fetch BSN, RN

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    Worst part of being a school nurse

    fetch replied to fetch's topic in School

    Guess I just wanted to share, it's such a hopeless feeling, even though technically I'm doing something it always feels like it's not enough. Yes, it really really does. Thanks. Thanks. Just wish...
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    It's getting to the end of the school year.....

    fetch replied to SchoolRNAmy's topic in School

    I always wish I could document my treatment for that sort of child as "therapeutic boredom." 5 minutes sitting (not laying down) in a quiet clinic without a book to read or pages to color or friends...
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    Do you play music in your office?

    fetch replied to 100kids's topic in School

    I'm the type of person who gets antsy without some kind of background noise at all times, so I definitely have music in my clinic! My district has net nanny blocking most internet radios though, so I...
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    "Some people have a job. We have a calling."

    fetch replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I admit it -- in my job interview for school nurse, I said I felt "called" to it. Really I felt called to the schedule matching my wife's! But I didn't want to admit that. In reality though, I...
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    Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

    fetch replied to Jules0612's topic in School

    My district coordinator likes to say "the worst day as a school nurse is better than the best day as a floor nurse." May not be 100% true . . . but I sure do enjoy
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    Respect....or the lack thereof...(RANT ALERT!)

    fetch replied to Ilovegiraffes's topic in School

    I feel ya! Have one teacher who likes to call parents for "sick" kids without telling me, because she used to be an MA and "that's practically a nurse." (Wrote out a whole other paragraph but...
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    Guess! That! Cough!!!

    fetch posted a topic in School

    This is a new game I've been playing with a few students while we wait for their parents to pick them up. After each time they cough, I play a clip from this website and see if we can match up their...
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    Guess! That! Cough!!!

    fetch replied to fetch's topic in School

    For most coughs, I give water/let them sit for 10 minutes. Unless they start vomiting (genuine vomit, not spit-up) or have a fever/something else, it's back to class. This particular child was a...
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    Is this going around at the school?

    fetch replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

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    504 meetings?

    fetch replied to shsnurse's topic in School

    (knock on wood) I haven't been asked to participate in any 504s or IEPs yet, though I've done a lot of auditory screenings as part of the process. But I also have a population with few serious issues....
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    Nursing students on medication

    fetch replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you genuinely were concerned and wanted advice, then the "beat down" you received should cause you to reflect on how you worded your initial post and figure out why what you intended was not...
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    School nursing does not mean nursing school

    fetch replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    Feel like it's time for a
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    Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    fetch replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    How to look Incredibly Stupid Without Really Trying Step 1: Allow a child who feels nauseated after lunch to read a clinic book. Step 2: When child throws up on the book, reach towards her to comfort...
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    Wetting accidents

    fetch replied to Tamara421's topic in School

    I've had to do that for two students so far -- wetting accidents right before or during dismissal, no time to call home and no spare clothes that fit, so they get a "fasionable new skirt!" to wear on...
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    "Loosing" my license

    fetch replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!
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    The Strangest/Most Inaccurate Things You Learned In Nursing School

    fetch replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that's why we thought she was joking. Like, is this a lesson about the importance of what scale you use for all measurements, and not switching from Farenheit to Celsius? No, she didn't realize...
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    How to be excused from clinicals

    fetch replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    I watched two ultrasound guided shoulder blocks - first one was bad until I learned to just stare at the ultrasound and not look away AT
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    The Strangest/Most Inaccurate Things You Learned In Nursing School

    fetch replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Students

    First semester of nursing school, A&P1, the instructor says: "A temperature of 100 is so bad, because water boils at 100 degrees, and since most of your organs are water, at 100 degrees your...
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    How to be excused from clinicals

    fetch replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    OR? No problem! As a student I watched open chest debridement, hip replacement, shoulder repair, foreign body removal, lap cholecystectomy, cornea transplant (eyes usually freaks me out, but this was...
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    Do schools hire new grads?

    fetch replied to studentnurse9806's topic in School

    Around here, any jobs that open up during the school year are going to go to either one of the sub nurses or someone with an "in" at the district. The open job postings that have the best...
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    Wetting accidents

    fetch replied to Tamara421's topic in School

    Oh, how I wish I could enforce that! But the "nurse" around here is also the eyeglass fixer, the muddy clothes cleaner, the shoelace replacer, etc,
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    Most common (+ overlooked) reasons for abnormal vitals?

    fetch replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    Chewing gum can cause a temp elevation too -- not a huge jump in most cases, but if someone runs hot to begin with and they're chewing gum right before temp is taken, it can bump it up that little bit...
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    ADHD Nurses-what area do you specialize in?

    fetch replied to k31kozumi's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    This is how I am, too; the faster pace sometimes sends me into overdrive and super-distractability. Especially if I'm on a wonky schedule and can't get 5-6 hours of sleep, my mouth begins running on...
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    bulleten board ideas

    fetch replied to Lmjohnson's topic in School

    My clinic is decorated with the Muppets, so next month I'm doing "healthy foods with the Swedish Chef". I'll be honest though, I didn't even do any bulletins boards until this month. I had generic...
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    Vaccine Conspiracy Theorists More Likely To See Conspiracy Everywhere

    fetch replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One day I'm going to get that tattooed on my forearm, so when someone starts spouting BS I can let them "speak to the hand" AND read that phrase! More evidence of the pirates-temperature