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  1. Isolation room set up?

    guest464345 replied to nursetlm's topic in School

    Our school year starts Monday. We'll be virtual until Labor Day, and then the district will decide whether to move to hybrid or stay

  2. Isolation room set up?

    guest464345 replied to nursetlm's topic in School

    I have nothing. I've bugged the principal and Dean, I've emailed proposals, and I have nothing. Not even a meeting to discuss

  3. worth buying this stuff?

    guest464345 posted a topic in School

    I'm ordering supplies at my new school, and wondering if you happy nurse shoppers have thoughts about these items :) 1) Portable ice machines - worth the $200? If so, any recommendations? (I think...

  4. When is everyone *supposed* to go back?

    guest464345 replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I'm back already. Kids were supposed to start 8/10. Our state (AZ) has pushed back in-person start until at least 8/17, and my district has already decided they won't consider in-person until after...

  5. worth buying this stuff?

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Thanks to both of

  6. ServeFed?

    guest464345 posted a topic in Government, Military

    Has anyone worked for this agency (seems they contract for occupational health jobs, or maybe other jobs too, in federal facilities)? Recommended or not? I'm looking for ambulatory, occ health or...

  7. So if they open no matter what...

    guest464345 posted a topic in School

    I see that our President has made it a priority to reopen schools with in-person instruction. I happen to live in a state (AZ) with a governor who's an ardent fan and politically dependent on Trump....

  8. Random furniture thoughts

    guest464345 posted a topic in School

    I don't know why I started obsessing about this today - maybe because I was trying to just avoid COVID thoughts for ten minutes - but what is the deal with the weird "recovery couches" or "exam...

  9. List of questions and requests

    guest464345 posted a topic in School

    I'm pretty sure I saw someone here had posted a great list of COVID/infection control questions to review with admin for this school year(where will isolation room be, policy for quarantine, PPE to...

  10. List of questions and requests

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Thanks all! That list is so handy, @Flare - I appreciate it. And I think I'm sharing your watch-it-burn mindset too. I'm new in this district, I have no idea if there was nursing input into whatever...

  11. Type of mask or face covering?

    guest464345 replied to IsItFridayYetRN's topic in School

    I'm buying myself a few n95's on eBay and planning to rotate them, covered with a cloth or surgical mask. I'm also planning to wear a face shield. Pretty sure my coworkers will think I'm nuts, but I...

  12. So if they open no matter what...

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Exactly. The small detail of our safety. I know parents need to work, I know remote learning is a mess, and I know that healthy high school kids are mostly going to be OK if they get it. But what...

  13. So if they open no matter what...

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Karen, if you're not a bot, thank you but I'm not needing links. I've read the CDC guidance and I read the news. I'm looking for input from school nurses, specific to our

  14. So if they open no matter what...

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Thanks. I know. I will be 100% in a shield and mask for sure. The problem is that you're OK in a situation like that... right up until you really, really aren't OK. In Arizona counting all the...

  15. Tell me all about it

    guest464345 replied to RosieTheNurse's topic in School

    The things that freak principals out are: 1) medical emergencies or any sight of body fluids, 2) social/emotional, drug abuse, or mental health issues when they can't get a social worker, and 3)...

  16. Switched schools! Yay!

    guest464345 posted a topic in School

    Happy Summer! It's a weird year to say the least, but I am excited to say that I will be starting in a new school for 20-21. Some might have seen my previous posts about the semi-disaster of my first...

  17. New Older Grad Nurse Not Fitting In?

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

    I was also a new nurse, changing from another career. I was 43 when I started, and I went through a version of what you're describing...most of the nurses on my first unit, an ED, were under 30....

  18. Being Rushed in the ED

    guest464345 replied to vtachy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Augh! I left the ED two years ago - but still today, just reading the phrase "pull til full" shot my blood pressure up! I was a midshifter too ? Although, strangely, I kinda liked opening up a new pod...

  19. So frustrated.

    guest464345 replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    Yep, you need to channel your inner Old Dude and/or ruby_jane. When someone is asking you to do something that's literally impossible....it's impossible. No reason to feel bad about it, just...

  20. MA for a boss?

    guest464345 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am a school nurse - I worked previously in emergency departments and in public health, no outpatient clinic experience. I'm wondering if this situation seems strange to others: I just had a job...

  21. New Grad Interested in Leaving Bedside

    guest464345 replied to AZNewRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I thought the period from 6-9 months in (as a new grad) was the worst of it....so you're in the worst of it. But it really does get noticeably better. And if it's any comfort, I had the exact same...

  22. Do you think some states are testing people less to keep various workforces (including nurses) intact?

    guest464345 replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Short answer: No. Long answer: 1) I work in public health in another state with abysmally low testing rates. Believe me when I tell you that people are working very, very hard to make testing...

  23. Why is convalescent serum therapy being downplayed on the news?

    guest464345 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Red Cross is starting to collect convalescent plasma in some areas: https://www.redcrossblood.org/faq.html#donating-blood-covid-19-convalescent-plasma It's not as simple as just starting to give it...

  24. Now that we are working from home . . .

    guest464345 replied to tining's topic in School

    I went to public health too. I previously worked in Epidemiology there, so I texted my friend and two days later I had a temporary job! It feels good to help out, and public health nurses are just...

  25. ED nurse to School Nurse

    guest464345 replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in School

    I'm a former ED nurse too! I'm on the teacher pay scale and also have a master's in a different field (which counts for extra pay), so I actually make more per hour in school nursing than I did in my...