaks

OMG... Almost choked laughing at "went Shamu" on the kids... going to start using this line.

YES. Mine, too! Not only are dangerous activities taking place, but bullying and other inappropriateness, too!​

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It sounds like your circadian rhythms are seriously screwed up. Bodies are just not meant for night shift. I feel for you. However, I think 2 years of medical surgical is a GREAT place to start, and I don't think it's the wrong time to start looking at other possibilities within the hospital. I've never worked in ICU or ED, so I can't speak to that, but I'm sure many others with experience will chime in here. I'd personally recommend any new nurse do 2 years of medical surgical before moving to something else - I just think that experience is irreplacable. Now that you've done it, I see no reason you can't move on. Based on what you've written about how much you're personally suffering, I think you SHOULD move on.

Agree with Farawyn. I worked as an LPN in LTC. The CNAs reported to me, I reported to the RN. The RN Supervisor is the "charge nurse" so to speak. IMHO, new grads being offered an RN supervisor position in a SNF are being thrown to the wolves.

The first rule of allnurses is you don't talk about allnurses. The second rule of allnurses is you don't talk about allnurses.

I'm sure these more seasoned veterans will reply with much more information than I could provide, but I'd be hesitant as a new grad to start in school nursing. For me, the most challenging part of school nursing is a lack of co-workers or supervisors (at least supervisors that are also medical professionals). A large part of being a new nurse is collaborating with seasoned nurses and colleagues. For what it's worth, I started my nursing career in an assisted living facility - 90% of my job was passing meds. That job didn't utilize many nursing skills, and after a few months I was desperate to get into a place where I could perform procedures and become comfortable with a lot more skills than the job offered. School nursing, depending on how large the school and the student population, may provide some of these opportunities - but not as many as, say, a medical-surgical floor, where you'll REALLY get some skills under your belt. Just something to think about. I wish you the best of luck.

Actually, a psychologist recommended this to my husband for our son - she said her son had ADHD and she didn't want to put him on a stimulants, but a cup of coffee really helped him get through school. My son has ADHD and is on stimulants, but recently has been having trouble. We just started him on a teensy cup of coffee (more like 2/3 coffee, 1/3 flavored creamer - in a cup that would be appropriate for a three year old's teaparty) and it has really helped him. He has started asking for it every morning.

Because: kids. I once stuck a Flintstones vitamin up my nose. (age 4).

I have a similar system! I told my son I heard rumors that the toothfairy was so sick and tired of getting her wings smashed under kids pillows, and that she really preferred you leave the tooth in some conspicuous place - like in a bowl on the kitchen counter - and she will leave money in said conspicuous place. This system also helps with toothfairy tardiness.

I guess I should've kept reading before I posted my latest comment - the issue of cost has already been covered (and so have many other topics). Sorry!​

I am not arguing with your concern about administration times or frequency, but as an aside, I do have a student whose parents state that their son is helped TREMENDOUSLY more by the short acting ritalin vs. the long acting. (Cost is sometimes also a factor in those XR versions).

I had another job where "eating bon bons" was our code for doing nothing. Has this been true for y'all and other nursing jobs? After I left my previous clinic job, I sent a picture of myself to the doc I used to work for - sitting on the couch with my feet up eating bon bons. He got a kick out of it. :)

I can tell this has already been shared, but would you mind sharing again? Pllleeeease? :)

Many elementary school students cannot appropriately self administer. There is a technique to inhalers, and I've taught many adults (who've been using inhalers for YEARS) how to appropriately self administer. Also, I see a danger when other students become curious about said inhaler and decide to "share" with their friends. This is not an uncommon practice. I've had experiences where kids come to school with OTCs and pass them out to all their friends - NOT okay.

I have a cave, too.

We have a few grade schoolers that have "watches" that act as phones and can only call one number - regardless of the "no phone" policy. I just had a kid tell me a few kids in his classroom have these. These kids are K-5 and there's a phone in every bloody classroom, why any parent thinks the kid needs to have their own is beyond me.

When I was a sixth grader, many moons ago, my class played a variation of this game. It was more of a "fainting" game than "choking" game - the person would bend at the waist so their head was low to the ground, take 20-30 slow deep breaths, then stand upright against a wall, where another person would apply pressure to their chest until they passed out. I remember telling my mother about it. She didn't believe me.

Are you an LPN? I am, and I would never recommend someone start with LPN.

YES. I met a healthy young (25~) male nurse who had been SO over-utilized in lifting tasks that he had a permanent back injury. Please exercise caution and learn to say when you're hurting or sore.

While we're complaining about clothes, can I just say how irritating it is to have a child who is routinely incontinent be wearing the_tightest_ever skinny jeans? C'mon, parents... :/