WineRN

WineRN

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  1. Oh how I love Fridays!

    WineRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    :notworthy::notworthy: I have significantly cut back on coffee since nursing school, but I would die without my morning cup! And I just have one tiny one to wear me out after

  2. The "Best" Nurse Pass Notes

    WineRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    This! I sent out a little chart last week to my staff with the differences between pink eye and told them to STOP telling our students they have pink eye when they send them to

  3. Oh how I love Fridays!

    WineRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    Happy Friday! And yay for inhaler victories. I have 4 with expired inhalers that I've called/emailed/smoke signaled parent's about and the new excuse now is "we only have three more weeks, they...

  4. Seasonal allergy saga........

    WineRN replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    I'm going to follow this thread too. I have a little speech about washing our hands and face whenever we come in from outside, and I have cool tissues soaked in 1/2 water and 1/2 saline that I keep in...

  5. Going over me to go home

    WineRN replied to Amethya's topic in School

    ^^This^^ As long as you are documenting that you have seen and assessed the student and they are well enough for school, the front office can't say you are "denying him service". They are sending him...

  6. School Nursing

    WineRN replied to taylorstevenson's topic in School

    What made you take an interest in school nursing? In Nursing school I was able to do a community clinical with an elementary school nurse and I loved it. After graduation I did hospital nursing and...

  7. Fill In The Blank...

    WineRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "I just signed AMA out of XX hospital because they had no idea what they were

  8. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    WineRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt who kept taking off his leads and making a smiley face on his stomach, because "It seems like this is the only smile I can get in this

  9. Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

    WineRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Claire from Daredevil/Jessica Jones/ Netflix

  10. Good Kids

    WineRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Little Guy just popped in reporting that the side of his jaw hurt. Every time I tried to touch it, he began laughing like crazy because it "tickled too much". This went on for a few minutes until I...

  11. Some people are just plain rude!

    WineRN replied to HburgRN07's topic in School

    :madface: I hope you were able to say something witty back. I'm the worst at comebacks. My inlaws insult me every time I see them and I always think of the perfect response...when we are on the way...

  12. That's the third kid this morning

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    When I was being trained, I was told about how in the fall there was an older student on the bus giving "super hero pills" to the first graders. He was passing out nyquil gel caps. The nurse had four...

  13. Please Leave A Message..

    WineRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    I wish there was a clapping smiley face! I have a similar conversation at least weekly and it always ends with me transferring them back to the receptionist because nothing I am saying is making the...

  14. Two different kinds of parents...

    WineRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I have a few that I need to do that for too. I always have problems when the little one is sick and the parent who's day it is, isn't answering or returning my calls. So after a decent amount of...

  15. Favorite Motivational Quote

    WineRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    When the world is beating you up, don't join in. Be kind to

  16. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    WineRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    From when I was on the patient end of things... My OB checked my cervix when I was at 37 weeks and immediately *shouted* "Oh my gravy baby!' And then we all laughed and he apologized I was walking...

  17. That's the third kid this morning

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I tried that when all my little ones were coming in with cold meds to be given during the day without any parental or doctors consent. It stopped the cold meds, but then they are all back again with...

  18. If I hear Flu one more time..

    WineRN replied to IceQueenBandaidPrincess's topic in School

    Oh I know it's not worth the effort to teach them the difference. We track all influenza cases in my district, so if a teacher puts "influenza" as their reason for being absent, I need to track them...

  19. If I hear Flu one more time..

    WineRN replied to IceQueenBandaidPrincess's topic in School

    I read the title and thought it was going to go different. One of the PTO parents came to talk to me about the "Flu" that's going through the kindergarten class. It's a GI bug (I'm pretty sure it's...

  20. Mini IV infusion at school?!

    WineRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Mr. Wine has WONDERFUL veins. He let me practice in him when I was in nursing school, and when we go to donate blood if it's the tech we know she lets me poke him :) I unfortunately am the person that...

  21. Two different kinds of parents...

    WineRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    That is what I was thinking when I first read this thread! When I first was hired, I had a mother come in and scream at me for not calling her about her daughter (who was suffering from Status...

  22. Less Pay?

    WineRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    That is rough. Are you happy and supported where you are? Do you wish you had more time for case management things? I would miss the hands on time with the little ones if I was just doing case...

  23. Teacher Appreciation Week Luncheon

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Ours brought in Sushi and panera sandwiches yesterday! Which is a strange combo but our PTO is made up of very different personalities.

  24. C'Mon Now!

    WineRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Hey maybe word will spread and you'll get a bunch of Hershey Kisses from frequent

  25. Speaking of Vaccines...

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I also have 3 with close to the same pop. All of them are medically