Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Help otoscope exams for young children.

    Flare replied to VFCnurse's topic in School

    Mostly use otoscope to assess obvious s/s infection like redness or for obvious injury. Most complaints that i get ( from middle schoolers) is discomfort due to impaction of cerumen. Also helpful...
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    Self-carrying inhalers

    Flare replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in School

    i have rarely run into an issue with letting the kids carry their inhalers. The bigger issue is them needing it and it's in their other coat or home or other
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    School nurse position @ my children's school

    Flare replied to rukiddingme's topic in School

    i just say this - i have inside info that the school nurse in my town's elementary school may be retiring soon. She actually told me and joked that she picked me for her replacement. While i'm...
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    On what planet does it make sense...

    Flare replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    yet another candidate for "Mother of the
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    Sent Home Sick

    Flare replied to meeka720's topic in School

    I just tell them too. When I make my call i'll say "since Joey has a temp of 101.5 (or whatever is going to exclude them) i'll have him get his work for tomorrow too and i'll tell guidance he'll be...
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    Please help me find a non-bedside career

    Flare replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    This is your attitude and you're still in school(based on reading some of your other posts...)? You may want to re-examine your career
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    Discussing Hygiene with Middle Schoolers

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    Thanks for the
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    I got this wrong- minimum interval between MMR1and MMR2

    Flare replied to nurseglitter's topic in General Nursing

    28 days is correct. You were thinknig the normal vaccine schedule versus the actual time that should pass for the second dose. Consider the child just entering school that does not have 2 mmr...
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    Challenging paramedic exam

    Flare replied to sportsmed's topic in General Nursing

    NJ will allow a challenge to EMT-B but it needs to be taken with a core 13. MICN requires additional classes and
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    About transgendered patients

    Flare replied to YEGRN's topic in General Nursing

    i was thinking about this thread as my hospital had a transgendered patient yesterday that needed room placement. Fortunately we were able to place this individual in a private room and there were no...
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    Med error in nursing school!

    Flare replied to Will Never's topic in General Students

    Don't be so hard on yourself- learn from your mistake and move on. While i wouldn't want to see anyone make an error, it teaches you to be more careful and to look for pitfalls that may cause future...
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    What do I do? Roaches, no heat...

    Flare replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    Yikes - just reading that makes my skin crawl. This family needs an entire overhaul. Is there a social worker involved with the agency? I'd ensure he/she knows what the living conditions are. A...
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    ammonia capsules for fainting?

    Flare replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on an ortho unit where it was very common for people to faint -especially their first time up after surgery. We kept an ammonia inhalant tped to darned near every doorway and most of us...
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    MRSA

    Flare replied to meeka720's topic in School

    who claims he needs a nurse? As a carrier of MRSA he does need to be more diligent with hygiene, perhaps supervised more closely and there needs to be attention given should there be any medically...
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    In your "perfect nursing world" what would you have?

    Flare replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! You took my idea!! lol as an ADN i'd like: More nurses More NA's realistic staffing grids a bigger float pool Doctors that call to schedule an emergency weekend OR and understand that the on...
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    Excited to be precepting a male nurse to PP

    Flare replied to pearljammer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it burns me up that some people don't think twice if the man in the delivery room (or PP unit) has MD behind his name - whether he's the ob/gyn, a resident or an anes, there's no hesitation, no...
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    It's the circle of life

    Flare replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    out of the mouths of
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    How busy are you?

    Flare replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

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    replacement bls card?

    Flare replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    contact the people that trained you. There is usually a small replacement
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    Mass state mandated screenings

    Flare replied to hobiehobie's topic in School

    heights and weights are done by the PE teachers and the data is then given to
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    Kindergarteners and Cologne

    Flare replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    When i was in the kindergarten school i'd occasionally run across a kid wearing heavy cologne or perfume - more often than not it was more of a case of the kid playing and wanting to be like mom or...
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    Tait-An Update :)

    Flare replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you have a lot of exciting stuff going on! Congrats on your pregnancy. all the
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    Mass state mandated screenings

    Flare replied to hobiehobie's topic in School

    I did all of 6th and 8th grade for hearing and vision in December. Used the PE class as a pull point, since my students are not in the same rooms all day long. I was granted a sub nurse for my...
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    UMDNJ CRNA Interview (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey)

    Flare replied to aquaphone's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I wish you the best - hope you get
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    State budget cuts

    Flare replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    We went through that last year - one nurse got cut - but a school got closed, so i suppose some could argue that it was justified although there is only 1 nurse in the high school in my district for...