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  1. 2017/2018 High Kids

    mslove717 replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I work at a high school with 1500 students. The asst principal brings the kid down for me to do a "substance abuse report" aka a subjective assessment. Unless they stink, are acting really odd, or...

  2. DNR/DNI: What Age Would You Choose to No Longer Be Full Code?

    mslove717 replied to LollaPaupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on your quality of life. I'm 32, having my babies and in my prime. So I don't want to die, and it's hard to imagine being old and in poor health. It will just depend how I am as I

  3. HIPAA and Making Appointments

    mslove717 replied to Jolie's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not a HIPAA violation to simply make or cancel an appt for someone. Period. Also to address one argument, there is literally no way to confirm (in this instance) whether it was Ali or Ali's mom over...

  4. ROLL CALL!!! School Nurses 2017/2018

    mslove717 replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Ms Love here. School nurse in NY state. Staff started 9/5, kids started 9/6. Sole nurse at a high school of approx 1400. These kids have started off with a bang and we are SO

  5. CPS/Child Abuse Protocol

    mslove717 replied to mslove's topic in School

    Thank you all!! I have been researching and went to the state laws website (I'm in NY). There was also another incident yesterday of a school psych getting mad at me for reporting suspicious injuries...

  6. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    mslove717 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. History of nurses is probably part of it. Along with it just being a high stress field. People are sick and injured; scared, anxious, and want things done yesterday. Everyone is stressed...

  7. Daily kid count

    mslove717 replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Public high school grades 9-12 Enrollment 1300 students Kid count: 40-70 not including meds. Meds: 16 scheduled, with 3 type 1 diabetics. Countless PRNs 1 RN (me) and 1 health aide. We see the same...

  8. Want to quit my job

    mslove717 replied to Mjdj0104's topic in Rehabilitation

    Look for a different job, especially if you are an RN. My per diem job has similar issues, although nothing to this degree and there's a reason I only work 2 shifts a month there (I was FT once)....

  9. Got an offer at a rehab, is this typical salary? What did you accept?

    mslove717 replied to MsNewbee's topic in Rehabilitation

    I am in western NY. I started at 22.50/hr 4 years ago, in acute rehab at a local hospital. That was starting pay for any nurse at the hospital. I make $27/hr there now as a per diem RN (I moved to a...

  10. Be honest: do you feel valued by your employer?

    mslove717 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    Short answer, no. And I don't see that ever changing. Which is why I focus on 2 things: My patients and my

  11. It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    mslove717 replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing. I also make 40K a year as an RN, 4 years experience. I spent 7 years in school, including pre-req time (I have 2 degrees, 1 NOT in nursing). This area is underpaid in general. We also...

  12. Pediatric Dosage Calculation, and another one

    mslove717 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm in my last semester of school, and feel like all of a sudden I'm having a hard time with my calculations. I have spent so long trying to figure out these calculations! Can anyone offer me some...

  13. Pediatric Dosage Calculation, and another one

    mslove717 replied to mslove717's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    well i figurd out #1 on my own. 100lb=45.45kg 0.005mg x 45.45kg = 0.227 mg 0.227 mg x 60 mins = 13.64 mg /hr 13.64 mg 180 mg x 250ml = 18.9 ml/hr I also figured it out using dimensional analysis...