Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I agree - a percocet (or whatever) would be my last choice for a garden variety
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    Flare replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    this thread has me in stitches today!! oh boy i needed
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    Type 1 Diabetics and Parents

    Flare replied to Avill's topic in School

    you're doing what you can... i had a high kiddo today who realized that she couldn't check for ketones because she doesn't have any dipsticks. Wonderful. I called the parent and am hoping that i get...
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    Staying home day after fever?

    Flare replied to nyy2's topic in School

    Generally if i send them home and the parent sends them in, I call them and make them pick their child up to set the precedent that we're enforcing that policy. Parents usually won't play that game...
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    Girls with Cramps

    Flare replied to grammy1's topic in School

    I have a heating pad that the girls are more that welcome to use for as long as they want during recess. For shorter times during academic subjects. I also try to sell exercise, however if they look...
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    911 Debrief

    Flare replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    Actually, Summit, I find your contribution helpful. Because I do not have stock albuterol, I would not be able to do much more than put some O2 on the student, lead them in some breathing exercises,...
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    Feeling burnt out

    Flare replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    No - not saying that 35 years as a nurse and 40 years as a mother disqualifies you from having an opinion. It does, however disqualify you from having a snarky attitude of what it's like to work in...
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    Feeling burnt out

    Flare replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I get that if you're a parent you think that you've walked a mile in our shoes. But unless you've spent a morning one moment dodging punches from a child that just came to this country and doesn't...
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    Halloween monday

    Flare posted a topic in School

    Oh joy... I've already fixed a costume on a kid that came in dressed (which they're not supposed to do) And i can't wait for the week of miserable kids in my office with sugar crash. Happy...
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    Resp Assessment before inhaler???

    Flare replied to villageRN's topic in School

    it's really situational dependent. Like prev stated - the pre PE / recess ones, there's no need. The one's that you give at the 4 hour mark because they are being treated at home and the parent...
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    Lice Dream...

    Flare replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    this whole patient zero thing made me think of: in fact from this point on i'm going to refer to lice outbreaks as 2319s
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    911 Debrief

    Flare replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    I agree -call to 9-1-1 was warranted. Kids do a really great job of compensating until they don't and then it all goes to hell in a handbag. I don't want to be the one holding that bag, neither do...
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    Feeling burnt out

    Flare replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I totally feel you! These kids that come in with the litany of complaints can be completely exhausting and caregiver burnout makes you get to a point where you feel like you really could not care...
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    School and hospital?

    Flare replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    i have in the past had a second nursing job. Right now i've got a call in type job unrelated to nursing that's mostly for gas
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    Flare replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    funny - i was thinking similar thought - especially
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    No Water at Lunch?!

    Flare replied to shark_nurse14's topic in School

    ugh - i've been fighting this battle since i got here with food services. Only milk is served with lunch. Lactose free milk is available for children with lactose issues, but they need to submit a...
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    WHAT?!

    Flare replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Perhaps they should leave teaching and I think there are some openings in
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    Lice Dream...

    Flare replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I had a dream where I was getting annoyed because we had a huge pool in front of the school and a few students decided to jump in with their clothes on and I made it well known to them that I wasn't...
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    immunizations day!

    Flare replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    I was the bad guy quite a while ago. I my barrel of giveacrap ran dry over parents being mad at me over this a long time ago. I am here to enforce the laws of this state and the policies of the...
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    How do YOU check for lice?

    Flare replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I have been bestowed a brandy new lice policy this year and i'm still working out the kinks. The teachers don't like the fact that I no longer HAVE to blindly check an entire classroom because of...
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    Burn Care

    Flare replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Did you contact the parents via phone or face to face? i'm just thinking that if you had sent a written note as your only communication, it's sometimes overlooked (or let's face it, ignored) and the...
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    Ouch!

    Flare replied to kummerspeck's topic in School

    Yeah - i had one of the art teachers slice the tip of her finger clean off. Thankfully it was all soft tissue, but it still makes my hands tingle when i think of how close she came to losing
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    It's Wednesday - I've got my Pink Panther scrubs
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    what do you make of this job description?

    Flare replied to ferminadaza's topic in School

    This sounds like a head nurse type position for all the schools in one district. You may be in charge of health assistants that run clinics in other schools. If it were me, i'd go for the interview,...
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    New to this school nurse thing but...

    Flare replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    i don't poop scrape. i will gently direct them to the nearest bathroom with a soapy papertowel and gloves if they want