Feral.Cat.Herder RN

Peds, MS, DIDD, Corrections, HH, LTC, School Nurse

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    Peanut Flour in Cheese Crackers

    Feral.Cat.Herder posted a topic in School

    I recently learned that the Austin Cheese crackers we use in the clinic (mainly for diabetics, but occasionally for the "I didn't eat breakfast this morning-ers") contain peanut flour..... Here's the...
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    Multiple schools

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Pcherry001's topic in School

    Are you being hired as the district or system-wide RN? In our district we have System-wide RNs (BSN) (2) that are responsible for 11 schools, 8 elementary, 2 middle and 1 HS. They're available for the...
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    What do you do for principal's day?

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    Hmm, we must have the same principals!
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    The Excelsior College Distance Learning ADN Program: Facts, Answers, and Links

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior College

    Another "surprise" for me was that I was required to start repaying my student loans 6 months after finishing the FCCA. While waiting on the CPNE I wasn't considered enrolled into classes, therefore...
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    3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior College

    Excelsior may not have clinicals, but there is a 3 day CPNE that has to be passed. In my humble opinion the CPNE is more grueling than clinicals. It's pass or fail and
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    CPNE

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to THE1RN2b's topic in Excelsior College

    Congratulations!!!! I finalized my application March 2019, so I have the long wait ahead of me... I've been practicing my Labs. Any tips you'd like to
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    Why ? Just Why ?

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    This is an interesting article.... it doesn't cover all the "whys" but it does give a bit of insight to teachers' side of the story. School Teachers vs School Nurses...
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    Peanut Flour in Cheese Crackers

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    Great
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    Snacks?

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Imnotasnacklady's topic in School

    Same in our school
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    Ramadan

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    The schools have Good Friday off only. District office, in which I work (I only sub and train in the schools) do not get Good Friday off. I guess they city doesn't think Christians work at Central...
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    Peanut Flour in Cheese Crackers

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    It is also written into our 504s, but if the parents don't/can't/won't bring in snacks (no matter how much you beg/threaten) we have to have something to give the diabetics. It's also in the 504 to...
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    Why ? Just Why ?

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Nope not just you. It's everywhere in school nsg! Many times I would like to say "since there are so many medical experts with much more training, experience and knowledge than myself, I feel you do...
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    Peanut Flour in Cheese Crackers

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    sorry I don't know why all those pictures posted.... I didn't mean for that to
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    C'Mon Now!

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Each time a student comes to the clinic requesting a band-aid for a non-existent or old injury I give the child a band-aid and a baggie of band-aids saying "here you go sweetie, Mr./Mrs. So-n-So must...
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    Spring Break is Over...Countdown to Summer

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    18 1/2 days of school left! This year has been Loooonnnnnggggg and I am soooo ready for it to be
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    C'Mon Now!

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Wow, you have dental floss too.... we have no safety pins or dental floss. I'm sure we could buy it out of our own pocket, but for the most part the nurse don't/won't and we can't help people fix...
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    Should Philly school nurses be able to send home unvaccinated students? District says no.

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in School

    and that's how is should
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    Should Philly school nurses be able to send home unvaccinated students? District says no.

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in School

    We have religious exemption too, but it doesn't even need to be notarized. They can write it on a napkin and they'll be exempt
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    Where are the school nurses?

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in School

    Yes you are fortunate and I am happy for you (even if I am a bit
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    When nurse is needed outside of the clinic

    Feral.Cat.Herder posted a topic in School

    I get so frustrated with phone/radio calls to the clinic requesting a nurse to such-n-such location on campus and when I ask about the situation I am about to walk into ( so I know equipment and/or...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    You actually have a place on the incident/accident report that nurses can document? The only question r/t any part of my job on our form is name of person contacted and name of person contacting
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    Where are the school nurses?

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in School

    Some of the school district around the area I live hire LPNs and ADNs for the clinics and have one district-wide BSN that is supervising or overseeing several campuses. This does help with the school...
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    Shake it off

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Rizowe's topic in School

    The teachers that's what I'm trying to figure out. ? Do they send them to us because they are tired of the LDs whining? I've actually had teachers tell me they are "afraid of getting sued if they...
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    Orienting/Onboarding

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to Meekie J.'s topic in School

    I had 1/2 day training regarding the system used for payroll, charting, requesting time off and email. I had 1 day orientation in a clinic with another nurse. After that I was on my own feeling...
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    PARENTS say the darndest things

    Feral.Cat.Herder replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Yep, because we all know the kids are the one to call the shots, not the grown folk. SMH