ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. Question about out-of-state meds

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in Camp

    Yes. The medication is

  2. Friday!

    ohiobobcat replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    T minus 15 minutes and counting til I can bust out of this joint for a WHOLE WEEK!!!!!!!!! Spring break- wooooo!!! Gotta go get my son's passport paperwork turned in this afternoon so we can go to...

  3. New School Nurse. Help with immunizations!!!!

    ohiobobcat replied to anita07's topic in School

    Wow. I had no idea the required immunizations varied so much from state to state. Our required immunizations are: 5 DTaP 4 Polio OPV/IPV (the OPV kids are slowly phasing out by graduating) 2 MMR 1...

  4. Scrubs: Are Colorful Ones Unprofessional?

    ohiobobcat replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I first started as a CNA---> early years of being an RN I wore patterned scrub tops. Then I got a job in a hospital where all RNs/LPNs wore white tops and maroon pants. With all white shoes...

  5. Snacks for diabetics

    ohiobobcat replied to ContraryMary's topic in School

    I have gummies and granola bars. I also have access to a closet-full of free soda for lows. I have found juice from the school goes bad before I can use it in my office. Some students bring in...

  6. EMTs Ever Look at You Like You're Dumb?

    ohiobobcat replied to Avill's topic in School

    For a while I knew most of the EMTs who responded to calls in my school because I worked with them when I worked in the ER. I enjoyed that because there was a certain level of respect between us....

  7. SERIOUSLY, sometimes I just surrender!

    ohiobobcat replied to Mango Juice's topic in School

    You all would be proud of me. Freshman girl who I have seen no less than 20 times this year for various bumps and bruises that always require ice. And it's always something that happened AT school,...

  8. Administration hovering and criticizing

    ohiobobcat replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Ugh. Sorry this happened. Like Nutmegge said, I would wait until next week, but I would definitely address this with AP next week. You don't need a non-medical person second guessing your clinical...

  9. Student Down! Where's Everybody?

    ohiobobcat replied to Tencat12's topic in School

    First of all, how frustrating for you. When I have a student down, we/I use the overhead page system to announce a "Code Blue". I have a Code Blue team of about 10 teachers/staff who are comfortable...

  10. Gave my first epi-pen yesterday...

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    Student ate a granola bar and a bag of flavored chips. Then she broke out in hives. I gave her Benadryl. Then the hives got worse. No other symptoms. I gave her more Benadryl and called mom to come...

  11. Let's encourage each other.

    ohiobobcat replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I felt kind of "looked down upon" by my ER co-workers when I left the ER to take this job. All I can say is they have NO IDEA what it's like to be a school nurse. No. Idea. And I appreciate you...

  12. Gave my first epi-pen yesterday...

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Good job, Jen!! It is hard to decompress after an emergency situation, especially as a school nurse since most of us work as the only health care provider in our building. I know in my building no...

  13. The hamster is loose.

    ohiobobcat replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    I thought this was a euphemism for something at first. Hope they find him

  14. Funny student interaction today...

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    A student came to me this morning. He punched a wall. Not an uncommon occurrence in high school. Before I could ask, he says "I wasn't even angry. Someone dared me to do it, so I did it. For...

  15. Question...

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    I have a HS student who is 19. He came to me today to have me assess an injury that did not happen at school. Based on what he is telling me, I think he has a concussion (he bumped heads with...

  16. Question...

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    **UPDATE** I contacted my school nurse state liaison and I cannot notify the parent of this injury without express written permission from the student who is 18 years old. The student did get a...

  17. Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    ohiobobcat replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had to do CPR outside of the hospital. There, now I've gone and done it. I'll be making a post in the next few weeks about the code I ran at my school. You just

  18. Sports Physicals

    ohiobobcat replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Our school requires pre-participation physicals for 7th and 9th graders. That's it. Not sure I agree with that because a lot can happen to a student's health between freshman and senior year. It's...

  19. Not Enough Backup-CPS?

    ohiobobcat replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    So glad to hear this. I've been checking this thread frequently for

  20. Do you interact with students outside of the office?

    ohiobobcat replied to Kittery's topic in School

    I help with show choir and travel with them to their competitions. I have choreographed a big chunk of their show this year- Disney Villain songs. I also am part of the"pit crew" for our...

  21. School nurse and maternity leave

    ohiobobcat replied to luvly189's topic in School

    One of the nurse's in my district is on maternity leave right now. We get whatever the teachers get in this district because we are on a teacher's contract. I'm not sure what exactly that means for...

  22. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    ohiobobcat replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I had a cute LOL come in c/o UTI symptoms. She was kind enough to bring her own urine samples in for us. In an old plastic butter tub. And in an old perfume bottle. She was just trying to HELP!!!...

  23. Not Enough Backup-CPS?

    ohiobobcat replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    I hope the meeting goes well. Based on what you said, there are some definite red flags waving in the air. Hopefully you can get everyone on board with making the report, but if not, i would still...

  24. Lets take attendance

    ohiobobcat replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Here! No spring break until Apr 16 for me, AND I don't get any extra days off around Easter. Just a regular old weekend in these

  25. Anyone working this Summer?

    ohiobobcat replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    I will be working as a charge nurse at a summer camp for children and adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities. The camp has 6 day sessions so I get 1 full day off a week and I also get...