JerseyTomatoMDCrab BSN

med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU

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    Wrap it up?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Flare's topic in School

    If it's already wrapped and needs to be redone or secured, I will do it. An "injury" that occurs at school doesn't get wrapped by me. I usually give them ice and tell them to come back if the area...
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    If you saw cupid flying over your head you'd probably steal his bow and shoot
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Yes! 3 weeks ago! Thank
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I said this identical statement to my fiance (I still love saying that word) the other day! It drives me crazy when a kid comes in with some idiopathic pain or complaint and when I ask when it starts,...
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    Let's encourage each other.

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    We are
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    You guys are great. Thanks for all the advice and support. My plan is to call mom at the end of each week with a summation of how things are going. We just started this on Thursday. Since spring break...
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    He eats lunch at 11:30 and gets his meds at 2:00. Mom also told me he takes his AM dose at 7:45. He actually was originally taking his midday dose at 1:10 but mom had the order changed because they...
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Mom has no interest in taking him off medications. He was a student here before being taken out for homeschooling. I didn't work here but according to his first grade teacher, the principal and the...
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab posted a topic in General Nursing

    A few weeks ago, ohiobobcat posted a topic about giving his first epi-pen and I was just wondering: what are some other firsts for the nurses out here? What have you never done before? (in terms of...
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    That's a great idea! He drinks a Pediasure shake or something at lunchtime but maybe I can provide something similar with meds. I suggested mom try smoothies in the morning. You can hide a ton of...
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    The hamster is loose.

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    The hamster didn't think so. Or was it a gerbil? I
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    He's definitely not zombie like. He's, well, squirrelly. Fidgets, interrupts people while they are talking, likes to be right. I don't think over medication is the problem although this makes me...
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    The hamster is loose.

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    I am going to pee my pants. I have a kid resting in here and he just asked if I was okay because i'm trying to stifle my
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    She told me she "studied nutrition" but I don't believe she is certified or anything. I told her to speak to the pediatrician and see if he can recommend
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I told mom that he may just grow out of it but she can be a little neurotic. Not that there's anything wrong with that! What is white food? Rice, wonder bread, cauliflower and milk? Can we eat only...
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I said the same thing but mom told me he doesn't really ever feel hungry so it's not like only providing him with certain foods will make him desperate enough to eat whatever is
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Or a kid to tuna, as the case may be. Mom says it's a struggle at home too. I don't know what she expects me to
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    What the french toast. I don't get these parents sometimes. I really
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    What's your best School Nurse advice ?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    YASSSSSSSS.
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    Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to float to PP once in a while and never saw a man on the floor, other than the security guard. I worked in an area with a lot of Orthodox Jewish families and due to their customs I know the...
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    Introduction

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Baloo's topic in School

    Aloha!
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    Spill!
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    Advice Needed

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to NurseAdjoa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's a tough spot. Like others have mentioned, unless you want to work dialysis forever, taking the HD nurse position may limit your abilities to transfer to another specialty. It won't be...
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow! Good for you, you must have a knack. I started my first IV on a really old lady with paper thin skin. She was blind and couldn't see the look of terror on my
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    Goodness me, I think my preceptor had me doing enemas the first week of hire! Probably so she wouldn't have to lol. How was your experience?! Was it a real crapshoot? (I crack myself