OldDude

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    Dealing with parents with attitudes when it comes to policy

    OldDude replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    I'm glad there are no overnight trips in elementary
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    How do you store epi pens?

    OldDude replied to CampNurse10's topic in School

    Mine are in a cabinet that is "locked" with a plastic seal that can be broken by hand; original containers with the child's picture affixed on the box next to the RX label - by grade
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    My husband is in nursing school

    OldDude replied to graphicdesigner22's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ah, the good ole days!! "Love, honor,
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    Eye machine

    OldDude replied to czab's topic in School

    Ditto, Ditto, and
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    My husband is in nursing school

    OldDude replied to graphicdesigner22's topic in Men in Nursing

    Then it's an easy decision and I believe you already know what you need to do. It's my opinion that there is nothing to be gained, academically, by "hanging out" with your fellow nursing students;...
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    Held to a higher standard

    OldDude replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You mean being held to the standard of absolute perfection while being expected to empathize, sympathize, and swallow any type of rude, degrading, anti-social, or "out-right" unlawful behavior by the...
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    My husband is in nursing school

    OldDude replied to graphicdesigner22's topic in Men in Nursing

    You guys have
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    Poopy Pants in PreK

    OldDude replied to amnesiac1c's topic in School

    I don't touch em...I don't even look to confirm. If they tell me they had a poop accident I call the parent. I don't look under clothing at all unless I think there is some urgency that might lead to...
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    White pants concerns

    OldDude replied to YourLocalAsian's topic in Men in Nursing

    We had to wear those dumb white pants in nursing school but I never thought about what kind or color of underwear. I guess I embarrassed myself and didn't even know
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    Vision Screening Trickster

    OldDude replied to bluebonnetrn's topic in School

    I have found this technique to be helpful with kids who want to wear glasses. I think I made it up but maybe someone else has done this. You tell the student they have now qualified to do the "timed"...
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    My name is Linda and I am a school nurse in the state of NJ.

    OldDude replied to Nurse Linda Jones's topic in School

    Ugh...I hope this doesn't show up way down here in the bottom of the US. We've only had velcro for 5
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    My name is Linda and I am a school nurse in the state of NJ.

    OldDude replied to Nurse Linda Jones's topic in School

    What are
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    Do you keep clothes in your office?

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    When I took over this job 13 years ago there were enough clothes packed into filing cabinets to stock a Salvation Army outpost. I'd go rifling through all that stuff, finally find something to fit,...
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    I feel like I'm never going to get good at IVs

    OldDude replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    The most logical explanation I've come up with has to do with planetary alignment in the cosmos or some other ambiguous force in the universe beyond one's control. How else can you explain the periods...
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    Nursing support

    OldDude replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    NO or NO and/or
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    Going from Adult ER to all populations ER

    OldDude replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Emergency

    I've only dealt with pediatrics. Don't know a darn thing about grown ups. To me....the most important assessment tool in the pediatric population is heart rate. If you have a normal heart rate for the...
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    Emergency room RN minimums in Texas

    OldDude replied to starsky3501's topic in Emergency

    No or No and/or
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    most gross and sad situation

    OldDude replied to jlha's topic in School

    This was a relatively common occurrence when I worked nights in the ER. Usually in the middle of the night after the kids had been asleep for a while. The child would wake up with the roach, or other...
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    Needing some support

    OldDude replied to NewSchoolNurse14's topic in School

    I can understand why you're feeling like you are....being in the ICU that long has taught you there isn't room for error and the only acceptable nursing standard is perfection; ICU nurses scare me!!...
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    Asthma Uncertainty

    OldDude replied to fetch's topic in School

    Sounds like stridor for sure; little old for croup but it happens. It will help in identifying the origin if you hold your stethoscope right on the larynx. If the noise is originating from there the...
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    Immunization Reporting TX

    OldDude replied to javgjv2012's topic in School

    The snapshot date is October 31 but the report doesn't go out until later in the year. PM me your contact information and I'll fill you
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    Inhaler before Recess & PE?

    OldDude replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    I would give 2 puffs before recess and leave it at that unless they complain during PE or you hear wheezing. Most kids exert more energy during recess than PE on the elementary level anyway and that...
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    Medications

    OldDude replied to Jollyapple5's topic in School

    Zillions of ways to organize medication; but...a trick I learned from another school nurse is after I give a scheduled medication for the day, I turn the bottle upside down so I will know what has and...
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    frequent flyiers

    OldDude replied to plc115's topic in School

    Staff is kind of at a disadvantage because they'll frequently get burned by a little darling going home and telling the parent the teacher wouldn't let her/him go to the nurse. I've had the most luck...
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    Epic Charting System

    OldDude replied to mbutler14's topic in Emergency

    Epic was a lot more user friendly before they added a bunch of JCAHO requirements like pain documentation and patient/parent training documentation. The teaching screens are all over the monitor and...