ohiobobcat

ohiobobcat

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  1. Who is still hanging around??

    ohiobobcat replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I am here!! Today is my first day back after back surgery on May 5. Finals are June 19-21. Rumor has it teaachers are here until Friday June 23, but some are saying teachers are done on June 22....

  2. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    ohiobobcat replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Had a gyn patient present to the ER with a complaint that started "Well, 2 years ago...." and continues to talk for 5 minutes. I tried to redirect her to a shorter story, but she just had a lot to...

  3. Fill In The Blank...

    ohiobobcat replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "I am allergic to Tylenol, except for the kind that's in

  4. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    ohiobobcat replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    An elderly confused patient arrived in the ER. She is wearing eye glasses that are as thick as Coke bottles, so her eyes are already slightly magnified. She weighs about 90 pounds soaking wet, and she...

  5. New Job UPDATE!

    ohiobobcat replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Kick butt and take names during your interview!!!

  6. Last day?

    ohiobobcat replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Student's last day is 6/22, staff's last day is 6/26, but rumor has it the superintendent might waive those last few days for staff so we get out the same day as the students. It has been a rough year...

  7. I swear my kids are the nosiest...

    ohiobobcat replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    I especially enjoy when my special needs student who I see 5 times a day for diabetes (yes, you read that right FIVE times a day!) tries to give medical advice to other students when he is in my...

  8. Mini IV infusion at school?!

    ohiobobcat replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Mic

  9. AED Recommendations

    ohiobobcat replied to MegWorth's topic in School

    Contact your local EMS! I go through them, they have a program with our state that allows us to get AEDs and all the stuff that goes with it for a discount. See if you can get grants from your...

  10. Calling 911

    ohiobobcat replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    Deep breath!! You did fine. While a 911 call is not always necessary for a suspected fracture, it's also not unheard of or unreasonable to call for a suspected fracture either. I absolutely feel it...

  11. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I have a pink collar on my blue scrubs, AND the tie to my scrubs is pink as well. BOOM. Sitting at the cool kids

  12. Blindsided by a colleague.

    ohiobobcat replied to tch1920's topic in School

    I was wondering the same thing but haven't had time to dig up this post today. SNAP is being sooooooo slooooooooowww for me today. Inquiring (nosy) minds want to know, what

  13. NCSN results

    ohiobobcat replied to Kittery's topic in School

    Congrats to both of you!!

  14. Pet Peeve Friday

    ohiobobcat replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I use the first letters of a phrase from a song. For example: You Can Tell By The Way I Use My Walk (thank you Bee Gees!!) Yctbtwiumw Then I throw some numbers at the end and my favorite character...

  15. We knew it was coming but it still sucks

    ohiobobcat replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    You are right, just because you knew it was coming, it doesn't make it any easier. I'm so

  16. Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    ohiobobcat replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I was praying for the best, but thinking the worst with this post. My jaw dropped when I read your updates. I have no doubt in my mind that you were instrumental in this boy's survival and recovery....

  17. HELP new school nurse/immunizations

    ohiobobcat replied to bandaidsplease's topic in School

    You have to have a certain number of posts before you can private message another user on here. Unfortunately, I do not know off the top of my head how many posts you need to have to be able to do...

  18. Blindsided by a colleague.

    ohiobobcat replied to tch1920's topic in School

    Was she more specific about what she thought was "incompetent" about your assessment? Talk about flying off the handle! I would definitely speak with her about this using the assertive tone referred...

  19. C'Mon Now!

    ohiobobcat replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    High school girl comes in to my office. Her: "Can I get some ice?" Me: "What for?" Her: "My wrist hurts." Me: "Did you injure it?" Her: "Weeelllll....not really. It just hurts when I do this." Bends...

  20. School nurse spots leukemia in a pupil

    ohiobobcat replied to Emergent's topic in School

    I joke about this all the time with the small stuff I take care of in my office, but literally, this time, "Another life saved." Great job, Nurse

  21. What is a 24h shift like?

    ohiobobcat replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of a 24 hour shift for nursing. I have heard of 24 hour shifts for EMS/Fire/Rescue. Like another post above said, they are not directly involved in patient care unless they are on...

  22. High school nurses

    ohiobobcat replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    I work high school grades 9-12, about 650 students. I see between 20-40 kids a day, mostly in the 25-30 range. I like high school kids because they get my sarcasm. Most are easy to reason with, and...

  23. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    ohiobobcat replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Pink scarf today!! I'm

  24. epipen recall

    ohiobobcat replied to Oma to 11's topic in School

    Same. I actually had a mom email me this morning asking me to check the lot# on her son's Epi-pens for here at school. Which in turn prompted me to Google the Epi-pen recall, thinking it was the same...

  25. Ever experience violence at work???

    ohiobobcat replied to aoguagha's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work on a physical rehab floor as a CNA. I was one-on-one with a brain injured patient who was in his 20s, but had the mental capacity of a 3 year old. He was getting agitated because we...