ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. Fire Drills

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I leave meds behind, too. I carry my jump bag, which has a stock epi-pen and glucose tabs/glucose gel in it. And aspirin- in case an adult presents with chest

  2. OK- I give up.

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    We had a blood drive at my school, but they did it on a Saturday so I was not involved AT ALL- other than donating. I watched a kid go down, too. Too bad I was hooked up to the apheresis machine and...

  3. Questions and Prayers!

    ohiobobcat replied to Awagner311's topic in School

    I print mandala pages for free off the internet. I have colored pencils and markers for the kids to

  4. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    ohiobobcat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Sending healing vibes your way, Esme. Get well

  5. Questions and Prayers!

    ohiobobcat replied to Awagner311's topic in School

    Not gonna lie- I have had to throw away a few pieces of bubble wrap, and it wasn't because the students used it

  6. Questions and Prayers!

    ohiobobcat replied to Awagner311's topic in School

    High school nurse here. Both situations you are worried about have happened to me. The drug kids, I assess, and as long as they are stable I get administration involved because it turns into a...

  7. OK- I give up.

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Why haven I thought of

  8. Med Couture... shrinkage?

    ohiobobcat replied to bex177's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a ton of Med Couture scrubs and I have not had any problems with them

  9. Sending kids home

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We had snow on the roads this morning, but not enough for a cancellation or delay. I am DONE with the white stuff, though. Bring on spring!!!!! (It's supposed to be almost 70 degrees here on Monday-...

  10. Does your facility pay a differential for ED?

    ohiobobcat replied to boyfactory's topic in Emergency

    The two small hospitals in which I have worked (less than 50 beds total in each hospital) did not offer a pay differential for any unit, including ER and

  11. Non-invasive No-Touch Temporal Thermometers?

    ohiobobcat replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in General Nursing

    I bought one for my school nurse office and I have noticed a significant difference, 2-3 degrees F sometimes, difference between my oral and scanning thermometer. Right out of the box, the scanning...

  12. 2015 Work Thread

    ohiobobcat replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    I interviewed yesterday for a camp nurse position at a summer camp for adults and children with developmental/physical disabilities. I really liked the interviewer and from what I saw of the camp (we...

  13. How do you sign your name?

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is inspired by another thread. How do you sign your name when you sign off on stuff at work? I use my first initial and full last name. Like this: O. Bobcat, RN I have a pretty unique last...

  14. How do you sign your name?

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE stamps!! I have one that says "CONFIDENTIAL" and one that states my school nurse office and address. I stamp school health records that I print and send to other schools, but I sign...

  15. Runaway

    ohiobobcat replied to childcare1's topic in School

    So glad he was found safe. Hopefully he will get the help he needs

  16. Carrying insurance

    ohiobobcat replied to AngelaHarvey's topic in General Nursing

    I just signed up last week. For me, it was one of those- Eh I'll get around to it some day. I saw an old post on here that someone bumped up about malpractice insurance and it got me thinking about...

  17. Paper vs Computer

    ohiobobcat replied to javgjv2012's topic in School

    We use SNAP (computer documentation) for nurse documentation. I document every student visit and all screenings in SNAP. I enter allergies, student health conditions, and I can write a narrative...

  18. Associates after Bachelors

    ohiobobcat replied to Infofreak411's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have a previous bachelor's degree in sports medicine. I was a certified athletic trainer. I graduated with an ADN in 2006. I don't regret my bachelor's degree one little bit. Here's why: 1....

  19. well, it happened

    ohiobobcat replied to mycsm's topic in School

    I see you are new to allnurses. If you had taken the time to note which forum you are on- "School Nurses"- and read the OP with that frame of mind, you would have realized that the post was about a...

  20. I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray

    ohiobobcat replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I have music playing in my office all the time (school nurse, here) so I sing along with whatever my phone dock is playing, right now it's Mumford and Sons, which has a bad word in it, so I will have...

  21. Sending kids home

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    This happens frequently at my school, too. Or attendance sends them to me, even though the student is already waiting for a parent to come get them. If it's a student I don't see very often, I don't...

  22. FERPA/HIPAA Question

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    Another nurse just came to me with an interesting issue. The "Smith" family in my school district is being investigated by DHHS (CPS). My coworker (fellow school nurse) came to me with a...

  23. FERPA/HIPAA Question

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Wow. That explains it WAY better than they did at the new school nurse orientation I attended last year. Thanks for that! I am going to forward this to the other nurses in my

  24. FERPA/HIPAA Question

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Flare, this is the principal of the school requesting this information, not DHHS (CPS), although this info request is for a DHHS investigation. My coworker has reported to DHHS multiple times this...

  25. ER Burnout

    ohiobobcat replied to babyblue6691's topic in Emergency

    We don't have techs in our ED. Well, we have one, but he/she is actually acts as a unit secretary. Our techs get so bogged down answering phones and doing unit paperwork, that there is rarely time...