Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    May 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Flare replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    No, Jeff, I really don't know why it's called GoLYTELY. (i know it's yellow, but i couldn't resist the
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    504 plans and the DISABLED student who is the bully

    Flare replied to caregiver1977's topic in School

    I don't know that instituting a behavior plan, as some of us suggested, is really considered discipline. But at the end of the day, no, I am not going to stand there and allow a student to act out...
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    Happy School Nurses day

    Flare replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    Happy school nurse's
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    Any programs to track illness in a school?

    Flare replied to Sudsy's topic in School

    it is a built in feature is healthmaster. just a matter of set up and running a
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    31 more school days

    Flare replied to SchoolRNAmy's topic in School

    32 for
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    Stress, students and stomach aches - a minor rant

    Flare posted a topic in School

    Just had a teacher pop her head in to let me know that a student that she has sent down to me for stomach aches several times (that i have sent back to class usually after a short assessment and have...
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    Stopped at a car accident and patient died in my arms

    Flare replied to LisaNICUrn's topic in General Nursing

    I think that sometimes we are put into a specific situation for a reason. Yes, the patient died in your arms, but he didn't die alone. He died with someone caring for him. Thank you for being there...
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    I ignored my instincts...

    Flare replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    wow! you work with some real jerks. The normal thing that normal, nice, regular people would do would be to just be happy that you came out to play and social. Cripes, it's a thrown together unit...
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    "not himself"

    Flare replied to bell1962's topic in School

    I think that it's fair to say that we all have our days when we are "not ourselves". And I can understand that in a special ed population that they want to rule out that there is a medical issue....
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    Why do teachers think they're all that and we're beneath them?

    Flare replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I am sure that teaching can be frustrating. In elementary school you have a class of 18-22 students (in some places more!!) that you are with all day long except for lunch and preps. In secondary...
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    Stress, students and stomach aches - a minor rant

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    I should add, since there seems to be interest in the finer details, that in this particular case there is a language barrier between the parents and I. The times that I had called to talk to a...
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    How to handle vision/hearing refusal

    Flare replied to 100kids's topic in School

    if i've given the attempt at screening a valiant effort and the child can't or won't comply, I write "unable to test" on their health card send a simple notice home and move on. If time permits and...
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    Summer Vacation and Unemployment?

    Flare replied to squidbilly's topic in School

    in summers past i have worked prn jobs - sometimes nursing related (did home care for a while to find it really wasn't for me, did summer school, and more recently i work per diem as an ADN in a local...
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    Summer Vacation and Unemployment?

    Flare replied to squidbilly's topic in School

    I don't know how Cali works, but i'd imagine it's pretty much the same state to state. Unless you are laid off, you are not typically eligible for unemployment benefits. During summer break, you are...
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    10 minutes and no emergency meds for seizure

    Flare replied to Vtachy1's topic in School

    in cases where i think that the parent may have altered something from the doctor, permission to speak to the md or not, I have contacted them, spoken to the reception staff to ask if I could fax over...
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    504 plans and the DISABLED student who is the bully

    Flare replied to caregiver1977's topic in School

    i've seen that as a recurring pattern, just as i've seen a lot of recurring patterns in special ed. I've had parents come in and challenge me because i've had the audacity to (gasp) give their child...
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    Your first stop at a MVA

    Flare replied to KBICU's topic in General Nursing

    i usually only stop at a scene if there is nobody on scene yet and sometimes if it looks bad and there is only pd on scene, but I am also trained as a firefighter and have had times when i've been...
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    504 plans and the DISABLED student who is the bully

    Flare replied to caregiver1977's topic in School

    The disabled student, whether they have a 504 or an IEP, does not have carte blanche to act however they please. I think a lot of the parents don't get this fact and so much time is spent supporting...
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    Blood Draw Training in NJ?

    Flare replied to soniafern's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    i know that some of the county colleges offer 1 or 2 day iv certification courses - perhaps they would have something that would fit your
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    guns, knives and students...Any thoughts, comments or safety suggestions?

    Flare replied to lkulmann's topic in School

    There are a lot of things that can be done - schools across the country have done things from putting bullet proof glass and tightening up visitor policies, to putting an armed officer in the school....
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    Carnival style Heath related game?

    Flare replied to sks0730's topic in School

    The first thing that kind of popped into my head was a guess your weight type thing - but i could see it being poorly received (but maybe not - my kids love getting on my scale, i'm constantly telling...
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    the Dale Gribble effect

    Flare posted a topic in School

    Have you ever noticed that some students symptoms suddenly disappear and they suddenly feel better when they realize that you are keeping tabs on them and entering their visits in to your computer? I...
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    Vagal Nerve Stimulator

    Flare replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I had a student with a VNS when I started school nursing. He wore the magnet like a watch and when he went into a seizure we had it written into the plan where exactly to hold the magnet and how long...
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    the Dale Gribble effect

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    oh, i get plenty of those too... i was just surprised by these
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    Asthma Attack

    Flare replied to ethiopia's topic in School

    I think it's a definite have to be there type situation. If a child is in distress and a med isn't available - 9-1-1. if a parent is taking too long, i think i'd probably call them and tell them...