Heidi the nurse

Heidi the nurse BSN, RN

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  1. VENT!!!! (you've been warned)

    Heidi the nurse replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Several years ago I was trying to figure out a way to encourage my principals to exclude children for something (don't remember exactly what - I think it was incomplete immunizations). I was hoping...

  2. Help! I can't make my decision for school next year!!!!

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

    I'd either steer away from the party school, or "waste" a year and get it out of my system, not worrying about grades. My sister (who is also a nurse) went to a party school and ended up transferring...

  3. was I too harsh

    Heidi the nurse replied to mycsm's topic in School

    Now thats funny! I used to have a health clerk that would send the FF's off with a cheery "go forth and

  4. Questions about school nursing

    Heidi the nurse replied to Sl1011's topic in School

    what are your hours at work? i arrive 1 hour before the students and leave 1/2 hour after they leave (same as the teachers). two of my 3 schools start at the same time, so at one school the hours are...

  5. PTSD after patient attack

    Heidi the nurse replied to ErNrsLynzzie's topic in Emergency

    One month is the length of time symptoms need to persist to be considered PTSD. I would second EAP. They can help alot. I was attacked by a patient also many years ago in a psychiatric unit - he...

  6. Anyone Teach Clinicals w/ < 3 years experience?***

    Heidi the nurse replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    What clinical are you thinking of teaching? I remember vividly one of my psych instructors telling us that his first job was at a psych hospital in San Fransisco and one of his patients had jumped...

  7. Need more advice asap!! OR vs aesthetics

    Heidi the nurse replied to hopfrogger's topic in Aesthetics

    Do a search on aesthetics nursing and see what comes up. I was looking through one board and found this: https://allnurses.com/entrepreneurs-in-nursing/aesthetics-nursing-81214.html Didn't even know...

  8. Question for all you school nurse out there

    Heidi the nurse replied to purchaseamy's topic in School

    My initial exposure to school nursing was as a 1:1 for a child with muscular dystrophy. I worked for a home health agency and attended school with him. Others might know differently, but in my...

  9. VENT!!!! (you've been warned)

    Heidi the nurse replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Don't bother with talking to your boss. You need to go to your state school nurse organization and have their legislative committee work on getting the law rescinded. We in Washington State just got...

  10. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    Heidi the nurse replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    As a large woman, I can tell you - ask the patient. I know where and where blood draws and IV's will and will not work on me. I also am not good at IV's, but have never really worked in a place...

  11. RN's who went from hospital to clinic type setting...

    Heidi the nurse replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I would find out exactly what the job entails. I worked at 2 clincs (pediatric and adult internal medicine) and the RN's answered phone calls and talked to folks about labs all day. These were both...

  12. Need Advice!!! Home health job

    Heidi the nurse replied to moni777's topic in Home Health

    I haven't done HH in about 5 years, but this is how we did it. I was oriented for a week or so - I did have 10 years of nursing experience behind me. I think they had an orientation check list -...

  13. Dr Scholl's analysis thing at Walmart

    Heidi the nurse replied to Vtachy1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Interesting - I've seen ads on TV for the machine didn't know they had it at Walmart. I recently was having PT on my shoulder, and asked him about some leg pain I was having. He did a really thorough...

  14. sketchers shape ups

    Heidi the nurse replied to want to do good 86's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have to laugh - didn't realize there was a footwear folder :) I just commented on another thread about my shapeups. I love them - I am a large women, and have been having problems going down...

  15. What's your favorite shoe for 12 hour shifts?

    Heidi the nurse replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't work 12 hour shifts anymore, but have had to shop around for shoes. I was at the physical therapist for my shoulder and because I was also having some leg pain (lateral side of my lower leg)...

  16. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    Heidi the nurse replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've been out of the hospital loop for awhile (work in the school system now), but we have the same issue with parents and kids thinking our health clerks are "the nurse". They don't represent...

  17. Elementary students need your help

    Heidi the nurse replied to LeeAnn N's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, you would be surprised what 4th graders are learning now. I have a 3rd and 5th grader (and don't even ask about what the 8th grader is learning:) ). At least where I live, alot of the math is in...

  18. Reasons For Burn Out

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

    One of the things that really bother me is that you can do 100 good things, and the thing that sticks in everyone's head is the one mistake you made. I suppose that's true in life too, but I am...

  19. Work non-nursing related job while in school?

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

    i worked in an emergency vet clinic when i went to nursing school. i knew i was unable to handle the sight of blood (almost passed out while have a tour of the lab at a hospital, and again when i had...

  20. Venting G-button/Mic-key Question

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

    I would connect the extension tubing and 60 cc syringe and hang it from the feeding pole with a couple feet of gauze. That way it can't get knocked over. If they are an older child or adult there is...

  21. Why do we call it common sense when in fact it's not so common??

    Heidi the nurse replied to Nurse_Ziba's topic in School

    Document, document, document

  22. Over the Counter Meds at School

    Heidi the nurse replied to Allie911's topic in School

    Ditto in Washington State. Start with the state law. We need an order for anything that is given for a medical condition. So my kids with chapped lips need an order for chapstick. I think thats a...

  23. What does a Nurse Practitioner do?

    Heidi the nurse replied to sergel02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks - that makes me feel alot better about things at my doctor's office :) When he said that to me the only think I could think of was the piece of paper we had by the phone at the psych hospital...

  24. What does a Nurse Practitioner do?

    Heidi the nurse replied to sergel02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That makes sense - hadn't though of it like that. I keep thinking of an appointment I had with my MD a couple years ago (usually I see a PA, but the MD was in the office that day) I am a large women...

  25. So what is your job like as an NP? Getting into NP school right away?

    Heidi the nurse replied to hawaiianflowers21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    School for the most part lasts 2 years. I have been an RN for 20 years, and know for myself that I start feeling comfortable after 6 months on a new job, but not really like I know what I am doing...