ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. Feeling burnt out

    ohiobobcat replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Telling a fellow nurse (I don't care what specialty you are in or how many years experience you have) who is obviously struggling both professionally and personally at this point in her life to...

  2. I feel nauseated, what should I do?

    ohiobobcat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I had a teacher come in last year and ask for ice. She had slipped in the know and twisted her ankle. I was happy to give her ice, but did no further assessment on her. She came back a few hour...

  3. What Job Did You Work While Getting Through Nursing School?

    ohiobobcat replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a CNA- I got my certification before I started nursing school. I had to finish a few pre-reqs (which took 1 school year) before I could get accepted into the nursing program, so it didn't...

  4. Resp Assessment before inhaler???

    ohiobobcat replied to villageRN's topic in School

    Sometimes kids pre-medicate before participating in gym or other physical activities. I wouldn't necessarily assess a kid if he/she were doing that. Otherwise, I typically listen to lungs prior to...

  5. 911 Debrief

    ohiobobcat replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    I don't doubt that this kid had a bit of resp alk going on. However, in a school nurse clinic we (I am assuming this is universal) don't have the capability to measure pCO2 and pH. And we most often...

  6. School and hospital?

    ohiobobcat replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I tried to stay per diem at the ER I used to work at when I first started as a school nurse. I had some family stuff going at the time and it became too much for me to manage 2 jobs so I left my per...

  7. Exciting week

    ohiobobcat replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I am torn. I am a die-hard Red Sox fan. My family is originally from New England, but my dad was in the military, so I never lived here for an extended amount of time when I was younger. But we have...

  8. Ice packs

    ohiobobcat replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    I have an ice machine as well. Love it!! No more treks all the way across the school and down a flight of steps to the athletic trainer's room to steal ice. I used to fill up wash basins with ice...

  9. Splinters - To remove or not to remove

    ohiobobcat replied to halohg's topic in School

    I take splinters out, but I don't dig deep for them. Funny thing, as I was reading this thread, a kid came in and asked me to take out a splinter. I use the "Splinter Out" as well, along with dorky...

  10. What illnesses are you seeing already?

    ohiobobcat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Well, my sciatica has been flared up recently, and I am just getting over this darn cold. OOOOOooooohhhhh. You meant the students. I have seen lots of GI stuff this year. Big burly football...

  11. Have you injured yourself while working?

    ohiobobcat replied to hedzinkwly's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Wow!! Thank goodness you are OK!! I got punched in the face by an aggressive 24 year old male patient (anoxic brain injury) on a physical rehab floor. No significant injury other than a swollen lip....

  12. Not all heros wear capes

    ohiobobcat replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Girl came in with 2 friends. Friends were VERY concerned about girl because she "got jumped" last night and beat up. Girl had bruising to her cheek, eye and neck and was eating up all of the...

  13. Family stole from me

    ohiobobcat replied to Speedy15's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure my Littman stethoscope got stolen by a pt/pt's family. I was working in an ER and we had a multi-person MVA come in so we were moving from room to room triaging, assessing and...

  14. Not all heros wear capes

    ohiobobcat replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    We're not worthy!!!!! We're not

  15. Tell us about your school

    ohiobobcat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I work at a public high school grades 9-12 in a fairly rural area. Our school district encompasses 4 towns. My daughter and I drove to a wedding the other day, and we exited the furthest town line...

  16. School Nurse Job Pros/Cons

    ohiobobcat replied to JG1977's topic in School

    I am on a teacher's salary and benefits at my school. I took a significant pay cut to work at this school from my hospital job. It's doable, but I took a camp nurse job during the summer so I can...

  17. Everyone Super Busy ??

    ohiobobcat replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I have been super busy today- kids punching things they shouldn't and banging their heads against lockers in frustration and concussing themselves (IMHO- I'm sure the doctor will confirm my...

  18. Student Growth Objectives

    ohiobobcat replied to Stitchy's mom's topic in School

    The teachers at my school are doing them, but the school nurse liaison for my state currently says we don't have to do them

  19. Sometimes more teachers than kids come to see me

    ohiobobcat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    And we all know School Nurse Barb G evidence-based practice if the BEST evidence-based

  20. Sometimes more teachers than kids come to see me

    ohiobobcat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I had a teacher come see me with a weird rash last year. His doc thought it was weird too (after I said "Go see your doctor sooner rather than later please") and ran all of these tests and obscure...

  21. Self Harm

    ohiobobcat replied to mom to many's topic in School

    I meant (and I realize now I was not clear about this in my original post) to talk to the school counselor about who she/he contacts in a mental health crisis. I agree that the counselor is not being...

  22. Has anyone met people from here IRL?

    ohiobobcat replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I actually know a nurse on here, but I'm not sure if she knows who I am by my user name. We worked together in an ER years ago and she was on AN one slow night (it was a small rural ER, only 7 beds)...

  23. What computer program do you use?

    ohiobobcat replied to mattfd37's topic in School

    We use SNAP in our district. It's OK, there are some things I would change but I like the reports I can pull, and I like that it is integrated with Infinite Campus for student demographic...

  24. Self Harm

    ohiobobcat replied to mom to many's topic in School

    I would be calling our mental health crisis line and requesting an emergent eval of this student. I would then make the call to CPS as well. Please check and see if your state/county has a mental...

  25. What do you wear to work as a school nurse?

    ohiobobcat replied to verdeacres's topic in School

    I wear scurbs most days, sometimes jeans with a dressy top and boots or Danskos. Our school has a pretty casual dress code for teachers so I mimic what they wear when I don't wear scrubs. School...