MotherRN

Thanks for all the support!

I got the call today and the school is mine!! I'm so excited!! Can't wait to go in and learn all the details this weeks!!

Where can I get the cheep disposable ones? I used one like that while in school (I inherited it from a classmate whose mother was an RN) but have since lost it. I could always hear out of it. The worst I could say is that it hurt my ears since it had...

Thank you! Just finished the interview. I enjoyed it- was totally myself with the three at the table- we even laughed and swapped some stories related to kids, school and nursing. I think I'm a good fit. They are interviewing several today so i don't...

I can be shy around people. Not exactly social anxiety. But, I know what it's like to feel alone in a crowd. I was VERY nervous after graduation because I knew I needed more practice with hands on skills. This made me feel like I didn't learn anythin...

In response to a private message (that didn't go through when I tried to reply), I purchased my NCLEX 4000 at Barnes and Nobel (can I say that here?) In case that gets edited, I'll say it generically also- you can get it online from the major booksto...

I did have a nurse pull a fast one during a narc count. She read off the number I SHOULD see when I looked only at the actual bubble card with the narc, when in fact the number on the narc sheet read that there should be one more pill on the bubble ...

Sharing the cart and narc box...what would they do if something went missing? How would they hold someone accountable- that's like multiple cashiers on the same register- what happens when it comes up short?? With the narcs, don't they count them tog...

The NCLEX 4000 software was the closest to the actual test format and appearance. I would "train" for the exam by forcing myself to answer select all that apply questions and do them for at least two hours at a stretch ( think of it as training for a...

Maybe I am misunderstanding because you said the count was right, and that should have been off if she had given the narc, but not signed it out.

With situation 3, just because she didn't sign out the narc but signed the MAR, does not mean for sure she didn't give the narc. I was shocked to find I had failed to sign out a narc I most definitely gave and had marked off the mar after I gave it. ...

Where I am working, no one but the nurse assigned to the patients can get into the narcs that are in the locked box on the cart- only she has the key. That being said, I have one patient who has ativan prn by injection. And, that medication is in the...

Therapeutic communication and cultural sensitivity.

Nope. Learned it yesterday, first day on the job, and everyone gasped... just one way the "young" can ensure they will be "eaten"...

OP I understand how you feel. I hated school. I always said I would never be a nurse. Then off I went to nursing school 20 years later because it looked like my best option for employment. But, once I got out of school, a weight lifted. Yes, my first...

Yep! Had this situation with my first clinical instructor. She was at least 15 years younger than me and mother to one toddler. And, she was very authoritarian with our clinical group (most of whom were the age of my college-aged son). So, we had to ...

What do you think about getting called to an emergency situation for a "doubled over" teacher who has really abnormally high vitals, is SOB and diaphoretic, crying in pain, who then refuse to go with EMS once they arrive... ... is the medical staff (...

The student is in 5th grade. And the candy cabinet, unfortunately the lock is broken...and he knows it!

I just don't know too much about these kids since I am the occasional sub. But, as I said to OldDude, I'd bet its just behavior problems, not autism because of the office reaction to him.

i'm not fond of the candy reward either. I am only the occasional sub so I don't have access to too much personal info on these kids, just what I see in a sign off book. I would guess this kid is just a behavior problem because they refer to him as a...

My legs are swelling like tree trunks after an 8 hour shift of mostly sitting at the desk (I've been subbing as a school nurse) with some intermittent standing mostly in one spot. So, I turn to the experienced working masses to ask: which is hardest...

Great ideas! Thanks!

I don't believe you can get into the hospital easily from school nursing. unfortunately there is this "school nurses aren't really nurses" crap that goes around. But you will see that you do the whole nursing judgement and run your own show. It uses ...

I told my kids just this afternoon when I got home from the elementary school how interesting it is to meet other peoples kids. We all are so different in our beliefs and ways! Some of the kids are really neat and impressive; but some of the kids are...

What's CYA?