OyWithThePoodles RN

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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've read through all 41 pages, and I will add is this: I see some saying "The family forgives her, we should too." From someone who has had two family members murdered (granted not from medical...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Kid came in "I had a tick crawling on my arm, and I flicked it off. My teacher said to come up here." Me: ... *big blinking happening* ... Oookkaay, well, there is 100% absolutely nothing I can do for...
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    Faith restored

    OyWithThePoodles replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Love it! Had a kid come in yesterday saying he vomited in the lunch room. After some intense interrogating he admitted to punching himself in the stomach until he vomited. My response: That's called...
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    Just sent my first via ambulance....

    OyWithThePoodles replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Awesome
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    Most frequent complaints protocol

    OyWithThePoodles replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    First thing in the morning vomit=mucus
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    Return after flu

    OyWithThePoodles replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    We don't have a fever free/vomit free for 24 hours policy. I wish we
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    Non-Contact Thermometers?

    OyWithThePoodles replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    I use a tympanic. I have tried the infrared ones and can never get anything above 95, but some people swear by
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    Return after flu

    OyWithThePoodles replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I've had two recent cases of flu where the md has had them out for 5
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    Most frequent complaints protocol

    OyWithThePoodles replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    With stomachache, pain on palpation? Headache, does anything make it worse: light, sound... Have you hit your head
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    We were out two days last week because of the cold and now it's in the 60's. I just hate the imaginary injuries that come with
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    It's warm enough for the kids to have recess... Bah
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    You must watch me!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah... I noticed ours about three minutes too late. After I had lifted up my shirt to adjust my constantly riding up bra... Someone got a little peep show that
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    Obese Kinder Child

    OyWithThePoodles replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    We no longer put the actual BMI or "underweight, average, overweight, obese" on our letters home for this exact reason, it causes so much uproar. We just put how parents can calculate the BMI...
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    Make Up Your Mind Please!!!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    I too will say "Johnny said you told me to call?" or when I am really annoyed "Johnny said his temperature this morning was 100.4, and you gave him some Tylenol. Well, his temp is back up to 100.2,...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I left early and he came up a total of 5 times, each time he was fine, just odd complaints. The secretary and AP also sent him back to class. You win some, you lose some... Praying we are closed...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I had a kid come up twice yesterday for hiccups. HICCUPS. Today he is out with the
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    Why aren't RN's payed as much as doctors?

    OyWithThePoodles replied to LPNTORN704's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't think nurses should be paid the same. Do I feel we should be paid more than we are, absolutely, but not the same as a doctor. Yes, we catch many errors, but we make many too. We are the...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Pet peeve: When someone, teachers, parents, etc. ask if something is "going around". Umm... We have 500 students, something is ALWAYS going
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    One kid came up and said "I just really think I need to go home after recess..." This was three hours before recess.
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    C'Mon Now!

    OyWithThePoodles replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Had a kid come in complaining of shoulder pain that started "earlier" from recess. Being 0900 and 20 degrees I inquired further. Apparently "earlier" was August. AUGUST. Go back to class,
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    Child Abuse

    OyWithThePoodles replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Agree with the above. Check with your state laws, here teachers (that includes school counselors) are mandated reporters. Don't budge on this one, but be respectful. It's apart of teachers mandatory...
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    Are We Too PC?

    OyWithThePoodles replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I see many parents posting on facebook about a child "ruining my kids childhood" because they said that Santa wasn't real. And "how dare parents not tell their kids that Santa is real so it won't hurt...
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    I don't do well under pressure. Pls help

    OyWithThePoodles replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    What also helps is having the students use passes. This helps because if the teacher filled the pass out correctly, you already have a quick note of who, what, and when. This helps because you don't...
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    I'm over the nonsense...

    OyWithThePoodles replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    We don't have a fever/vomiting free for 24 hour policy. But I have sent out an email stating that kids sometimes vomit from mucus, overeating/drinking, running, or participating in stupid dares. If a...
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    Med error and Pyxis

    OyWithThePoodles replied to Michnurse1's topic in Patient Medications

    For non-controlleds we go under the patients name in the Pyxis and hit that we are returning, then it goes to an external bin sitting on the counter for pharmacy to restock. Some will say you don't...