JerseyTomatoMDCrab BSN

med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU

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    Healthcare-related "what the heck?!?!" dreams

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember any super off-the-wall dreams about nursing but when I was working in the hospital I had dreams where I worked like 9 hours into my shift before realizing I had a patient I hadn't...
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    Tell me why you regret about becoming a Nurse

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say I regret becoming a nurse. I like my job. But if I had to pick another career it would probably be something with animals. Vet, dog walker, professional pet photographer. I love the...
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    School nurse and maternity leave

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to luvly189's topic in School

    Posts like this remind how truly deplorable the accommodations for women on maternity leave are in the US. We are the only civilized country in the world with such awful policies regarding leave. But...
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    Not Enough Backup-CPS?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    This makes me so sad. You're doing the right thing, Snowy. That admin pushback really annoys me. Let us know what
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    Lets take attendance

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I have so much to
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    Lets take attendance

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I don't think I'm allowed to take off without finding a sub. I'm not sure, this is my first time being sick at this
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    Lets take attendance

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I'm here! If I can get a sub, I won't be here tomorrow. I woke up with a sinus infection from
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    Anyone working this Summer?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    Born to run to the
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    Anyone working this Summer?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    Oh later for that. This is juuuuust enough work to keep my wallet a little fatter over the summer without taking away too much time for fun! Thanks for all the well wishes,
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    Anyone working this Summer?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    Another one bites the
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    Anyone working this Summer?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    I'm going to be doing summer school at my current gig. M-Th, 8-11:30, only for the month of July. I'll be getting out of work just in time for my pool to be warm. I plan on reading a lot of books. Why...
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    Adderall tabs question

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Cattz's topic in School

    I have yet to experience a daily med taker who can't take pills, probably because most of them also take a dose at home in the morning. They are pros. I do have lots of kids who come in with...
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    Sometimes, you have to feel grateful

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab posted a topic in School

    I am by no means one of those zen, totally at peace, "I was meant for this job, this is why I was put on this earth" kind of nurses. I was put on this Earth to nap and eat and I still have those days...
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    School based health center

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to SchoolNursey's topic in School

    My school doesn't have one but some of the lower socioeconomic schools in my district have an NP and dentist that work with the kids in a similar fashion. The schools need to qualify for a certain...
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    Sometimes, you have to feel grateful

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Update: Yesterday, one of my 5th graders (who, as a group, are very mature, healthy, and rarely ever come to see me) came to my office and proceeded to throw up in my trash can. Cut and dry, I gave...
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    Gave my first epi-pen yesterday...

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Why does Far hate the ellipses so much?! I have a relative who uses a tilde in place of nearly every other punctuation mark out there. THAT drives me bananas. Thankfully I haven't seen any of you guys...
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    Stop the insanity (AKA panic)

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    I have told the teachers time and time again: if they CAN walk, send them to my office. I got called to a classroom once for, no joke, a thumbnail scratch on a 4th graders AC. No kidding. This was the...
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    Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    None of my coworkers really talk to me so it's never come up. But I would never. Anonymity is very important to me. Like
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    8 or 12 hour shifts

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

    If you're doing anything bedside (acute care, LTC) 12s are the way to go. I could never have handled going into work 5 days a week when I was working in the hospital. Plus it's so nice to have days...
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    Thirsty?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab posted a topic in School

    I have a 4th grader in here c/o dizziness. She ate lunch, BP is normal, hasn't been exercising or running around and when I asked her what she drank today she tells me "2 dixie cups of water, a milk...
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    Thirsty?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    That's no way to get a baby to
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    Thirsty?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    No behavior issues, she is an absolute dream of a child. I love her. She was so funny too, she just shrugged and said "I like the taste!" I wonder if the coffee-in-lieu-of-meds thing works. Stranger...
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    Snow day! :) or :(

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Even though you have blue hair and no visible demarcations between your teeth, you truly get
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    Snow day! :) or :(

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    8 so far this year. About 3 were warranted. Now our spring break got shaved down by 3 days (I already had an MD appt for one of them, too! Grrrrr) and we are here for an extra week in June. I am one...
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    Otoscopes

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Schoolnurse73's topic in School

    My WA was broken when I started in August. I've figured a very inconvenient way to use my penlight to stand in for the broken like on the scope itself but it sucks. I really need to bite the bullet...