Mavnurse17

Mavnurse17 BSN, RN

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  1. S/s x 3, 4, 7 days??

    Mavnurse17 replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    Yes usually the first thing I ask is "what did your mom say?" About half say they haven't told anyone at home, the other half say something to the effect of "mom told me to come to school and see how...

  2. Nightmare Principals Man...

    Mavnurse17 replied to SnowDark38's topic in School

    Good GOD I am livid for you!! I also have a principal that tends to go above my judgement sometimes. Really loves to call 911 even when I say it's not indicated... I think it's more of a CYA thing on...

  3. Coronavirus and Schools

    Mavnurse17 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Commenting to update that I got a department-wide email yesterday regarding coronovirus. The district is sending home parent information letters today and gave campus RNs an international screening...

  4. "Can you do something about this?"

    Mavnurse17 posted a topic in School

    I'm in my second year of school nursing. I initially really loved it, but lately I've been feeling really burnt out by being made to feel like everything is my responsibility to fix. A kid is...

  5. "Can you do something about this?"

    Mavnurse17 replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    BTW-- I got a faxed letter from the neurologist for the helmet

  6. "Can you do something about this?"

    Mavnurse17 replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    Ahh yes, this sort of happened to me as well. I was *urgently* called to bring a wheelchair to the bathroom because a boy was "on the floor and hurting!!" I get there and the kid is sitting on the...

  7. "Can you do something about this?"

    Mavnurse17 replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    Flare, I got a seizure action plan from his provider last week but of course there's no mention of a need for this helmet. Mom wants him to wear it because the last time he had a seizure at school,...

  8. Coronavirus and Schools

    Mavnurse17 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I saw this too! I remember thinking how coincidental it was that the news of of this new virus came around the same time the docuseries was released, LOL. It was interesting to see how epidemics...

  9. Coronavirus and Schools

    Mavnurse17 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I've been casually following the articles over the recent months but yesterday I saw that the CDC issued a statement that rapid spread is imminent in the US. I'm intrigued by it all. There haven't...

  10. Is it Friday yet?? (a cautionary tale about locked nurse room doors)

    Mavnurse17 replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I have a sign on my door that says "closed for lunch. The nurse will only see students with scheduled medications and medical emergencies." I met with my boss today so I felt it was important to...

  11. Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    Mavnurse17 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I took care of a patient one night who's daughter was a nurse manager on a L&D floor at another hospital. We were a cardiovascular PCU. She demanded I call the ATTENDING GENERAL SURGEON at 0200...

  12. What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    Mavnurse17 replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    Just when I thought this thread couldn't get anymore

  13. Field Trips

    Mavnurse17 replied to NurseCasie's topic in School

    The only check-off we do here is to initially train the teacher in med administration. I always talk about what s/s to watch out for before and after administration. If the teacher successfully...

  14. What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    Mavnurse17 replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked bedside, it was a personal preference of mine. It gave me time to look ahead at my orders, especially if I had a complex patient (multiple drips, pumps, an LVAD, tubes & drains,...

  15. OTC meds for Staff

    Mavnurse17 replied to cid1's topic in School

    My district has said that dispensing any medication without an order could be seen as the RN making a clinical decision about what/how much of a med to give...which is not in our scope of practice....

  16. OTC meds for Staff

    Mavnurse17 replied to cid1's topic in School

    The nurse before me used to keep a mini pharmacy in her desk full of OTC stuff for staff. You have a headache? Here's some advil. Upset stomach? Sure we've got Pepto! (After she left last year, I...

  17. Parent Pick-Up of Sick Kiddo

    Mavnurse17 replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I have soooo many kids that do this. They'll pop in and say "my mom's coming to get me... she told me to wait here." I tell them mama is more than welcome to come sign you out for the day, but it's...

  18. Parent Pick-Up of Sick Kiddo

    Mavnurse17 replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    We're at an advantage here, working with the older kiddos. Most of the time when I'm sending a kid home I have them make the call from their phone and then I'll hop on the line and talk to the...

  19. Need help with a question

    Mavnurse17 replied to pnwRN88's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I think your thought process is spot on. The first thing that came to my mind reading your post was a possible stroke. Is the patient on any anticoagulation? Hard to assess if the BP is the...

  20. Seeking advice about switching from Psych to Medical ER or ICU settings

    Mavnurse17 replied to jss1985's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wasn't the best at IV starts when I worked bedside, but they didn't fire me for it. If you have skills that would be valuable to the unit, I'm sure they'd appreciate the help. And think of every...

  21. Immunization Question!

    Mavnurse17 replied to KH_RN6's topic in School

    These kiddos can be so hard to keep up with because parents don't seem to understand that they have to go back for certain vaccines i.e. Hep B ? Having parents call me like "I just took them last...

  22. Providing Care to Staff

    Mavnurse17 replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    My clinic is basically an urgent care center for staff. I'll gladly take a quick BP and/or temp and I have in the past done extended assessments for CP or other more complex complaints (because I...

  23. Vent Sesh

    Mavnurse17 replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Yes, we've been forwarding the calls per our Principal: "just transfer the call to the appropriate office, let me know if you need help transferring a call!" (?) So we were... until the office...

  24. Vent Sesh

    Mavnurse17 replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    In an attempt to "increase support" for our phone lines, my administrators thought it would be okay to start diverting overflow calls to the school to the phone in my office ? So far this week we've...

  25. TikTok Nurses Drama

    Mavnurse17 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if a previous poster has mentioned this, but actually a lot of nurses are coming out with these short videos. I saw one last night of an "ER nurse" essentially mocking ER patients amidst...