OyWithThePoodles RN

Med-surg, school nursing.

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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    RIGHT!!! I mean, c'mon, you are EDUCATED people. That's why before I even sat my bags down I had picked up the phone to call
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    UGH!!! Kid comes in yesterday, he had been hanging upside down on the parallel bars with his hands on the ground when his hands slipped and he fell, landing on his neck. He walked up to my office. I...
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    Got the job!!!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    YYYYAAAAYYYY!!! That is
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    Testing Week

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Ugh. My kids have doubled. So many tummy aches from test anxiety. The amount of pressure we are putting on our kids (and teachers really) for these standardized tests is RIDICULOUS, but that's another...
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    Shot Records

    OyWithThePoodles replied to ArryOtter's topic in School

    I called our states immunization registry board at the beginning of the year because a doctors office was refusing to give info and my boss said they had to. The director told me that they in fact do...
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    Speaking of Vaccines...

    OyWithThePoodles replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I have 6 that are non-compliant (all Hep. B's that were given a week or two too soon:sarcastic:) and two with religious exemptions in my school of almost
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    Please Leave A Message..

    OyWithThePoodles replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Ugh. Yes. If the name is stated in the voicemail I will leave the info there, and it never fails that they don't check it. But usually I get that the voicemail isn't set up or full. Super annoying....
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    Some people are just plain rude!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to HburgRN07's topic in School

    Ugh, so frustrating. I probably would've let my temper get the best of me and said something rude back to him. My dad was in the hospital and told the nurse there "My daughter used to be a nurse." I...
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    School Nursing

    OyWithThePoodles replied to taylorstevenson's topic in School

    I haven't read previous comments yet-sorry if any of this has already been said. I worked in a peds office for three years and also on a med-surg/peds floor of a hospital for 6 years. I had babies,...
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    Favorite Motivational Quote

    OyWithThePoodles replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    A Bible verse, but still my favorite, I have it on the wall in my health office. "A cheerful heart is good medicine..." (Proverbs
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    OyWithThePoodles replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I've told this one before, but I still laugh thinking about it: I had a pt's daughter (the daughter was a frequent flyer) ask me for oxygen. Saying she needed it when she slept. I explained to her...
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    Organizing end of the year paperwork

    OyWithThePoodles replied to it'snotatumor's topic in School

    The attendance secretary keeps the doctors notes/parent notes. I have all of the med orders, MARS, actions plans, weird notes from parents that may come back to bite you in the butt/etc. I scan all...
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    Two different kinds of parents...

    OyWithThePoodles replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    YES!! I had to call on one head injury who was c/o h/a and neck pain yesterday and dad interrupted me and said "Is he bleeding? (No) Is he conscious?" (Yes) "Good, tell him to shake it off." Sir,...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I just had to call a mom a frequent flier. "Are you beautiful or something? I know he just comes in there to stare at you. You all are going to have to get an uglier nurse!" Well...thanks? (I by no...
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    Teacher Appreciation Week Luncheon

    OyWithThePoodles replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Nice!! We got a taco bar on Monday. Then everyday our admin hands out a treat with a little note attached. "How hard you work is nothing to SNICKER about" With Snickers bar attached. "Thanks for your...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I'll take
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    A kiddo who had been up once already came in and nicely placed a Hershey Kiss in front of me. Me: "You tryin' to bribe me to let you go home?" Kid: (big smile) "No." Me: Checks temp, 100.7 "Well, it...
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    New Job UPDATE!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Good
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    Staff's children

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I've never had a staff members child in my office for an incident involving another student. But with any other kid I have the teacher call. I fill out my assessment on the accident report so the...
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    Last day?

    OyWithThePoodles replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Last day for kids is 5/22, but I think my last day is 5/26. SOOO
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    Possible new (nursing) drinking game

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    YES!!! And then when you explain that 99 is not a fever you get "Well, her temp is usually in the 97 range, so it's a fever for her." No. Just
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    Good Kids

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    They announced my birthday on the intercom this morning (it was this past weekend). One of my daily med kids came up and gave me his phone number. When I asked what it was for he said "It's for your...
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    Possible new (nursing) drinking game

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    Dose and dash...Love it. Or the kid who has blood pouring out of their nose, onto their arms, shirts, THE FLOOR. Me: "Where were you when it started bleeding? Why no tissues for the geyser nose? Old...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Kiddo comes in this morning with a stomachache. She said it feels fine when she is laying down, and maybe she needs to lay down at home. I asked her when the last time she went poop was..."Two years...
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    "the nurse"

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    I'm Miss Firstname, now when a kiddo comes in complaining to the office staff they will say, "Go see the nurse", but mainly because when they say "Miss Firstname" the kid has no clue who they are...