SchoolNurseLisa

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1. Greetings Missourians/lets get to know each other

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to Nursie30's topic in Missouri

   Hey Momma, I live about an hour south of st.louis, Hope ya enjoy school, its tough but a wanderful time.

2. If You've Ever Given Birth...

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to shay's topic in General Nursing

   I was given pitocin for 3 days and felt NOTHING. At 3pm on the 3rd day the Dr. decided to brake my water, after that the next 3 hours were awful, I had contractions that were on for 1 1/2 min and off for 20 sec. After those three hours the Dr. came i...

3. Nursing and tattoos

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   I have a fairly large one on my low back (4" X 6") I have always wanted one but thaught I was too flighty (i am) so I put it back there, I never get tired of it because I don't look at my naked low back all the time, and when I am old that are of th...

4. EMS-what's their problem?

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to sleep deprived's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked in the ER and LTC. EMS for the most part was so nice to me in the ER but that was not the case when I worked in LTC, some how EMS asumed I lost most of my brain cells when I took that job, unless the patient was coding I never called EM...

5. Did you work full time while going to school?

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to Faye714's topic in General Nursing

   I worked full time nights (10 hour shifts/4 night a week). I had a 7month old daughter when I started and only slept every 3rd night. Just about as close as you can get to insanity. Now it has been 4 years and I can't bring myself to go back and get ...

6. Why did you become a nurse?

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

   :) I love being a nurse, I was one of those kids who put bandages on all of her dolls.:)

7. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to ninaldunn's topic in Relations

   LOLOLO. I am laughing cuz my OB is shorter than me and I am 5'1" and I can not understand a word he says

8. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   family members who are not caregivers, staying in the room (refusing to leave), during personal procedures, (changing, ect.). I am a nurse, and consider one butt the same as the next, but my dad would rather die as to have me seeing someone wipe his ...

9. Sad for my neighbor, didn't know what to say!

   SchoolNurseLisa replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like you did great. I have been there. It is tough

10. Nursing School Bloopers

    SchoolNurseLisa replied to Jabber964's topic in Humor

    Well, mine I think is the worst, When I had just started working as a cna in a nursing home (10 years before nursing school) I was draining a cath bag into a graduate, when I went to hold it up to see how many cc's were there someone called my name, ...

11. Tired of toileting, docs, and pt dependency

    SchoolNurseLisa replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    I am with you, I HATE med-surg and Tele, but so far I have really enjoyed all the other fields of nursing, ER, OR, SNF, CC, LTC, and even now, school Nurse. When I worked med-surg and telm, I never had a good day. everyday was a life draining moment....

12. Thinking of a change.

    SchoolNurseLisa replied to tarakochRN's topic in School

    This is my first year as a school nurse. I thought I would hate it. When I was in nursing school and did my clinical days in a school I vowed I would NEVER be a school nurse. I only took this job because my daughter started school and I didn't want ...

13. Need opinions from school nurse on student hygiene issues

    SchoolNurseLisa replied to ELC's topic in School

    I have had the same problem in my school.(700, elementry). My school has a social worker and she is a great. She does home visits, talks with parents and hotlines if she needs too. I work more on the children themselves. I have found that it is best ...

14. schools in St. Louis

    SchoolNurseLisa replied to babynurse2B's topic in Missouri

    Hillcrest in DeSoto will train CNA's but that is about an hour south of st. louis