Heidi the nurse

Heidi the nurse BSN, RN

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  1. Any nursing heroes out there?

    Heidi the nurse replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty amazed that reality TV hasn't come up with a show on nursing. On one of the other boards I frequent we were having the same discussion about the lack of alpaca breeders in reality TV (I...

  2. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

    Heidi the nurse replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, the plot thickens :) CPS reports are anonymous, so how would the parents know who made the

  3. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

    Heidi the nurse replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    As another poster mentioned, this discussion is kind of academic at this point, but the thing is, if you have a concern, you aren't supposed to be worried about how the investigation goes, or if it...

  4. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

    Heidi the nurse replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    But if you feel the child is in eminent danger, you call the cops, who do have the authority to hold the child. Which is why I wonder about the article. We had an incident happen at one of the...

  5. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

    Heidi the nurse replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I also think there is something not being reported. Fact is, nurses are mandatory reporters. It is our job to report - CPS's to investigate. There should never be any reprecussions for reporting,...

  6. HR recruiter sending me friend request on FB??

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

    This may be way off base, but are you sure she doesn't know you from somewhere else? I had an incident with the principal at my son's school several years ago. He had lots of problems while in the...

  7. Morphine and End Of Life

    Heidi the nurse replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is one of those case of too much information - and looking a Wikipedia. Yes, I agree that the OP was a question of "euthanasia". I also understand the various forms of euthanasia - voluntary,...

  8. Morphine and End Of Life

    Heidi the nurse replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Didn't say they were the same - some describe assisted suicide as "non-active" euthanasia. Sorry if I was

  9. Do you work at your kid's school?

    Heidi the nurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I don't - I have thought of having my kids at one of my schools, but the "s" is the operative word :). I have 3 schools so it wouldn't work for me. Several of our teachers have their kids come to...

  10. Standing Medication Orders in Schools (PRN's only)

    Heidi the nurse replied to KLLB's topic in School

    If you have a standing order for HCT cream aren't you diagnosing? I understand the Tylenol and Advil, and even the epi-pen if there is a medical director around, but how does a nurse get around the...

  11. Boredom on the job-- creative activities for school nurse down time

    Heidi the nurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Our local Children's Hospital has online continuing ed video (of their grand rounds and pediatric nursing conferences) and they last about an hour. Great for those days I'm at a school and there is...

  12. What Teacher's Really Want ??

    Heidi the nurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    We have teachers who send kids down for the slightest boo boo, but usually not to send them home. I think many of them fear something bad will happen and they don't want to be the teacher that didn't...

  13. Morphine and End Of Life

    Heidi the nurse replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually, euthanasia (actually assisted suicide) is legal in Oregon, Washington and Montana. There is a procedure to go through to obtain the medications for it, but it isn't

  14. New Nurse Needs Advice

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

    I will toot school nursing horn here once again! Although when I had my last baby I was certain I wanted to become a lactation specialist LOL. Anyway, if you have an interest in school nursing, check...

  15. Morphine and End Of Life

    Heidi the nurse replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wonderful post asystole, and lots of info I had no idea of. As I like to say, you learn something new every day. But on the other hand, I think it is wise for all of us to not blindly follow anyone...

  16. Help, I'm a new nurse....worried about losing licensure constantly..

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

    RIGHT ON PA ED! I am rarely sick, but am a single mom with 3 school aged children. For the last 5 years that I have worked at my current job I usually have to call in at least once a month due to...

  17. How important is it for nurses to have knowledge of Nutrition?

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

    YES! Very important. With the increase in obesity especially. I work in the schools, so use nutritional knowledge daily. I also work with diabetic students, so do alot of extra education in that...

  18. Older mature nurses: How can I encourage my mom to pursue her RN with me?& should I?

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

    Not only is she not too old, but let her know that many nurses continue to work past the age of 65 - so in a way she can look at it like she still has a good 20 to 25 years of working years left, even...

  19. Start a free "clinic"?

    Heidi the nurse replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Our medical reserve corp does a similar thing with the homeless a couple times a year. You might not be able to do all the things you want on your own D/T the above mentioned scope of practice, but...

  20. How do you tell when being an RN is not for your?

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

    I will second school nursing :) although having a couple more years under your belt would make it easier. I became a school nurse after working in home health, pysch, geriatrics, med/surg etc for 15...

  21. Ive decided not to go ahead with nursing school...(Rad tech or RT)

    Heidi the nurse replied to jrt71's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked into any OT assistant or PT assistant programs? I am in Washington State, and know the COTA (OT assistant) is gainfully employed here, and her agency calls her constantly for fill in...

  22. your plans for continuing competency

    Heidi the nurse replied to nedlloyd's topic in Washington Nursing

    There is an online video at Children's website about continuing competencies if anyone has questions. Basically anything related to improving your nursing knowlegde is ok. The speaker gives this...

  23. I'm seriously considering buying a ipod I touch for my career

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

    But she works in home health. Of course it depends on the family, but I always brought a book (usually Stephen King) or watched TV. One of my cases let us use the computer - this was before...

  24. What would you do if your family member were doing drugs?

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

    Maybe I'm just an alarmist but I would be very careful about drawing a line in the sand with anyone on meth. Especially if there are weapons in the house. Take the kids and leave. Then call the...

  25. Agency jobs???

    Heidi the nurse replied to Devie06's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, another thing. With home health, it depends if you do "hourly" care ie a shift at someone's home, or "home visits" - doing things like dressing changes, IV meds or dressing changes and other...