Heidi the nurse

Heidi the nurse BSN, RN

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  1. Should we curtail the growth of nursing programs?

    Heidi the nurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. According to Labor Statistics, there are 185,000 PT's working in the US. There are 220 accredited PT programs. There are 2.6 million RN's working in the US - AACN has 660 accredited...

  2. AED

    Heidi the nurse replied to momnurse23's topic in School

    Our district got a grant that allowed for the purchase of AED's for all our buildings. They are placed inside the front door in the hallway, accessible at all times there are people in the

  3. Scabies? Letter to all students or not?

    Heidi the nurse replied to lissaq10's topic in School

    Oops - can't get the whole link to work - you will need to copy and

  4. Scabies? Letter to all students or not?

    Heidi the nurse replied to lissaq10's topic in School

    Our state has an Infection Control Manual that I refer to all the time for occasions just like this. Here is a link if you want to take a look - not sure if every state has one, but they probably...

  5. Too old for school?

    Heidi the nurse replied to kittykitty49's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school 20 years ago, but even back then we had several in my class that were in their late 40s and early 50s. I am going to be going back to school in the fall at the age of 48 - probably...

  6. Should we curtail the growth of nursing programs?

    Heidi the nurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Your first paragraph is "spot on" as my Aussie friends say. I am looking in getting my Master's in nursing but am also considering teaching visually impaired children (long story, but I'm a school...

  7. Technology for FNP students

    Heidi the nurse posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While reading through another thread, there was a mention of PDA's - I realize I am 20 years out of school and have no idea of what kind of technology I should have as I go back to school for my FNP....

  8. Charting

    Heidi the nurse replied to Flare's topic in School

    Unable to edit my original post - our district does have a computerized system - Skyward. It does have things like immunizations and health conditions and places for family information, attendance,...

  9. Possible to take a few nursing classes from community college?

    Heidi the nurse replied to marbear28's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Moogie - nursing school was 20 years ago so I remember very little about the admission process back then. And of course things

  10. How do you guys feel about shadowing?

    Heidi the nurse replied to FutureNurseKaturah's topic in General Nursing

    One of our hospitals has a "nurse camp" for high school students over the summer. Its one day, and students get to visit several different units. If things don't work out with the hospital you...

  11. Mean Doctors....

    Heidi the nurse replied to mnrb_mdn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Kill 'em with kindness

  12. Possible to take a few nursing classes from community college?

    Heidi the nurse replied to marbear28's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if this pertains only to graduate programs, but some universities allow non-matriculated students to attend classes. Have you applied to the nursing program you plan to attend? Some...

  13. Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    Heidi the nurse replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My sister is an ER nurse. And she thought she was cool way before she became a nurse:coollook: I don't agree with her assessment of herself - she and I are very different, and she has always had a...

  14. Should teachers have first aid training?

    Heidi the nurse replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    In our district, we do training for staff regarding seizure, asthma, life threatening allergies, and in our diabetic satellite schools - diabetes. So they know how to do "first aid" for seizures and...

  15. Charting

    Heidi the nurse replied to Flare's topic in School

    We don't really, although being in 3 schools, I would like it. I carry a pad of nurses notes with me if I need to chart on a student from a school I'm not in that day. We have been told we can put...

  16. Should teachers have first aid training?

    Heidi the nurse replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    The big problem is money. If the district requires it, they have to pay for it. In the district I work for, our special ed teachers are required to have it. We also have a list of CPR and first...

  17. Can't ever really leave nursing, can I?

    Heidi the nurse replied to pedsrnjc's topic in General Nursing

    You are completely right - in home care the family is the one that makes or breaks your case. I was lucky and my first case was WONDERFUL. The last one (several years and a couple cases later) was...

  18. Training non-nurses for shot records

    Heidi the nurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    We in Washington State have a state wide registry too - I believe they are working on getting it to "talk" to other registries in the country. Or at least get it to talk to the registries it doesn't...

  19. people seem uninformed....

    Heidi the nurse replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    This is so true. While going through nursing school, I worked at an emergency vet clinic. One day I was talking with the vet about how much better I like the verbiage of lawyers - everything was Latin...

  20. Training non-nurses for shot records

    Heidi the nurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Starting in July, WA will be like NE, although I think our list of HCP is a bit broader (PA's would be ok). Now, all the parent needs to do is sign the form - no need to talk to anyone. And a...

  21. Training non-nurses for shot records

    Heidi the nurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    this pertains more to exemptions than to who does the shot records, but i thought it was interesting. from our county's health department regarding the just passed legislation to have parents talk...

  22. people seem uninformed....

    Heidi the nurse replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    LOL - but you gotta love the "HawthoRNe" to accent the RN part. I haven't seen either show - its so hard to find the scheduled time on the cable channels. This shows my age, but I remember the first...

  23. Training non-nurses for shot records

    Heidi the nurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    This might be an interesting research project for someone in my state. Not to long ago, we were dead last in the Union when it came to exemption rates. At some point, we moved up to #47. Several...

  24. Training non-nurses for shot records

    Heidi the nurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Oh, and one good tip for purplescrubs - find a cheat sheet for the various immunization names. It will make everyone's job so much easier, especially if you have alot of military or foreign families....

  25. Training non-nurses for shot records

    Heidi the nurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    In our district, the registrar is the "first line of defense" for immunizations - then they usually pass it on to the health clerk, who works with them daily and frankly is much better at it than I...