Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Is it asking too much

    to ask that managers staff their units adequately? I am a weekend supervisor - it is my problem to keep everything flowing and keep nurse patient ratios realistic. But I can't do that when there just...
  2. a sexual health clinic is one thing, but i'd imagine a man would find it to be a very odd request if his nurse is asking him to pitch a bit of a
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    Student Immunization Question

    in my state (meaning state law)students are required to adhere to the minimum vaccination standards - no shots, no school. Of course religious and medical exemption are permitted, but require...
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    Gave my notice yesterday.

    Yes! Please continue to participate in this board!! I know it's a tough decision, bu it sounds like you are doing what is best for you! Good luck On a related note, I also gave my resignation to my...
  5. If questioned by patients about personal matters i don't wish to discuss i just cheerfully pipe up that i'm just a big old bore and i'd rather talk about them. You owe nobody an
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    Something for all you school nurses...

    yikes! What a bad situation. This is a first grade stdent? In my school I have taken an inhaler in the past with the understanding that the med order best be in my hot hands in the next 24 hrs....
  7. i charted everything in a weekly note - except if she came with a # out of bounds - that would be charted at time of visit - charted as a specific office visit. Though the out of bounds number would...
  8. All the best to you, Ruby! I can already see cancer running it's cowardly butt to the hills away from you (yet
  9. i had a student last year (8th grade) that wanted a bit more freedom. I had her keep her own log book and check in with me for either highs, lows or every friday to get all her numbers. It was...
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    New School Nurse

    one book that i find i really like is Minor Emergencies by Buttaravoli (which always makes me think Butt Ravioli when i glance at the name
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    CNA's in school nursing

    my state requires Certified School nurses in every campus - RNs can be used to "fill in". I have a clerk in my office - but she only does clerical type tasks - though she is not opposed to doing...
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    Self Harm Talk

    debrief away! It is sometimes a tall order that we are served - and it is especially upsetting when something that can potentially be so dangerous becomes almost fad like in some areas (i am seeing...
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    Question About Stretched Ears

    never said plugs are a protected group... but any hiring agent out there will have more sense than to admit that the person didn't get hired due to a body modification. You said it yourself - just...
  14. 2k seems a bit high (though not outlandish)for an RN refresher - though may not be for your region. I checked around me - UMDNJ was about 1300, university of Delaware was less than a grand....
  15. oooh! Zombie thread!! out of the grave 6 years
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    Another toileting accident vent

    just document what happened. Student incont of stool - did not report - was discovered appox 30 minutes later - change of clothing given and wipes given and student advised to clean self up. When i...
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    Happy School Nurse's Day!

    Thanks! Right back
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    Question About Stretched Ears

    Just bear in mind that what you like when you are 18 will likely be very different from what you will like when you are 28. Think carefully about the decisions you make now... unless one of the...
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    Natural remedies and school nursing

    last year i had my salt lamp in my office to purify the air. I can't say it made a huge difference- but it made me happy to have its warm orange glow. brought it home over break and am using it...
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    Question About Stretched Ears

    Let's face it, the job market isn't great - even for nurses... and while they can't not hire you because of your stretched lobes, they don't have to hire you for a hundred other reasons. stretched...
  21. I have to take the sick calls at my per diem job - i just usually ask IF they are sick. Occasionally, if we have something specific going around we'll get a mandate from the powers that be to ask...
  22. I enjoy Gerri Harvey's website - lots of great stuff on there! I do a lot of things she mentions - plants and comics and desk toys! i love my desk
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    "How to Fake Sick to the School Nurse"

    there are occasional times that i just get fed up with it. I am talking about the real malingering students, insistant they are on their death bed and need a call home. I will sometimes just make...
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    triage

    Most of the time, all I need to say to them is "I got this, thanks for bringing Jimmy to me!" They usually get the message that I just want to be left alone to manage the crisis by myself. If they...
  25. sure... it's tacky - but they are consenting adults. One off duty - one a contracted (i'd assume) physician. The doc should answer his pages, and i am hoping that the manhunt only began after an...