SchoolNurseChristine

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  1. What do you do when parent refuses to pick up student for a pink eye?

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    Thank you Jolie for your post! :heartbeat I am a relatively new school nurse (started in February last school year) and have found this to be a difficult thing to assess. Its especially difficult...

  2. Questions about school nursing

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Nope not a typo... This is my first year of school nursing and my first nursing job ever plus I started in the middle of the year. Their starting range was 21000 so I was happy to get 24. It will go...

  3. Questions about school nursing

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    hi there! i'm in georgia... what are your hours at work? my hours are 8a-2p monday-friday would you mind sharing your salary and if it's for 12 months or just the school year? i make just over...

  4. Need advice..what program to pursue??

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to OhIseeLil's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I went to XU but I graduated from their BSN program, not the MSN. I do know that the MSN is a wonderful program! I'm not sure what the NCLEX pass rate was for the 2010 class but for the...

  5. Ideas for teaching basic first aid

    SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in School

    Hello everyone! I've been a school nurse at an elementary school for a little over a month now and I love reading this forum! Its really helped me out these first few weeks. I'm just sad the...

  6. Ideas for teaching basic first aid

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in School

    That's a great idea about the nosebleeds. And it's funny because right after I read that this afternoon a little girl came running in crying because her nose was

  7. Ideas for teaching basic first aid

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in School

    Those are really great suggestions!! Thank

  8. Ideas for teaching basic first aid

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in School

    Oops should have specified that... I'll be going to every grade

  9. um....maybe not!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    This happened to me just the other day!! I asked the student if you can't breathe how are you talking to me so calmly and clearly? He said "I'm serious I can't breathe at all!" I've also been...

  10. New Nurses! Post here, Lets get to know one another!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to avidhunter3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone! My name is Christine. I graduated in May 2010 with my BSN and passed my boards in August 2010. I got married at the end of October and moved to Atlanta 3 days later. Its been a...

  11. Hired for my first job today!

    SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just noticed this forum on allnurses and I can't believe I haven't seen it before now! And what perfect timing since today I was offered my first job since getting my license in August. I was...

  12. Hired for my first job today!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone!!!

  13. So frustrating!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yeah I am glad I got to see what it was like and I'm glad for the extra review. I don't think I'm going to stress too much about the stuff on the exam I didn't know. I'll look over it of course but...

  14. So frustrating!

    SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So I went to take my NCLEX on Monday morning and right in the middle of the exam the power went out at the testing center!! So very nerve-wracking to see your screen go black in the middle of the...

  15. Moving to GA after graduation, have question about board application

    SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi All! Due to my fiance getting placed in Atlanta, I will be moving to GA after graduation (I currently live and go to school in Ohio). I had a question about the board application and have been on...

  16. Moving to GA after graduation, have question about board application

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Ok

  17. Moving to GA after graduation, have question about board application

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I had thought about doing that but I thought I read where you have to have 3 months or 500 hours as an RN before you can do that? From GBON website: If applying by endorsement, the applicant must...

  18. Moving to GA after graduation, have question about board application

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Great thanks so much! I figured it would take awhile, especially since you have to get fingerprinted in GA and I won't be able to get down there until after

  19. Need help on ventilator settings!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks I'm definitely going to read

  20. Need help on ventilator settings!

    SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Everyone! First I'd like to say how glad I am I found this site, everyone is SO helpful! :) I'm doing a case study right now and I'm getting stuck on a question about ventilator settings. I've...

  21. Need help on ventilator settings!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks everyone. I guess I should add that the patient underwent CABG and these are his results upon admission to the post-op recovery area. I'm not sure if that changes anything, should have said...

  22. Need help on ventilator settings!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great thanks for your help in hashing that

  23. Need help on ventilator settings!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm going to say compensated respiratory

  24. Need help on ventilator settings!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No they do not look normal, specifically the PCO2 and HCO3 seem low to me. I've got that much but I guess I just don't understand how I would change the ventilator settings to improve this. Do I...

  25. Need help on nursing diagnoses- I'm stuck!

    SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I need to develop 5 nursing diagnoses for a patient that I had and I'm really stuck because she was pretty stable and actually on her way to discharge. The patient is 78 and was admitted to the CVU...