Wave Watcher

Wave Watcher

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  1. Starting to think TN dislikes new grads

    Wave Watcher replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I worked for Maxim Staffing in Nashville for 1 1/2 yrs. I requested only school nursing and they kept me busy till I landed a full time job as a school nurse. Love my job. They always told me they...

  2. Aquinas College Nursing Program Fall 2013

    Wave Watcher replied to SarahJade4's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Well, I hate to hear that. I don't know what happened or why it has dropped so low. It was a great program when I was

  3. School nursing does not mean nursing school

    Wave Watcher replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    LOL I just snotted on

  4. School nursing does not mean nursing school

    Wave Watcher replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    Sooooo......................I'm still trying to figure out who Ted Hose is........you guys can't help

  5. Concrete Thinking

    Wave Watcher replied to fetch's topic in School

    Ha! I love it! I work in an elementary school and they can be the same way. I just giggle

  6. Nursing Student to Shadow Me

    Wave Watcher replied to Cackalacky's topic in School

    We have about 4 nursing students per year at my school. I am at a pretty small school (426 students) and only have 2 diabetics this year and one prn med for adhd. I spend a lot of my time talking...

  7. Getting a job after being off two years?

    Wave Watcher replied to chiariwarrior's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you given thought to School Nursing? Check with your local schools and HR departments. Best of

  8. CRNA School

    Wave Watcher replied to latricelee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Good Evening! You may want to move your post (probably mods will move it for you) because this is the thread for School Nurses......nurses who work in schools. :-) Best of luck whatever your...

  9. Cumberland University Spring 2014

    Wave Watcher replied to enfermera17's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    CU online RN-BSN program is 5 semesters going part time. One of the requirements is that you are already working as an RN. They do make some exceptions. I already have my RN and I am in the middle of...

  10. Be careful what you divulge

    Wave Watcher replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could speak with an accent on here....that way I would be even more mysterious!

  11. Admit orders for who?

    Wave Watcher replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    You could have handed her one of those sticky name labels you get at like conventions and school reunions that says, "Hello my name is__________" and had her fill it out and slap it on dudes

  12. Frequent Flier Teachers

    Wave Watcher replied to Kschaefer90's topic in School

    I agree! Let me make a short list of what I have seen/been asked by staff members: 1. Lunch lady: Here's a picture of my mothers feet (picture on phone) they are all puffed up. What is it? (If the...

  13. Frequent Flier Teachers

    Wave Watcher replied to Kschaefer90's topic in School

    Kids can be like domino's. They see one child go to the nurses office and now they don't feel good. Then the next kid wants to come visit the clinic also. I have seen it. When I start getting several...

  14. Had to report my supervisor today

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

    2 rules in Nursing: 1. Guard your sanity. 2. Guard your license. If you feel either one of those are in

  15. Parents not giving ADHD meds...how far should we go?

    Wave Watcher replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I realize this is an older post so I apologize for giving it wings again. But....we are dealing hard and heavy with this issue in our district. Right now we have the same policy as most....we only...

  16. Second-guessing myself

    Wave Watcher replied to fetch's topic in School

    Just a little bit of info to keep in the back of your mind if needed: It is very common for a child to complain of pain in the antecubital area if there is a fracture present. Our ER informed us of...

  17. You can't fix stupid!

    Wave Watcher replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    I will do the same thing! I don't even waste my time. In fact....I send them up to the front office to use the phone since using the phone does not require them to stand in the nursing clinic. The...

  18. What do you do when you can't get ahold of parents?

    Wave Watcher replied to 100kids's topic in School

    We have the right to call the non emergency number of the police to do a "welfare" check on the parents at their address. In our district we do have parents who will not answer their phone if they...

  19. Nurse Tech and first patient fall. Worried about being fired.

    Wave Watcher replied to guyman123's topic in General Nursing

    I've never floated on a floor and not known what type of floor/unit I was working. Glad your patient is

  20. General questions about what to do

    Wave Watcher replied to leahrn1's topic in School

    We started closing our clinics the first week of school so we can get ahead of the paper work game. We only see students with daily meds, diabetics, scheduled medical procedures and emergencies. We...

  21. Insulin Pump Question

    Wave Watcher replied to hsnurse1's topic in School

    It is going to be very hard for you to calculate up exactly what the pump should be giving. Like Nurse ABC said, the pump takes into consideration many other factors besides the carb/insulin ratio. I...

  22. Students "faking" symptoms

    Wave Watcher replied to RNCourt's topic in School

    I agree 100% with Flare! If I can hear them laughing or chatting coming down the hallway or they get into my clinic and are smiles and talkative....my radar goes off and I'm very unlikely going to...

  23. Aquinas College Nursing Program Fall 2013

    Wave Watcher replied to SarahJade4's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I graduated from Aquinas in 2009 and the program is GREAT! Our Nclex pass rate was 95% and everyone that really wanted a job.......are all working as nurses and several have gone on to get their MSN....

  24. Long term effects of working night shifts

    Wave Watcher replied to yadirosa's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I worked 12hr/night shifts for a year on an ortho/neuro floor. By month 7 I developed thyroid issues which caused me to rethink my work schedule. I could not sleep when I came home, I was extremely...

  25. New School Nurse: Forgot a medication yesterday

    Wave Watcher replied to Finally2008's topic in School

    We use SNAP also and you can set alarm reminders for meds also. I know there are several useful functions on SNAP but I have yet to use them