k1p1ssk BSN, RN

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    C'Mon Now!

    k1p1ssk replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    YES! THANK YOU! I will definitely use this the next time she comes in... We all know she
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    The Gypsy Rose Blanchard Story

    k1p1ssk replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We had a serious case at a previous employer of mine... It was a very similar story to Gypsy Rose... Parents insisted she had a metabolic d/o so she had tube feeds instead of a PO diet. They would...
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    C'Mon Now!

    k1p1ssk replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    A 1:1 para came to me last week asking if I had a glasses repair kit. Sure, no problem! "Oh, but I can't see without my glasses, you'll have to fix it" Ok, fine... the screw is clearly stripped and...
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    Speaking of summer...

    k1p1ssk replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    We regularly get calls from horse farms several hours away late in the season looking for second cut, but we're a pretty small scale production (around 40acres) and all of our second cut is spoken for...
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    How many students do you see per day?

    k1p1ssk replied to Cas1in72's topic in School

    I've got around 190 students preK-6 and including my 3 daily meds, I've had around 2700 visits thus far. Averages out to around 18.5 visits per day and that is honestly pretty accurate. Not including...
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    Managing allergy symptoms

    k1p1ssk replied to ConnecticutMassRN's topic in School

    I love the ones that say they are taking everything under the sun but it's not working like I'm going to send them home for a runny nose. Suck it up, buttercup! (or wipe it
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    Shake it off

    k1p1ssk replied to Rizowe's topic in School

    Yep. On Monday, I had a kiddo that said his eyes were "burning" (and this was his second visit for the day, unrelated to the first). No drainage, no redness, no visual disturbance, able to move eyes...
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    Speaking of summer...

    k1p1ssk replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    If my back is feeling better I'll be helping my husband sling hay bales all
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    "Heating Pads"

    k1p1ssk replied to CanIcallmymom's topic in School

    I should specify that I am referring to a cloth bag filled with rice; I wouldn't use a plug-in pad at all... and likewise, if I don't get them back you're on my poop-list. My school is small and they...
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    Spring Break is Over...Countdown to Summer

    k1p1ssk replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I'm down to 37(working) days! I will likely be taking a day in May for a steroid injection and I also have 2 days off campus - 1 where I need to be at a Special Olympics event, but not actually doing...
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    "Heating Pads"

    k1p1ssk replied to CanIcallmymom's topic in School

    I have a love/hate relationship with them. In one sense, I agree with you - for a lot of "ailments", they don't do anything BUT with those kids, it can also serve as a distraction from whatever...
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    Medical Tx vs. First Aid

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in School

    I had a 5th grader come to me and explain that over spring break, she woke up with a severely swollen eye and they went to the eye MD and were told to have her use a hot pack (and yes, she specified a...
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    Nosebleeds

    k1p1ssk replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    If they are younger (pre-k - 2nd grade) I usually keep them until the bleeding has stopped and start educating about nosebleed prevention and stoppage while they are sitting. I have them "manage" it...
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    It's P-day

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in School

    Today I embark on day one of teaching puberty ed to the 5th grade class. Two sessions, girls learning about female puberty then boys learning about male puberty. Next Friday, they switch topics. Wish...
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    Countdown to Spring Break.....

    k1p1ssk replied to AdobeRN's topic in School

    We've got today through Friday then a one week April Vacation! After that, a mere 38 work days until Summer. The year flew
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    It's P-day

    k1p1ssk replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    It went ok! The girls were awesome, not afraid to ask questions, even ran over my time with them by 20minutes. The boys are another story. They were giggling constantly and would not stay on task....
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    No it all Teachers

    k1p1ssk replied to BooBooWarrior's topic in School

    I had a girl with a nasty friction burn that wouldn't heal because A) it was in a tricky spot on her arm where the skin stretches all the time and the family didn't follow my recommendations and B)...
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    Most creative ideas you've had as a SN?

    k1p1ssk replied to nurselife13's topic in School

    If I have a kiddo waiting to be picked up, i print out coloring pages for them or ask them to draw me something and then when the parents arrive I ask if they'd like to take it home or if they want me...
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    What to do for Itchy Students

    k1p1ssk replied to sydcarverrn's topic in School

    For bug bites, encourage them to stop scratching (sit on their hands when not in use writing) as scratching spreads the toxin (or so i've been told) and increases the histamine response; If they say...
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    Anyone recently take the National Certification exam?

    k1p1ssk replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I haven't taken it yet, looking to do so next summer (2020); I think NBCSN has a handbook that has resources. When I was preparing for NCLEX, a clinical instructor recommended Davis' Med Surg Success...
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    I don;t pull teeth

    k1p1ssk replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I send the kids back with a chunk of 4x4s and tell them to have at it in class; Its a waste of educational time for them to sit in my office wiggling
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    standing desk

    k1p1ssk replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    I have both the yoga ball and standing desk, inherited from the previous nurse! LOVE LOVE LOVE the standing desk. I move it up and down all day. It's a Varidesk. I have a love/hate relationship with...
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    Mass Nurses: MCAS - Hell or Heaven???

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in School

    I recall from my time in school that the MCAS (standardized testing) proctors were instructed to keep students in the exams unless they were actively sick or in danger. Does this still hold true? And...
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    Mass Nurses: MCAS - Hell or Heaven???

    k1p1ssk replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Good lord.... TEsting just started at 10am and one of my FFs just showed up at 9:55 stating she had a migraine and stomach ache all weekend and was really uncomfortable. I asked her why she came to...
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    What's the oddest thing you've done for a student?

    k1p1ssk replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Wow, I'm mean!! I Just ask them what they think I can do about it/What would you do at home, and usually they shrug and I say, you got it... I can't really do anything about it, so you're going to...