AutumnDraidean

AutumnDraidean

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  1. I don;t pull teeth

    AutumnDraidean replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I don't pull teeth, I'll give them some guaze and they can work on it, otherwise NOPE! I also don't wrap wrists or ankles, knees or elbows. If I know they've been to the doctor and this is just a...

  2. Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    AutumnDraidean replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    The reverse corollary, Kid comes in claiming they feel poorly, temp 99.5, rest, return to class. an hour or two later they are back, now temp is 100.5 so I send them home, grandma's house usually, and...

  3. Blood pressure

    AutumnDraidean replied to SchoolNursey's topic in School

    That sounds so irritating! What popped into my head was if the NP involved had just done CE on cardiac risk, obesity and type2 diabetes and was implementing stuff they learned without looking at the...

  4. C'Mon Now!

    AutumnDraidean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Artificial nails on a 4th grader...she popped all but two glittery talons off and they wanted to know if I could get the last two off...or cut them or something. They didn't fit in a toenail clipper...

  5. Sitting down - New nurse looking for advice

    AutumnDraidean replied to MgoBlue37's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you love the ED, just not the pace. I don't know how location locked you are, but you might love a small critical access rural hospital. You will see many of the things you'll see in a...

  6. School RN in high school

    AutumnDraidean replied to travelnurse79's topic in School

    HS students are cool, but they may also be avoiding a class they don't like. They also may come just to play on their phones and you have to assess that as well as the other unwanted phone stunt,...

  7. C'Mon Now!

    AutumnDraidean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    LO in complaining that breakfast will give her a tummy ache, if I had alternate food I'd have given her some, but I don't. She wasn't telling me what part of breakfast would give her a belly ache, so...

  8. Lost job over HIPAA violation

    AutumnDraidean replied to MInurse19's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Where I work we are reminded regularly that we are not to look at who's in the ER (in the computer)for ANY reason, until they are admitted to our unit and assigned to our care. This is a kindness...

  9. Accessing work email at home

    AutumnDraidean replied to Sara E.'s topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't really want to post my state, I work for a cottage type hospital as a substitute school nurse and I have access to my e-mail on my phone. someone got into a lot of trouble because a spouse got...

  10. Calling all Massachusetts camp nurses!

    AutumnDraidean posted a topic in Camp

    I work as a substitute school nurse in numerous school districts in northern NYS. Someone once said that in New Hampshire there is a tax behind every rock and tree, I would extend that to say that in...

  11. Diabetic orders

    AutumnDraidean posted a topic in School

    So, bearing in mind that I'm a sub give me some insight into this: T1D orders are for her carb total to be divided by 20. that's her insulin dose for the meal, added to that is BG -120____ and then...

  12. Diabetic orders

    AutumnDraidean replied to AutumnDraidean's topic in School

    See the other sub did that...I can't take phone orders so calling the endo office isn't in the cards. I've got the willies about this but I've been lucky so far, she hasn't needed the correction...

  13. C'Mon Now!

    AutumnDraidean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Well, in some ways it was better but I had a bump & bruise brigade and a questionable head bump thanks to the "Olympics" they were holding. And a win. They wanted a letter because a whole class...

  14. Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    AutumnDraidean replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I so feel you... Thank FSM we are going into a break, I sure hope this school is scrubbed to within an inch of every

  15. C'Mon Now!

    AutumnDraidean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I want to know how many times and ways I have to tell this one school that as an RN in this state I can not give a child a med without a doctor's order. Again today, complete with a "humph!" as the...

  16. Napping in health room and other things...

    AutumnDraidean replied to MrsMRN's topic in School

    As a sub I would be VERY unhappy with this set up. beyond all the infection control issues I wouldn't know the child and would be very unprepared to deal with

  17. Stocking OTC meds at elementary school level

    AutumnDraidean replied to nursetlm's topic in School

    In my state you have to have HCP orders and parental permission for tylenol and the like, Cough drops seem to vary by school, although I don't know why. One school is frighteningly loose with this...

  18. C'Mon Now!

    AutumnDraidean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I originally thought this would follow on the posts about the hassle of calling some parents, I have two related struggles. One version, Parent wishes to be called with most visits, with good...

  19. Non-compliance procedure

    AutumnDraidean replied to mattfd37's topic in School

    I caught one of these phone calls, senior needing meningitis shot. I knew the mom, thankfully, I knew the pediatrician's habits as well. However I can clearly see where this could get ugly. The shot...

  20. camp meds

    AutumnDraidean replied to CampNurse10's topic in Camp

    Strictly speaking as a parent, it appeared to be a PITA to set up. Instead I had the Rx and the order for an OTC vitamin sent to a local pharmacy that carded them up for $1 a card. I got to see the...

  21. Cough drops

    AutumnDraidean replied to tgray152001's topic in School

    My kids pedi claimed that cough medicine just does NOT work. He "Un-recommended" both robitussin and dextromethorphan. It took me a while to reconcile myself to this view because it also came with the...

  22. "Professional Goals"- Ugh

    AutumnDraidean replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Oh I hate these things, My employer just sent me mine for the year and I don't (Thankfully) have to develop any "Goals" When I worked Mother Baby somebody ding'd me on my "Leadership" skills and i...

  23. Cough drops

    AutumnDraidean replied to tgray152001's topic in School

    I too carry mints for sour stomachs and have, on occasion, successfully "sold" them to non coughing students who wanted cough drops. Generally though I tell students no, "You aren't coughing, no, no...

  24. Part Time school nurse

    AutumnDraidean replied to nycNurse2b's topic in School

    I work for a community hospital that contracts with school districts in the area. I'm per diem but I make union scale wages. It's flexible and fascinating. What is your ultimate goal? to be a full...

  25. Lice Policies

    AutumnDraidean replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    I'm a sub, I hate doing head checks. It's winter here and scalps are dry and itchy. I check the whole head, but I start with the back of the neck, behind and above the ears. Then I check the crown....