OldDude

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    Encopresis KG age

    OldDude replied to halohg's topic in School

    Two questions... Does he realize he is soiling himself? What's the difference in a fecal incontinent pad and a pullup? Reality check...it won't be long until his classmates are "participating" in...
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    Ageism in Nursing

    OldDude replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The first I've heard of Ageism, which, I guess, is a good thing. Good
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    Welcome Home!!!! - Home Sweet Home

    OldDude replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    OK, got that part...thank you! Now how do I limit it to just the forums I frequent like the "favorites" option
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    Lice, Lice and more Lice...

    OldDude replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    Fortunately our school doesn't exclude for head lice. I send the state mandated notification and forget about
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    Welcome Home!!!! - Home Sweet Home

    OldDude replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Gotta be some kind of glitch. Nothing like that. The gear icon isn't present during that time and after I click What's New and Streams...nothing drops down. I'll go to plan B...whatever that is. Thank...
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    The Wage Gap Myth

    OldDude replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    That ain't
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    Welcome Home!!!! - Home Sweet Home

    OldDude replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    I can't seem to find that checkbox...where is it on the screen? Thank
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    Welcome Home!!!! - Home Sweet Home

    OldDude replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Ditto...I've watched the video and it ends with the creation of a new activity stream but doesn't reference how to access it. After I name and save my new activity stream my "What's New" simply...
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    Field Trip Bags

    OldDude replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Yes, and I know, in my state, it flies into the face of rules and regulations but student advocacy and answering to a higher moral authority causes me to...send both doses of unlabeled epipens and an...
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    Judgement being questioned

    OldDude replied to GertieGrantRN's topic in School

    Welcome Gertie!! Only here can you get "in the trenches" and sincere advise from those who've been there and done that. The only thing I can add to such excellent input is that I can't add
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    Life outside of school

    OldDude replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let the tears flow and savor the memories you made while nurturing and tending to that person during their last lap of life. Nursing homes are the end game for us and we know what the ultimate outcome...
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    Help me name my baby!

    OldDude replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Pat...
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    Elementary nurses - teacher referral?

    OldDude replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    I agree...but teachers can't help from embellishing their story with things like, "they're dropping like flies in my classroom," or "I have 4 kids out with strep," or "the kid that sits across from...
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    Elementary nurses - teacher referral?

    OldDude replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    It's not OK for teachers to communicate with parents about health related issues just like it's not OK for you to communicate with parents about academic issues. Twice yearly I send out a campus wide...
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    Need to vent and process this

    OldDude replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    Here's what I have to say about it...Bam! Another kid snatched from the jaws of death! School Nurses, that's what we do. Screw EMS, you're the one on the front line and you kept someone's loved one...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    You know I bring balance to fetch by being non-fetch. According to Newton, "and to every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction." So without non-fetch, there can't be...
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    Are We Too PC?

    OldDude replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a public elementary school, just this year our administration disallowed a banner the office staff wanted to put up, "Wishing for a white Christmas." Snow is unusual in South Texas and we've...
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    Are We Too PC?

    OldDude replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    PC makes me wretch. There is no end game and no solution because it is a self perpetuating manifestation of emotion; like trying to nail jello to a tree. Patient feelings of entitlement run on this...
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    Insulin injection in inner thigh?

    OldDude replied to naveiak's topic in School

    I don't think it matters where as long as it's subcutaneous,
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    41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    OldDude replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    I've posted on here before the reason I went into nursing had nothing to do with wanting to help people or doing something meaningful but was the biggest bang I could get for my investment buck. My...
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    May the odds be ever in your favor...

    OldDude replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Aye!!
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    Need help from anyone crafty

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Christmas crisis
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    Lice dilemma

    OldDude replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    Even more of a reason for CPS to be involved. Calling CPS sometimes isn't a bad thing for the
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    Lice dilemma

    OldDude replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    You know, and I know, and every experienced school nurse knows this "dilemma" is due to lack of parent intervention; regardless of what excuses you've been fed. CPS usually won't intervene for lice...
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    Those parents who believe everything their kids say

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Yes, seriously...and identifiable by a review of "growth and development" which is impacted by parenting - or the lack of parenting I might