bell1962

bell1962

family practice and school nursing

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  1. Vitals?

    Nope. Mostly temps. Do check BP and P for dizziness, chest pain,etc ... Just whatever seems appropriate for the
  2. What job will you do for your semi-retirement?

    I would like to run a little gift shop in a beach town during the nice weather
  3. what age did you decide to become a nurse

    19. Only worked fast food and retail before
  4. How to handle a verbally abusive MD

    I worked with a MD once who always yelled at the staff .He too was from a different country and had issues with treating women with respect and as equals. He would bow up and yell frequently. One day...
  5. Burnout or just Cranky?

    good for
  6. NICU vs MedSurg

    NICU for all the reasons listed
  7. Middle School/High School and Supplies

    ice packs.. no ice machine.. so I just freeze water in ziploc bags.I only have a tiny freezer compartment in my frig so I can't make enough cubes to keep up with the need. I do have chemical ones but...
  8. IV starts in nursing schools

    many years ago in associates program.. never drew blood or started IV's! On the job training for
  9. To all my non-hospital nurses

    only worked in a hospital for 18 months, drs office in primary care for 15yrs.. now school nursing for 14 yrs. many options for nurses! Good
  10. Do you have a blood glucose meter in your office?

    old monitors...no strips... no diabetics at this time
  11. 101 Ways To Fall Asleep (add your own)

    At my kitchen sink rinsing dishes at 2
  12. Hooray

    Just
  13. Hooray

    Halloween is on Friday this year! No bellyaches from too much candy tomorrow! Happy
  14. The next step...

    Congratualtions. It is awesome how far you've come. Prayers for your contined success...you will get
  15. How I got my first job

    congratulations!
  16. Resigned... then hospital wants me back???

    This! Be
  17. Medication administration

    I have about 25 daily meds in a school of children with special needs,. Most of the time the staff remembers to bring the kids down but sometimes I have to call. The problem is when they leave the...
  18. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    More
  19. most gross and sad situation

    ugh both of these situations are
  20. all i really want is...

    A lunch break. Stop using my office as a social gathering point to visit with friends while pretending to be sick. Parents to send in the required paperwork for meds to be given in school Teachers to...
  21. Field Trips

    In NYS all meds must be administered by a licensed school nurse, with the exception of epipens and glucagon which maybe administered by trained staff. Self-directed students may take their own meds...
  22. Clinic Job for RN?

    Great list... add school
  23. Do you dream about work?

    Very rarely do I dream about work. Recently I did dream I was out of work for one day and when I came back no one had given any of the kids their meds when I was off ( I work in a school). they also...
  24. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    it's October... let's get this thread going again.. in the spirit of
  25. Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    On a restaurant sign near where I live: "try are new pot rost"... oh boy.... Another pet peeve is when people add an ('s) to make words plural instead of just an "s" or an