Wave Watcher

Wave Watcher

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  1. Substance abuse...Who calls the parent?

    Wave Watcher replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    I would believe that once you let your administration know what you found then they can conclude from it what they will and call parents themselves. I don't believe unless it is an emergency that a...

  2. Missed a fracture.

    Wave Watcher replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Kids are so hard to figure out! You will have kids walking around on a fracture with minimal pain. We only have so much to work with in our clinical setting and you did everything you knew to do. At...

  3. Don't yell at co-workers in front of people

    Wave Watcher replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen! When I was working the hospital floor a NP decided I was her victim of the day. She yelled at me in front of the Nurses station which was connected to all 3 wings. You can hear everything from...

  4. Applying for a School Nurse position. Any tips?

    Wave Watcher replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in School

    Thanks for the link!! I learn something every

  5. Applying for a School Nurse position. Any tips?

    Wave Watcher replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in School

    Can't wait to hear if you got the job or not! Good luck! I was a floor nurse before school nursing and I would NEVER go back! I am for once truly

  6. Informatics in Nursing

    Wave Watcher replied to ChooSoul's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There are plenty of online peer reviewed journals on nursing informatics. Use google and type in "peer reviewed journals on nursing

  7. CNA to Unit Secretary?

    Wave Watcher replied to shilpi13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The unit I use to work on was busy....like most. I would not want the job of the Unit Secretary. She wore many hats at the same time and was being pulled in ten different directions. Bless

  8. Applying for a School Nurse position. Any tips?

    Wave Watcher replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in School

    Exactly...what is FERPA? Even the parents/staff/administration really don't know how FERPA applies.

  9. Applying for a School Nurse position. Any tips?

    Wave Watcher replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in School

    Oh, I meant to say that you will be limited on supplies in your clinic as to how you can assess a student. Basically, you have a thermometer, BP machine, stethoscope, Pulse Ox if your are lucky,...

  10. What nursing reference books do you keep in your office?

    Wave Watcher replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I have a folder of our districts policy and procedures.....very thin folder. Otherwise, I use the internet. I do have books on my shelf but like others....they collect

  11. Applying for a School Nurse position. Any tips?

    Wave Watcher replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in School

    Some of the main concerns would be: Juvenile Diabetes, Asthma, Food allergies signs/symptoms and when to give epi pen, Head injuries, Medication administration policies, Lice, how to handle...

  12. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Wave Watcher replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nǐ hǎo, my son can speak Mandarin.

  13. Suicide

    Wave Watcher replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Oh, my goodness!! I am so sorry to hear this! Please let us know what they find out. Hugs and

  14. Difficult teachers

    Wave Watcher replied to tranquillight's topic in School

    Well that's not good! The way I see it is if the teachers call then it's on them. They can explain why they chose to call parents. I have documented my assessment and that I sent them back to class....

  15. Relocation to a family friendly livable city with warm climate

    Wave Watcher replied to wasup's topic in General Nursing

    Very true! My best friend and her husband lived in Santa Barbara. They rented a converted 1 car garage with a small yard area. They were paying $2400 a month.

  16. Difficult teachers

    Wave Watcher replied to tranquillight's topic in School

    We keep our clinic logs electronically so I can pull up teachers/students and print off how many times a student has come to my class or how many students came from one class. I had this problem...

  17. HUGS?!

    Wave Watcher replied to sparky605's topic in General Students

    I had a patient once ask to braid my hair. I said yes......I actually had the time. After 30 minutes of braiding I looked like a hot mess but strutted my stuff like I was on the cat walk. She NAILED...

  18. Newsletter topics

    Wave Watcher replied to geffen's topic in School

    Nope. The PTA doesn't ask for my opinion or tips of information. They are the ones who design and distribute the letter each month. I also do not have a bulletin board to use. I am in a room that is...

  19. Health Log

    Wave Watcher replied to kmazur2's topic in School

    We use electronic logs so we do not have that problem. Only our sub uses paper

  20. Do you have a blood glucose meter in your office?

    Wave Watcher replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    We do not have a multi-use glucose meter in our district. A policy has never been written so we have not been able to use one. I would like to have one on the days my diabetics forget theirs at

  21. Inpatient carbohydrate counting?

    Wave Watcher replied to lovin's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I work with diabetic children. We use an insulin to carb ratio for insulin plus sliding scale if needed for BS. Example: patient ate 50 carbs and orders are 1 unit per 10 chos. Of course that would be...

  22. IV starts in nursing schools

    Wave Watcher replied to DaynaPierceMorgan's topic in General Nursing

    We had one day of voluntary IV starts. If we wanted to give it a try we could....if not then no big deal. Most of our experience was on the floors during

  23. Struggling And Unsure ... Temporarily

    Wave Watcher replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Students

    Don't be embarrassed! My 2nd semester I failed out of my math calculations tests. I had to drop Med surg and take it again the next semester. I watched my classmates go on without me but guess...

  24. OSHA

    Wave Watcher replied to Wave Watcher's topic in School

    Just updating to let you guys know that we still have not had OSHA show up at our school yet. They have been around to several in our city district but not ours. Still waiting.

  25. OSHA

    Wave Watcher posted a topic in School

    Ok, guys and gals....quick question: Is it a requirement by OSHA that the front office staff be trained in the pathophysiology of fever/illness if they are taking student temperatures? Why do I ask?...