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    Replacing clothing

    mc3 posted a topic in School

    I'm curious...when a student (usually older than 3rd grade) comes to the clinic w/wet pants or shirt due to milk/water/food spillage, do you automatically given them clothing to borrow? And if I...
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    Replacing clothing

    mc3 replied to mc3's topic in School

    Yes, I've started doing this today. One of my problems is the Principal or AP is sometimes the one sending the kids up. And I need to break the teachers of this habit also. No reason to see me if...
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    Please someone help me understand..........

    mc3 replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    What frosts my behind are the nurses at LTC facilities that won't give morphine to a dying patient - "you're just trying to kill her". Come on - you call yourself a nurse? Oh, I had one case where...
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    ? on drawing PT/INR

    mc3 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    I did them all the time when I worked in home health. Time of day wasn't a factor. If you're working today, I hope you get a chance to have some Thanksgiving dinner!
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    Things you wish you could say to parents.....

    mc3 posted a topic in School

    In the same light as other threads here, I'd like to start a new one. Here goes: 1. Please don't tell your 5th grade child to come to the nurse if you don't feel good, and you'll come get them....
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    Things you wish you could say to parents.....

    mc3 replied to mc3's topic in School

    Oh, and I had a mother this year call me and ask me to listen to her son's lungs before I gave his PRN inhaler because he tended to "use it too much when he didn't need to and got a buzz". Her words,...
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    Things you wish you could say to parents.....

    mc3 replied to mc3's topic in School

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    Things you wish you could say to parents.....

    mc3 replied to mc3's topic in School

    This happens to me all the time! I feel so bad for these kids...
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    insulin pump

    mc3 replied to schoolnursejennie's topic in School

    I would have followed what the care plan said. Remember, you can't keep bolusing her, or you'll be "correcting the correction". One of my diabetics on the pump has "scheduled" snacks, timed to be...
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    Tummy Ache ideas??!?!?

    mc3 replied to blackscrubs's topic in School

    Yup, see above. If no temp, I also give them plain crackers and water while resting. Serves 2 purposes. If they eat it OK and they don't vomit (hey, where did the vomit smiley go?) they're good...
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    Things you wish you could say to parents.....

    mc3 replied to mc3's topic in School

    Why did you send your 5 year old child, who had been in the emergency room until 4am this morning with a fever and coughing to school today? Now the poor thing has a 103 degree temp, is coughing...
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    Just need a shoulder !

    mc3 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Gee, I don't know what happened, but my week turned out really crummy too....I chalked it up to a long Halloween weekend, too much candy, then too tired out.
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    Xanax in school?

    mc3 replied to Flare's topic in School

    Right, that's my concern also!
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    Xanax in school?

    mc3 replied to Flare's topic in School

    Gee, I haven't run into that one...I'd sure feel uncomfortable with it also. What if you're not there...who would decide that the anxiety would be enough to give medication? What if you gave the...
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    Just need a shoulder !

    mc3 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    :hug::hug: there you go! what happened?
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    PLEASE buy malpractice insurance!!

    mc3 replied to Athena2's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you brought that up - I live in FL and I pay $150/year.
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    ok....here comes a vent

    mc3 replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    Gee, I'm sorry you're going through this. Is the disrespect coming from above? If not, you may want to enlist their help in tackling this. Maybe you could attend the next faculty meeting and "start...
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    pencil tip in palm....cause for hysteria???

    mc3 replied to schoolnursejennie's topic in School

    No, I think you did the right thing. I might have a talk with the principal (in private) to see why she questioned your judgment and ability to prioritize (nicely, of course). Explain what your...
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    most troubling trend in healthcare

    mc3 replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, that one drives me crazy, too! Geesh...
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    most troubling trend in healthcare

    mc3 replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    When we started calling patients "customers".....when "customer satisfaction" is more important than safe care..............when nurses have to cater to families, instead of taking care of...
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    Rude little attitudes

    mc3 replied to Flare's topic in School

    I really only had 1 student that was rude. Very, very rude. On her way to B---- type rude. I dreaded every day she came down. It made that part of the day miserable to me. I was so happy that...
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    Toileting Accidents at school

    mc3 replied to angie06614's topic in School

    We don't have an official policy. I was told by the District RN training me that, if a change was necessary, and a child couldn't do it by themselves, to go ahead and help them with a witness...
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    It shouldn't have happened this way....

    mc3 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This makes me so angry, and sad. How horrible. I fear, though, that your managers may not want to "ruffle the feathers" of the hospitals' managers. I worked in hospice for 7 years, and many times...
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    Why does it always happen like this?????

    mc3 replied to tictac's topic in School

    Hmmmmm...I've been having way too much feasting, and not nearly enough famine since the beginning of school!
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    how can I repair the damage

    mc3 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK. You have your opinions, and I have mine but we don't need to name-call. We're getting off topic, anyway......Maybe I'll just start another thread!