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    Parents who wanted your job...

    pedi_nurse replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Off topic... Your district hires 1:1 nurses? Any 1:1 nurses we have are hired by the parents/insurance. We will not provide 1:1 nursing care, though we do give tube feedings, catheterization,
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    PANDAS/PANS

    pedi_nurse replied to halohg's topic in School

    I've read about this! Legit scary, as the symptoms are so easily dismissed as behavior issues. I'm glad the info about it is spreading around more. Thanks for
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    Preparing for the unthinkable

    pedi_nurse replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    I wish we had Go buckets in our classrooms. I'm gonna have to build up stock slowly, I think. The districts around here don't seem to put much emphasis on classroom prep for emergencies. I've recently...
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    Poorest lack of judgment EVER!!!

    pedi_nurse replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Ugh. I'm glad it turned out things were handled, despite the teacher adding drama! This stuff legit happens though and it's REALLY dumb and dangerous. I was once in an after school nurses meeting at...
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    Being a School Nurse in TX

    pedi_nurse replied to HTXTed's topic in School

    Aaaannd sorry for the
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    Being a School Nurse in TX

    pedi_nurse replied to HTXTed's topic in School

    There are many places that will accept the first semester of nursing school clinicals as "certification" for patient care technicians, which is similar to the MA certification. A children's hospital...
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    Being a School Nurse in TX

    pedi_nurse replied to HTXTed's topic in School

    I was going to suggest working for a pediatrician, if you can, before moving to school nursing. My experience doing this with phone triage was very helpful to my current school nursing
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    AHA PEARS

    pedi_nurse replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    I've done both PEARS and PALS from when I worked inpatient at the pedi hospital about 5/6 years ago. I think PEARS can be very valuable in helping to recognize certain emergent conditions! IIRC, it...
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    Essential Oils

    pedi_nurse replied to janetpa's topic in School

    Nothing. It's made up trademark. I especially hate it when people suggest putting menthol containing oils on infants for congestion. It's like, sure it can help some, but it can also cause...
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    Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    pedi_nurse replied to Avill's topic in School

    Stepping in dog poop can be traumatizing! Lol. I stepped in some with my new boots, only my second time to wear them, in third grade. Even though my mom cleaned them off, I NEVER wore them again. SMH....
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    Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    pedi_nurse replied to Avill's topic in School

    Agreed! I went by an elementary school for what was supposed to be a half hour of assessing and talking to a parent of a kid with a vesicostomy. I was there for 2.5 hours treating kids before I could...
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    What are your hours?

    pedi_nurse replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I shoot for 8am to 4pm. School hours are 8:30 to 3:30. Usually I end up being here from 8:15 to 4:15 though. Thursdays I work until 5/5:15pm because my daughter has longer after school care those days...
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    SOOOOO

    pedi_nurse replied to imaneedmycoffeefirst89's topic in School

    Nice catch! I've heard of it from my pedi hospital days, but that's about
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    What happens in the nurse's office stays in the nurse's office

    pedi_nurse replied to Examine49's topic in School

    "Don't be nosy" and "That's none of your business." A half joking "Don't be nosy" usually does the trick, but I'll break it down to them as it being illegal for me to share private medical...
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    Enablement Overload

    pedi_nurse replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    I'm sorry for the abuse you had to endure. No child should have to go through that. Of course you were concerned reading this thread! Abuse or anxiety was my first thought reading the thread as well....
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    Crappy question

    pedi_nurse replied to MendyT's topic in School

    All this! I had a student with a similar issue last year. Talk to CPS about medical neglect/need for safety plan that involves seeing a GI doc to help formulate a treatment plan. Even if parent isn't...
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    Med admin difficulty

    pedi_nurse replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I don't check for cheeking, but try to keep a close eye on the kids. Being middle schoolers, I'm always worried about med sharing. Just the other day a few kids passed around gabapentin (dumb kids)...
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    What would you do?

    pedi_nurse replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    It depends on the socioeconomic makeup for your school. Fortunately, my PTA offered to pay for mine. Sometimes the other nurses in our district will share VSP vouchers if you have a specific need for...
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    Enablement Overload

    pedi_nurse replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    I'm a school nurse AND a mom of a girl who I fear is bound to be a FF. Fortunately she's 4 and hasn't discovered that she can go see the school nurse yet. That and her teachers are great about...
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    New Grad RN, Will being a school nurse lock me into never moving into acute care?

    pedi_nurse replied to BethG26's topic in School

    Working as a school nurse, part time, with another nurse to interact with frequently, while you finish your BSN? I say go for it. It's hard to find a position in acute care without your BSN nowadays....
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    New Grad RN: Struggling With Finding a Job

    pedi_nurse replied to nurse_bri's topic in General Nursing

    I basically stalked an HR rep to get my first hospital job as a tech while I was in nursing school. And then I still had to apply for several jobs and interview unsuccessfully within the hospital...
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    I want to be a nurse but im not good at math

    pedi_nurse replied to wizardwendy's topic in General Nursing

    In all honesty, the older I get the more I realize that a good number of careers are about how much work you put into it and not about being "smart enough." You do NOT have to be a genius to be a...
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    touchy subject

    pedi_nurse replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    I don't know, sexual abuse isn't exactly a zebra. Statistically, we know there are likely dozens of children in our schools who have been or are being abused. I wouldn't bring up potential abuse as a...
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    Athletic Trainers

    pedi_nurse replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    Ugh, that is SO frustrating. This is where I tell them they will be fine and that pain is a part of playing sports. I usually tell them that I have a friend who ran a marathon on a BROKEN foot (broke...
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    Athletic Trainers

    pedi_nurse replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    I should add that I have tons of respect for ATs. They have to have their masters in sports medicine to be certified. They are definitely WAY more knowledgable than I am on the MS injuries. I've been...