NanaPoo

NanaPoo

School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg

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  1. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    NanaPoo replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Ohmydearsweetlordinheaven......you've got to be kidding me. I'd have to say, "you mean that squeezie thingie with the Velcro?? I was wondering what in the hellfire that

  2. Drug seekers

    NanaPoo replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    If my patient asks for their pain med and it is time, their V/S allows for said pain med, I will administer this med as quickly as possible leaving all judgment aside...it doesn't really matter...

  3. Night Shift Relationship Woes

    NanaPoo replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, brother. Sounds like my FIL who requires that his wife go to bed with him regardless of whether SHE is tired or not because he is unable to sleep without her there. Yeah, my hubs would...

  4. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    NanaPoo replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Ok...gimme a comeback for my kid who ends every complaint with "...it's killing me." As in: My head hurts so bad it's killing me. My shoulder hurts so bad it's killing me. My throat hurts so bad it's...

  5. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    NanaPoo replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    HAHA... A student walked in yesterday saying, "my leg hurts so bad I can't walk on it." I said, "well, you're walking on it now sooooo....you may want to describe that pain some other

  6. Murphy's Laws of Nursing | Life of a Nurse

    NanaPoo replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    How many more times can I like this?? My OI student will definitely be the one to fall, get smacked with basketball in PE, etc,

  7. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    NanaPoo replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I need another turn in the ridiculous reasons room. So, a 7th grader runs in this morning (he's a FF) and says, "I think my thumb's infected." I say, "Thumb? I saw you yesterday. There was nothing...

  8. Rant - How should *I* know?

    NanaPoo replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    HeeHee..everytime hubby's wallet gets too fat I sing "Costanza" in the old commercial tune "by

  9. CML Patient interested in becoming a nurse

    NanaPoo replied to Djakujudobre's topic in General Nursing

    As a school nurse, my healthcare is better than any I ever had working in the healthcare industry. Maybe you should consider becoming a

  10. Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    NanaPoo replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    If you're an organized person who knows how to prioritize your life and your studies, you can totally do it. I was in my upper 20's, married without kids and I did it with a lot of hard work. I...

  11. Missed a fracture.

    NanaPoo replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Ahh..thank you for the resource!! Add me to the missed fracture club. I had a girl who's had 2 buckle fractures in the past year and I missed them both. She showed minimal pain after a fall (well, two...

  12. Letting original license expire?

    NanaPoo replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on my original license for 2.5 years then moved to a neighboring state that wasn't a compact state. I allowed that original license to expire. 4 years later I moved back to that first state...

  13. Crazy Parents

    NanaPoo replied to maryel's topic in School

    A KINDERGARTEN teacher brings an unmarked gel capsule to me today and says it was in her student's pocket. The student says "my aunt put it in my pocket and told me to take it this morning. It's for...

  14. Ahhhh! A drop of blood!!

    NanaPoo replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Hahahaha!

  15. Falsified Immunization Record

    NanaPoo replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Ugh..I've had one parent that blatantly and obviously wrote in dates for her kid's vaccinations. Mom just took the old certificate of immunization that the doc signed in 2007 and wrote in her kid's...

  16. Ahhhh! A drop of blood!!

    NanaPoo replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    So, if I inspect an eye, administer eye drops, or perform an eye wash will I be accused of practicing optometry or

  17. Ahhhh! A drop of blood!!

    NanaPoo replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Wow, that is crazy town but thanks for the

  18. I want to throat-punch my co-worker

    NanaPoo replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, my garsh. A thread about Stephen King books. I've found my

  19. I want to throat-punch my co-worker

    NanaPoo replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    WHAT?? Just,

  20. Ahhhh! A drop of blood!!

    NanaPoo replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    We have a 1st grade teacher that loves to pull teeth and actually keeps count of how many she pulls each year. So, I say, "if you want it pulled, go see Mrs. D." Mrs. D actually gets mad if she thinks...

  21. Scared to admit I am a RN who cares

    NanaPoo replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I came into nursing for the comfortable

  22. New school nurse starting a new program

    NanaPoo replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Congrats! I'm in a private school also but, thankfully, had a clinic all set up and going when I showed up. We use the resources of a local and very large pediatric hospital that provides guidance and...

  23. TGIF

    NanaPoo replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    Dare I say it?? It has been quite light in the clinic for 3 weeks. That is after the start-up from hell for the first 3 weeks of school. But thank heavens for low visits this week and kids who seem...

  24. Athlete with a mild communicable disease

    NanaPoo replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Awesome link, Huffman. I bookmarked it :

  25. I'm leaving floor nursing...

    NanaPoo replied to newbieRN2012's topic in General Nursing

    The visits, travel, paper/computer work, stress described above...all true. But if hospice is in your bones, you'll love every single bit of it. And your case managers will love you if you're an...