fetch BSN, RN

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    Needing some support

    fetch replied to NewSchoolNurse14's topic in School

    I hate the family issues that come up - grandma brings in meds and signs all the paperwork and is the only one ever seen in the clinic, but surprise! doesn't have custody and isn't authorized to...
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    Anxious New Jr/HS school nurse

    fetch replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    You might be able to get in touch with the local Lions Club to come do a group screening at your school - I'm not sure what your local laws are about that. As far as 911 -- I was TERRIFIED the first...
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    Asthma Uncertainty

    fetch replied to fetch's topic in School

    I called the mom on Friday - admitted to a local children's hospital from the doctor's office and kept overnight Thursday and Friday on contact precautions for suspected Enterovirus D68. She said the...
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    Pet Peeve #456657352

    fetch replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Pet peeve #456657354: Student comes in for a reddish eye. You check them over, are reasonably sure it's allergies and 100% sure the child is old enough to wash hands responsibly (for my district at...
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    Pet Peeve #456657352

    fetch replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Hahaha my wife is a HS AP teacher and she gets the flip side of this all the time! "My child was SO SICK but they insisted they had to come in and take your quiz. I CONVINCED them to stay home...
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    BSN Only? Give me a break!!

    fetch replied to michaelvgrigsby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Respectfully, I think this is better addressed to older nurses. Young nurses, many of whom are coming to nursing AFTER the economy tanked, already know that there is no such thing as employer loyalty....
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    treating faculty/staff

    fetch replied to BSNRNHS's topic in School

    I've had a teacher request it - at her last school, she always got her allergy shots from the nurse. I declined - I don't want the
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    Most Frustrating Thing ?

    fetch replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Today I identified "epistaxis hemiparalysis"! Where only ONE HAND can be moved to clutch a napkin to the face, and the other half of the body is frozen clutching whatever was in the hand when the...
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    fetch replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    5th Grade Student: "I just threw up at lunch for no reason!" All the other students who were sitting around him at lunch: "He was doing a food challenge. He put sausage in his fruit juice." I have to...
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    Enterovirus D68

    fetch posted a topic in School

    Anyone seeing it (or paranoid parents) at your school? There's no confirmed cases in my state yet, but 10 suspected cases in a city not far away, so we're cleaning more, encouraging hand washing like...
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    fetch replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    My favorite from last year was "my cheeks hurt from blowing up balloons for field
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    Age and previous experiance

    fetch replied to kenzie123's topic in School

    27, this is my 2nd nursing job, and I'm starting my 2nd year. I'm actually starting to think it might not be for me, but I could just be having a bad start of the year (after a bad end of last year)....
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    Enterovirus D68

    fetch replied to fetch's topic in School

    I had a cafeteria worker grab me this morning and demand to know if I had been "briefed" about Ebola! I explained to her about the mode of transmission, that it is NOT airborne and ONLY direct...
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    Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    fetch replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a total grammar police type person . . . and then I got over myself and embraced the natural changes of language. There's always hand-wringing and pearl-clutching about the destruction of...
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    Most Frustrating Thing ?

    fetch replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Oh my gosh, I think your student's mother is one of the teachers at my school! "I just heard about this scary new virus, WHAT are YOU doing to keep our kids healthy?!" Well for one thing I'm not...
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    Solutions for General Student Complaints?

    fetch replied to kmazur2's topic in School

    One tip I don't use often due to size limitations, is the "bake and wait." Let them lie down, under a blanket or their sweatshirt, for 10-15 minutes after 2-3 cups of water. If they're getting really...
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    Going Directly Into School Nursing?

    fetch replied to Butterfly_Effect's topic in School

    I know that I wouldn't have been as successful last year if I didn't have a pretty amazing support system - other nurses in the district, a district co-ordinator, and her assistant, as well as great...
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    Lice! "no nit policy" do you still have one?

    fetch replied to RN4STUDENTS's topic in School

    Drives me nutso! We have a no-nit policy as well and I hate it. It's always the same kids, too: the ones who can't really afford to miss multiple days of school to have their hair combed
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    Most Frustrating Thing ?

    fetch replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    "Therapeutic boredom" can be very effective in certain
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    Meds locked up?

    fetch replied to 100kids's topic in School

    Daily meds (ADD and one allergy med) are in a double-locked cabinet. Inhalers, DiaStat, and Benadryl are in a single-locked cabinet (gets double-locked overnight). EpiPens are on top of the inhaler...
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    What's your part time job?

    fetch replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    I do seasonal work at a local theme park as my part time job. It gives me a break from using the nursing side of my brain, and while it has its own stress it's comparatively fun. (Plus it pays pretty...
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    Rumors and privacy . . . .

    fetch replied to Spidey's mom's topic in School

    Literally having this happen right now. (With lice I
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    Most Frustrating Thing ?

    fetch replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    While I hate to be the person that turns a thread into a rant . . . I'm still gonna do it. Just had a PreK aide come to me and say "someone had an accident! it's all over them and we don't know how...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    fetch replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And then the very next paragraph says . . . Basically it's click-bait. If it happens, we're all screwed, but until then it's just a
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    fetch replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I saw Johnny and Susie sharing a milkshake at the soda counter! You know what that means - THEY'RE DOING THE