ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. Elevated blood sugar

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Man, I learn something new every day at this

  2. Elevated blood sugar

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    OK- thanks for the reassurance. I was 99.9% sure I was doing the right thing by sending the student home, but mom was so sure I could take all of these steps at school to fix it. I've never seen a...

  3. Favorite Nurse Quote?

    ohiobobcat replied to fannurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to ask a certain patient population with certain injuries if this is a "Dude, hold my beer" story when I was triaging them back in my ER days. Not really a nursing quote, but could apply......

  4. Athlete with a mild communicable disease

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    I just had a parent call me and tell me her son (who is a football player) has been diagnosed with Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease and has probably had it for a while. So do I let the whole team know...

  5. Let's talk otoscopes

    ohiobobcat replied to 100kids's topic in School

    I have a Welch-Allyn I inherited with my office. I like it well enough. I had an off brand one at a camp I worked at this summer and my beef with it was I couldn't find speculae that fit it well...

  6. Give inhaler w/o doctor's consent?

    ohiobobcat replied to clockwood's topic in School

    I work with high school kids, and am weeding through medication permission forms even as we speak. In my state, we consider a prescription bottle/box a physician order for 15 days from the rx date,...

  7. international vaccine records...

    ohiobobcat replied to Flare's topic in School

    This "pink book" link makes me soooooo happy. :) You should have seen me trying to use Google Translate to figure out vaccines on an exchange student last year. It was not

  8. Athlete with a mild communicable disease

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I actually spoke with my state CDC about the Hand Foot and Mouth (I had to call them about a possible varicella case anyways). I handled it appropriately.

  9. Athlete with a mild communicable disease

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I sent an email to the coach and athletic trainer (with a cc to the principal and AD) encouraging no sharing of water bottles, hand hygiene when possible and to refer athletes exhibiting symptoms to...

  10. disinfect Safety needle

    ohiobobcat replied to cginhh's topic in General Nursing

    I would refer to your facility's policy and procedures manual for instructions on how to cleanse a port-a-cath site. We could tell you what to do here, but what we say is not worth anything if you...

  11. Do you send a Head lice reminder to staff?

    ohiobobcat replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Oh heck no!! I would educate on a case to case basis. But not a not to the whole staff!! That might cause "human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!" Well, I might educate...

  12. should i take this school nurse job?

    ohiobobcat replied to demaret's topic in School

    I have been averaging 40 students daily this year, which is up from previous years. I have 650-700 kids in my school. Not sure why all of the sudden they are all so

  13. You ATE that in my Clinic???

    ohiobobcat replied to Saphy's topic in School

    I have diabetic kids eat in my office all the time. If their blood sugars are low, I am not sending them back to class to eat. They stay with me so we can recheck blood sugars at appropriate...

  14. Just need to vent for a minute...

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    I had a parent ask me last week if she could bring in some food to keep in my fridge/office for her daughter. Her daughter has anorexia and she would like her to be able to eat whenever she feels...

  15. I need your help!!

    ohiobobcat replied to Amg563's topic in School

    I am avidly reading these responses because I know of an 8th grader with these same issues who will be starting in my high school next

  16. NOT gas!

    ohiobobcat replied to nursmimi's topic in School

    I would have done the exact same thing. You assessed him, he still had pain a few hours later, you called mom. It's in her hands after

  17. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I can't hear any teachers, but my room is near the band room so I get to hear Christmas music in

  18. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    ohiobobcat replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    The all-encompassing statement "I'm sick". And it's cousin: "I don't feel good." Really? My standard response, after giving the student a questioning look for an uncomfortable 5-10 seconds (for the...

  19. School Holidays/Days Off

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We get: Labor Day Columbus Day weekend off (usually the Fr, Sa, Su, Mo off around Oct 10) Veterans Day (which is a Wednesday this year so we get a random day off in the middle of the week- weird!)...

  20. Med contraindication

    ohiobobcat replied to hawaiicarl's topic in General Nursing

    Ha!!! That's a good

  21. Brian Short News

    ohiobobcat replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Such tragic news. My condolences to

  22. Just need to vent for a minute...

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Kids are only allowed to carry their own emergency medication, like epi-pens/inhalers with a provider and school nurse sign off. Everything else comes through my office. And YAY to Friday!!! It's...

  23. Just need to vent for a minute...

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    WaveW.- this child does not have a 504. AND I found out from another student yesterday that after this student came in and got a cosmic brownie, honey bun, pop tart and a yogurt that she was going to...

  24. Sports clearances and clerical help

    ohiobobcat replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    At my school, the ATC handles all sports stuff. It never even crosses my desk, unless a student gets injured to the point that it effects their education. I train the coaches (and the ATC) in...

  25. Do you notice trends with your student visits?

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Same weather here, same complaints, too. Tomorrow it's supposed to be in the 70s-