Ok fellow nurses, I need you to help me out! My brother is 19 and very healthy male. Not overweight, doesn't drink or smoke. He does dip, though. Back in February, he had episodes of blurred vision,...
Ok fellow nurses, I need you to help me out! My brother is 19 and very healthy male. Not overweight, doesn't drink or smoke. He does dip, though. Back in February, he had episodes of blurred vision,...
I am a registered nurse, and someday would LOVE to become a flight nurse. Where do you even begin to make that happen? I am sure there is more schooling, but what all does it
blackscrubs replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School
LOVE IT!!!!! Kids are so funny, but so right sometimes! When you ask what's wrong you better prepare yourself to hear anything from my ear hurts to "I duked my pants!"
blackscrubs replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School
Oh this breaks my heart! It sickens me when I see bullying, and I may overstep my boundaries...but if I walk by and kids are teasing and the teacher is saying nothing, I step in! My special ed and...
blackscrubs replied to blackscrubs's topic in School
I like the teeth one! And the yogurt one! Great suggestions! I have been sending her back to class everytime. I don't call mom with her in here. I don't want her to think that everytime she vomits I...
Ok school nurses! I need some creative thinking here. I have a 1st grader that was known for coming into the clinic all the time last year (I wasn't here then). Tummy aches, sore throat, stuffy nose,...
blackscrubs replied to blackscrubs's topic in School
I COMPLETELY AGREE! I have 3 kids of my own. I try to put myself in the shoes of the parent as well as my shoes. If I even think for a second that this may come back and bite me in the rear, I refuse....
blackscrubs replied to blackscrubs's topic in School
I knew you all would back me! It is really a shock when they even ask me to do such a thing. I even had a teacher ask me to explain the abortion process to an 8th grader that was going for one on that...
All school year long I have been asked to give girls that think they are pregnant, a pregnancy test. I have said from the get go, "absolutely NOT"! I always tell the girl to talk to her mother. I am...
blackscrubs replied to Supernrse01's topic in School
I have SEVERAL of those!!! lol I refuse to give one teacher anymore health referral slips...I told him he was wasting them! HA! I said the kids he sends to me do not need anything to go home to...
OK...I am not trying to sound whiny...but OMG! If I see one more kid sent to me for NOTHING I am going to scream! lol I think teachers sometimes think that school nurses have no other responsiblities...