OyWithThePoodles RN

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    Alcohol Swabs

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Thanks guys! In the hospital we have to use alcohol, if the higher-ups every see you not using alcohol they will gripe. Blah, blah, blah. Just wanted to see what y'all do in the school
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    Alcohol Swabs

    OyWithThePoodles posted a topic in School

    I searched a couple of other forums in AN, but I want to know what my fellow SN's do. One of my diabetic kiddos refuses the alcohol swabs because her mom says it will affect her numbers. So she washes...
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    Lunchtime Fodder for Teachers

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    This doesn't sit well with me. I would walk up to them one day at lunch and say "Oh, excuse me, just wanted to see what the topic was today. How I thought lice wasn't an epidemic, how I only gave one...
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    Common Health Issues In a High School?

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Avill's topic in School

    Diabetes
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    Snacks for diabetics

    OyWithThePoodles replied to ContraryMary's topic in School

    Snacks for "snack time" are provided by the parents. Usually a cheese stick, nuts, something low carb. Snack for a low glucose, parent also provides but it is usually some sort of cheese or pb...
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    Would love some input in rolling out bedside report

    OyWithThePoodles replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    Not a mother/baby nurse, but: We do bedside report on our unit. We talk about the things that we don't want the pt hearing (mass could be ca, md hasn't informed them yet, etc) prior to going in and...
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    Hot Glue Day

    OyWithThePoodles posted a topic in School

    Today is apparently "burn myself with a hot glue gun" day. Anyone wanna guess what they are doing in art class? Anyone... One kid came up with the skin peeled off his finger. I'm thinking "How long...
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    Words You Hate

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

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    Phys Ed Injury

    OyWithThePoodles replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    I used to send out a "refill reminder" on medications that were near empty. Yeah, they never made it to the parents. They would stay wadded up in the bottom of the book bag. So now I email or call....
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I did it y'all. After yesterday's episode of the teacher calling and telling me to call home on a one-and-done puker, who admitted he ate too much!- I spoke with the admin on my roll as THE NURSE....
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    You Just Weren't the Right Fit

    OyWithThePoodles replied to kaylas13's topic in General Nursing

    They probably didn't want to give OP the opportunity to tell them what was wrong with their "good fit"
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    04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    OyWithThePoodles replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that even though I personally have an anxiety disorder, I suck at helping my students through it. Our guidance counselor was in an ARC meeting and a kiddo was feeling very anxious. He...
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    Gum in hair?

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Go kick the older kid in the shin...as far as the gum, no other suggestions to add. Poor
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    Hot Glue Day

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I had a kiddo tell me she went to the doctor yesterday and has a "science infection". Yeah, I used to get those, too. But it was so cute that it made me forget all about the glue
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    Hot Glue Day

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Yep... For the 5th graders in art. I guess she thought they could handle it. Heck, I'm 27 years old and I can't use one without sustaining a burn. There were 5 burns, only one bad enough to come to...
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    Tardiness

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't recall anyone being late for clinicals. There was a day when we all car-pooled to our clinical site. The driver of our car called the instructor and said "Sully is throwing up in the parking...
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    04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    OyWithThePoodles replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    (((Viva))) I wish there was more I could say. Love to you. What I've learned this week: *I apparently DO have somewhat of a voice at my PRN gig. I worked half a night shift where I floated for a new...
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    It wouldn't be the first day back from spring break....

    OyWithThePoodles replied to rbytsdy's topic in School

    Today is our first day back from break. I came in to find my phone cord and fan cord ripped up from the floor and thrown on my desk (I had them taped down so student wouldn't trip over them), my MAR...
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    04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    OyWithThePoodles replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I REALLY want to start my 3 year old daughter in pee-wee football. She loves it! And her "Omaha" is perfect. But this is what I'm afraid of, that even in pee-wee I could be allowing life long damage...
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    Secretaries who believe they rule the unit or hospital

    OyWithThePoodles replied to DesiDani's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our UC is definitely worth her weight in gold. She's been there longer than I've been alive. She knows every doctors name/phone number/specialty and has usually called them before you can finish...
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    T-shirt Sayings

    OyWithThePoodles replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I'm seriously considering having this made!
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    New to School Nursing!- Advice??

    OyWithThePoodles replied to tcc84's topic in School

    Hello, and welcome!! This forum is great for advice, questions, as well as your daily laugh! You will love it! (the forum and your
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    :) Sorry, they are too busy picking up my kid who got a shot when he was a baby and now his arm
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    The struggle from a student who's mom is the school nurse :)

    OyWithThePoodles replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    I have the perfect shirts for our kids to wear on "puberty talk"
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    CNA Bonus Plan

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Mariesmith's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't say CNA's are the heart so much as the hands and feet. You can't live without a heart. You can live without hands or feet, but it makes things a whole heck of a lot harder! I personally...