ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. "I feel like I'm gonna puke"

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Yeah- the statement "I feel like I'm gonna puke" takes on a WHOLE different meaning when uttered by a monitored (tele)

  2. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    ohiobobcat replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters. This ad read to me like a student ad for bussers with room for advancement. WAY back when I was interviewing for a CNA position, the ER nurse manager that hired me...

  3. what do the students call you?

    ohiobobcat replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in School

    I don't get called by my name very much, not in a rude way, just that kids come in my office and it's pretty obvious they are here to see me, since I am the only adult in here. One student calls me...

  4. Orientation Questions

    ohiobobcat replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    How much orientation did you get when you started? None What did it focus on? See Above. Was it here's how to run the clinic or here's how to handle students? I figured all of that out on my own....

  5. Max dose for humalog?

    ohiobobcat replied to Michelle King's topic in Patient Medications

    I am a school nurse and one of my student's routinely gets 20+ units of Humalog before lunch. He is a Type 1 diabetic with rotten control. Not unheard of at

  6. Muscle lab practical

    ohiobobcat replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I studied muscles in A&P, my friend and I actually drew the muscles on our bodies (the one's we could without being indecent!!) with markers. That really helped me be able to visualize the...

  7. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We have a nasty cough going around. And I've had a couple of kids vomit in the past couple of days. Also SO MANY bloody noses, which I believe I mentioned in another thread. GAH!!!! Only 3 more...

  8. So many bloody noses this week!!

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Just to clarify- I have SEEN 5 bloody noses. I, myself, have not had a bleeding nose at all this

  9. So many bloody noses this week!!

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    Cold, dry weather has arrived and the noses are flowing copiously!! I've had 5 bloody noses this week. One kid used the opportunity to tell me all about his hunting escapades, which I know nothing...

  10. EMS Radio Reports

    ohiobobcat replied to TRC211's topic in Emergency

    I worked in 2 small ERs, one was a 7 bed ER and one was a 12 bed ER. At both facilities, whoever was closest to the radio when it went off answered it. Both were small enough facilities that we...

  11. Unlabeled meds

    ohiobobcat replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Especially a Schedule II medication?!? (Not that most lay people know this, but

  12. Teacher with shingles

    ohiobobcat replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    I had a varicella case in my school last year and my state's CDC was an excellent resource. I would give them a call (or whatever the equivalent is in your

  13. ER pain treatment after accident without ID on the person?

    ohiobobcat replied to aquestionhere's topic in Emergency

    I never needed to see ID at all when medicating patients or sending pain med scripts with patients. Like a PP wrote, pretty sure that would be an EMTALA

  14. How often did YOU see the school nurse?

    ohiobobcat replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    I went to 5 different elementary schools for various reasons. My dad was in the military, we moved a lot, one school closed and we were moved to another school, and one switch was because I tested...

  15. It's not even 8 am yet (here)...

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    ...and I've already seen 5 students (from 7:20 on). 1 infected hangnail "Oh, YOU'RE the nurse?" Said by a student who knows my kids but I guess never made the connection that I am their mom AND the...

  16. Cough drops

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    I am allowed to dispense cough drops per standing order in my school. I buy cheap ones in boxes of 1200. In the month of September I went through 1 box plus some of cough drops. So probably about...

  17. Med/Surg to ER: General work flow in ER at night

    ohiobobcat replied to ArrowRN's topic in Emergency

    You don't typically have "med passes" in the ER. You medicate to treat symptoms, continually evaluating and re-evaluating your patients and their priorities. I worked in a 12 bed ER and we averaged...

  18. How much time do you get for Thanksgiving break?

    ohiobobcat replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Regular school day Tuesday. Wed-Thur-Fri off. Back to school on

  19. It's not even 8 am yet (here)...

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    See, I don't get the "You have a customer!!" announcement. My office is way at the end of the hall from the main/guidance offices. I just sit at my desk and yell "Come in!!!" all day as kids knock...

  20. Diastat delegation

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    So there is a big to-do in my state over legislation that has been approved to move forward for consideration in the next legislative session. This legislation will allow the school nurse to delegate...

  21. Cough drops

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Like I said, I have standing orders for them. The only medications I need parental permission for in my standing orders are tylenol/ibuprofen. I need to get some salt. Then I can start the salt...

  22. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Far, I'm sorry you had a bad day yesterday. But I laughed right out loud that you screamed when you turned and saw the skeletons. Thanks for

  23. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    ohiobobcat replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    "Can I get a bag of ice?" Me: "What for?" "He shook my hand and squeezed too hard." Me: "Sorry, I'm out of ice." This from a SENIOR in high

  24. How long is your commute?

    ohiobobcat replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    My commute is 7 minutes. Longer if I i have to stop at the 2 traffic lights. Sometimes there's a train, that slows me down too. Since I have been a nurse, my commute has been 25 minutes one way, then...

  25. Lucky he was constipated, or he'd be dead

    ohiobobcat replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Little old lady came to ER via ambulance with low back pain. Monitor showed SVT. Low back pain was her only complaint. Guy came in with a bloody nose (ER again), HR in the 150s. He was crotchety...