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  1. Do nurses hate nursing?

    guest464345 replied to pandora1212's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was an LCSW before I became a nurse. Overall, I'd rather be a nurse - mostly because of the pay, even though I've lately worked in the lowest-paid areas of nursing (public health, schools)....

  2. Under the Influence Assessment

    guest464345 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Oh, yikes. Obviously not a clinical person's decision, that policy. It really puts you in a difficult

  3. Tired of being "the bad guy"...

    guest464345 replied to caretakerofkids's topic in School

    I'll give you a hint, our new cases/100k population has recently "improved" from over 800 to like....650? Worst transmission rates in the US for the entire month of January, I believe? No state mask...

  4. Volunteeering to give COVID immunizations

    guest464345 replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've been volunteering since December through my local Medical Reserve Corps - I've done vaccinations, post-vaccination observation, training of nursing students, running supplies, and vaccine...

  5. Tired of being "the bad guy"...

    guest464345 replied to caretakerofkids's topic in School

    I understand your frustration. Our public health dept gave up contact tracing months ago, and pushed it on to school nurses. But we're 100% reliant on self-reporting from kids/families soooo....yeah....

  6. Under the Influence Assessment

    guest464345 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I know there was a previous thread....I couldn't find it either. My opinion, which may not be the majority opinion, is that "impairment evals" are not a nursing gig. I don't have drug tests or...

  7. New Nurse COVID Vaccine Clinic IM Injection Advice

    guest464345 replied to CamperNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working at a COVID vaccination site. The needles are really small gauge - I think we're using 25's? - and the vaccine volume is only 0.3 mL. So it's easy-peasy - get 2-3 fingers below...

  8. Will you take the Pfizer Covid Vaccine?

    guest464345 replied to guest83140's topic in School

    Yes, I will get it as soon as it's my turn - I've already signed up for the healthcare worker list in my jurisdiction, and I've also signed up to be a vaccinator. In summary : Yes. Yes. So much...

  9. Frustrated about covid symptoms. Does everyone need to go home?

    guest464345 replied to pineappleupsidedowncake's topic in School

    Yep, unless they have exactly the same symptom of a *documented* condition that's been seen before - they go home x10 days. A number of the kids who I sent home for seemingly silly issues (minor...

  10. Athletics = Madness

    guest464345 posted a topic in School

    Our school is in hybrid mode, kids split into a totally online group and two hybrid groups that alternate days in person. Tenuously holding on, no outbreaks so far, just 1 week with hybrid in person,...

  11. Athletics = Madness

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    So, returning to this thread now that I have a little bit of data. Looking at the cases that parents have voluntarily reported to me at school (as our PH dept is too overwhelmed to contact trace...

  12. Best schedule for work-life balance for parents?

    guest464345 replied to commitmentphobe's topic in Nursing Career

    High school nurse here. Honestly I know nothing about real pediatrics either. Schedule's great, pay is between terrible and OKish, depending on your location. It's not all Tylenol and bandaids...

  13. Sick Student Policy

    guest464345 replied to AllieEmerson's topic in School

    Our guidance is the same as @BrisketRN and @Jedrnurse. And yep, I exclude them for 10 days (or until I see negative results with my own eyeballs) even if they vomited once. The ones...

  14. contact tracing

    guest464345 replied to ruralseok's topic in School

    The purpose of quarantine is to remove people from social contacts during the highest risk time for development and transmission of disease. Doesn't matter if some cases are asymptomatic,...

  15. This is why we can't have nice things

    guest464345 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just a vent: I'm so frustrated with my fellow Americans right now. I know many of us are. I hope that we can come together to really think carefully about what our top priorities are, and what we're...

  16. Bored?

    guest464345 replied to Schoolnurselpn's topic in School

    As soon as you have exposures or an outbreak, you will be very very busy... Enjoy your life

  17. 2020 small achievements

    guest464345 posted a topic in School

    Friends and colleagues: an important announcement! I have found one small ray of hope in my 2020 school nursing practice. COVID is still a disaster, the number of orders/meds/care plans that I...

  18. Parents STILL Sending Sick Kids to School

    guest464345 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I send home kids every day. I recently sent out a kid who was visibly unwell at 08:30 and was coughing uncontrollably EVERYWHERE. What. The. Actual. ####. HS kid is already online half the...

  19. Are your kids back to school full time in person?

    guest464345 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I give us maybe two more weeks with in-person (hybrid) classes. We're close to hitting the red zone again locally, and our district has made it clear that we'll be back to 100% virtual classes...

  20. Please! I want this job

    guest464345 replied to AndTheyCallTheWindRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    Public Health departments vary a LOT, so it's hard to say. If you haven't done government-y interviews before, they're often a bit different from the private sector. The usual scenario is you're in a...

  21. Holiday Travel and Mandatory Quarantining?

    guest464345 replied to Queen of Icepacks's topic in School

    Ahhhhhh @SchoolNurseK, I'm right there with you (here in AZ). Rules? Our governor was only persuaded to stop BANNING mask requirements when the hospitals filled up. We still don't have...

  22. So Discouraged...

    guest464345 replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    Another one here. I am walking around more ore less functional day to day, but I am despondent. It is so hard to see the selfishness and ignorance - and worse, people even MOCKING preventive...

  23. Vague Absence Notes of illness

    guest464345 replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    I am calling every family with a kid called in sick - at least so far. We're a school of 1800 kids with about 900 participating in hybrid classes (the other half stayed 100% online). If they have...

  24. Athletics = Madness

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    I don't miss it, Jen! gaahhhhhh I don't miss it! Take it back!!

  25. Athletics = Madness

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Yesterday, as I sent a vomiting kid home and informed the parent of our protocol (online education x 10 days or a negative COVID test), I was loudly and publicly lectured on the following scientific...