OyWithThePoodles RN

Med-surg, school nursing.

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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I could slap an ice pack on for good
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    Need Organization ideas!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Amethya's topic in School

    My Family Resource Officer keeps them in her office. (Side note-does anyone else call this person a "friskey" -FRYSC- we do and I wonder if thats odd?) At my previous school I had a large cabinet that...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    The
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Just had a teacher come up and shove her finger in my face and say "Can you lance this??" (Foreign object has been stuck deep in finger for a while.) Me: "No." Teach: "So, I guess I should just go to...
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    And this is why schools need a legit nurse

    OyWithThePoodles replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Agree, I usually can never get anything above 95. And for some reason these kids CANNOT figure out a freaking oral thermometer??? "COVER IT LIKE A BLANKET!!!!" I invested in a tympanic
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    NPs in the school district

    OyWithThePoodles replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    No NP here, 9 nurses (RN's and LPN's), and a district health coordinator (the boss lady). Our district did just hire two athletic trainers for the high schools. I cannot wait until we get a nurse in...
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    Resp Assessment before inhaler???

    OyWithThePoodles replied to villageRN's topic in School

    Agree with Bobcat, if it is prior to recess or PE (as many of our inhalers in the school setting are rx'd for) then no. If a kid comes in saying they feel SOA, coughing, or otherwise need their...
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    911 Debrief

    OyWithThePoodles replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    I feel you made the right decision. As others have said, kids can go downhill so quickly. Asthma or anxiety, hyperventilating without the ability to calm down is a problem. The kiddo probably would've...
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    This does not make me grumpy. But y'all... Did you know they make caffeinated water?!?! Say what?! My AP introduced me today, it does leave mild bitter after taste but apparently its better on ice....
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    Guys, I am so thankful for you all. I can vent and you know exactly what I'm talking about. And you all know that even with the ranting, this job is still the
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    Had a kid come in with a bad stomachache at the end of the day. Attempted to call mom twice, dad once, and sister once. All with no answer. I told her she would have to ride the bus home and to let...
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    Someone actually said to me "Oh... I forgot, you like to follow the rules." Umm...? Yeah, sure do. I miss my old school
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    Yes!!! I get so tired of hearing that. Especially when it is something that is against policy or something that should have never been allowed to begin with. (Like letting an ASD/ADHD 4th grader...
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    Today it is the teacher that sent a kiddo down a one and done vomit. I check her over, no fever, she says it was "mostly snot". I let the kid rest for a bit with no additional vomiting. She says she...
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    Extraction!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    YouTube the videos of how to get a ring off, they do it with string or floss. It actually works. I did it on a patient in the hospital with the strap from an oxygen
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    Extraction!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    When I first read this I read it as the pinkie finger was no longer attached to the hand. THAT would've been a great
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    Splinters - To remove or not to remove

    OyWithThePoodles replied to halohg's topic in School

    I don't dig, if I can squeeze and pull it out with tweezers I will. Otherwise, band-aid and note home it is. I could just hear the parents now "You poked my child with a needle!!!???"
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    Happy Weekend School Nurse People !

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Fall Break starts at 2:45. WHO-HOOOOOOOO!!! Sister-in-law is flying in from out of state and the whole family is going to Great Wolf Lodge. Can't. Wait. Have a great weekend,
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    Turn The Lights ON!

    OyWithThePoodles posted a topic in School

    I've had several teachers send kids up for vision screens, saying the student has been squinting and having trouble reading. UMMM.... Could it possibly be because NONE of the classrooms in my school...
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    Turn The Lights ON!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    *GASP* W.W.B.G.S. What Would Barb G.
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    I was at another school yesterday helping out a new nurse. Kiddo in the office with temp of 100.5 and vomiting. Mom comes and see's the kid "I gave her medicine before we left the house, she should...
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    Anecdotally, the world conspires against days off.

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Or get a (de)humidifier, -either or- I have a huge de-humidifer in my basement and it is the perfect white noise to nap with. Drowns it all
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    SO.MUCH.YES.
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    Things that make me grumpy

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Flare's topic in School

    UGH! Exactly!! Because...ya know... Wednesday is practically the same as last
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Our FRYSC wrote a book and had awesome black and pink shirts made to support the cause. And my pink Columbia jacket. So fetch,