ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. Feels like -20 here today

    ohiobobcat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    It was -6 here this morning on the way in to school. I call that BF weather. As in "Booger Freezing" weather. At lease it is not windy...yet. We are supposed to get 6-12" of snow tomorrow, which...

  2. A Kindergartener just came into my office

    ohiobobcat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Me too, kid. Me

  3. Do you ever say "no" to an inhaler request?

    ohiobobcat replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    This is terrifying. Just wait until she stops a kid from coming to see you even though he/she requested it because his pulse ox "was fine!!!".... until it's

  4. Donating Albuterol to Schools?

    ohiobobcat replied to schoolnurse16's topic in School

    I pay for the stock albuterol out of my nursing budget. I think it was $60 this year? Somewhere between $50-60 anyways. Not too horrible and worth it for my peace of mind. Call ahead to the...

  5. How much time for break?

    ohiobobcat replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    We are off Dec 23 and back Jan 3. Feels like a short break this

  6. What do you do at your workplace to still feel the spirit of Christmas?

    ohiobobcat replied to NurseEnvision's topic in General Nursing

    It might be a regional thing, too. We all say normal sinus, normal sinus rhythm, and sometimes sinus rhythm here, even

  7. Pregnancies on Campus

    ohiobobcat replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    I have worked at my high school for 3.5-ish years. I have had 2 student pregnancies. One student, who gave birth at the end of her junior year, finished her senior year, graduated, and last I knew...

  8. smelly kid

    ohiobobcat replied to vikivail26's topic in School

    I try not to get involved in smelly kids either. I have had counselors try to suck me in with "what if it's medical?". Nope. All environmental reasons need to be ruled out/fixed before we even go...

  9. No IEPs?!?

    ohiobobcat replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I have nothing to do with IEPs unless there is a medical component to it, then I provide an IHP to be included in the IEP ASAP. SpEd runs the IEP meetings and writes the IEPs. I fill out the...

  10. Splinters

    ohiobobcat replied to ksouth's topic in School

    I love splinters!!! I don't dig (very much) but I use Splinter Out and try to grab the end of it with tweezers. I also wear my dorky magnifying goggles so I can see what I am

  11. The inevitable: Blood draws

    ohiobobcat replied to SapphireKitten's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the ED and we did blood draws off of our IV starts, so I could see the flash in the IV cannula and knew I had hit the vein. Phlebotomy drew everything else. Some of our phlebotomists used...

  12. What do you do at your workplace to still feel the spirit of Christmas?

    ohiobobcat replied to NurseEnvision's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a public school, so I try to stay pretty neutral with my holiday decorations. I have paper snowflakes on my windows and door that I cut out in Star Wars characters/ships, Groot and Star...

  13. Inane scripting

    ohiobobcat replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Is there anything else I can help you with? i have the time!!!" which I only ever said to my co-workers in jest. Not a hospital, but I worked at a summer camp where one of my coworkers answered the...

  14. It's been a little over a year....

    ohiobobcat replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    My state offers a new school nurse orientation every year. The kicker was the first session was 1 month in to the school year. Tha might be something to look in to in your state. I was totally...

  15. Mono

    ohiobobcat replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Do you have a doctor's note excluding this student from physical education/recess? I usually get that for my kiddos with mono without even asking. Other than that, just allowing plenty of rest time....

  16. new cool sayings

    ohiobobcat replied to palli's topic in School

    ^This!! I have this whole list printed on a chalkboard sign in my office. Kids love

  17. Liabilty Insurance

    ohiobobcat replied to GdBSN's topic in School

    NSO as well. $109 per year in my neck of the

  18. Managing type 1 elementary

    ohiobobcat replied to Grizzyguy's topic in School

    I don't care for my diabetics based on district policy. I care for them based on their signed diabetic plan from their medical provider, along with input from parents. To have a blanket district...

  19. Why is it....

    ohiobobcat replied to grammy1's topic in School

    I actually had a high school student who worked for Fire and Rescue. He would wear his radio at school and show up at my office to "help" whenever I called rescue. I kept telling him to GO AWAY!!...

  20. Managing type 1 elementary

    ohiobobcat replied to Grizzyguy's topic in School

    I have a high school student who we treat this way. He checks before lunch, goes to eat and then I insulin pen him after lunch (he is a special needs student). Our lunch is only 20 minutes, so while...

  21. School Nurse "Holiday Wish List"

    ohiobobcat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'd like a skeleton. Then I could dress him/her up for holidays!!! More outlets. An easier way to get food for my office. I just buy granola bars, saltines, and gummies out of my own pocket. A...

  22. Resources and Training - What do you use and what do you need?

    ohiobobcat replied to NurseHeart&Soul's topic in School

    I work as an ER nurse for 5 years before I took this job, so I feel pretty comfortable with my triaging/assessment skills. That being said, I just went to a seminar offered by an educational research...

  23. Quick question

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    If you mail a letter home to a parent requesting, say, an asthma plan, and the parent provides the information you request, do you file the request letter or chuck it? I make copies of any letter I...

  24. Do you wear scrubs?

    ohiobobcat replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Uniforms for staff? I have never heard of such a thing!! What do they have to wear? And what is the thought process behind making staff wear

  25. Do you wear scrubs?

    ohiobobcat replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    I wear a mix of scrubs and casual clothes. Mostly scrubs,