bluebonnetrn BSN, RN

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    Complaint of the Day

    bluebonnetrn replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    So it's only 2nd period but we may already have a winner: I'm allergic to silver and I am having a reaction to my flute.... So you are allergic to silver but you chose to play the
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    That annoying time of year

    bluebonnetrn replied to CampyCamp's topic in School

    SAME
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    Complaint of the Day

    bluebonnetrn replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    "math induced exacerbation of _______" I think I might actually use this in my
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    Complaint of the Day

    bluebonnetrn replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    I had one today 7th grader "My nose gets cold when I run" I repeated what he said "So your nose gets cold when you run..." therapeutic silence "Why do you think that might happen?" more therapeutic...
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    I’ve hit a new low...

    bluebonnetrn replied to Mango Juice's topic in School

    I had a parent call me to ask why there was a ziplock bag of water in the child's backpack. Uhhh - because your kid is too dumb to just throw it away??
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    Good Kids

    bluebonnetrn replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I had a little boy who was being sent home. While we were waiting for mom to come he reached into his pocket and handed my clinic assistant a quarter. She looked at the quarter and looked at him and...
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    Heard a heart murmur

    bluebonnetrn replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    Hey Amethya - HAPPY
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    Heard a heart murmur

    bluebonnetrn replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    ^ this right here is the BEST summary of what school nursing really
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    Asthmatic emergency

    bluebonnetrn replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

    On a somewhat related note. Have y'all noticed that parents make a big freaking deal of out the things that are NBD and turn around and poo-poo the things (such as asthma management) that are a big...
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    Asthmatic emergency

    bluebonnetrn replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

    Don't you just love this!? My go to response is "I didn't call you just to say hello" Last year I caught a post-flu pneumonia in a 1st grader. Paramedic said "oh maybe he's allergic to mold, the mold...
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    Asthmatic emergency

    bluebonnetrn replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

    Of course!
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    Frequent Flyers

    bluebonnetrn replied to alligatoRN's topic in School

    GREAT
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    Asthmatic emergency

    bluebonnetrn replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

    We use a Clinical Respiratory Score rubric and you get either a 0, 1 or 2 in 6 categories. The highest score is a 12 with 8-12 being considered severe to life threatening. A sat of 90-95% gets you a...
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    Encopresis KG age

    bluebonnetrn replied to halohg's topic in School

    First of all, as the school nurse you do not have to have parental consent to discuss the health of a student with the physician: "Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Rule allows covered health care providers to...
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    All I want for Christmas is... (the school nurse list)

    bluebonnetrn replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    I already ordered my xray glasses on amazon but they won't ship until 2040 (darn! because I could've used them 3x today already) the magic wand and crystal ball were going to ship from China so that...
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    bluebonnetrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I have read through more than half of the comments in this thread. I have not yet been able to read the 2nd half however I want to go ahead and make one point (forgive me if it has already been...
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    Nursing Dreams and Nightmares

    bluebonnetrn replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I don't remember this dream but my husband told me that one night I reached over and checked his pulse. I have had the dreams of incessant beeping that you can't turn off and one time I dreamed that...
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    Why do teachers

    bluebonnetrn replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am totally going to chart
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    Enablement Overload

    bluebonnetrn replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    YES YES YES YES YES this is literally what I was talking about this morning A few years ago I had a kid who had a boot and crutches for a broken pinky toe! I thought that was bad... But this morning I...
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    So you're an RN - you must be earning big!

    bluebonnetrn replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    THIS The comment irks me too and it isn't because of the dollar amount. Yes, we do earn a living wage. I contribute to my household and if something horrible happened to my husband I would be able to...
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    Transition from Elem to Middle School

    bluebonnetrn posted a topic in School

    I currently work in an elementary school with kids ages 3 years to 5th grade. I have an interview for a middle school in the same neighborhood. I am looking forward to dealing with a new age group and...
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    What is Nux Vomica? State Board Questions From the Turn of the 20thCentury: An Era Gone By

    bluebonnetrn replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    I have a "Basic Nursing" textbook from 1955 I haven't read it cover to cover but every time I skim through I find something interesting and amusing. Stuffed inside the book there is an "Auxiliary...
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    Hate Working as a School Nurse

    bluebonnetrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes, what Feelix said I am not even sure what to say to the description that the school nurse has too much down time. Not in my school.... I think Feelix's description was much more
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    C'Mon Now!

    bluebonnetrn replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Oh really? I ordered some on amazon... So today is was a kid who rubbed an ENTIRE glue stick in his hair. He says "but you can wash my hair"
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    C'Mon Now!

    bluebonnetrn replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    just had a kid come in for a "bee sting" there was NOTHING there so she tries to look around for a spot to point to saying "oh, maybe it was here......." so when I tell her no, you would know where...