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    OTC Meds and the 18 yr old student

    pedi_nurse replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Our state law says that students can't carry any medication except for epipens, insulin, and inhalers. I agree with ruby jane and would require the student to sign their own paperwork and come to the...
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    Office space etiquette

    pedi_nurse replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    This is a helpful thread! I've always been tucked away on my own, but the front office is getting a redesign this summer and I'll have a door to the front desk. Great info to keep in
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    Frequent Flyers

    pedi_nurse replied to alligatoRN's topic in School

    Welcome! I'm a middle school nurse as well! I second (or third or fourth?) the pass system. I started out excepting any type of pass, but now I require either a nurse pass I created or a phone call...
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    How do I transition specialities?

    pedi_nurse replied to paulahill's topic in Critical Care

    I don't have any advice, but I'm looking into doing the same thing. Peds nurse for 7 years, with the last few years in school nursing. My hope is to finish my BSN next year and then apply for new grad...
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    We're back!!!

    pedi_nurse replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    It's been so long I had to reset my password!
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    Judgement being questioned

    pedi_nurse replied to GertieGrantRN's topic in School

    Do you have a school or district exclusion policy? It's always great to point back to those policies. These other comments have been great as
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    Need to vent and process this

    pedi_nurse replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    This is interesting. I've had generalized hives before... it was a slowish progression over a couple of hours to the point they were all over (and HUGE). I had to get steriod shots to get them to go...
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    Need to vent and process this

    pedi_nurse replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    It's not even like its a rare thing... 20%.
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    The Big Chill

    pedi_nurse replied to beachynurse's topic in School

    Maybe talking to a trainer/coach may help cut down on some of these? The trainers/coaches at the two middle schools I've worked in did not want students leaving class to get ice from the nurse. So,...
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    Break Plans?

    pedi_nurse replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    Going to Fayetteville, AR for nearly a week!!! My favorite family/place to visit. We get the best of both worlds... a week at Thanksgiving, two weeks at Christmas, a week of Spring Break, and last...
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    C'Mon Now!

    pedi_nurse replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Noooooooooooooooo!
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    Pursuing Lead/District Nurse Position

    pedi_nurse replied to GdBSN's topic in School

    YEP. And this was a nurse, mind you, in case anybody thinks it's just administrators who don't understand health
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    As seen on TV

    pedi_nurse replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I loved the movie John Q when I first watched it as a kid. Now it's one of the most CRINGE medical movies I've seen. The ticking down of the BP by single digits and if it goes below a certain number...
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    As seen on TV

    pedi_nurse replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Me too! My husband liked it, but I couldn't stand it and had to get up halfway through the second episode. And I'm a big Grey's fan (for the soapy drama), so I can usually put up with stupid tv...
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    Those parents who believe everything their kids say

    pedi_nurse replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    SMH. Bet she felt silly. Or at least, I hope she
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    Help Please!

    pedi_nurse replied to JLA's topic in School

    In Texas, they use their own retirement system rather than contributing to SS. So we still have a fund we contribute to, it's just not
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    Pursuing Lead/District Nurse Position

    pedi_nurse replied to GdBSN's topic in School

    TRUTH. I'm in NTX and had an awful health services director who was constantly not doing her job correctly (won't get into it, but for example, when I first started she told me if I was missing a...
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    Help Please!

    pedi_nurse replied to JLA's topic in School

    1)What do you like/dislike about school nursing? - I feel more like a "nurse" as a school nurse than I have anywhere else I've works (acute care peds, pediatric primary care). Nurses have SO much to...
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    Help Please!

    pedi_nurse replied to JLA's topic in School

    1)What do you like/dislike about school nursing? - I feel more like a "nurse" as a school nurse than I have anywhere else I've works (acute care peds, pediatric primary care). Nurses have SO much to...
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    "Miss, I'm Dying" the musical

    pedi_nurse replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Teacher ensemble: Sorrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy, for sending you so many kids todaaaaayyyyy. They just can't seem to staaaaayyyy awaaaaaake. And that one, is coughing, maybe not right now, but was last hour....
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    Precepting in pediatrics

    pedi_nurse replied to Kelseynic15's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! And it's SUPER important to remember that kids compensate for a LONG time before their vitals start reflecting a problem. Look at the patient, not just the vitals. And if a kid seems to be...
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    Precepting in pediatrics

    pedi_nurse replied to Kelseynic15's topic in General Nursing

    I'd recommend reviewing your developmental stages. It helps to know the best way to talk to kids. Learn/review vitals for ages groups as these are very different in kids. Review respiratory distress...
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    Why do you love being a nurse?

    pedi_nurse replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of my favorite parts of being a nurse - those small victories! Like when you catch suuuuuper faint streaking from a moderately red finger up an arm all the way to the axilla. No fever, no...
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    Family Protective Services

    pedi_nurse replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    That's what I
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    Vomit Emergency

    pedi_nurse replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Hahahaha.... I have so many teachers ask me to bring the wheelchair because a kid "can't get up." I'm always like, "Noooo, I'll come back and get it if I need