lifelearningrn BSN, RN

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    What would you do?

    lifelearningrn replied to happyandyouknowit's topic in School

    Parents have to pay for ambulance transport, so if everything was WNL and parent able to pick child up and take, that is the way to
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    IV Medication at School

    lifelearningrn replied to childcare1's topic in School

    How often does the child need clotting factor
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    So long, and thanks for all the fish!

    lifelearningrn replied to fetch's topic in School

    Don't forget to bring your towel on your new
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    Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    lifelearningrn replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Never assume a child has a mom. Sweet, smiling five year old. Nurse, "I'm going to call your mommy to come pick you up"!" Five year old no longer smiling, tears begin to roll, "I just want my mommy"...
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    lifelearningrn replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    That teacher needs to get control of his students. Unless the kid is sick (probably just bored)- this is a behavior issue, NOT nurse
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    School Uniform Advice

    lifelearningrn replied to Ddoyle's topic in School

    How many students do you have? Sounds like the uniform situation is a job in and of itself, and the parent liaison should be in there organizing it. You're there for your medical stills, not for your...
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    Car Duty- Parents not using Seatbelts and Car Seats Properly

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in School

    Okay, this is my first official day as a school nurse and on car duty I noticed a LARGE number of parents piling children in the car (4 or five in a back seat with only 3 belts).. babies in car seats...
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    It's August!! Who is going back soon??

    lifelearningrn replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Are you in Texas?? We passed Epi pen legislation too but apparently until the "committee" is put together and comes up with a set of guidelines we will not be getting a stock of Epi pens!
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    Celiac Disease Health Plan

    lifelearningrn replied to bakert's topic in School

    In our district, a doctor's order is all that is needed for special dietary meal preparation, the cafeteria orders and provides the special diets if the parents want the children to have a hot lunch....
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    Would I be in over my head? - long

    lifelearningrn replied to SwampCat's topic in School

    Are these two school independent, with no district?? If they are part of a district, there are likely policies in place, even if the people who hired you don't know what they are. IF there aren't...
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    New Student with Hemophilia

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in School

    Hi All!! I have a new student starting this year with hemophilia. I don't know his specifics yet, I'm meeting with his mom tomorrow but I want to start preparing. I am curious of any tips and ideas...
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    Starting full time as school nurse- any pearls of wisdom?

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in School

    Hi everyone. I've left my full time hospice position and accepted a new position as a full time school nurse at an elementary school. It's going to be a huge change for me but I'm up for the...
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    LVN or ADN?

    lifelearningrn replied to agarc628's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My first question is: What it your ultimate goal? You said you want to get licensed so you can earn a living and study. What is it you want to be studying? Is it your goal to be a biologist at the end...
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    How do we do what we do?

    lifelearningrn replied to nursecathi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This is so hard to articulate. I have found such personal fulfillment with hospice and helping patients and families in this capacity. It's hard, but at the same time, if we didn't guide the families...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    lifelearningrn replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Charting.
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    Starting full time as school nurse- any pearls of wisdom?

    lifelearningrn replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    Two full days of orientation that I know of, and from what I understand, the district does lots of workshops throughout the year that I will take full advantage
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    Mileage?

    lifelearningrn replied to Samt9's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    .21 is low. We get .44 and even that is low, from what I'm
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    LPN in Hospice nursing?

    lifelearningrn replied to NurseDirtyBird's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    LPNs are an important part of the hospice team. From what I've seen, LPNs/LVNs are utlized almost exclusively for CC. Many, many hospices use LPNs on the regular team with the RN CM, SW, and chaplain....
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    Duplication of services

    lifelearningrn replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It's not a duplication of services if you're addressing all non-hospice related issues and the hospice nurse is addressing hospice dx related issues. For example- if a patient is on hospice for...
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    For on-call how do you ....

    lifelearningrn replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In the end, the patient is the one that loses out if the nurse caring for them is over-tired, over-worked and burnt out. This leads to poor care and high turn over-- and how is that beneficial to the...
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    For on-call how do you ....

    lifelearningrn replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Perhaps better training of the on call
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    For on-call how do you ....

    lifelearningrn replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You prefer to take call over having a team take call after hours? I think you're definitely in a minority there (or an administrator that doesn't give a crap how your day staff
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    For on-call how do you ....

    lifelearningrn replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I honestly believe that all hospice companies should have separate on call staff. There is no excuse for the nurses who are responsible all day to do visit and field calls/admissions/emergencies to...
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    On call?

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How does your company handle on-call for case managers? I haven't been with my company very long, but I learned today that if the after hours, on-call nurse calls in sick or takes a day off and there...
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    Tell me about the Liasons where you work.....

    lifelearningrn replied to jschut's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Any company that supports this type of behavior is one to run away from. Our company has two terrific liaisons who have never promised anything that we don't offer/deliver and have also never...