ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. Here I Am!

    ohiobobcat replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    NanaPoo- your band aids look like baked potatoes!!! I thought you were balancing baked potatoes on your arm for a minute there... I love this!! My high school kids don't draw me

  2. Snow day! :) or :(

    ohiobobcat replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    We had a snow day yesterday, more because of freezing rain concerns than snow accumulation. Today it's 50 + degrees out and pouring. This has been such a weird winter. Oh- and I like snow days. But...

  3. Weird question about gauze

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    When I started working in this school nurse office 3 years ago , I threw away a ton of expired and old things. Like mouthwash that had no expiration date on it, but was a syrup-like consistency....

  4. Sometimes, you have to feel grateful

    ohiobobcat replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    One of my diabetic students stopped in to see me. I used to see him all the time, but now he's pretty independent with his diabetes care so I don't see him as often. He stopped in today just to say...

  5. If you don't pray. Please don't take this offensive.

    ohiobobcat replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Thinking of you and your entire community,

  6. UGH TEACHERS

    ohiobobcat replied to mycsm's topic in School

    I got Feb Vacation next week too. Woooooooooo!!!!! Our last day is June 14, if we don't use more than 2 snow days the rest of the winter (we've already had one). They build 3 snow days into the...

  7. Weird question about gauze

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I'm here to

  8. Weird question about gauze

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Did you Google that? I remember trying to look this up the last time I ran across this same gauze (it's haunting me!!) and either couldn't find the info on it, or got busy and didn't search...

  9. UGH TEACHERS

    ohiobobcat replied to mycsm's topic in School

    Got a frantic call from a young new-ish (2nd year) high school teacher. "Someone just threw up in my classroom!! He's in the bathroom now!! I'll see you in a few minutes when you come over!!!!"...

  10. School Nurse Lifehacks!

    ohiobobcat replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    When I was working at camp this summer I used dish soap and rubbing alcohol for my ice packs. Which made great ice packs, but were also kind of messy. For those who use dish soap/soap combo, do you...

  11. How many students do you treat on a regular day?

    ohiobobcat replied to Bevp's topic in School

    High school- grades 9-12. I see 20-40 kids per day. I have 11 diabetic students and 5 daily meds. I have approx 650 students in my

  12. Planning Periods

    ohiobobcat replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    I have a teacher's contract, and according to the contract I should get a planning period, plus a duty free lunch. Our blocks are 80 minutes long. Lunches are supposed to be 20 minutes long, plus a...

  13. IHPs

    ohiobobcat replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I don't do IHPs with nursing diagnoses and goals etc. I do a pretty detailed emergency action plan (I guess) with pertinent info about the diagnosis, emergency contacts, and summary of...

  14. Vomiting

    ohiobobcat replied to EPIC_nurse's topic in School

    I get administration involved if I really think the student needs to be dismissed and parent/other emergency contacts are unreachable or unable to come get the student. The school resource officer...

  15. Last day at my school

    ohiobobcat replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    This!! This is exciting too!!!! When are you

  16. Last day at my school

    ohiobobcat replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    1/2 day- exciting! New job- even more exciting!! Good luck with your new

  17. Abbreviation Help

    ohiobobcat replied to DEgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely wait for the doctor's office clarification, but what looks like 2 vertical lines, with a horizontal line across the top, with 2 dots means 2 pills/capsules. Or 2 of whatever dose is...

  18. High School Head Injuries

    ohiobobcat replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    I call home with every head injury. I also call for most new injuries occurring at school greater than a paper cut. My principal told me to call for everything when I was first hired. Most of the...

  19. Free epi pens and locker

    ohiobobcat replied to tonih79's topic in School

    My school has not paid for any epi-pens for the past 3 years through this program. I know other schools in my district have not had to pay

  20. Free epi pens and locker

    ohiobobcat replied to tonih79's topic in School

    This is a great program I have gotten 4 epi-pens (2 2-packs) for free the past 3 years I have been a school

  21. Fecal exposure

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    We have a 14 year old student with encopresis who is non-compliant with his bowel regimen and is frequently incontinent of feces. Yesterday a teacher put her hand in some left-behind poo on a chair...

  22. Charting!!??

    ohiobobcat replied to jhlpn's topic in School

    We use SNAP. I like it 95% of the

  23. Commute Time

    ohiobobcat replied to mrs.rn2be's topic in General Nursing

    My commutes since I have been a nurse were 25 minutes, 10 minutes and now 5 minutes. The 25 minute commute wasn't bad. It gave me a chance to decompress after my shifts and just sit and listen to...

  24. minor complaints

    ohiobobcat replied to Flare's topic in School

    Classic!

  25. High School Nurses

    ohiobobcat replied to amleah10's topic in School

    Haha!! My wheelchair is kept in my bathroom, folded up an tucked in a corner. Most kids don't even realize I have one because of where I keep it. Except for that ONE kid. I had a student go IN the...