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Yes, pancreatitis and alcoholism should be followed up. Biliary emesis-meaning vomiting until all you have left is bile due to increased alcohol intake related to alcoholism? Yes, that would be followed up with the alcoholism. Normally pancreatiti...

Absolutely!

In the emergency psych department I worked in we did not do many IV's. It really depends on the patient, mental acuity, comorbidities and if your hospital has a bed on the unit for them or if they will be transferred out. It's hard to put an IV in ...

You have to disclose to the board upon starting school. Unless that is a Texas thing. I would check with your state and check into that. There are many students in Texas who were not aware of that rule and could not sit for NCLEX because they did ...

I would do the BSN. Bridging is a pain especially if you are working with a child.

I cannot believe that. People have no idea the things we do.

Nope, nope, nope. Potty issues are not our job. That would be a parent job to change their child unless it was medically necessary.

I totally get why you want to do it and I work in an over-the-top school as well, but I am not going to cancel birthday celebrations at my school (not that it's really my decision). They are kids and it's their birthday they can celebrate with their...

Our students eat in the classroom, but it is distributed in the classroom. Dietary still plans menus around student's dietary needs. Our district plans menus 3 months out, so I can access it and present to parents if they ask. We do more than snack...

I did it. Confidence is a must, but you won't have it at first. If you want to get into a hospital this is not the job for you. School health is under the umbrella of public health. Good luck in your nursing journey.

I can only speak for Baylor. I worked in the ICU and not ED, but you will hear it's the "Baylor way or no way." I do not work there anymore, it was no way for me. I think you will do well at either hospital with your years of experience. If you go...

Take the test each school requires. I think they list the subjects that the test covers. The TEAS is a watered down SAT basically. I never took the pre-HESI, but I took them in nursing school. Standardized tests are the devil in my opinion. One w...

I knew bedside was not for me in nursing school. I was in management within 1.5 years out of nursing school. I'm also older with previous management experience, so that helped me. I learned I like the more analytical/data driven roles in the hospi...

Scrubs. They are easy, and feel like PJ's. I prefer to look like a nurse, but I'll throw in a business casual day here and there, so no one will recognize me. I also have a few long sleeve t-shirts I will wear with my scrub pants which is my favor...

There will always be room for a passionate psych nurse. Unfortunately they get burned out. Inpatient psych will always be needed. "They" can want to switch to more lucrative areas all day, but the reality is inpatient care will be needed for those...

They can make whatever policies they want, but to deem someone not eligible for rehire based on those policies they have to have documentation. If they lack documentation they are not in compliance with their own policies and at risk for a law suit....

First I always start the year off with a mini presentation from "the nurse" to the entire staff about do and don'ts. I emphasize my rationale for things is district policy or state mandates not my policy-that takes the pressure off of me and it keep...

I left my unit and worked a different area of nursing. I HATED and I mean HATED working in the hospital. I know shock, it seems every nurse is suppose to love working in the hospital. I had a coveted ICU job and I walked away from it. I went into...

I struggled with my decision to leave bedside just like you. But the minute I made the decision I never looked back and I can't imagine being the hospital again. It's not for everyone and when you see the impact you make on the students you will get...

What's hard to you might not be hard to someone else. What's hard to me: LTC, burn, oncology-those have emotional attachments to me and that's hard. The burn unit I just can't look at someone in that much pain-those nurses are ROCK STARS!!!! I can ...

Just like Flare it's my responsibility to report medical injuries and I followup that the parent will receive another call regarding behavior issues. I'm faster than admin and teachers and they have learned that now, so they get on the phone pretty ...

I agree with lyrern if I have to be there 8 hours a day it's going to be pretty:geek: I kind of have a color theme as well and decorating theme-boho and turquoise and gold. I bought everything at Hobby Lobby 70% off or at TJ Maxx. Nothing cost more...

I recommend a pulse oximeter. My district discourages and we don't document pulse ox, but I have so many asthmatics I keep one at school. It's a way to back up what I know I'm seeing and hearing. In the school you don't have much in the way of a b...

What are you going without if you don't buy it? PPE? Band-aids? I'm lied to you, I've been out awhile. I buy plastic bags for ice, my own cleaner, and little dollar store organizers for meds to make it easier to see. I only buy things that make ...

Same as above. My district will provide all supplies needed, now not necessarily in the most timely manner. I like my work space to be cute and well decorated, so I make my clinic cute. I don't decorate for seasons-that's a personal choice. I buy...