OldDude

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    New Grad RN, Will being a school nurse lock me into never moving into acute care?

    OldDude replied to BethG26's topic in School

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    How to splint a broken finger or dislocated elbow/shoulder?

    OldDude replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    When I work at Urgent Care, I apply "splints" after the MD diagnosis. And I have splinted parts in deformed positions until surgical
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    How to splint a broken finger or dislocated elbow/shoulder?

    OldDude replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I prefer the term "immobilize." As others have mentioned, in the position of comfort, but if it is deformed or angulated I immobilize in that position and monitor distal CMS...circulation, motor...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I'm over
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    Staff & Parents

    OldDude replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Find some canned message, submit it and forget it...because the majority of newsletters go straight into the trash
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    Just another thread that's a vent...

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    A safe vent
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    As a RN, which would you choose?

    OldDude replied to GenieToBe's topic in General Nursing

    No way I'd let you bleed out because of your necklace. But you definitely have a unique
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    New Grad RN, Will being a school nurse lock me into never moving into acute care?

    OldDude replied to BethG26's topic in School

    Considering your experience base and considering, as a school nurse, you would be responsible for every imaginable illness or injury or medical condition, as well as every unimaginable injury or...
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    Wrong Address!!

    OldDude replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    So THAT'S why there are dirty dishes in your sink when you come home from work!! That's a pretty bizarre
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    Asthma Action question

    OldDude replied to Anagrammom's topic in School

    Regarding your original
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    I can't do it all (mom rant)

    OldDude replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped reading right here because I was waiting for this. When I started school nursing 17 years ago I thought ADD/ADHD was just an excuse for bad and lazy parenting. I've realized it's a...
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    Left job to safeguard my license - what "reason" to add on new applications?

    OldDude replied to KatiejonD's topic in School

    And...you still earned a, "Bam! Another kid snatched from the jaws of death! School Nurses, that's what we
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    Left job to safeguard my license - what "reason" to add on new applications?

    OldDude replied to KatiejonD's topic in School

    I read your thread in general...and I can understand your rationale for leaving AND how difficult it is to condense that into a "reason for leaving" statement. Your goal in this effort is to get a...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OldDude replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    *tries to stand up taller and suck in
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    rude teacher comment

    OldDude replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    So you're not a doctor...what a brilliant revelation on the teacher's part. I wonder what other Earth shattering observations she can make...consider the source and forget about
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    Peanut allergy issue

    OldDude replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    Oh yea, good luck on cooking that little
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    Peanut allergy issue

    OldDude replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    AYE!! A peanut free school is a fantasy and a "feel good" environment which invites disaster. The data is starting to come in confirming that. But, specifically regarding your situation, considering...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OldDude replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Yesterday. 1st grader brings an inhaler to school. Teacher sees it and sends the student with the inhaler to me. The student has asthma. The inhaler is QVAR, with no prescription label on it, and...
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    Nursing as a twenty one year old hispanic male

    OldDude replied to gabe55605's topic in Men in Nursing

    Congratulations on your accomplishment! Now you can start your real nursing training so jump in there with both feet and become the best nurse and patient advocate you can
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    Small nursing victories

    OldDude replied to pedi_nurse's topic in School

    I think this deserves a "Bam! Another kid snatched from the jaws of death! School Nurses...that's what we do!" Awesome assessment Nurse! You saved that kid and family a lot of
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    Any school nurses out there with 40 years?

    OldDude replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    If there was a school nurse when I was going I never met her. But yes, the insignificant complaints are increasing yearly. It's kinda coincidental my 21 year old son, #2, was talking to me yesterday...
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    C'Mon Now!

    OldDude replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    One of our Kinder teachers was having a normal day yesterday. The class was having free time and she noticed one of her students playing with something with a shape that caught her attention. As she...
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    Business Card Title

    OldDude replied to Suri08's topic in School

    I don't have business
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    Well, there goes our bonus!

    OldDude replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    I work pool in a pediatric urgent care. We have a zillion inch flat screen mounted on the wall with streaming movies, several playsets, and even have a Keurig and water for the parents in the waiting...
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    Creating Good Nurse-Nursing Student Relationships

    OldDude replied to jackywjwong's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Bring a stethoscope, watch, pen, and an eagerness to learn. Leave your damn cell phone in the