ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. Do you have a blood glucose meter in your office?

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I never thought about needing an order and consent to do a blood sugar on a non-diabetic student. I actually had another student almost pass out yesterday (must be in the water ) and thought about...

  2. Do you have a blood glucose meter in your office?

    ohiobobcat replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I have single patient lancets, which I ordered last year. I was able to use a few of the testing strips lat year before they expired (they were individually wrapped) and realized the lancet pen...

  3. TGIF

    ohiobobcat replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    You guys get passes???! I get little corners of paper torn off with "Susie to nurse" with a time written on it. The kids (high schoolers) are supposed to carry an assignment book around that staff...

  4. I/O in ER

    ohiobobcat replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Emergency

    I agree with what others have said, in the ED we have patients for such a short amount of time that I&O just isn't a priority. The only time I am concerned about it is if I place a Foley cath in...

  5. assessing students for drug use

    ohiobobcat replied to radmom's topic in School

    Thanks, kenderella!!

  6. Do you look...

    ohiobobcat replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    I look. That way I can tell the parent if I call, "Susie's left ear is hurting her and it looks a lot redder than her right. She should go see a medical provider to get that checked out." I love...

  7. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    ohiobobcat replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This!!! It's not like she's the first volunteer to come back to the U.S. after working with patients with Ebola. I saw she went for a bike ride. I hope people aren't worried that she licked a tree...

  8. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    ohiobobcat replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would like to know how many healthcare workers and other volunteers who worked in those countries affected by the Ebola virus have been wandering around this country un-quarantined and without...

  9. Should I join a teachers's union?

    ohiobobcat replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I, too, am interested in hearing others' opinions on this. Our union dues are $625/year. They have payroll deduction, which helps, I

  10. Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

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

    Healing thoughts headed your way,

  11. IEP-Diabetics

    ohiobobcat replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    I have 3 diabetics who I need to be right on top of when they medicate/check blood glucoses, one by pump and 2 with insulin pens. I often have 3-4 diabetics in my office at one time. I just make...

  12. Do you keep clothes in your office?

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We have a " Closet" that accepts donations of clothing, shoes, school supplies, water bottles, etc. If a kids needed a change of clothes for any reason, I would use the "closet". I work in a rural,...

  13. Medication administration

    ohiobobcat replied to Elixer's topic in School

    In my school of 700 HS students, I have 4 that get daily PO meds. One is a spEd student who, at the beginning of the year, forgot to come see me often. His medicine has to be taken before he eats or...

  14. Student Allergy Shots

    ohiobobcat replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    My daughter's allergist will not allow the shots to be administered unless the provider administering the shots has a code cart handy. My daughter has reacted about an hour after an allergy shot,...

  15. all i really want is...

    ohiobobcat replied to Flare's topic in School

    I would like.... -Students to knock before entering my office. I have posted a sign RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR FACE if they stand outside my door with their hand on my doorknob that requests they do...

  16. Do Med Surg / Tele RNs still get hired into ER?

    ohiobobcat replied to PacoUSA's topic in Emergency

    I was an internal transfer, too. I only had 18 mos of med-surg experience under my belt when I was hired, but I had spent some of that time cross-training in the

  17. Let's check everything!

    ohiobobcat replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    And THEN the FFs wonder why the last doctor did all this testing and the current doctor must not know anything because they aren't DOING anything for said FF, who also, by the way, thinks this...

  18. Cell Phones

    ohiobobcat replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    I agree! I would be sending someone else to find that phone/retrieve the student's belongings. I have called teachers to have them send student belongings with another student or ed tech to my...

  19. Can a school nurse take blood pressure

    ohiobobcat replied to lakmom12's topic in School

    I take blood pressures all the time in my school nurse

  20. Biox vs. Pulse ox vs. whatever else?!

    ohiobobcat replied to AJcardiacRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would not have known "Biox" either. We call it pulse ox, SPO2, or O2 sat (not STAT) here in Maine. I worked with a CNA who called the rolling vital sign machines Dynamaps, no matter what company...

  21. How do you know if school nursing is in your wheelhouse?

    ohiobobcat replied to Kalipso's topic in School

    I became a school nurse last year after 5 years as an ER nurse. I really like the schedule, I really like the kids (well, most of them anyways ) I really became comfortable in this position after...

  22. Thanksgiving/Christmas

    ohiobobcat replied to lrgreer1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I can speak from a patient's mom's point of view. My daughter was born Dec 18 at 26 weeks gestation. She had a nifty red stockinette cap that someone sewed (or glued?) a white pom-pom to the top...

  23. Bug bites...seriously??

    ohiobobcat posted a topic in School

    I have had 3-4 kids (high schoolers!!) a day come into my office because they have bug bites and they are itchy. Seriously. We live in Maine, kids. The state bird here is the mosquito. You are...

  24. And that's a WRAP!

    ohiobobcat replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Our last day is June 17, but seniors graduate on June 5 so my student population decreases by about 175 students after that

  25. Is it legal to give a friend insulin before meals?

    ohiobobcat replied to mommasgirls's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Wow. I am a high school nurse and all of my diabetic students either give their own injections, or are on an insulin pump. Even if they are on a pump, they still perform their own pump site changes....