Flare ASN, BSN

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    interview at special needs school

    Flare replied to schoolnursejennie's topic in School

    It can be - and for the record i was bit once by a kid in public school too - but he was having a serious emotional issue (the kid had delusions that people were trying to kidnap him stemming from an...
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    My achy breaky feet!

    Flare replied to darkangel83's topic in General Nursing

    my feet never seem to get tired in a well broked in pair of danskos. (though the break in period can be a bit
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    Self-care of students diabetes

    Flare replied to lissaq10's topic in School

    In my state there are laws in place that allow diabetic students to test and admin in class if needed to allow for minimal disruptions in classes. It sounds great on paper, but in reality, the kids...
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    interview at special needs school

    Flare replied to schoolnursejennie's topic in School

    My first SN job was at a school for autistic/pdd students from 3-21. It was challenging, interesting, somewhat saddening and absolutely inspiring. I didn't know twhat I was going to be met with when...
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    Facilities switching to 8 hour shifts

    Flare replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    i've heard buzz about it happening in the hospital were I work per diem- haven't seen any action
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    Toileting Accidents at school

    Flare replied to angie06614's topic in School

    @ Lissaq10 - had a student in a similar situation. Had the principal send a letter advising of the importance of MD follow up with the intended threat (that we never had to f/u on) of me sending him...
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    samples of sanitary pads?

    Flare replied to Sudsy's topic in School

    proctor and gamble may send you some educational pantyliner packs, but they only send you so many. I keep them in my office bathroom (and only keep about a dozen or so in there at a time) so that...
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    Head Lice,Head Lice, Head Lice

    Flare replied to lissaq10's topic in School

    The length of time covers any nits that may be on the thing and incubation, hatching times and subsequent demise . We dropped our no nit policy a few years ago - dropped classroom wide checks with...
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    Allergy shots for teacher

    Flare replied to tictac's topic in School

    i have given a staff member injections before - epoetin while on chemo. I had her bring me a written order and the original packaging, also had her sign a form stating that she was authorizing me to...
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    CNA and death

    Flare replied to HurricaneCasRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow - this guy sounds like he's really got his head in the clouds. In nursing you have to learn to accept that death is a part of life. He is so far from grasping this concept that he's not even on...
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    Two med errors... I'm sick!

    Flare replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    ok... breathe..... Mistakes happen. We are human beings, not machines. Take your errors and learn from them; use them to make you a bit more cautious and more attentive to details. Also - I don't...
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    2011 3rd Quarter Contest Winners

    Flare replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Great articles! Congrats to
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    Toileting Accidents at school

    Flare replied to angie06614's topic in School

    oh, please don't get the idea that I have taken extreme measures of disrobing and assisting a student lightly. In fact I think I have only done it once in the span of my career with a student that...
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    which stethoscope would fit me best in your opinion?

    Flare replied to meghan91's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Littmann classic II se has served me well for the span of my career. It doesn't come in bright colors, but it's a solid piece of equipment. Nice stethoscopes do have a tendency to walk in...
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    Toileting Accidents at school

    Flare replied to angie06614's topic in School

    I worked for a few years in a school that was purely grade k. I kept a small cache of loaner clothes and students having accidents could change themselves and a call would be placed to home. Granted -...
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    Ethical Issue: ECT on down/dementia patient?

    Flare replied to whitebunny's topic in General Nursing

    if she is gaining no benefit from the ECT and the side effect is that it is exacerbating unruly behavior (which i how I read it, please correct me if I am wrong), then there is no point to putting her...
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    Why does it always happen like this?????

    Flare replied to tictac's topic in School

    Yeah- we all have days like that. Lucky for me I have a nice sized closet that I have gone into once or twice to scream. There seems to be this idea of immediate service with school nursing that...
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    Epi-Pens

    Flare replied to shellfrmmo's topic in School

    We actually have standing orders in my district for Epipen and benadryl from our school MD, so we do have epipens on hand and so forth, so I wouldn't have to make that kind of call. I think without...
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    If there's an outbreak and you exclude kids, are they unexcused abscence?

    Flare replied to geocachingRN's topic in School

    my rule of thumb is that if I am the one excluding a student for whatever reason, then it is an excused
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    Offensive or not??

    Flare replied to peekachoo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    this has some up a few times in this forum and i've made it a point to notice what i do. Since I work with kids as a school nurse, it comes out of my mouth pretty frequently with the kids. I have...
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    What do you do when parent refuses to pick up student for a pink eye?

    Flare replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    Jolie pretty much said it all As an aside - we once had an opthamalogist come by to speak to the SNs in my district. We asked him if he knew any tricks to tell for sure if it's pink eye or just...
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    11 month old's breath smells like lighter fluid

    Flare replied to roll8221's topic in General Nursing

    i agree - a call to poison control would be my first priority. Sorry we can't help
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    Vaccines and HCG

    Flare replied to geocachingRN's topic in School

    beyond a few alarmist sites like those and one article that seemed to indicate that this was done as a clinical trial for those choosing to no longer have the ability to have children, I saw very...
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    body image

    Flare replied to cruzcontrol's topic in School

    I agree - if the parents are minimizing this, then you have to take a different approach. Get guidance involved or your SAC if you have one. The problem will only spiral out of control if not taken...
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    Who buys Supplies??!

    Flare replied to Sl1011's topic in School

    mostly things like bandaids, plastic baggies for ice packs, disposable ice packs for go bag, contact solution, a few new blankets, gauze, bactine, mouthwash, etc... if you'd like, pm me your email and...