I second the Danskos - but i will add this - the break in period for me on danskos is rough - but once you get through it, then you won't want any other shoes on your feet. Lord, i can't remember...
I was right! Every day is a new adventure! This week I've seen 2 students for burns of their skin caused by melting ice to the skin with salt. Apparently this is this month's stupid human trick...
You need an order to give anything in my state. This even includes over the counter meds. Students can carry and self administer epipens and inhalers if signed off by a doctor and parent. So that...
agreed - the parents should fill out a form allowing you to disseminate medical info as appropriate to staff. We have a line for this permission right on the health cards that parents need to fill...
My job is to be aware of the allergy, maintain paperwork, epipen, staff trainings etc. A field trip required me to pull that student's epipen and entrust it to the delegated staff. Food concerns,...
i did get pinned from my ASN program, but i don't recall a ceremony for the BSN program, there could have been one for the students that were not already rn's for all i know though. I got my bsn from...
the program i use (health master) gives you their running number of visits next to their name when you are putting in an office visit. If you click an icon, you can pull up another screen that will...
I think it's wonderful that you are taking a moment to remember this person. However, with all due respect i tend to agree with Donnacee. It's one thing if the office as a really tight budget and...
Historically, the US came very very close to enacting the Nurse Selective Service Act, but didn't have to thanks to our Grandmother and Great grandmothers stepping up and enlisting. It could...
so you're getting there then! It will take a little time for your freq flyers to realize that you aren't going to fall for their BS any longer. If i have a student that insists that I call their...
In my school there has been a gentle transition where everyone is beginning to address me as Nurse D instead of Mrs. D. I don't mind - i mean it is my title - but then i got to thinking about how it...
it's been brought up before - if you search you may find the last discussion. As far as nursing school goes - a lot of schools have very conservative rules about jewelry - so the plugs in those...
If I am handling an emergency and another student comes to me with something minor, I simply tell them to leave their name on one of the stickies on my desk and that I will call them back when i am...
You guys have it pretty well covered... i'll just add: Do you think I'm sitting in here all day reading Cosmo and eating Bon-bons? No - if there are no students in here, i am most likely catching up...
ah, it never ceases to amaze me when kids come into my office nearly doubled over with a stomach ache and i'll gently suggest they use my bathroom and try to move their bowels... then lordy mercy they...
Flare replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing
if i have the choice, i'd rather make a brief appearance at a wake than attend the full funeral service. To me that is just the right amount of professional