AutumnDraidean

AutumnDraidean

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  1. Haunted Hospital??

    AutumnDraidean replied to Breathing16's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I used to work on an SNF in the old wing of a hospital. more than one confused patient complained that they could hear babies crying. I spoke with an old salt, who explained that that floor used to be...

  2. Nursing - Not Sure...

    AutumnDraidean replied to nursing327's topic in General Students

    If you like the policy and science better than the clinical portions maybe look into public health? If you can power through your BSN and get a masters in public health you might really enjoy it....

  3. Macbook Air or Macbook Pro for Nursing School?

    AutumnDraidean replied to tmccstu2018's topic in General Students

    I love my MacBook pro and it's survived a severe insult, My cat pee'd on it. I lost some ports and the charging system is a wee bit dodgy. My thoughts are as follows, talk to your nursing program to...

  4. SO many school nurse positions available right now

    AutumnDraidean replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    It's usually a BSN plus an education masters. Some teach health classes. Someone in Albany decided this would be a good requirement. I know someone who was laid off for not having the ed master's in...

  5. Parent Pick-Up of Sick Kiddo

    AutumnDraidean replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I strongly dislike the "Straight off the Bus" visits. No, go have breakfast and settle into class, then we'll talk. In winter country with them all bundled up and riding in a heated bus they probably...

  6. Parent Pick-Up of Sick Kiddo

    AutumnDraidean replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I reserve a special place in hell for employers that do not allow cell phones to be carried and will not answer the company phone. Ok, I get the not carrying the cell phones, but when the second is...

  7. SO many school nurse positions available right now

    AutumnDraidean replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I have no idea if the retired ER nurse has a masters or not, but the district she works for has a waiver, They likely can't afford a school nurse teacher. there are only about 300 kids pre-K to 12th...

  8. SO many school nurse positions available right now

    AutumnDraidean replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    A district in northern NYS mentioned a pay rate to me of 25k plus top notch health insurance. then they picked someone else LOL! (A retired ER nurse, not sure I blame them.) NYS would love to see...

  9. Providing Care to Staff

    AutumnDraidean replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I went through this today...I think the adult involved might be a drama llama, but I didn't like in the least what I was hearing. I took her BP and it was 140/90 manually. scarcely 90 minutes later we...

  10. Vent Sesh

    AutumnDraidean replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    I wish it wasn't the case, but for some stuff subs don't have

  11. Vent Sesh

    AutumnDraidean replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    As a sub, fighting about keeping a kid in school isn't worth it to me. If the teacher wants them sent home I will. Know the regular nurse got a note and one of the TA's confirmed that I was doing the...

  12. Vent Sesh

    AutumnDraidean replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Had a high school girl one day, diffuse complaints and admitted she had attendance issues... no objective symptoms, no notes of any kind, told her she could rest during her free periods and sent her...

  13. Pink Eye Policy

    AutumnDraidean replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    It's important to note in areas with high vaccine refusal rates that conjunctivitis is part of the three C's of prodromal measles along with a cough and a runny

  14. Any tips for students with Motion SIckness?

    AutumnDraidean replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    I would make arrangements for the student to sit at the front, on the door side of the bus. First this gets him where he can see out the windshield, second, it gets him a breath of fresh air each time...

  15. Need help preparing for a sub nurse

    AutumnDraidean replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    Hey, I'm a sub, it's what I do ? I go to several school districts and in the beginning I spent a few days at each school, as we added to our list of schools I reduced my orientation time to around 1/2...

  16. Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    AutumnDraidean replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    When you look at how religion helps or hurts a society it depends on the religion and how it's applied. If it's used to subject people to unjust rule and to excuse abuse, yes. It can also be used by...

  17. Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    AutumnDraidean replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I'm going to preface this with a couple points, Yes, it's hair raisingly awful that the Chinese Government is killing political prisoners to harvest their organs. We live an a glass house, we are no...

  18. Do you think nurses aren’t taught enough about general emergencies/basic info about emergency medicine?

    AutumnDraidean replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    Do I wish I knew more ems type stuff, yes. However I learn by doing and observing so I know more about post-partum and school nursing. I have so far only once called EMS and it was the right decision...

  19. Hearing & Vision screens PRE-K

    AutumnDraidean replied to KH_RN6's topic in School

    At the head start program I worked at we used AOE screeners. They have 2 pitfalls, first, any fluid behind the ear drum can mean that ear will fail. That fluid can persist as long as 4-6 weeks after...

  20. Florida Clinic warns nurses only speak English or be fired

    AutumnDraidean replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    I agree that nurses should primarily speak English in the clinical setting. However I would need to know more before I could form an opinion. I worked for a hospital that says you must either be a...

  21. personal insurance

    AutumnDraidean replied to Flare's topic in School

    I will have to look at that the next time I renew. I once encountered someone teaching electronic fetal monitoring who was arguing that nurses didn't need malpractice insurance because our employers...

  22. Interview for school nurse coordinator

    AutumnDraidean replied to Zookeeper44's topic in School

    As a sub I don't use my med surg experience so much as I do use assessment skills in pediatric and adolescent populations and I imagine you'll have some of it. The issue may also be that you need to...

  23. Massachusetts School Nursing & DESE

    AutumnDraidean replied to NurseJamillah's topic in School

    Regrettably I can't answer your question, however I can tell you that Behavioral Health Services North in PLattsburgh NY is looking for RNs and it might be a useful stepping stone for your longer term...

  24. cell phones in clinic

    AutumnDraidean replied to Margaret K. Stephen's topic in School

    As a sub I'm in a difficult position, I follow the policy of the school where dictated. Left to my own devices, if I know what the student is out of and it's not an actual class, but a study hall, I...

  25. Kindergarten bathroom accidents were handled in their individual classroom bathrooms?

    AutumnDraidean replied to halohg's topic in School

    honestly it shouldn't be a nurse thing at all. Be matter of fact and deal with it in the