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  1. Charting

    AdobeRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    Our district uses E-school - has a "medical" section to it where I can keep track of visits, immunizations, meds

  2. AED

    AdobeRN replied to momnurse23's topic in School

    Elementary school - ours is in a central location near our gym & cafeteria. We also have portable Oxygen (Oxysure) with ambu bag in the same location. I have never had to use the AED but have...

  3. Cough drops in school?

    AdobeRN replied to lissaq10's topic in School

    We are allowed to dispense Tylenol, motrin, benadryl, cough drops & tums without a doctors order but the parents must supply them. All other OTC must have a doctors

  4. Does your school have nebulizers there?

    AdobeRN replied to JM RN's topic in School

    We have our own neb machine but the students need to provide their own tubing/mouthpiece/mask & medication. Medication must be in original package with prescription label - label must have all...

  5. Who buys Supplies??!

    AdobeRN replied to Sl1011's topic in School

    I have a budget - around $1400 for the year, I'm in an elementary school k-5 with 860 students. Nobody questions my orders - I can order what I want. I use School Health, Macgill or Moore. I spend...

  6. Pulling Teeth

    AdobeRN replied to lovepink's topic in School

    I don't pull

  7. Substituting

    AdobeRN replied to mia98's topic in School

    yes start subbing, it is a good to get your foot in the door. The area I work in is very competitive, very difficult to get a FT position. I also started with

  8. Feasible to get Thanksgiving and Christmas off as new RN?

    AdobeRN replied to ATLbubbles's topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital and/or the unit you work on is going to be different. The hospital I work at it is policy for us to work a certain amount of "major" & "minor" holidays thru the year - every...

  9. Question on Pediatric IM injection sites

    AdobeRN replied to Rhonda V's topic in Pediatric

    I wouldnt use the deltoid in a 6-12 month old. If you need to give that many injections - the parent may just need to make another trip to the

  10. ICU nurse wants to become a school nurse...

    AdobeRN replied to caitiecait's topic in School

    Start subbing in the area you want to work. Where I lived - they would offere the jobs to the sub nurses first or at least give them the opportunity to interview for the position first. As far as...

  11. Love Class...Hate Clinicals! Help!

    AdobeRN replied to AlabamakChik's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You are not alone. I hated clinicals also - but I love being a nurse now. Most of the time I felt they were long &

  12. RN's with kids

    AdobeRN replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Same reason I also became a school nurse - the

  13. Substitute School Nursing

    AdobeRN replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in School

    When I subbed I always asked about any "special need kids" or any issues with the students I needed to know about - I hated being surprised. Most of the nurses I subbed for were great - always left...

  14. can we use medicine for burns, rashes, bug bites?

    AdobeRN replied to Trueblood83's topic in School

    Im in Texas and we have standing orders from an MD. Some of the things we are allowed to give (with parents written permission) Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, topical - hydrocortisone creme, benadryl...

  15. Angel Staffing out of San Antonio

    AdobeRN replied to JRD2002's topic in General Nursing

    I was curious about this also. I live in North Dallas and received the same flyer. I did fill out the online

  16. Parents in a Pediatric Isolation Room

    AdobeRN replied to Vicki_RN's topic in Pediatric

    We dont require them to wear anything. It is suggested, the supplies are available. We just stress good hand hygeine and it is a good idea to limit

  17. Has anyone worked in pediatric home health?

    AdobeRN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Pediatric

    I worked in Pediatric Home heath as a LVN. I enjoyed the job at first, the money was great, the hours were perfect - at the time I was going thru an RN program, but for me I needed more. By the time...

  18. sterile or tap water for meds?

    AdobeRN replied to wanderlust99's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in pedi, if I have a patient that has a tube I ask the parents prefrence...tap water or bottled water. The only time I use sterile water is if the bottled water is not available when I need...

  19. probably a dumb question about PIVs and drawing blood...

    AdobeRN replied to rach_nc_03's topic in Pediatric

    On the pedi floor I work it is not a policy but it is something we do not do. We try to get the labs during the initial IV start, if unable a lab tech will do it. Once an PIV is in & working we...

  20. I'm looking to buy books for NCTC LVN program

    AdobeRN replied to MTips's topic in Texas Nursing

    Since you have the list of books and have plenty of time before school starts in fall - check ebay, amazon & half.com for used books. I would start off looking for the actual textbooks first,...

  21. Parkland or Presby Denton. Help! Need advice quick!

    AdobeRN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Texas Nursing

    Parkland...especially if you are able to do skills. Besides, it may be easier for you to get an internship after graduation since you will know people and they will know

  22. HELP! Teaching Sex Ed

    AdobeRN replied to Sch00lNurse's topic in School

    Dont know if this may help - but when my daughter had this talk in 5th grade, boys/girls were split up. A male teacher volunteered to assist with the boys. Video was shown and the kids had a...

  23. where to begin when paying for nursing school

    AdobeRN replied to dcRn2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    Same here. Still fill out the scholarship forms. I ended up getting a small one. I ended up getting a student loan - low interest rate and didnt need to start to pay on it until 6 months after...

  24. Tb test in Dallas/Kaufman area????

    AdobeRN replied to Karen1984's topic in Texas Nursing

    Check CareNow or PrimaCare or anyone of those "urgen care" type of places. I had mine done at Primacare before nursing

  25. Salaries For DFW New Grads

    AdobeRN replied to techraider77's topic in Texas Nursing

    Keep checking frequently. Hospitals should be starting to post the new grad positions if they havent