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    We can all relate!!

    pedi_nurse replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    SO
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    Uniforms

    pedi_nurse replied to CanIcallmymom's topic in School

    That sucks. So
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    The mid-day blues.

    pedi_nurse replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    I'm right there with you! Hang in
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    Uniforms

    pedi_nurse replied to CanIcallmymom's topic in School

    Who supplies uniforms to you? I was able to quickly stop helping with uniform issues once I ran out of clothes. Just said, "sorry, I don't have any clothes to help" and left it at that. If they want...
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    Old nurse in pediatrics

    pedi_nurse replied to PPediRN's topic in Pediatric

    I don't think there is necessarily a bias among staff regarding older nurses. Our older nurses on the peds floor I worked were beloved and appreciated. However, they have often been there for 10+...
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    Patient gown question

    pedi_nurse replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    I can see the teens feeling more comfortable with cloth, so perhaps switching to paper for the younger kids and keeping cloth for the older kids might be a good way to transition? The younger kids...
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    Patient gown question

    pedi_nurse replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    When I worked in a pedi office a couple years ago, we would require patients to put on paper gowns for annual well checks, but they could leave their underwear/bras on. Infants and toddlers obviously...
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    When family fails the patient... it breaks my heart

    pedi_nurse replied to Kharma711's topic in Critical Care

    Working peds pulmonology, it was always hard for me when parents declined DNRs. I especially hated it when our SMA type 1 babies would be trached. Literally it was just prolonging death and...
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    Favorite school nurse resources?

    pedi_nurse replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Pill Identification Wizard from Drugs.com I don't trust the parents any more and verify pills that come in the clinic in addition to the dosing, etc. I once had a parent restock her kids ADHD med with...
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    Family Protective Services

    pedi_nurse replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Interestingly enough, the cases I've gotten the most response from CPS have been for medical neglect. Parents not filling asthma medication and refusing to bring asthma medication to the school...
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    Family Protective Services

    pedi_nurse replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    How long has he been working in this role? The people I know who were good caseworkers end up getting burned out after about a year or
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    I'm over the nonsense...

    pedi_nurse replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    I'm in the other camp... I verrrrrrry rarely have kids stay if they vomit in the middle of class/clinic, and if I do, it's only in cases where I pretty sure it's what they ate (hot chips for...
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    This makes me laugh everytime

    pedi_nurse replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    "Now the couch has
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    C'Mon Now!

    pedi_nurse replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I get a few of those. I especially love it when they try to diagnose them with the flu or something. I just had a kid come with cold symptoms. No fever. Sent him back to class. Then I realize that...
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    No one to talk to about nursing... Am I crazy?

    pedi_nurse replied to EdenAndEve's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a school nurse now and get my fix on by nerding out to random middle schoolers. I am ALWAYS trying to talk to them about this biolgoy/patho stuff they could probably care less about. You just LOVE...
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    C'Mon Now!

    pedi_nurse replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    A staff member apparently complained anonymously that I was sending kids back from the clinic saying their issues was "not an emergency." Well, duh. (I send kids back to class if they A) don't have a...
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    All I want for Christmas is... (the school nurse list)

    pedi_nurse replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    After reading this thread, I feel like I shouldn't ask for anything. I've got a really nice sized clinic, complete with a counter height science table that serves as an island to me ridiculous amount...
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    Adult to NICU?

    pedi_nurse replied to sammy75's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I second this. As a new grad, I was in a residency program with an experienced RN who was wanting to switch specialties. She had been peds ER and switched to ped OR. Her residency was 8 months. I'm...
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    School Attendence Policies

    pedi_nurse replied to mslove717's topic in School

    At our middle school, parents can write a note for up to 5 absences, I believe? Otherwise they need a doctor's note or they are considered unexcused. Obviously, the nurse sending a student home would...
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    How do you get paid?

    pedi_nurse replied to scout mom's topic in School

    RN in a large/wealthy district in Texas. Starting salary is 53k for new teachers and nurses. Only RNs are hired here. In my last district, small to medium sized, RNs were on teacher salaries and...
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    Local diabetes clinic

    pedi_nurse posted a topic in School

    Faxed me an order changing the insulin to carb ratio for one of my diabetic students. However, they failed to put a name, birthdate, or even MRN number on it. I asked them who it was for and if they...
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    Local diabetes clinic

    pedi_nurse replied to pedi_nurse's topic in School

    Sometimes I wish I had these type of families. Most of my parents are pretty on top of stuff, but I'm in a Title I school, and the families tend not to have as much extra time to go around raising a...
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    Local diabetes clinic

    pedi_nurse replied to pedi_nurse's topic in School

    I told her no. That two of the three are Spanish speaking only (I don't speak Spanish and am NOT going to inconvenience even more people to help translate) and I was pretty sure which kid it was. So,...
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    FYI: P&G is open today for orders!!

    pedi_nurse replied to scuba nurse's topic in School

    Thanks for this! The secretary at my last school would do this, so I forgot I needed to step it
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    Migraines

    pedi_nurse replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    I get *mild* non aura migraines and can still function most of the time (not at my best of course). They are one sided (always my front right), don't respond to 800mg IBU, and last for several hours...