scout mom

scout mom

Med-Surg, CCU and School Nurse

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  1. (IN)Appropriate Dress

    scout mom replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Even though this thread is old, I find it kind of ridiculous. In the past few weeks, I have been to 4 different clinics with 4 different specialties (1 cardiologist, 1 endocrinologist, 1 family...

  2. C'Mon Now!

    scout mom replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I just had a 6th grader tell me that she always thought the nurse sits around all day waiting for students to come in. C'MON

  3. Isn't today over yet?!

    scout mom posted a topic in School

    Conference for littles' teachers today. K, 1st and 2nd grade all have subs. 'Nuff

  4. Isn't today over yet?!

    scout mom replied to scout mom's topic in School

    A couple of Kinders have been found with head lice this past week, so I had to do classroom head checks today too. I'm not usually a drinker, but I might be

  5. I'm so over...

    scout mom posted a topic in School

    Kids being sent down to me for nonexistent injuries that they received during recess. They aren't being sent during recess by the recess monitor. They are being sent after recess by their teacher....

  6. Is the flu in your school?

    scout mom replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    I've sent home letter regarding symptoms and when/how long to keep a kid home. I've also sent an email to all staff to please keep in mind that they are sending kids to me that spilled milk on...

  7. Stocking OTC meds at elementary school level

    scout mom replied to nursetlm's topic in School

    I am the only nurse for our district (PK-12). We do stock Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen & TUMS, but we also require a permit signed by PCP and parents for ANY

  8. Hate Working as a School Nurse

    scout mom replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I work as a school nurse in small town. Our grade school is Pre K-8. I am the only nurse for grade school and high school. I see at least 50 kids per day on average & am the only one to keep...

  9. Just curious... children who vomit!!

    scout mom replied to NurseCard's topic in School

    This is what I do too. Too many parents complain about too many things. I let them make the decision although I do make it clear if I think they should be ok to stay or

  10. Discharging by Wheelchair

    scout mom replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Last winter, I was 38 and reasonably healthy, I became extremely ill (idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy with

  11. Many nurses do not chart?

    scout mom replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    At my previous job, I worked at a small ICU. We were required to enter a "shift note" every 8 hours at specified times that was a summary of our shift. This was for the doctors who, apparently,...

  12. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    scout mom replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe that the OP ever intended for CM to actually take vitals. I believe the whole point was that ancillary staff needs to put RNs to best use and not to take time to specifically seek out...

  13. Advice for the new hire (hint: don't show your faults for awhile 😇)

    scout mom replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did you notice that Neurotic Student specializes in Psych? How many times a day do psych patients want to speak to the supervisor and of those, how many are actually legitimate concerns regarding...